Men's Soccer | 10/19/2018 10:56:00 AM

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The 19nd-ranked Barry Buccaneers host the Saint Leo Lions in the last regular season game at Buccaneer Field on Saturday night. The Bucs will honor the six-man senior class of Francisco Aguirre, Ivan Barriga, Aday Gonzalez, Stephen Kosmala, Martin Lozano and Marco Sordi before the game.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Records: Barry (10-3-1, 5-2-1 SSC); Saint Leo (3-11-0, 0-8-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 20-13-3

The Bucs are 10-3-1 on the season after dominating 4-0 win over Florida Memorial on Tuesday in non-conference action. They are 5-2-1 in the Sunshine State Conference and in fifth place. The Lions are 3-11-0 and 0-8-0 in the SSC.  

Martin Lozano is a one-year letterman who transferred from LIU-Post. He has played in 13 games this season, including seven starts, and 638 minutes. A vital piece to the team's attack and control in game management, he works efficiently in the midfield, helping the Bucs maintain possession. He is majoring in sport management.

Ivan Barriga is a two-year letterman who joined the squad in 2017 from Florida National. He has made 16 appearances here at Barry, including six starts. He tallied an assist in the Bucs' win over Delta State this season. He is also majoring in sport management

Stephen Kosmala is a two-year letterman coming from Coastal Bend, who has played in 26 games, making 21 starts in his career. He has helped the Bucs post a 0.96 goals against average and 10 shutouts in two seasons. He has two assist this season, including the game-winner in overtime against St. Thomas and the game-tying goal in the 90th minute at Tampa. A management major, he will graduate in May.

Aday Gonzalez is another two-year letterman who came to Barry in 2017 from Florida National. Playing in 26 career games and making 24 starts, he's been a mainstay on the wing with three goals and four assists. Two of his three goals were game-winners, including the at Saint Leo last year and at Auburn-Montgomery this year. He was named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll last fall and will be graduating with a degree in exercise science.

Marco Sordi is yet another two-year letterman who came to Barry in 2017 from Florida National. He has played in 21 games in the last two seasons, starting all of them, with a career 1.10 goals against average and a 79.5 save percentage. He sits in the top-10 in Barry history in save percentage, wins and total saves. He was named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll last fall and SSC Defensive Player of the Week after stopping two PKs against Rollins this year. He will be graduating with a degree in management.

Francisco Aguirre is a three-year letterman from Georgia Perimeter College. Having played in 38 games and making 15 starts, he has contributed three goals and four assists from his wing position. His first career goal was the overtime game-winner at Clayton State in 2016. He will be graduating with a degree in business administration.

Flavio Colasanti extended his streak of scoring at least one point to nine straight games with a late goal on Tuesday. He leads the team with nine goals. Francisco Greco and Gonzalez both have four assists to pace the team. Sordi has a 1.13 goals against average and a 79.1 save percentage.

The Lions have scored 17 goals in 14 games, but have allowed 32. Elias Niesigk leads the way with six goals and four assists. Christian Evans and Wessel Berenschot have split duties in goal, but bot allow more than two goals per game.