JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Junior Krista Colubiale sent home the game-winning goal to lift North Florida women's soccer past Jacksonville for the first time since 2007 as the Ospreys grabbed a 2-1 win in double overtime to open ASUN play on Saturday evening at Southern Oak Stadium. With the win, North Florida grabs a point in the River City Rumble and improves to 7-2 on the year.

North Florida last defeated Jacksonville (2-6) in 2007 in just the third year of Division I play for the Ospreys. In the meetings since, the rivals have had seven one-goal contests.

GOALS
JU: 44' - Zoe Zinis (Joelle D'Entremont)
UNF: 77' - Thais Reiss (Krista Colubiale)
UNF: 106' - Colubiale (Unassisted)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After 10 minutes of scoreless extra time, the Ospreys poured on the pressure in the second overtime. It paid off in messy play by Jacksonville that allowed for free kicks from North Florida. 
• In the 106th minute, Colubiale corralled the ball around a Dolphin defender and sent home an opposite-foot goal to the upper right corner for the game-winner.
• Early in the second 10 minutes, Reiss bent the ball from the right corner of the field, but the ball dinged off the crossbar.
• To get to the extra periods, Colubiale sent a ball up to Reiss who beat two Jacksonville defender and sent home the tying goal into the lower right corner.
• Jacksonville struck first shortly before the first half ended when a corner kick from De'Entremont bounced off of Rhiannon Conelley before Zoe Zinis got the rebound to give the home team a 1-0 advantage.
• The Dolphins tried to end the game with less than two minutes to play, Sope Akindoju found D'Entremont inside the Ospreys' box, but she sailed the shot home to push the game into extra time.

CONFER'S CORNER
"It has been incredible all season long. I told them - 'There is something special about this team'. Every time we challenge this team they rise to the occasion. This group is special. They believe we can win. They believe we can be successful. They have done the work over the summer and everything we have thrown at them - they have responded. Krista had pure gut and fight. She got stuck on tackle and then won the ball. She then played the ball to Thais and set up the goal. Her second one was just pure grit. That is what we talk about. That fight and that hunger. It was a great left-footed strike.

I am super proud of this group and I am just excited for them. It wasn't pretty at times, we made a few mistakes. We can't change the past but it is how you react moving forward. That is what we said at halftime. They responded and did awesome. The entire bench was great tonight, the fans that came across town to cheer us on were awesome. It's a special moment for them and I want them to really enjoy it for tonight and tomorrow, but then it is back to work on Monday.

NOTEABLES

• This was the first win against Jacksonville since 2007 and just its second win at Southern Oak Stadium.
• For the second time this season, the Ospreys won in overtime. It is the first time under coach Confer that North Florida has won two overtime games in the same season and just the third overall under her direction.
• Conelley's seven wins place her third in the UNF season record book.
• For the fourth time since joining the ASUN, the Ospreys have won a league opener.

UP NEXT
North Florida takes on USC Upstate on Friday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. for Senior Night before playing NJIT on Sunday at 1 p.m.