The No. 6-ranked Keiser men's soccer team (11-3-1) hosts the (rv) Florida National Conquistadors (9-4-2) in the opening round of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship, presented by Select Sport America. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. from the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field.
No. 6 Keiser Seahawks (11-3-1 - No. 1 seed) vs.
(rv) Florida National Conquistadors (9-4-2 - No. 4 seed)
Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 11:00 AM
Keiser Multi-Purpose Field (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round
WATCH: The Sun Digital Network ($$)
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $5
- Thursday marks the fourth meeting all-time between Keiser and Florida National with the series tied at 1-1-1.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 1-0 win for the Conquistadors on October 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- In that game, FNU broke the scoreless tie with a score in the 58th minute, handing the Seahawks their first loss of the season.
- All three games in the series have been played in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- Thursday's contest will mark the first held on the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field between the two schools.
- Keiser enters Thursday with a 5-5-2 record all-time in the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
- The Seahawks own a 3-1-1 record in Opening Round contests.
- Keiser is 2-0-0 when hosting NAIA Opening Round matches in West Palm Beach.
- KU has played host four times (Delray Beach and West Palm Beach), owning a 3-3-0 mark in those contests.
- The Seahawks will look to improve to 12-3-1 in on the year.
- Keiser are the No. 1 seed in the West Palm Beach Bracket.
- Serving as host, KU has now appeared in three straight NAIA postseason tournaments (2019, 2020, 2021).
- On the year, KU has had nine different players score the game-winning goal (Alexander Steen, Vincent Piwernetz, Julius Fassbinder, Lucas Jacobs, Rodrigo Montez Silva, Alvaro Jimenez Valera [3], Lucca Carvalho, Hannu Tam, Cristobal Molina Campo).
- The winner of Thursday's game will take on the winner of No. 14 Dalton State and (rv) Tennessee Wesleyan (also played on Thursday in West Palm Beach) on Saturday.
- The Seahawks are coming off a 3-0 loss to No. 5 St. Thomas in the SUN Finals on Friday.
- The Conquistadors are coming off a 1-0 loss versus Bellevue in the CAC Final.
| Keiser |
2021 Stats |
Florida National |
| 36 (2.40) |
Goals |
32 (2.13) |
| 36 (2.40) |
Assists |
20 (1.33) |
| 325 (21.7) |
Shots |
214 (14.3) |
| 151 (10.1) |
SOG |
113 (7.5) |
| 126 (8.4) |
Corners |
73 (4.9) |
| 38 (2.5) |
Saves |
56 (3.7) |
|
Leaders |
|
| Luca Malvicini (6) |
Goals |
Two Players (4) |
| Lucas Jacobs (6) |
Assists |
Two Players (3) |
| Alvaro Jimenez Valera (56) |
Shots |
Manuel Rodriguez (37) |
| Alvaro Jimenez Valera (29) |
SOG |
Manuel Rodriguez (16) |
| N/A |
Corners |
N/A |
| Felipe Godoy (23) |
Saves |
Rodrigo Festuccia (36) |
