Sunday, October 14
Jacksonville, Fla.
3:00 PM
University of North Florida
vs
Florida Gulf Coast
Keeper Andrew Calise
MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY: Ospreys try to stay in 1st place
10/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
UNF faces Stetson, FGCU this weekend at Hodges Stadium
Oct. 11, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida men's soccer team will begin its most important stretch of the season on Friday afternoon when it begins the first of three games in the River City that will help solidify the front- runner for the Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season title.
The Ospreys, who are tied with Jacksonville for first place atop the A-Sun standings, face off against third- place Stetson and fifth-place Florida Gulf Coast this weekend at Hodges Stadium before taking on their cross-town rival next Wednesday at JU. FGCU is a first-year program and in its first season as an A-Sun member.
UNF's last five games have been decided by 1-0 final scores, with the Ospreys winning three. Eight of UNF's nine matches this season have been decided by a single goal.
"This is the part of the schedule that really tests you as a team," UNF head coach Ray Bunch said. "We will separate the men from the boys over the next three matches and see how good a team we really have against some good, strong competition."
This Week's Schedule:
Stetson at UNF (Friday, 7 p.m.)
Florida Gulf Coast at UNF (Sunday, 3 p.m.)
Where:
Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)
Records:
UNF (4-5-0, 3-1-0 A-Sun)
Stetson (6-3-0, 2-1-0 A-Sun)
Florida Gulf Coast (5-5-1, 1-1-1 A-Sun)
Live Stats:
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Live Video (ASun.TV):
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Series:
Stetson leads, 2-0-0
Florida Gulf Coast (First meeting)
Last Meeting:
Last season, Stetson defeated UNF 3-0 on Oct. 20 in DeLand, Fla.
Last Week:
Mercer 1, UNF 0 (Recap/Box Score)
UNF 1, Campbell 0 (Recap/Box Score)
Season Statistics:
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Who's Hot: UNF goalie Andrew Calise continued his mastery in A-Sun play last weekend by shutting out preseason favorite Campbell 1-0 in Buies Creek, N.C. Calise now has posted four shutouts this season, three of which have come in A-Sun play. The true freshman allowed his only conference goal in a 1- 0 loss to Mercer last Friday. He has faced 25 shots on goal and recorded 24 saves in A-Sun play this season.
Notables: The Ospreys are 2-0 at home this season, both conference wins...the Ospreys will play three matches in six days for the second time this season, having also played three games in six days against Missouri State, Longwood and George Washington (all losses)...Akil DeFreitas leads UNF in points (10), shots (39), goals (4) and is tied for the team lead with two assists with Adam O'Neill and Shareef Rajkumar...DeFreitas ranks second in the A- Sun in shots, first in shots per game (4.33), fifth in points (1.11), fourth in points per game (1.11), fourth in goals scored and goals per game and sixth in assists, while his two game-winning goals are one off the A-Sun lead...Calise ranks third in saves per game (5.22) and is tied for the league lead with three shutouts with Belmont's Ron Gravely...Calise's 1.33 goals-against-average ranks fifth.
Quotable: UNF head coach Ray Bunch on this weekend's opponents: "Stetson has been one of the top teams in this conference since we joined three years ago, and their history speaks for itself. Florida Gulf Coast did a very good job recruiting, and they have very good players, work hard and show a lot of enthusiasm. We are facing two very good teams and hope to come out with positive results."
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida men's soccer team will begin its most important stretch of the season on Friday afternoon when it begins the first of three games in the River City that will help solidify the front- runner for the Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season title.
The Ospreys, who are tied with Jacksonville for first place atop the A-Sun standings, face off against third- place Stetson and fifth-place Florida Gulf Coast this weekend at Hodges Stadium before taking on their cross-town rival next Wednesday at JU. FGCU is a first-year program and in its first season as an A-Sun member.
UNF's last five games have been decided by 1-0 final scores, with the Ospreys winning three. Eight of UNF's nine matches this season have been decided by a single goal.
"This is the part of the schedule that really tests you as a team," UNF head coach Ray Bunch said. "We will separate the men from the boys over the next three matches and see how good a team we really have against some good, strong competition."
This Week's Schedule:
Stetson at UNF (Friday, 7 p.m.)
Florida Gulf Coast at UNF (Sunday, 3 p.m.)
Where:
Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)
Records:
UNF (4-5-0, 3-1-0 A-Sun)
Stetson (6-3-0, 2-1-0 A-Sun)
Florida Gulf Coast (5-5-1, 1-1-1 A-Sun)
Live Stats:
Clic k here
Live Video (ASun.TV):
Click here
Series:
Stetson leads, 2-0-0
Florida Gulf Coast (First meeting)
Last Meeting:
Last season, Stetson defeated UNF 3-0 on Oct. 20 in DeLand, Fla.
Last Week:
Mercer 1, UNF 0 (Recap/Box Score)
UNF 1, Campbell 0 (Recap/Box Score)
Season Statistics:
Click here
Who's Hot: UNF goalie Andrew Calise continued his mastery in A-Sun play last weekend by shutting out preseason favorite Campbell 1-0 in Buies Creek, N.C. Calise now has posted four shutouts this season, three of which have come in A-Sun play. The true freshman allowed his only conference goal in a 1- 0 loss to Mercer last Friday. He has faced 25 shots on goal and recorded 24 saves in A-Sun play this season.
Notables: The Ospreys are 2-0 at home this season, both conference wins...the Ospreys will play three matches in six days for the second time this season, having also played three games in six days against Missouri State, Longwood and George Washington (all losses)...Akil DeFreitas leads UNF in points (10), shots (39), goals (4) and is tied for the team lead with two assists with Adam O'Neill and Shareef Rajkumar...DeFreitas ranks second in the A- Sun in shots, first in shots per game (4.33), fifth in points (1.11), fourth in points per game (1.11), fourth in goals scored and goals per game and sixth in assists, while his two game-winning goals are one off the A-Sun lead...Calise ranks third in saves per game (5.22) and is tied for the league lead with three shutouts with Belmont's Ron Gravely...Calise's 1.33 goals-against-average ranks fifth.
Quotable: UNF head coach Ray Bunch on this weekend's opponents: "Stetson has been one of the top teams in this conference since we joined three years ago, and their history speaks for itself. Florida Gulf Coast did a very good job recruiting, and they have very good players, work hard and show a lot of enthusiasm. We are facing two very good teams and hope to come out with positive results."
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