JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's soccer will play its fourth consecutive road game in what will be another ASUN matchup against Florida Gulf Coast on Friday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m.

This competition was originally slated to be played on Saturday, Oct. 8, at FGCU, but it has been moved up to Friday and will be played at USF's Corbett Stadium due to the effects of Hurricane Ian. There will also be no streaming available for this match, but you can follow along to the game with live stats or at OspreyMSOC on Twitter.com.

WHAT TO KNOW

• After an 0-6 start to the season, UNF has reeled off two wins and a draw heading into this matchup.
• Ospreys will look for consecutive wins against ASUN opponents on the road for the first time since 2016.
• Micah Gun is coming off a four-save performance against Queens that earned him the ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week award.
• Zach Board joins Bendeguz Burka and Angus Taylor as goal scorers this season, along with Joaquin Acuna who leads the team with two total.
• Herbie Steigelman also became the seventh Osprey to record an assist on the year.
• Burka remains the top shot taker with a hefty lead at 15 total, while also sharing the shots on goal lead with Acuna and Ale Rodriguez Lopez at five total.
• This will be the fourth-straight road game for the Ospreys before heading back home next weekend for the first time since playing Stetson on Sept. 17.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Florida Gulf Coast holds a 4-2-2 overall record, along with a 1-1-1 ASUN record going into Friday night's match. They will be coming off a 1-0 loss from this past weekend at Bellarmine and their one conference win occurred at home against Liberty.

Outside of ASUN play, FGCU and UNF have had two similar opponents up until this point. Both teams have played Georgia Southern and Mercer, as the Eagles won both matches and the Ospreys went 0-1-1 in those games.

The top scorer for the Eagles through eight games has been Davi Alves, who has three goals to his name with an assist as well. FGCU has four other goal scorers as well.

Wyatt Kistner has also been a crucial part of this FGCU squad with 24 saves and only six goals allowed, which ranks top 25 in the nation, for an 80% save rate. The redshirt sophomore has posted three shutouts in front of the net with 74 total shots faced through eight games.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Ospreys are 2-13-5 all-time against FGCU with a 2-6-2 record against the Eagles on the road.
• Their last win against FGCU occurred on Oct. 18, 2016, with a 3-2 win in Fort Myers, Fla.
• In their lone game last season, the Ospreys fell short at home in a 1-0 loss.
• Joaquin Acuna, Zach Board, Bendeguz Burka, Ale Rodriguez Lopez and Nino Smith all started in last year's match.

ON TAP

North Florida has another full week of rest before returning home for the first time since Sept. 17, to play Bellarmine on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m.