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north florida men’s soccer

200+ PROGRAM WINS • 38 ALL-ASUN SELECTIONS • 3 ASUN POTY HONORS

MATCH 9: NORTH FLORIDA (2-3-3, 0-1-0) AT JACKSONVILLE (2-5-1, 0-0-1) SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 | SOUTHERN OAKS STADIUM | JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

FLORIDA OSPREYS (2-3-3, 0-1-0 ASUN) JACKSONVILLE (2-5-1,

TEAM STATS (as of 9.20.23)

TEAM STATS (as of 9.20.23)

STATISTICAL LEADERS

GOALS ASSISTS

#11 Luc Granitur #5 Nick Kishchenko (3 goals) (3 assists)

POINTS SHOTS #11 Luc Granitur #9 Joaquin Acuna (7 points) (14 shots)

STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS ASSISTS

Two players #21 Iver Skorve (2 goals) (3 assists)

POINTS SHOTS

Two players #9 Mason Duval (4 points) (18 shots)

MINUTES SAVES

#1 Christian Sekanina #1 Christian Sekanina (720 minutes) (32 saves)

2023 ASUN STANDINGS

1. WHAT TO KNOW

- The Ospreys look to pick up a win for the first time since Sept. 8 against Georgia Southern, while also scoring their first goal since Sept. 12 against FAU.

- This is the sixth game played in Jacksonville over the past eight games for UNF with two more home games on deck.

- Outside of Stetson, UNF has the best overall record in the ASUN highlighted by marquee comeback victories over Winthrop and Georgia Southern.

- UNF is in the middle of a stretch where they will play four teams from the state of Florida over five games.

- The Ospreys continue to lead the conference in team goals against average at 1.125, which ranks 61st in the nation.

- They are coming off a match against NC State where they held the Wolfpack to only five total shots and one shot on goal.

- Bendeguz Burka, Herbie Steigelman and Jaylen Yearwood have started in all seven matches with Steigelman leading the team in playing time at 705 minutes.

- Burka is set to play in his 60th game as an Osprey in his career, while Steigelman is also on course for the 60th start of his UNF career.

- Luc Granitur remains the team leader in goals (3) and SOG (5), while Joaquin Acuna leads in shots (14) and is the only player on the squad with multiple goals and assists.

- Micah Gun has started each of the last three games, but time was split between him and Chema Preciado in its last match against NC State.

2. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Jacksonville sports a 2-5-1 record heading into this weekend’s River City Rumble. They started off slow with four consecutive losses to open the season, but back-to-back wins against FAU and Georgia Southern, as well as a draw to FGCU, has brought them momentum into this matchup.

This will be the Dolphins’ third home match of the year with a win against FAU, 3-1, followed by the 2-2 draw to open conference play against FGCU. This will be JU’s final home match against an ASUN opponent until Saturday, Oct. 7, against Central Arkansas.

Ali Simmons is the newest head coach for Jacksonville entering his first season for the Dolphins. He most recently served as the associate head coach for Elon over the past two seasons.

Olivier Correa and Carson Wood each have the team lead with two goals this season, along with Iver Skorve striking the lead in assists. Christian Sekanina is one of the best keepers in the conference so far this year with 32 saves in eight starts, while only allowing 1.38 goals against average.

3. SERIES HISTORY

- UNF is 13-14-1 all-time against NC State with a 6-6-1 record against the Dolphins on the road.

- The Ospreys have won eight of the past 10 regular season matches against JU dating back to 2014.

- The last four matchups between UNF and JU have gone to the home team with the last road win being by the Ospreys in 2019.

- Each of the last five games have been shutouts, as the last three have been by a score of 1-0.

- UNF broke its skid of back-to-back losses to JU last season to clinch a spot in the ASUN postseason.

- Nine players from last season’s match return to play in this year’s rivalry, including five starters.

2023 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Numerical Roster

Head Coach: Derek Marinatos (Emory, 1998), 13th Season

Associate Head Coach: Clayton Zelin (Georgia Southern, 2008), Fifth Season

Assistant Coach: Jacob Weinshank (Salve Regina, 2015), Sixth Season

Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach: Daryl Sattler (Western Kentucky, 2003), Second Season

Athletic Director.... Nick Morrow (Florida ‘03)

SWA ............................................... Donna Kirk

Faculty Rep. Dr. Jennifer Kane

Athletic Phone (904) 620-2833

Ticket Office Phone (904) 620-2473

FACILITIES INFO ..........................

