Miami Gardens, Fla. - Men's Soccer returns home for their final regular-season match, as well as Senior Night, as they will host Southeastern on Wednesday night.
Game Details
Teams: Southeastern University (9-2-3 Overall, 3-1-2 Sun) at #18 St. Thomas University (8-3-3 Overall, 4-0-3 Sun)
Date: Wednesday, October 28 | 7:00 pm
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla. | AutoNation Field
Media Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes
Matchup History
St. Thomas leads the all-time series history over Southeastern, 16-5-2. Last year, the Fire shutout the Bobcats in Lakeland, 0-1. The last time these two teams faced each other on AutoNation Field, the Bobcats won 3-2, with a goal from current Bobcat Angelo Bernardes. In the series, the Bobcats average 2.0 goals per game, and the Fire average 1.09 goals per game.
Senior Night
The Bobcats will honor 17 seniors on Wednesday night for Senior Night festivities. Three players spent all four of their seasons at St. Thomas: Angelo Bernardes, Santiago Henao, and Yanik Keller. These seniors come from 11 different countries and three different continents. Keller leads the seniors in minutes played in their St. Thomas career, with exactly 3,700 minutes.
Strong Stand by 10
In the game last week against SCAD, the Bobcats played strong defensively despite being a man down for 66 minutes. This is due to Maksym Osadchyi being issued a red card in the 24th minute for a tackle. In the shutout draw, the Bobcats' defense was able to stand strong and allow just two shots on goal and seven total shots.
Two of the Best Sun Conference Defenses
Wednesday's match will feature two of the top defenses in The Sun Conference. Southeastern allows the fewest goals in the conference, at 0.93 goals allowed per game. St. Thomas is tied for second in the conference with Keiser, with 1.07 goals allowed per game. Specifically, in Sun Conference matches, St. Thomas is first in the category (0.86 GAA), and Southeastern is second (1.33 GAA).
Shooting the Ball
The Bobcats have 255 shots on the year, which is third in The Sun Conference. When looking at the Sun Conference individual leaderboard for shots, four Bobcats are in the Top 10 in shots per game. Thiago Patto is second with 3.92 shots per game, and Angelo Bernardes is fifth with 3.18 shots per game. Also, Julien Laborde is seventh with 2.86, and Oscar Le Guillou is ninth with 2.82 shots per game.
Defending the Net
Goalkeeper Matias Fuentes is first in The Sun Conference in goals against average, allowing just 0.97 goals per game. Additionally, Fuentes is second in the conference in save percentage (.706). He also has three shutouts this year.
Scouting Southeastern
The Fire enter play battling St. Thomas and SCAD for a first-round bye. Currently, Southeastern is four points behind St. Thomas with an additional conference game to play. The Fire have had a strong season so far under first-year head coach Gabriel Sitibaldi. Offensively, the Fire are led by Koren Klein, who has nine goals this season. Goalkeeper Noah Murray-Hawkins is one of the top goalies in the conference, allowing 1.09 goals against per game.
