ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College and the University of South Carolina Aiken will meet once again on Saturday (Nov. 8) in a Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament first round match at Saints Field at 2 p.m. This is the third year in a row both teams have met in the first round.

All tickets will be done through Hometown Ticketing and must be purchased on-line in advance by clicking here. Tickets are $12 for anyone six years of age or older. Complimentary admission will be made for those who have Peach Belt Sports Passes, students with a valid ID from a PBC school, and children five years old and under.

Live video of the tournament will be on a pay-per-view basis. The cost of the broadcast is $10, but for anyone with a Flagler College email account (yourname@flagler.edu), there will be a 50 percent discount. 

The two teams met Oct. 8 at Saints Field with the match ending in a 1-1 tie. Finn Weigelt put the Saints on the board first with a goal in the 76^th minute.  Rafael Kawata scored the equalizer for the Pacers in the 85^th minute. Nico Mejia recorded three saves for Flagler while Felipe Mattos saved six shots. The Saints won the second meeting, 4-1, at Aiken on Oct. 29. Filip Hornburg scored two goals in the span of 31 seconds, including the game-winner. Lenz Trubenbacher and Luke Williams supplied the other two Flagler goals. Rafa Reno scored the lone goal for USCA.    

Flagler leads the all-time series 21-2-2 and sports a 12-1-1 record in matches played at Saints Field.

The Saints are 17-12-2 all-time in the conference tournament since becoming members of the Peach Belt in 2009. Flagler won the title in 2011, 2020, and 2024. They were the runners-up in 2009 and 2010.

Flagler (10-2-6 overall, 6-1-5 PBC) is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Luke Williams leads the team in goals with six and points (15). Alex Alexandrou has scored three goals and has a team-high five assists for 11 points. Owen Cunha shares the team-lead in assists with Alexandrou. Ryan Rivas has turned in seven clean sheets this year and holds a 1.00 goals-against average.    

USC Aiken (5-7-4, 3-6-3) is the No. 6 seed in the tournament. The Pacers are led by Kawata who has scored four goals and tallied six assists for 14 points. Mattos has two shutouts this season and a 2.14 goals-against average.

The winner of the match will advance to the conference semifinals on Wednesday (Nov. 12) to face the winner of No. 2 seed Lander University and No. 7 seed Middle Georgia State University. The highest remaining seed will host the semifinal match.

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