The FGCU men’s soccer team unveiled its 2025 schedule on Thursday, July 3, revealing a loaded nonconference slate and only five matches at Pickering Field at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
Posting 3-7-5 and 4-10-3 records over the last two seasons, the Eagles will look to Oliver Twelvetrees to lead the program to some much-needed stability. They will tune up in three exhibition matches against Miami-Dade College, Nova Southeastern, and Barry before the start of the regular season.
After a three-game stand at home for exhibition matches, FGCU will play five games on the road over three weeks. The Eagles kick off their season against SIUE in Illinois on Aug. 21, before traveling west to face Utah Valley in Orem, Utah on Aug. 28. The Eagles will look to avenge a 2-0 loss against the Wolverines from last season.
The Eagles will then turn south to face the American Athletic Conference (AAC) trio of USF, Memphis and UAB.
The first of these two games is against rivals South Florida on Aug. 31. The Twelvetrees-led team will face USF for the 17th time in program history. FGCU holds a 4-5-7 all-time record against the Bulls. Following the 2024 meeting, which ended in a 3-3 draw, this rivalry match presents an early opportunity for Coach Twelvetrees to secure a signature win.
FGCU will close out its road trip against Memphis and UAB on Sept. 6 and Sept. 9, respectively. Memphis recorded a 4-1-2 conference record in 2024, which secured the Tigers the No. 1 seed in the AAC.
After the extended road trip, the Eagles return home to host the Houston Christian Huskies for their home opener on Sept. 14. Four days later, FGCU hits the road again for a two-match road trip against cross-state rivals FIU on Sept. 18, where they will look to snap a five-match losing streak against the Panthers. The second match of the trip has FGCU facing off against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 23.
The Eagles return home to kick off ASUN conference play with a match against Stetson on Sept. 27. that with a trip to North Florida on Oct. 4, where they look to avenge a 3-0 loss in the Semifinals of last season’s ASUN tournament to the eventual ASUN champions.
The team will take a break from conference play against the FAU Owls on Oct. 8 in Boca Raton, marking their fourth matchup against an AAC team this season. Last season, they lost to FAU, 3-0, marking the Eagles’ fourth consecutive loss in their previous six matchups against the Owls.
FGCU will play two of its final three matches at Pickering Field, hosting North Florida on Oct. 18 and Jacksonville on Nov. 1, splitting the homestand with a trip to Stetson on Oct. 25.
An underwhelming 2024 campaign left a lot to be desired, but with the hiring of Coach Twelvetrees and the 2025 season being just a month away, FGCU has positioned itself to bounce back quickly.
