Men's Soccer Concludes Regular Season on Senior Night

Saturday, November 2

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

6-7-3, 4-2-1

Central Arkansas

6-7-2, 3-3-1

Central Ark.

North Florida

11/2/2024 11:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Ospreys Clinch Third Regular Season Title in Program History

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite the loss, North Florida men's soccer (6-7-3, 4-2-1) earned its third regular season Atlantic Sun Championship in program history on Saturday evening.

For the first time since 2015 and 2016, the Ospreys go into the postseason with at least a share of the regular season title. They will enter the ASUN Championship as the second overall seed, which will earn them a bye with an automatic spot at home in the semifinal round.

Joaquin Acuna continued to be a force on the offensive side of the ball recording a brace against Central Arkansas in the season finale. He finished the regular season with totals of seven goals and an assist in conference games on the year.

Rentaro Miyakawa also improved his assist mark with his sixth of the season against the Bears. He sits atop the conference as well in total assists with all six occurring in ASUN games as well.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Osprey offense attacked early once again with Miyakawa sending the ball through traffic and Acuna putting it in the net with a sliding finish.
UCA responded just moments later with an equalizer to make it a 1-1 score before the 10th minute.
The Bears struck again off a free kick outside the box in the 19th minute to take a one-goal lead.
UNF had a few chances to respond before the half, but were unable to execute in the box.
David Perez had a couple shots on goal that were saved and blocked to apply pressure out of the break.
A third goal was made by Central Arkansas in the 61st minute to extend their lead to two scores.
UNF responded with a free-kick score with a header goal from Acuna to bring it within one.
A trio of goals were scored by UCA in the final moments of the match to end the night with a 5-2 result.

RECORDS

North Florida | 6-7-3, 4-2-1
Central Arkansas | 6-7-2, 3-3-1

QUICK KICKS

Joaquin Acuna recorded his sixth goal of the season, while Rentaro Miyakawa notched his sixth assist of the year.
Both Acuna and Miyakawa lead the conference in those categories during league games.
UNF clinched its first ASUN regular season title since 2016, sharing the achievement with Stetson.
Yearwood picked up his third assist of the season, while Perez added his second assist as well.
Perez ends his regular season with five goals and two assists in his first season as an Osprey.

UP NEXT

After Saturday's results across the league, the Ospreys have been awarded the No. 2 seed and will await the winner of the No. 3 FGCU vs. No. 6 Bellarmine matchup on Monday, Nov. 11, at Hodges Stadium.