2023 MATCH NOTES
north florida men’s soccer 200+ PROGRAM WINS • 38 ALL-ASUN SELECTIONS • 3 ASUN POTY HONORS DATE
OPPONENT
MATCH 14: NORTH FLORIDA (2-7-4, 0-5-1) VS MERCER (5-3-7, 1-1-2) TUESDAY, OCT. 24 | BETTS STADIUM | MACON, GA.
TIME (ET)
August 8.24 8.27
@ USC Upstate L, 0-1 College of Charleston T, 1-1
September 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.11 9.16 9.20 9.23 9.30
Winthrop St. Thomas @ Georgia Southern Florida Atlantic Stetson* @ NC State @ Jacksonville* Florida Gulf Coast*
W, 4-1 T, 2-2 W, 2-1 T, 1-1 L, 0-1 L, 0-1 T, 1-1 L, 1-2
October 10.7 10.14 10.21 10.24 10.28
Lipscomb* @ Bellarmine* Queens (N.C.)* @ Mercer @ Central Arkansas*
L, 1-2 L, 1-2 L, 0-1 6 P.M. 1 P.M.
November 11.4 11.6 11.11
ASUN First Round ASUN Semifinals ASUN Championship
TBD TBD TBD
NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (2-7-4, 0-5-1 ASUN) Head Coach: Derek Marinatos Record at UNF 65-101-19 (12 years) 2022 Record: 4-8-4 (3-3-2 ASUN)
GOALS/GAME SHOTS/GAME SOG/GAME ASSISTS/GAME POINTS/GAME SAVES/GAME GOALS AGAINST
UNF 1.08 10.54 4.00 1.15 3.31 3.62 1.308
0-5-1 2-2-3 1-4-3 1-3-1 0-0-0
2023 RECORD WHEN Leading at Half: 0-0-1 Trailing at Half: 0-4-0 Tied at Half: 2-3-3 Scoring First: 0-0-4
2023 RECORD VS. Ranked Teams: 0-0-0 Top 10 Teams: 0-0-0 Non-Conf Opp: 2-2-3 Florida Teams: 0-2-2
2023 ASUN STANDINGS SCHOOL
ASUN
OVERALL
LIPSCOMB*
5-1-0
7-3-4
STETSON*
3-1-2
6-5-4
JACKSONVILLE* 2-1-3
5-7-3
FGCU
2-1-3
3-5-5
BELLARMINE
2-2-2
4-4-6
QUEENS (N.C.)
2-4-0
4-8-2
CENTRAL ARK.
1-2-3
2-7-4
NORTH FLA.
0-5-1
2-7-4
*clinched asun championship berth
MINUTES
Two players (3 assists)
SHOTS
Two players (11 points)
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
NCAA 159th 135th 167th 122nd 151st 77th 85th
ASSISTS
#11 Luc Granitur (5 goals)
2-7-4
TEAM STATS (as of 10.22.23)
ASUN 5th 6th 6th 4th 5th 4th 1st
STATISTICAL LEADERS
POINTS
RECORD
Head Coach: Brad Ruzzo Record at MER: 140-115-15 (15 years) 2022 Record: 8-5-6 (2-1-2 SoCon)
TEAM STATS (as of 10.22.23)
GOALS
Bold | Home matches ^Exhibition match * Indicates ASUN match All Times EST
MERCER (5-3-7, 1-1-2 SoCon)
#9 Joaquin Acuna (26 shots)
SAVES
#3 Herbie Steigelman (1155 minutes)
#0 Chema Preciado (27 saves)
GOALS/GAME SHOTS/GAME SOG/GAME ASSISTS/GAME POINTS/GAME SAVES/GAME GOALS AGAINST
MER 1.40 10.13 4.27 1.33 4.13 3.27 1.067
SoCon 2nd 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd
NCAA 97th 155th 149th 99th 97th 113th 50th
STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS
ASSISTS
POINTS
SHOTS
#9 Barzee Blama (7 goals)
#9 Barzee Blama (15 points)
MINUTES
Two players (3 assists)
#6 Carlos Santamaria
(23 shots)
SAVES
#2 Sekou Agard (1328 minutes)
#0 Trevor McMullen (45 saves)
storylines: 1. WHAT TO KNOW
- The Ospreys have a 2-2-3 record in non-conference games this season, as they look for their second road win. - Joaquin Acuna set a season-high against Queens (N.C.) for shots on goal in a game with three attempts. - He and Luc Granitur are now tied for the most shots on goal for the team with 12 total. - Chema Preciado has extended his team lead in saves with 27 total in nine starts. - He also has put together back-to-back games with at least four saves, as well as his third time this season with at least four total. - Herbie Steigelman has started in all 13 games this year, as he has been on the pitch for all 90 minutes in 12 of the 13 games. - UNF played against Mercer during the spring season in an exhibition game.
2. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Mercer has totaled a 5-3-7 overall record with a 1-1-2 record in SoCon play. They also have a 2-1-2 mark in home games this year and have currently played to draws in each of their past three games. Barzee Blama has been one of the top goal scorers that UNF has seen this season with seven goals off 14 shots on goal. The Bears have four other players with multiple goals to their names, including Carlos Santamaria and Omar Hernandez with three each. Nick Wanzer joins Santamaria and Hernandez as players with at least two goals and two assists. Trevor McMullen has been fantastic in front of the net with 45 total saves in 14 starts. He has held opponents to five total shutouts this season and a 0.76 goals against average, as the team ranks top 50 in the nation for GAA.
3. SERIES HISTORY - UNF is 7-8-2 all-time against Mercer with a 2-5-1 record against the Bears on the road. - This is the sixth consecutive time the Ospreys will play against Mercer with a 2-2-1 record in that span. - It will be back-to-back seasons playing the Bears on the road with last season’s result being a 2-2 draw. - Both Bendeguz Burka and Acuna scored goals in the 2022 matchup between the two teams.
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