2023 MATCH NOTES
north florida men’s soccer 200+ PROGRAM WINS • 38 ALL-ASUN SELECTIONS • 3 ASUN POTY HONORS DATE
OPPONENT
MATCH 11: NORTH FLORIDA (2-4-4, 0-2-1) VS LIPSCOMB (4-2-3, 3-0-0) SATURDAY, OCT. 7 | HODGES STADIUM | JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
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*
7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 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 (2-3-4, 0-1-1 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 1.20 9.80 3.80 1.20 3.60 3.70 1.200
0-2-1 2-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-1 0-0-0
2023 RECORD WHEN Leading at Half: 0-0-1 Trailing at Half: 0-2-0 Tied at Half: 2-2-3 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
3-0-0
4-2-3
FGCU
2-0-1
3-2-3
CENTRAL ARK.
1-1-1
2-5-2
BELLARMINE
1-1-1
2-2-5
STETSON
1-1-1
4-3-3
JACKSONVILLE 0-0-3
2-5-3
NORTH FLA.
0-2-1
2-4-4
QUEENS (N.C.)
0-3-0
1-6-2
*clinched asun championship berth
MINUTES
Two players (3 assists)
SHOTS
#11 Luc Granitur (11 points)
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
NCAA 145th 161st 168th 110th 137th 68th 72nd
ASSISTS
#11 Luc Granitur (5 goals)
2-4-4
TEAM STATS (as of 10.2.23)
ASUN 5th 6th 6th 4th 5th 3rd 1st
STATISTICAL LEADERS
POINTS
RECORD
Head Coach: Charles Morrow Record at LIP: 142-189-31 (19 years) 2022 Record: 14-3-2 (8-1-0 ASUN)
TEAM STATS (as of 10.2.23)
GOALS
Bold | Home matches ^Exhibition match * Indicates ASUN match All Times EST
LIPSCOMB (4-2-3, 3-0-0 ASUN)
#9 Joaquin Acuna (17 shots)
SAVES
#3 Herbie Steigelman (885 minutes)
#0 Chema Preciado (19 saves)
GOALS/GAME SHOTS/GAME SOG/GAME ASSISTS/GAME POINTS/GAME SAVES/GAME GOALS AGAINST
LIP 3.00 17.00 7.78 3.00 9.00 3.11 2.444
ASUN 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 5th 6th
NCAA 2nd 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 123rd 191st
STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS
ASSISTS
#16 Tyrese Spicer (10 goals)
POINTS
(8 assists)
SHOTS
#16 Tyrese Spicer (21 points)
MINUTES
#77 Ploutarchos Alonefti
#16 Tyrese Spicer (32 shots)
SAVES
Two players (810 minutes)
#1 Juan Carlos Rodriguez
(27 saves)
storylines: 1. WHAT TO KNOW
- The Ospreys have one conference point through three ASUN matches after a draw to Jacksonville and losses to Stetson and FGCU. - Will be eighth game in Jacksonville over the last 10 games before finishing the season outside the state of Florida in three of its last four matches. - Luc Granitur added another goal against FGCU this past weekend to make it back-to-back games with a score and five goals total on the season. - His five goals leads the team by more than double the second-most, while also being third in the conference and 54th in the nation. - UNF remains stellar on defense with the best save percentage (0.755) and GAA (1.200) in the ASUN. - Bendeguz Burka and Herbie Steigelman will try again to appear in its 60th career game together with UNF after Burka did not appear against FGCU for the first time this season due to injury. - Jaylen Yearwood joins Steigelman as the only players to start all 10 games and record over 800 minute of playing time, while Felix Frenz joins their club of making an appearance in all 10 matches as well. - With score on Saturday, there are now 11 different players with at least one assist on the year. - Chema Preciado made it back as keeper against FGCU for his first start since Georgia Southern on Sept. 8. - He now takes back the narrow lead for most saves on the team (19) with one more than Micah Gun (18).
2. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Lipscomb started their conference title defense with three consecutive ASUN wins to hold a 4-2-3 overall record going into its match against UNF. They have outscored Queens, Bellarmine and Central Arkansas by a 13-6 margin with at least three goals scored in each game. After starting the season 1-2-2, the Bison turned up the offense with at last three goals scored in its past four games played, including their most recent game being a 6-3 win against Central Arkansas. This will be its third time on the road over their past four matches, as they have a 1-1-2 record in away games. Tyrese Spicer has been nothing short of exceptional this season with 10 goals scored through eight appearances on 18 shots on goal. He is one of five Bison with multiple goals, including one of three with at least four goals. Ploutarchos Alonefti and Malachi Jones have also been special with 15 combined assists to also reach double-digit points on the season. Juan Carlos Rodriguez has been steady as keeper for Lipscomb with 27 saves and a 2.44 GAA in nine starts.
3. SERIES HISTORY
- UNF is 9-9-1 all-time against Lipscomb with a 5-4 record, including three of its last four home games, against the Bison at home. - The Ospreys won four straight against the Bison from 2014-2016, but have lost four of its last five since 2017. - Nine of the last 11 matches played between North Florida and Lipscomb have been in shutout fashion. - Their last win against Lipscomb came at home in 2021 with a 2-0 victory, as one of the two goals were scored by captain Bendeguz Burka. - Joaquin Acuna and Zach Board were also names on this year’s team that saw time in the 2021 win.
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