FGCU M. Soc @ JU Preview

The FGCU men's soccer team (8-5-1, 4-1 A-SUN) prepare to wrap up the regular season as they face Jacksonville (4-11, 3-2 A-SUN) on the road on Saturday, October 27 at 7 P.M. at Southern Oak Stadium.

Last Time Out:
The Eagles played their last home game of the season as they defeated UNF 5-0 on Senior Night for six seniors, Jason Van Achteren, Raheem Somersall, Jordan Lue, Dennis Zapata, Preston Kilwien and Kamar Marriott, in which all six played in the game.

Offensively, freshman O'Vonte Mullings and junior Shak Adams lead the Eagles with seven goals each. Mullings had one assist against UNF while Adams did not play.

Another player on the offensive front is junior Joao Burti. Burti has four goals and an assist in his name. The Brazilian had one goal against UNF.

Defensively, redshirt sophomore Gustavo Vasconcelos (7-3-1) was tested by UNF, but managed to get his fourth clean sheet of the season with two saves. Vasconcelos has a conference-leading 54 saves with a .841 save percentage.

The defense was held profoundly by Kilwien, Marriott, Lue, and Somersall as they allowed only 15 goals (1.35 GAA) this season.

Playoff Picture:
After Wednesday's win, the Eagle are tied for first with Lipscomb, but they have already clinched a spot in the A-SUN Championship along with Lipscomb, Liberty and JU.

Scouting Jacksonville:
The Dolphins are coming off of a 3-1 win against FAU for their last non-conference game. In their most recent loss in conference play, the Dolphins dropped a heat-breaking 3-2 double overtime game on the road against Liberty.

Offensively, freshman Reed Davis leads the team with five goals. He had both goals in the loss against Liberty and none in the win against FAU.

Not far behind is senior Selemani Baruani. Baruani is second on the team with four goals. He had a goal and an assist in the game against FAU.

Goalkeeper-wise, the Dolphins have rotated with freshman Matt Levy (3-5) and senior Patrick Harding (1-5).

Levy leads the team with 48 saves and has given up 19 goals. In his last game, Levy played in the loss against Liberty where he finished with 10 saves.

Harding started in the game against FAU as he earned his first win of the season after giving up one goal with nine saves.

It is not clear whether Levy or Harding will start, but if I were to guess, it would be Levy since he has a better record than Harding.

This will be the Dolphins' senior for the following seniors: Harding, Baruani, Juan Sebastian Ramirez, Ignazio Muccilli, and Stephan Spicer.

Series History:
The Eagles are 9-3 overall against the Dolphins. Last season, the Eagles defeated JU 1-0 at home.

The Dolphins last win against FGCU was on October 4, 2009 where they defeated the Eagles 4-1.

What's at Stake:
A win for FGCU could push them closer to the season championship and the #1 seed in the conference tournament. They have already clinched a spot in the A-SUN Championship guaranteed and currently sit in first place.

The Bison (6-9, 4-1 A-SUN) are tied with the Eagles in first place in conference, but sit in second based on their overall record. The Bison will play Stetson (6-8-1, 1-3-1 A-SUN) the same time as FGCU.

Lipscomb, Jacksonville and Liberty (7-6-1, 2-3-1 A-SUN) have also clinched a spot in the A-SUN Championship.

How to Keep Up:
Livestats will be available for the game and will air livestream on the ESPN+ app. The app costs $4.99 a month to watch all livestream games available.

Fans can also keep up with both teams on Twitter:
FGCU: @FGCU_MSoccer

Jacksonville: @JAX_MSOC

Livestats link: http://judolphins.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/boxscores/20181027_c2ce.xml

Livestream link: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3438739/florida-gulf-coast-vs-jacksonville-m-soccer