Madison, NJ (October 31) – The FDU-Florham men's soccer team has earned the fourth seed in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Tournament and will host fifth seeded Wilkes University for a first round game tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm on Robert T. Shields Field in Madison, NJ.
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Admission to the game is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students and children, and free for children under six with an adult. FDU students with a valid ID will be admitted free of charge. Full information on the 2022 MAC Freedom Men's Soccer Championship can be found on the
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL PAGE including how to purchase MAC Freedom Tournament gear.
FDU-Florham enters the MAC Freedom Men's Soccer Tournament as the fourth seed following a win over Wilkes University, early last week. On Tuesday against the Colonels,
David Ciach (Ringwood, NJ) the first goal of the game to get the Devils on the board, while
Drilon Toska (Lincoln Park, NJ) followed with his eighth goal of season to secure the win.
This season, the Devils put together an overall record of 9-4-4 and a 4-2-2 record in conference games. Throughout the season, FDU-Florham saw several program milestones which included head coach
Keith O'Connor's 150th career win in addition to
Tiernan Grey (Staten Island, NY) breaking the career record for all time wins as goalkeeper (25).
The Devils are making their 11th appearance in the MAC Freedom Tournament and first under the guidance of
head coach Keith O'Connor. In those 11 appearances, FDU-Florham has appeared in the semifinals 11 times and have a 3-7 record in conference tournament contests. FDU-Florham and Wilkes have never met before in the MAC Freedom Tournament making tomorrow's game history for both programs.
Statistically, Toska leads the Devils in both goals (8) and points (16), while
Irfan Kermalli (Parsippany, NJ) is second on the team in goals (5) and points (12). Gray has a record of 9-4-4 in net for the Devils, has a save percentage of 0.760, a goals against average of 1.47 and has made 79 saves this year over 1529 minutes of play.
Wilkes is guided by Colin Schulmeister, who has eight goals and two assists for 18 points this season, while Matthew Horwedel has seven goals and three assists for 17 points for the Colonels in 2022. In net, Nick Kinzler has played 855 minutes and has made 45 saves with a 0.833 save percentage and a 0.95 goals against average. Also in the net for the Colonels is Zach Tone. Tone has played 765 minutes and has made 40 saves with a 0.702 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average. In this season's regular season matchup between FDU-Florham and Wilkes, Xavier Guerreiro scored the Colonels lone goal in a 2-1 loss to FDU-Florham.
Since 1999, in the series between FDU-Florham and Wilkes, the Devils are 11-12-1 in 24 contests played. Since the 2014 season, Wilkes is 5-3-0 against FDU-Florham. In the last meeting between the clubs, the Colonels edged the Devils, 1-0, on October 2, 2021.
The winner of the MAC Freedom Play-In Game will move on to face top seed and #4 nationally-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology (14-0-2, 7-0-1) on Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm in Hoboken, NJ in the semifinal round. No. 3 Lycoming College will also play at No. 2 Misericordia University in the semifinal round at 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 3. The winners of the two semifinal matchups will play in the MAC Freedom Men's Soccer Championship game on Saturday, November 5. The time and location will be announced following the semifinal round.
The champion of the 2022 MAC Freedom Men's Soccer Tournament will receive an automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Tournament for which selections will be revealed on Monday, November 7 on NCAA.com.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