LAST TIME THE OSPREYS...

MEDIA INFORMATION

2023 University of North Florida men’s soccer game notes are meant to provide SIDs, radio crews, streaming crews and media members more in-depth information on UNF men’s soccer and its student-athletes.

NORTH FLORIDA STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

The North Florida Strategic Communications office is located on the first floor of the UNF Arena in room 1062. Entering the arena through the front entrance, the office can be accessed by going past the main office, through two double doors and turning to the double doors to the left.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

The North Florida Strategic Communications Office will issue credentials to WORKING press only. All passes will be left at the security table at the main entrance to Hodges Stadium.

VISITING RADIO

All visiting radio crews MUST request credentials through their school’s sports information director. Please make arrangements well in advance so necessary arrangements can be made.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Only photographers shooting for accredited media outlets, opposting teams or for North Florida Strategic Communications will be allowed to shoot home events from field level. No photographers are permitted along the team benches or in the team areas.

POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS

NORTH FLORIDA’S RECORD WHEN...

Following a 10-minute “cooling off” period, a postmatch press conference will take place on the field. The North Florida Strategic Communications staff will poll the media prior to the end of the match to determine which players will be made available after the match. The visiting coach and players will be made available outside their locker room. Pre-game interviews are NOT allowed.

INTERVIEWS

Most practices are open to the media and public. However, there may be instances when all or parts of practice are closed. Contact the Strategic Communications Office for practice times and to set up any interviews with North Florida players and coaches.

PARKING

Parking for UNF men’s soccer matches is located in UNF Lot 18 just north of Hodges Stadium.

MATCH NOTES

The North Florida Athletic Communications Office produces a release at least one day prior to each match. The release and “match notes” includes pertinant information about the Ospreys and North Florida’s opponent.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Graduate Assistant/MSOC Contact: Ian Bolger

Cell Phone: (850) 499-0387

E-mail: ian.bolger@unf.edu

Director: Brock Borgeson

Website: www.UNFOspreys.com

Twitter: @UNFOspreys (General), @OspreyMSOC

Facebook: North Florida Ospreys (General)

Instagram: ospreysmsoc

2023-24 North Florida Men's Soccer

2023-24 North Florida Men's Soccer

AKASH POOLA #00 (Ah-kah-sh Pool-la)

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Attended high school at Foothill HS

- Played with Lamorinda SC MLS NEXT club team

- Was Player of the Month in November 2022

- Trained with England academies Watford, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, and USL 2 side Project 510

- Earned honor roll & Golden Merit Seal Diploma

CHEMA PRECIADO

#0 (Ch-em-ah Press-ee-ah-doe)

LAST GM: 45 minutes, 1 GA

NOTABLE:

- Received a redshirt in 2022

- Won GK of the Month twice with his club team

- Was selected to team of the week on two separate occasions

- Earned MVP against Atletico Madrid

- Helped team win national championship at Montverde Academy

- Top 25 in class and Summa Cum Laude

LAST GM: Starter, 45 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started seven games starting midway through the 2022 season

- Totaled 22 saves on 78 shots faced this year with four shutouts and a 3-1-3 record in the net after team started season with an 0-6 record

- Also has a .786 save percentage and a 0.86 goals-against average with only six goals allowed in his seven starts

- Recorded career-high seven saves on 15 shots faced against FGCU

- Three-time ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week in 2022

LAST GM: Starter, 90 minutes, 1 SOG

NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from Converse

- Started all 18 games played with two goals off 22 shots and seven shots on goal

- Had the third-most minutes played with 1,592

- Selected First Team All-Conference in fall 2022

- Played six years with club team, Göppinger SV

- Two “Team of the Week” selections in 2019

HERBIE

STEIGELMAN

#3 (Sty-gull-men)

LAST GM: Starter, 90 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started in 13 of 14 games played in 2022 with a team-high 1,137 minutes played

- Helped anchor a backline that has only allowed 1.14 goals per game and 11.0 shots per game, as well as forced a .104 shot percentage and a .370 shot on goal percentage

- Recorded two GW assists in 2022 against Queens (N.C.) & Liberty

- ASUN All-Freshman Team (2019)

ALEX BARNETT #4

NICK KISHCHENKO #5 (Ki-shank-ko)

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

- Was one of five UNF players to appear in all 14 matches in 2022

- Made six total starts with 643 minutes played, most by a freshman

- Has helped post shutouts in two of his starts and five of his appearances, including four shutouts against ASUN opponents

