2023 MATCH NOTES
north florida men’s soccer 200+ PROGRAM WINS • 38 ALL-ASUN SELECTIONS • 3 ASUN POTY HONORS DATE
OPPONENT
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 W, 1-0 1 P.M.
November 11.4 11.6 11.11
ASUN First Round ASUN Semifinals ASUN Championship
TBD TBD TBD
MATCH 15: NORTH FLORIDA (3-7-4, 0-5-1) VS CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-8-4, 1-2-3) SATURDAY, OCT. 28 | BILL STEPHENS TRACK/SOCCER COMPLEX | CONWAY, ARK.
NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (3-7-4, 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 1.07 10.14 3.86 1.14 3.29 3.57 1.214
0-5-1 3-2-3 1-4-3 2-3-1 0-0-0
2023 RECORD WHEN Leading at Half: 0-0-1 Trailing at Half: 0-4-0 Tied at Half: 3-3-3 Scoring First: 1-0-4
2023 RECORD VS. Ranked Teams: 0-0-0 Top 10 Teams: 0-0-0 Non-Conf Opp: 3-2-3 Florida Teams: 0-2-2
2023 ASUN STANDINGS
MINUTES
Two players (3 assists)
SHOTS
Two players (11 points)
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
NCAA 161st 154th 174th 125th 150th 77th 72nd
ASSISTS
#11 Luc Granitur (5 goals)
3-7-4
TEAM STATS (as of 10.25.23)
ASUN 5th 6th 6th 4th 5th 4th 1st
STATISTICAL LEADERS
POINTS
RECORD
Head Coach: Frank Kohlenstein Record at UCA: 17-11-6 (2 years) 2022 Record: 6-5-6 (5-1-2 ASUN)
TEAM STATS (as of 10.25.23)
GOALS
Bold | Home matches ^Exhibition match * Indicates ASUN match All Times EST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-8-4, 1-2-3 ASUN)
#9 Joaquin Acuna (26 shots)
SAVES
#3 Herbie Steigelman (1235 minutes)
#0 Chema Preciado (27 saves)
GOALS/GAME SHOTS/GAME SOG/GAME ASSISTS/GAME POINTS/GAME SAVES/GAME GOALS AGAINST
UCA 1.43 11.29 5.00 1.36 4.21 5.43 2.357
ASUN 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 6th
NCAA 95th 118th 99th 99th 96th 8th 199th
STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS
ASSISTS
#99 Pietro Fontana (11 goals)
POINTS
(5 assists)
SHOTS
#99 Pietro Fontana (23 points)
MINUTES
#15 Devonte Richards
#99 Pietro Fontana (34 shots)
SAVES
#4 Elijah Bishop (1235 minutes)
#1 Connor Wachtel (31 saves)
storylines: 1. WHAT TO KNOW
- UNF will look to close its season strong, as they search for not only their first conference win, but back-to-back wins on the road. - If Herbie Steigelman sees the pitch on Saturday, he will tie the program record 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.
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
3-6-5
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.
BELLARMINE
2-2-2
4-4-6
QUEENS (N.C.)
2-4-0
4-9-2
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.
CENTRAL ARK.
1-2-3
2-8-4
NORTH FLA.
0-5-1
3-7-4
*clinched asun championship berth
2. 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.
3. 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.
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