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 7 P.M. College of Charleston 6 P.M.
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*
7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 6 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M.
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
MATCH 1: NORTH FLORIDA (0-0-0) VS. USC-UPSTATE (0-0-0) THURSDAY, AUG. 24 | COUNTY UNIVERSITY SOCCER STADIUM | SPARTANBURG, S.C.
NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (0-0-0, 0-0-0 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 0.50 9.56 3.25 0.75 1.75 2.62 1.250
TEAM STATS (2022) ASUN 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 3rd
ASSISTS
#21 Joaquin Acuna (2 goals)
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2023 RECORD WHEN Leading at Half: 0-0-0 Trailing at Half: 0-0-0 Tied at Half: 0-0-0 Scoring First: 0-0-0
2023 RECORD VS. Ranked Teams: 0-0-0 Top 10 Teams: 0-0-0 Non-Conf Opp: 0-0-0 Florida Teams: 0-0-0
2023 ASUN STANDINGS SCHOOL
MINUTES
Three players (2 assists)
SHOTS
#21 Joaquin Acuna (4 points)
0-0-0
NCAA 201st 172nd 194th 173rd 199th 175th 84th
STATISTICAL LEADERS (2022)
POINTS
RECORD
Head Coach: Scott Halkett Record at USC-U: 27-53-13 (6 years) 2022 Record: 6-6-5 (4-1-3 Big South)
TEAM STATS (2022)
GOALS
Bold | Home matches ^Exhibition match * Indicates ASUN match All Times EST
USC UPSTATE (0-0-0, 0-0-0 BIG SOUTH)
#23 Bendi Burka (19 shots)
SAVES
#3 Herbie Steigelman (1,317 minutes)
#30 Micah Gun (22 saves)
GOALS/GAME SHOTS/GAME SOG/GAME ASSISTS/GAME POINTS/GAME SAVES/GAME GOALS AGAINST
USC-U 1.41 11.47 5.00 1.12 3.94 4.94 1.471
BIG SOUTH 5th 4th 3rd 4th 5th 1st 5th
NCAA 98th 110th 99th 124th 113th 15th 128th
STATISTICAL LEADERS (2022) GOALS
ASSISTS
POINTS
SHOTS
Two players (4 goals)
#19 Andrin Zumbuhl (11 points)
MINUTES
Four players (3 assists)
#11 Jeremy Montero
(41 shots)
SAVES
#1 Luca Bulfon (1,530 minutes)
#1 Luca Bulfon (81 saves)
storylines: 1. WHAT TO KNOW
- Head coach Derek Marinatos returns for his 13th season as the head coach of the men’s soccer club. - Graduate players Herbie Steigelman and Bendeguz Burka enter their fifth seasons as the most experienced Ospreys, as they serve as captains on this year’s squad. - Steigelman and Burka combined for 2,463 minutes in 2022, as they were the only two players from last season who eclipsed 1,000 total minutes. - Burka was recently voted by the fans on Facebook as the ASUN Fan Vote Preseason Player of the Year. - UNF return four other starters with Braden Masker, Micah Gun, Angus Taylor and Scott Beeks returning with seven or more starts under their belt from last season. - After losing 14 letterwinners, UNF will return 16 players, as well as bring in 16 newcomers for 2023. - The Ospreys will be opening on the road for the third time over the past four seasons. - They will also be playing USC Upstate for the first time since 2019 and in Spartanburg, S.C., for the first time since 2016.
ASUN
OVERALL
0-0-0
0-0-0
CENTRAL ARK. 0-0-0
0-0-0
USC Upstate was recently selected to finish third in the Big South Conference by the coaches. They also had three players elected to the Preseason All-Conference Team with Jeremy Montero, Felipe Marty and Julian Fernandez.
FGCU
0-0-0
0-0-0
Montero had the most goals on the team last season with three scores, as well as three assists on 41 shots taken. Marty had two goals and three assists, while Fernandez also added a goal on five shots on goal.
JACKSONVILLE 0-0-0
0-0-0
In 2022, the Spartans earned a 6-6-5 record with a 4-1-3 record in conference play and a 2-1-4 record at home. They didn’t receive their first win of the season until their sixth game but made the Big South Championship semifinals.
LIPSCOMB
0-0-0
0-0-0
Much like the Ospreys, USC Upstate played in two exhibitions matches before being set to open their season. The Spartans will be one of two Big South opponents for UNF, as Winthrop will play at Hodges Stadium on Sept. 1.
NORTH FLA.
0-0-0
0-0-0
QUEENS (N.C.)
0-0-0
0-0-0
STETSON
0-0-0
0-0-0
BELLARMINE
*clinched asun championship berth
2. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
3. SERIES HISTORY - UNF is 10-9-1 all-time against USC Upstate with a 3-5 record against them on the road. - The Ospreys have seven consecutive victories against the Spartans with six of the seven matches being in shutout fashion. - They played each other annually in ASUN competition from 1997-2017 before USC Upstate left for the Big South. - In 2016, UNF defeated USC Upstate, 4-0, last time they traveled to Spartanburg, S.C.
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