- Have played over 45 minutes in seven total matches, including the full 90 minutes in four games

LAST GM: Starter, 90 minutes, 1 SOG

NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from the College of Staten Island

- Started all 26 career games played with six goals, 34 total shots, 16 shots on goal and 2,189 minutes played

- Scored four goals in 15 starts in 2022 with 23 shots and 10 shots on goal

- Third Team All-Conference selection

BENDEGUZ BURKA #6 (Bend-ah-gooze)

LAST GM: Starter, 57 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started all 13 games with 1,058 total minutes played in 2022

- Scored a goal less than 30 seconds into a match against Mercer

- Led the team in shots taken on the year with 19 total

- Took a shot in 11 of 13 games played in 2022

- Hit a season-high three shots twice against UCA and Mercer

- Played the full 90 minutes seven different times on the season

- ASUN All-Freshman Team (2019)

JAYLEN

JOAQUIN

LAST GM: 32 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started seven games in 12 appearances with 512 minutes in 2022

- Four starts and seven appearances were made in conference play

- Scored first goal of the season for Ospreys in road game against UCF

- Had two shots on goal with both occurring against the Knights

- Recorded 10 shots total on the year, including four multi-shot games

- Played seven games over 45 minutes with season-high mark of 60 minutes against both UCF and FIU

LAST GM: Starter, 60 minutes, 1 SOG

NOTABLE:

- Was one of five UNF players to appear in all 14 matches in 2022

- Made four starts with 566 minutes played

- Had nine total shots on the season, leading all freshmen

- Recorded two or more shots in two games this season, including his Osprey debut against Georgia State, where he also had a SOG

- Set a career-high 76 minutes played against College of Charleston where he had one shot attempted on the road

LAST GM: Starter, 72 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started six games with 15 appearances with 642 minutes in 2022

- Was top goal scorer for Ospreys for a second consecutive year

- Recorded two goals on the season with six SOGs for team-high marks

- Scored game-winner in 1-0 road victory against Florida Atlantic

- Had a stretch of four straight games with a SOG attempt

- Set a season-high three shot attempts against Liberty

- ASUN All-Freshman Team (Fall 2021)

LAST GM: 35 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started seven games in 14 appearances with 650 minutes in 2022

- Made three starts in six matches through conference play

- Recorded 10 shots in eight different games, including a season-high three shots against JU

- Also had two shots on goal on the year against Charleston and JU

- Set a season-high mark of 80 minutes played during Osprey debut in season opener against Georgia State

LAST GM: Starter, 58 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started his collegiate career at UNC Chapel Hill

- Recipient of the ACC top six for service award

- Played for Orlando City B club from 2016-19

- Was the top scorer in development academy for U-15 season scoring 33 goals in 32 games

- Has also been invited to training camps with the US men’s national U-17 team

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Played for Barca Academy and attended ASU Prep, then trained in Madrid, Spain with Fuenlabrada FC Juvenil B

- Scored 18 goals and recorded 16 assists in 28 games played with Barca Residency

- Top scorer from 2018-20 for Beachside Impact

- Made professional debut for CV Fuego at 18

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Made one appearance on the season with 13 minutes played

- Recorded game-winning assist to Joaquin Acuna on the road against FAU

- Was first collegiate game played against the Owls

LAST GM: 32 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Started two games in seven appearances with 281 minutes in 2022

- Made both starts in conference games during four matches played

- Scored first career goal in lone score of the game in win on the road against Queens (N.C.)

- Set season-high mark of three total shots against the Panthers

- Most minutes played during the year was 49 minutes against Queens

- Season cut short due to leg injury suffered after FGCU game

YEARWOOD #8

ACUNA #9 (Wa-keen A-koo-nn-yah)

MICHAEL McFARLANE #12

ZACH BOARD #14

MICHAEL CARRERO #13

RENTARO MIYAKAWA #15 (Mee-ah-cow-ah)

M

Season Highs:

RIO ONWUMERE #16 (On-wuh-merr-eh)

LAST GM: 24 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from Dodge City CC in 2023

- Played 21 games with 14 starts and two goals

- Also had four total shots, four shots on goal and one game-winner in 187 minutes played

- Started 12 of 14 games with a goal in 2022

- Played for club team, Dodge City Toros FC since 2021 and helped them to UPSL final four

LAST GM: 60 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Played 11 games and made all five of his starts in last five games

