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Men's Soccer
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Sunday, August 30
Boca Raton, Fla.
8:10 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
vs
No. 20 NC State
Owls Set for Battle with No. 20 NC State
8/29/2026 4:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic men's soccer (2-0-1) looks to continue an unbeaten start to the season when they host No. 20 NC State (1-1-1) on Sunday at 7 p.m.
ABOUT THE OWLS
SERIES HISTORY
WHAT'S NEXT
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ABOUT THE OWLS
- Michel Tentchou and Jonas Sundli-Hardig scored second-half goals on Thursday night to lead the Owls to a 2-0 victory over UNF
- David Jesus assisted on both goals -- it was his free kick that was redirected to the back post by Emil Lausten, leading to Tentchou's finish.
- On the second goal, it was Jesus' shot that ricocheted off the post and into the path of Sundli-Hardig.
- Jesus has either scored or assisted on four of the Owls' five goals so far this season.
- Alfred Mikkelsen stopped a UNF penalty kick in the 78th minute to maintain his ninth career clean sheet.
- Mikkelsen's career goals against average is now 0.90 in 17 career games.
- The senior has already set the program history for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.
- Including the last 31:33 of last season's NCAA Tournament game against UCF and the first 270 minutes of this season, Mikkelsen has gone 301:33 since conceding, breaking his own record of 283:00 set last season.
- NC State advanced to the National Championship game in 2025, where they fell 3-2 to Washington in overtime.
- The Wolfpack began this season ranked No. 2 before a draw with Coastal Carolina to begin the year, which knocked them down to No. 20.
- They suffered their first defeat on Thursday night at the hands of FIU, 2-1.
SERIES HISTORY
- NC State has won all four previous matchups with the Owls, including last season's 2-0 final in Raleigh.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Owls hit the road for a matchup with Cleveland State on Saturday, September 5, at 7 p.m.
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