NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb slipped in a second-half goal as it defeated North Florida women's soccer on Friday evening at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
GOALS
LIP: 62' - Ellen Lundy (Niamh Rawlins)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the opening 45 minutes, neither team had many chances as both took three shots.
- North Florida (8-4, 2-2 ASUN) turned on the pressure in the second frame as it outshot the Bisons, 6-3, but it did not matter as Lipscomb (5-5-3, 2-0-1 ASUN) connected in the 62nd minute.
- Ellen Lundy wrapped up a pass from Niamh Rawlins and slipped it into the lower right corner for the 1-0 advantage that proved to be all the hosts needed.
- Junior Krista Colubiale had the Ospreys' best chance in the 78th minute as she took sent a header from inside the box wide of the Lipscomb net.
CONFER'S CORNER
"Tonight stings a bit. We know Lipscomb is a great team with a lot of experience. We felt we had the right game plan and played well enough to get a result. We created some good opportunities, but at the end of the day, the team that finished their chances won. We are really proud of the effort the girls put into tonight and we can take those positives into Sunday."
NOTEABLES
- The Bisons had one shot on goal and it was the one that found the back of the net.
- It is the third straight win for Lipscomb against UNF.
UP NEXT
North Florida now travels to Kennesaw State to take on the Owls on Sunday at 1 p.m. Kennesaw grabbed a 1-0 win against Jacksonville on Friday evening.