- Only player at UNF this year to have at least one goal and one assist

- Second on the team in points with three

- Scored goal late in the second half against Bellarmine in a 1-1 draw

- Dished out assist in another draw, 2-2, on the road against Mercer

- Helped post three shutouts in three of his five games started

- Has played a total of 579 minutes and 403 minutes in conference

LAST GM: Starter, 74 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Played 16 games with two goals and an assist in 2022 for Gardner-Webb

- Clocked 887 total minutes as a true freshman with eight total shots including four SOG

- Played five years with Phoenix Rising FC

- Was a part of the 2017 NPL National Champion team under coach Clayton Zelin JONATHAN

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Played two years for club, Sporting Delaware

- Scored 14 goals and assisted on five scores in 25 games played with club team in 2021-22

- Won ECNL Northeast Conference Championship in 2021 & 2022

- Totaled 63 goals and 26 assists in 59 games played throughout his HS career

JAXON REINHARDT

#19 (Ryn-heart)

LAST GM: 18 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from Grand Canyon in 2023

- Played in five games with one shot attempt

- Played four years of soccer at Chaparral HS

- Was also a 6A Academic All-State selection

- Played 10 years with RSL-AZ MLS Next ‘03 club

- Earned ECNL All-American honors and was top 40 nationally in the league

LAST GM: Starter, 58 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Made eight starts in 11 appearances in 2022

- Has the most starts by a freshman on the UNF squad this season

- Led the team in total assists with two total, which came against Mercer and Bellarmine

- Set a career-high in shots against Liberty with three total after only having one in three separate games

- Has six shots on the year, including three on goal

AIDEN

#21 (Juh-kum-ba)

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from Florida Gulf Coast in 2023

- Started 10 of 44 games played at FGCU with seven goals in his career

- Recorded 24 total shots, 15 shots on goal and three game-winners in 1,087 minutes

- Also won Champions Cup and Golden Boot

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LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Played six years for club team, Southern Soccer Academy

- Was two-year captain on club team and won USLA Championship

- Was GHSA 5A State Championship and HS National Championship in 2020-21

- Earned clean sheet in state final at McIntosh HS

Career Season Highs:

BRIAN McMANUS JR. #23

LAST GM: Starter, 30 minutes

NOTABLE:

- Played five years on club team, Barca Residency Academy, in Arizona

- Scored six total goals with the club

- Made the MLS Next Playoffs three seasons

- Crowned MLS Next Southwest Division Champions during the 2021-22 season

- Earned Summa Cum Laude and honor roll

OWEN

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

- Made five starts in 11 games played during 2022 season

- Also started four of five games played in conference matches

- Played at least 55 minutes in five games this season, including a career-high 85 minutes against Lipscomb on the road

- Helped post shutouts on defense in three of his five starts, as well as five games total in appearances on the season

- Attempted one shot, which was on goal, against FGCU

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

- Played for three years with Tormenta FC club

- Scored two goals and recorded two assists in four games with Tormenta FC before being injured in U-17

- Helped club team make final of USLA Cup

- Selected as captain for U-16 and U-17 teams

- Has made honor roll all four years of HS

- Made one appearance on the season with 20 minutes played during 2022 season

- Entered the game against College of Charleston on the road

- Made six starts in seven appearances in 2022

- Started all three games he played in conference games

- Played full 90 minutes once in debut ASUN appearance against Central Arkansas

- Helped Ospreys to two shutout victories on defense

- Suffered season-ending injury after playing Queens (N.C.)

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

- Played 11 years on club team, Jacksonville FC

- Also played senior year with Ponte Vedra HS

- Helped team to Elite Eight visit at the MLS Next Championship in 2021

- Scored 12 goals, seven assists and accumulated 31 points as a senior

- Was a part of honor society in HS

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

- Transferred in from Dayton in 2023

- Named to 2021-22 A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2021-22

- Helped captain club team, Shattuck St. Mary’s, to two-time State Cup Championships

- Competed in MLS Next Playoffs in 2020

- Won the PSAL Championship both years CADEN

LAST GM:

NOTABLE:

- Played seven years with club team and five seasons with Clearwater Central Catholic HS

- Club soccer with Clearwater Chargers MLS Next

- Has played in 39 club games over three years with 64 points, 28 goals and nine assists, including 17 goals and five assists as a junior

- Was team captain and FACA All-State recipient

CHRISTIAN GRAHAM #33

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