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Men’s Soccer to Host Rollins in Final Exhibition
8/22/2011 10:52:00 AM | Men's Soccer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men's soccer team returns home to Hodges Stadium for the final exhibition match of the season as the Ospreys host long-time rival Rollins on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.
The all-time series between the two schools is officially tied 3-3-1. The Ospreys are undefeated in regular season matches against Rollins, holding a 1-0-1 mark against the Tars.
The series between North Florida and Rollins started back in 1994 with the Tars claiming a 2-0 victory. The Ospreys won the next two meetings, but Tars returned with back-to-back victories. In the last two official meetings between the two teams, North Florida claimed a 1-0 victory and recorded a 1-1 draw. However, North Florida fell to Rollins in an exhibition match on Aug. 24, 2009 in Jacksonville by a final of 3-1 – the last meeting between the two schools.
The Ospreys enter their final exhibition of the season coming off of a pair of losses. UNF were edged 1-0 by Flagler before dropping a 3-0 decision on the road to UNC Wilmington.
The Ospreys return eight players to the team with several players seeing significant time last season. North Florida returns its leading point scorer from the 2010 team in Ricky Lawrence. In his rookie campaign, Lawrence led the team with three goals and three assists for a team-best nine points on the year. In addition, the Ospreys also return senior Enrique Haeussler and junior Greg Crowell who each netted a pair of goals apiece for four points in 2010. On offense, North Florida also returns sophomores Austin Doyle and Luis Daniel Camejo. On defense, UNF returns senior Julian Botella and sophomore Josh Ciambella, as well as sophomore goalkeeper John Davison.
Marinatos and his staff brought in 16 newcomers to the men's soccer team – two thirds of the roster. Newcomers Federico Bertele, Casey Caronis, Oscar Castillo, Aaron Conard, Pedro D'Avila, Josh Damm, Zach Friedel, Roberto Hinojosa, Ryan Husted, Nick May, Zack Meyer, Teddy Mulamba, Alek Slaveski, Mauricio Valderruten, Chris Yurkiewicz and Maxim Zoete will all compete for playing time during the season.
Single-game tickets for men's soccer matches are $5 for adults and $3 for youth 17-and-under, senior citizens 55-and-older, UNF faculty & staff and military with valid ID. Children 2-and-under and any current UNF student with a valid Osprey1 Card are admitted free. Student guest passes for those events are $3 and limited to one per student. Season tickets are also available. For more information on tickets to men's soccer matches and all North Florida sporting events, click here.
