FGCU MSOC vs NJIT Recap

The FGCU men's soccer team (7-7-2, 3-1-1 A-SUN) fell to NJIT (7-4-4, 4-1-0 A-SUN), 2-1, Saturday night at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

Prior to the game's kickoff, the Eagles honored its senior class members in TC Anderson, Thomas Delplace, Ivan Rosales, Jahan Rajaee, Joao Burti, Miguel Perez, Ryan Medilah, Ernest Mitchell, Jomar Alvarez, Shak Adams and Tom Denat.

"We're disappointed. It was a big night and we had a great crowd," said head coach Jesse Cormier. "I just thought that we didn't show up. We probably got what we deserved tonight. We have a week to get ready for Stetson so we'll start focusing on that matchup soon and put this result behind us."

Right out of the box, the visitors got on the board first scoring one minute and four seconds into the game. FGCU though, responded right back four minutes later as Rajaee netted his third goal of the season. Dribbling along the right-edge of the 18-yard box, Perez flicked over a cross that found the head of Rajaee for the equalizer. Perez now leads the team with four assists.

Heading towards the break, NJIT's Andrew Nino and Max Edwards were both booked with their second yellow card as each squad played with 10 men the rest of the contest.

In the second stanza, FGCU fired off eight shots, four of them coming on goal all by midfielder Medilah. It was in the 84th minute of play that saw NJIT secure the game-winner – Gerald Cubero, his second of the night.  The Eagles outshot the Highlanders 18-11 and also held a 7-6 edge in corner kicks. Medilah led the Eagles in shots with five. Connor Gavigan (4-3) secured three saves in the losing effort.

Up Next:
The Eagles are off until next Saturday, Nov. 2 when they will face off against Stetson (7-7-2, 3-1-1 A-SUN) on the road to close out the regular season.

A-SUN Standings
1. NJIT (12 pts, 7-4-4, 4-1-0)
T-2. FGCU (10 pts, 7-7-2, 3-1-1)
T-2. Stetson (10 pts, 7-7-2, 3-1-1)
T-2. UNF (10 pts, 4-6-2, 3-2-1)
5. Lipscomb (6 pts, 4-8-2, 2-3-0)
6. Liberty (3 pts, 5-11-0, 1-4-0)
7. Jacksonville (1 pts, 5-6-2, 0-4-1)