Men's Soccer Closes Out Regular Season at Central Arkansas

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's soccer will play its season finale in a weekend matinee on the road against Central Arkansas, on Saturday, Oct. 28, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET, in Conway, Ark.

WHAT TO KNOW

UNF will look to close its season strong, as it searches for not only its first conference win, but back-to-back wins on the road.
Herbie Steigelman is the only UNF player to start in all 14 games this season and is set to match the program record on Saturday for most games played in an Osprey uniform with 69 total games played in his five-year career.
Rentaro Miyakawa scored his first career goal earlier this week in a midweek non-conference matchup against Mercer on the road.
This will be the third match played away from home in a four-game span, as well as the third state played in over the past two weeks.
Luc Granitur remains the leader of the team in goals scored with five total, looking to be the first Osprey to reach six during a single season since Mikey Connell in 2018.
Joaquin Acuna is just behind Granitur with four goals, along with three assists to match the team lead for points with 11 total.
They also are tied as the leader for shots on goal with 12 total, but Acuna holds the margin for shots with 26 total.
The Ospreys look to end the season as the leader of the conference in goals against average with a mark of 1.21 GAA.
Chema Preciado has seen the most playing time and recorded the most saves with 27 total, but Micah Gun recorded the first shutout win of the season for UNF earlier this week with three saves against the Bears.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Central Arkansas comes into this match with a 2-8-4 overall record and a 1-2-3 record in conference play. They have also put a 1-2-2 record together in home games this season with their last win being a 6-2 victory against Queens (N.C.) on Saturday, Sept. 23.

The Bears have fallen in four of the past six games with the other two matches resulting in draws to Stetson and FGCU. This will be their first home game since Saturday, Oct. 14 and their second home game since facing the Royals on Sept. 23.

Pietro Fontana has been the leader of this team on offense with 11 goals scored out of the 20 total the Bears have put in the back of the net this season. He leads the team with 34 total shots and 21 shots on goal, as well as two game-winning scores.

Four players, led by Devonte Richards with five total, have assisted in goals this year through 14 games played. Three goalkeepers have seen significant playing time as well with at least 17 saves from each player, as Connor Wachtel leads the pack with 31 saves total.

SERIES HISTORY

- UNF is 0-3-0 all-time against Central Arkansas with their lone game on the road against the Bears resulting in a 2-0 loss in 2022.
- This will be the third consecutive season playing UCA in conference play and back-to-back years on the road.
- The Ospreys look to capture its first win against the Bears to close out its season on a high note.

WHAT TO KNOW

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

SERIES HISTORY

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Players Mentioned

Joaquin Acuna

Luc Granitur

Micah Gun

Rentaro Miyakawa

Chema Preciado

Herbie Steigelman

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