Shiraishi Starts Season Strong
Missouri State got a boost their inaugural game as a member of the American as senior forward tied the school and conference records for goals in a game, scoring four times in the 4-1 win over (RV) Seattle last Thursday. His efforts earned him American Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Ranked Opponents on the Schedule
American teams will face a plethora of ranked opponents this weekend. Temple will begin the weekend with a ranked game against No. 14 Dayton and end the weekend against No. 17 Ohio State. Friday night features three ranked games with UAB taking on No. 7 Clemson, Charlotte facing off against No. 24 High Point and FIU traveling to No. 13 NC State.
florida atlantic opens 2-0
Florida Atlantic earned a pair of clean sheet victories to open the season. The Owls took down Creighton 3-0 in the season opener before defeating Omaha 2-0 on Sunday. Mamadou Diarra finished with two goals in the opening weekend, while Alfred Mikkelsen earned Goalkeeper of the Week for his eight combined saves.
IN THE RANKINGS
Two American teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25. Florida Atlantic jumped into the top 25 at 22, while Missouri State stays in at 23. The Bears are also ranked 22nd in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Temple vs 25/14 Dayton______________________________ 4 p.m.
22/- Florida Atlantic vs Jacksonville___________________ 5:30 p.m.
Memphis vs Mercer________________________________ 6 p.m.
South Florida vs UNC Greensboro____________________ 7 p.m.
23/22 Missouri State vs Tampa_______________________ 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
UAB at 6/7 Clemson_________________________________ 6 p.m.
Charlotte vs -/24 High Point__________________________ 7 p.m.
FIU at 8/13 NC State_________________________________ 7 p.m.
Tulsa vs Central Arkansas__________________________ 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Temple at RV/17 Ohio State___________________________ 7 p.m.
Memphis at Evansville______________________________ 7 p.m.
South Florida vs FGCU______________________________ 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
23/22 Missouri State at Penn State___________________ 4 p.m.
UAB at USC Upstate________________________________ 6 p.m.
Tulsa at Creighton_________________________________ 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FIU at South Carolina_______________________________ 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Memphis vs FGCU__________________________________ 8 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
