BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s soccer team started the 2019 season off on a strong note, taking down No. 17 James Madison, 1-0, on Friday night at FAU Soccer Stadium. Newcomer Ivan Mykhailenko scored the game-winning goal for the Owls and Hagay Jalon earned the shutout.
HOW IT WAS WON
Both teams were held scoreless in the first half, but FAU held the edge 7-3 in shot production. In the 81st minute, Tom Abrahamsson took a corner kick for the Owls and found Andres Macias in the box. Macias headed the ball towards the goal and Mykhailenko finished the job, heading it past the Dukes’ keeper.
OF NOTE
· It was the first time since 2011 the Owls have opened the season with a win and the first time since the 2002 season FAU has opened with a shutout
· Jalon earned the shutout with five saves on the night
· Mykhailenko scored his first goal in his first career match with the Owls
· Macias earned his first career assist on the goal
· The Owls won the match in regulation after two seasons worth of wins in only overtime
· Overall, FAU outshot James Madison 12-6
· The Owls showed off their depth with 10 different players registering shots in the match
UP NEXT
Sunday’s match against St. Bonaventure has been canceled. The Owls will be back in action on September 6 against No. 14 Louisville at 7:30 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 3-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 50-3 victory over Akron in the 2017 CheriBundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
