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Friday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. – vs. Alabama Huntsville
Sunday, October 23, 3:00 p.m. – vs. West Alabama
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida men's soccer team will close Gulf South Conference regular season play this weekend against Alabama Huntsville and two-time defending GSC Tournament Champions West Alabama as a part of homecoming weekend at UWF. Sunday's match against West Alabama will also be Senior Day, where the team will recognize seniors Allan Kuhne, Japhet Bitsindou and Marteinn Urbancic prior to the start of the 3:00 p.m. contest against the Tigers.
 
11 IN A ROW

• With last weekend's 2-0 win over Spring Hill, UWF secured its 11^th consecutive GSC Tournament appearance.
• Fall sports at UWF traditionally have a strong presence in the GSC Tournament, as the women's soccer team recently secured its 21^st consecutive tournament berth while the volleyball team is closing in on clinching its 14^th straight appearance (does not include 2004 season shortened by Hurricane Ivan).
• Christian Brothers entered the 2016 season with 12 consecutive GSC Tournament appearances, however is on the outside looking in with the current GSC standings. Should CBU lose against Union this weekend, it would give UWF the longest active tournament appearances streak in the GSC.

 
GSC PLAYOFF OUTLOOK

• Four teams, including Mississippi College, Shorter, West Florida and West Alabama, have clinched spots in the 2016 GSC Tournament.
• Mississippi College clinches the right to host the GSC Tournament with either a win or a Shorter loss/tie.
• UWF currently stands in a tie for second place with Shorter, as the Hawks have an identical 4-1-1 record in conference play. Shorter has Delta State, Mississippi College and Lee remaining on its GSC calendar.
• Lee, Union, Alabama Huntsville and Christian Brothers are all still eligible for the last two seeds in the six-team tournament.

D'AMICO SEES SECOND GSC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK NOD

• After posting his fourth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Spring Hill, freshman goalkeeper Phil D'Amico earned his second GSC Freshman of the Week award in 2016.
• D'Amico became the first player in the GSC to win multiple Freshman of the Week awards this season.
• With four shutouts this season, D'Amico needs one more this season to move into a tie for sixth most in a single season at UWF.

 
WRAPPING UP CONFERENCE

• Since 2009, UWF is 11-2-1 in its final two conference regular season home games of the season. Last year the Argonauts went 2-0 with a pair of wins against Spring Hill and Mississippi College.

 
2013, 2015 GSC TOURNAMENT FINAL REMATCH

• UWF will face two-time defending GSC Tournament champions West Alabama on Sunday. Last year the No. 6-seeded Argonauts fell to the No. 1-seeded Tigers, 2-0.
• UWF entered the 2015 season undefeated against West Alabama, but the Tigers took both contests last year.
• West Alabama was the only team to shutout the Argonauts in 2015, having beat UWF 1-0 in the regular season before blanking the Argos in the GSC Tournament Final 2-0.
• UWF topped UWA in the 2013 GSC Tournament Final, 2-1. The only two players that were on that team that are on the current team are seniors Japhet Bitsindou and Marteinn Urbancic, who were both freshmen at the time.

 
FRESHMEN FOCUS

• Of 11,528 minutes available for play this season, 3,706 of those minute have been played by freshmen, accounting for 31.87% of all available playing time this year.
• Phil D'Amico leads freshmen with 1,020 minutes of action, while Brandon Jose and Owen Munro have played 690 and 692 minutes, respectively.

 
SOME COOL STATS

• UWF has allowed just 1.14 goals per game in GSC play this year, which is the third lowest average in the GSC this season.
• UWF is one of only two teams in the conference that have posted three or more shutouts in conference play this year (Mississippi College)
• Chandler Castleman's 23 shots in conference play this year is the third most in the GSC.
• Kameron Bethell leads all players in the conference with four assists in conference play this year.
• Phil D'Amico is second in the conference with four shutouts on the season.

 
SENIOR DAY

• UWF will celebrate Senior Day prior to the start of Sunday's game vs. UWA and recognize three seniors in Allan Kuhne, Japhet Bitsindou and Marteinn Urbancic.
• Allan Kuhne has played each of the last two seasons on the Argonauts backline, and has played all but two minutes this season. Kuhne helped the Argonauts post the best goals against average in the conference last year at 1.22. Over the last two years, Kuhne has contributed in nine UWF shutouts.
• Japhet Bitsindou leaves UWF as one of the most decorated defenders in program history and has been a focal point of the backline for each of the past four years before suffering a season-ending injury earlier this season. He is one of only two three-time All-GSC Tournament Team selections in program history. Bitsindou also earned 2015 NSCAA All-South Region honors last year and was recognized as an All-GSC Second Team selection as a freshman in 2013.
• Marteinn Urbancic, who has been both an offensive spark and a fan favorite for his goal celebrations, has recorded 15 goals in his UWF career, and has led the Argonauts in goals each of the last two seasons. A member of the 2013 Gulf South Conference Championship team, Urbancic recorded four multi-point games as a freshman to help the Argonauts win its ninth conference title in program history

 
AGAINST ALABAMA TEAMS

• All-time against opponents from Alabama, UWF sports an 84-43-12 (.647) record against their counterparts from the Yellowhammer State.

CLOSING IN ON HISTORY

• Head coach Bill Elliott recorded his 248^th career win as UWF's men's soccer coach against Spring Hill last Sunday.
• Elliott entered this season as the 18^th winningest active coach in NCAA Division II with a 260-124-36 record before the start of the 2016 season. Elliott also coached two years at Tennessee Wesleyan before taking the helm at UWF.
• Elliott's 260 wins entering the 2016 season as the 16^th most among active coaches and 36^th most in DII history.
• All-time, Elliott's .662 winning percentage is the 33^rd winningest head coach in NCAA Division II history.
   

SCOUTING ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE

• Alabama Huntsville owns a 4-8-1 record this year with a 2-3-1 GSC mark.
• After starting the season with a four-game losing streak, UAH is riding back-to-back unbeaten matches for just the second time this season.
• UAH is 1-3 on the road this year, and most recently tied Lee 1-1 at home.
• The Chargers are averaging 1.692 goals per game, while conceding 1.62 per game. Its 1.692 goals per game is the fourth most in the GSC.
• UWF is 17-12-4 all-time against UAH. Last year the Argos fell to the Chargers 3-2 in overtime, before UWF knocked off UAH in the GSC Tournament semifinals with a 2-1 overtime win.
• James Narke leads UAH with eight goals (tied for third most in conference) and 16 points on the season.
• Goalkeeper Myles Fullen owns a 1.617 goals against average and has allowed the most goals amongst conference keepers with 21. Fullen owns a .696 save percentage.

 
SCOUTING WEST ALABAMA

• West Alabama, the 2014 and 2015 GSC Tournament Champions, are 8-5 on the year with a 4-2 GSC mark.
• UWA recently saw a four-game winning streak come to a close last Sunday, dropping a 1-0 decision to Shorter. UWA is 4-2 on the road this year.
• UWA has scored 2.462 goals per game this year while allowing 1.08 to its opponents. In GSC play UWA has allowed just 0.67 goals per game.
• Liam Ireland leads the Tigers and the GSC in assists with six assists, while AJ Williams leads UWA with seven goals.
• Keeper Brad Louis is second in the conference with 1092 goalie minutes played, and has the third best goals against average at 1.071. Louis also owns a .826 goals against average against GSC opponents, while Louis' 0.67 goals allowed per game against GSC teams is the best in the league.