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Men's Soccer Opens The Season With A Pair of Home Games

Bucs host St. Thomas on Thursday and Florida National on Saturday

2021 Men's Soccer Season Openers

Men's Soccer | 9/1/2021 5:04:00 PM

MIAMI SHORES, Fla.— Coming off an impressive pre-season run, that saw the Buccaneers out-score their opponents 26-1, Barry University kicks off the 2021 season with a pair of home games against NAIA foes in St. Thomas and Florida National. The games will be streamed on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network with live stats provided by StatBroadcast.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Records: Barry (0-0-0); St. Thomas (2-0-0); Florida National (1-0-0*)
All-Time Series: Barry leads St. Thomas 20-6-1; First game against FNU

Game Coverage Links
Game  Date Stats Broadcast
St. Thomas Thursday, Sept. 2; 6:00 pm
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SSC Digital Network
Florida National Saturday, Sept. 4; 6:00 pm
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SSC Digital Network

Barry won all three of their pre-season games by a combined 26-1. The Bucs' offense was particularly potent, as they scored practically at will. 

Freshman Juan Valiente leads the Bucs with five goals and an assists for 11 points. Cesare Marconi, Alec Becker and Marlon Buck each have eight points, Marconi with four goals and Buck and Becker with three goals and two assists each. Toby Fura has four assists, to go along with one goal, to lead the team in assists.  Nils Buecheler has 112 minutes in goal with three saves and no goals allowed. Alberto Valsecchi also has 112 minutes with four saves, but has conceded one goal.

Guida Cacciabue leads number-seven ranked St. Thomas with two goals, both of them game-winners. Three different players have one assist each. Franco Acerbi has worked all 180+ minutes in goal, allowing one goal and making six saves. 

For FNU, Blas Barrancos and Bautista Domniguez have the two goals in the win over Florida Memorial. Arthur Barbosa and Constantino Higa each had an assist. Rodrigo Festuccia and Victor Ruiz Lasso split the game in goal, each making one save, while Lasso allowed the goal.

Tale of the Tape
Stat Barry# St. Thomas Florida National
Goals 26 5 2
Goals Per Game 8.67 2.5 2.0
Goals Allowed 1 1 1
Goals Against Average 0.33 0.50 1.0
Save Percentage 87.5 85.7 66.7
Shots Per Game 32.7 11.5 14.0
Assists 26 3 2
 

* Game against Ave Maria on Wednesday
# Preseason Stats

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Players Mentioned

Alec Becker

#20 Alec Becker

M
5' 11"
Junior
Marlon Buck

#9 Marlon Buck

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Nils Buecheler

#25 Nils Buecheler

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Toby Fura

#16 Toby Fura

M
5' 7"
Senior
Cesare Marconi

#32 Cesare Marconi

F
5' 8"
Junior
Juan Valiente

#2 Juan Valiente

F
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alec Becker

#20 Alec Becker

5' 11"
Junior
M
Marlon Buck

#9 Marlon Buck

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Nils Buecheler

#25 Nils Buecheler

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Toby Fura

#16 Toby Fura

5' 7"
Senior
M
Cesare Marconi

#32 Cesare Marconi

5' 8"
Junior
F
Juan Valiente

#2 Juan Valiente

6' 2"
Freshman
F