No. 10 St. Thomas University Bobcats Men’s Soccer will visit Florida College on Saturday for its final non-conference match of the season. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Qualls Field in Temple Terrace, Florida.
St. Thomas University enters with a 6-3-1 overall record and a 3-0-1 mark in Sun Conference play. Florida College is 1-9-2 overall and 0-2-0 in Continental play. Live video and live statistics will be available.
St. Thomas University Brings Strong Conference Attack
St. Thomas University leads the Sun Conference through four matches with 14 goals, 74 shots and 44 shots on goal. The Bobcats are averaging 3.5 goals per game in conference play.
Thiago Patto recorded an assist on all three goals in St. Thomas University’s 3-2 win over Webber International on Oct. 7. He assisted once on a free kick, once on a corner kick and once on a cross.
Julien Laborde also recorded three assists in St. Thomas University’s win at Ave Maria on Oct. 3. Those performances give the Bobcats recent multi-assist efforts from two players entering Saturday’s match.
Bobcats Hold 3-0 Series Record
St. Thomas University is 3-0 all time against Florida College. The Bobcats won the teams’ meeting last year, 3-0, and Luis Mejia scored one of St. Thomas University’s goals.
Saturday’s match will give St. Thomas University an opportunity to extend that unbeaten series record. The contest will be played at Qualls Field in Temple Terrace.
Florida College Enters on Five-Game Losing Streak
Florida College has lost five consecutive games and has scored seven goals in 12 matches. The seven-goal total is tied for the sixth-fewest goals per game in the NAIA, at 0.58.
John Solis and Santiago Balza lead Florida College with two goals each. Florida College will face a St. Thomas University team that has produced the Sun Conference’s highest totals in goals, shots and shots on goal through four league matches.
Upcoming St. Thomas University Men’s Soccer Schedule
After Saturday’s match, St. Thomas University will visit New College of Florida on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. Live video and live statistics will be available.
The Bobcats will host Warner University (Fla.) on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., then visit SCAD-Savannah on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Both matches will have live video and live statistics.
St. Thomas University’s listed schedule continues with a home match against Southeastern University on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Live video and live statistics will be available for that match.
FSB Take
Saturday’s matchup pairs a No. 10 St. Thomas University team with a 6-3-1 record against a Florida College team that is 1-9-2 and has lost five straight. The Bobcats’ conference-leading offensive numbers and 3-0 all-time record against Florida College are the central verified storylines entering the final non-conference match of the season.
Source: Original report