SARASOTA, Fla. - New College of Florida Men's Soccer concludes the regular season Wednesday as the Mighty Banyans host Ave Maria at noon at NCF Bayfront Field.
NCF (4-4-6, 2-1-4) will recognize Davide Sedini, Tiziano Bernardi, David Blandino, Samuel Pinzon, Peter Simmons, Jalen Lucas, Theo Weber, Andre Cabral, Andres García, Jose Gutierrez and Henrique Furlan during its Senior Day ceremony.
The Mighty Banyans have already secured their second consecutive appearance in The Sun Conference Tournament following Wednesday's 2-1 victory at Florida Memorial. NCF enters the regular-season finale in sixth place with 10 points and still has an opportunity to improve its postseason seed.
IMPORTANT LINKS
LIVESTREAM
LIVE STATS
TICKETS
MATCH NOTES
SENIOR DAY AT BAYFRONT: NCF will recognize 11 seniors before Wednesday's regular-season finale. The group includes Sedini, Bernardi, Blandino, Pinzon, Simmons, Lucas, Weber, Cabral, García, Gutierrez and Furlan.
HONORING THE VARSITY RESERVE SENIORS: Sedini, Bernardi, Blandino and Pinzon have spent the season with the NCF Varsity Reserve program. The four will be recognized alongside the Mighty Banyans' varsity seniors during Wednesday's ceremony.
SEVEN FROM THE VARSITY SQUAD: Simmons, Lucas, Weber, Cabral, García, Gutierrez and Furlan have each contributed to the varsity program. Simmons has scored two goals this season, Cabral has added a goal and García has recorded two assists.
EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SENIOR LINEUP: Weber has started all 12 of his appearances this season, while García has started all 13 of his. Gutierrez has contributed an assist in five appearances, and Lucas has appeared in seven matches.
FURLAN IN FRONT OF GOAL: Furlan has started eight matches and ranks fourth in The Sun Conference with 3.75 saves per appearance. He has made 30 saves while posting a 1.72 goals-against average.
BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: NCF has secured its second consecutive Sun Conference Tournament berth. The Mighty Banyans earned the first postseason victory in program history during the 2025 tournament before reaching the semifinal round.
SEEDING STILL IN PLAY: NCF enters Wednesday sixth in the conference standings with 10 points, level with Florida Memorial and one point behind Southeastern and SCAD. The Mighty Banyans can still improve their tournament seed based on Wednesday's results around the conference.
KNOW THE GYRENES: Ave Maria enters the regular-season finale at 7-9-1 overall and 1-5-1 in conference play. Sava Cadjenovic leads the Gyrenes with seven goals, while Mateo Rolon has scored six. Goalkeeper Andrija Vujakovic has recorded 50 saves and two shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series vs. Ave Maria: NCF leads 2-1
Last Meeting: NCF defeated Ave Maria, 3-1, on Oct. 29, 2025, at Gyrene Field.
UP NEXT: NCF will begin play in The Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. Its opponent, date and location will be determined following the completion of the regular season.
