FGCU to take on Central Florida
Fresh off a top-20 national ranking earlier in the week, the FGCU men’s soccer team (0-0-1) welcomes in-state foe Central Florida (1-0-0) to the Eagles’ complex for a 7 p.m. kickoff today.
Both No. 19 FGCU and UCF are coming off season-opening shutouts last Friday night as the Eagles battled then-No. 3 Georgetown to a scoreless draw.
Wednesday marks the fifth all-time meeting between FGCU and UCF, with the series deadlocked at 1-1-2. Each of the last two matches have resulted in ties, including last year’s scoreless draw in Orlando in FGCU’s final non-conference game of the season.
FGCU and UCF first met in the regular season in 2011 when the Knights were ranked No. 8 in the nation and the Eagles defeated them on the road 2-1. FGCU then returned to Orlando later that season as the two sides faced off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with UCF claiming a 1-0 win in double overtime.
The teams played in 2012 at FGCU and finished in a 2-2 draw.