Women's Soccer Hosts Upstate, NJIT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer kicks off the home portion of its ASUN schedule when it welcomes USC Upstate and NJIT as it looks to stay atop the league standings after a win at Jacksonville to open conference play.

GAME DETAILS

Friday, Sept. 29 - 7 p.m.
USC Upstate | Senior Night
Coverage: Live Stats | Facebook Live

SHORT STORY: North Florida took down Jacksonville for the first time since 2007 in its ASUN opener and looks to improve on its 7-2 record heading into back-to-back ASUN games. UNF grabbed wins against Upstate and NJIT last season.

News & Notes
LAST TIME vs. UPSTATE
In a lopsided game, the Ospreys grabbed a 4-3 win against Upstate last season in an overtime battle. Sarah Wasser scored the game-winning goal on a far shot in the 97th minute. Katy Mixon also scored two goals in the second half before Upstate responded with three of its own to make it 3-2 in the visitors favor. Krista Colubiale with an assist from Mixon knotted the score in the 84th minute to send it to extras.

LAST TIME VS. NJIT
Katy Mixon recorded two goals against the Highlanders a year ago. She scored in the 36th minute before NJIT evened the game late in the first. Kelli Crowley then put the Ospreys ahead on a header from Sarah Wasser. Mixon then added an insurance goal in the 82nd minute to secure the first ASUN win for UNF.

ASUN OPENER
With the win at Jacksonville to open the ASUN season, this Osprey squad becomes the first since 2012 to record a victory to open league action.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK!
Junior Krista Colubiale was named ASUN Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal against JU as well as dishing out an assist for the game-tying goal.

BEST START!
North Florida owns a 7-2 start to the season which is its best non-conference start since the 2006 season. With a win they would best that team through 10 games and we would have to look back at the 2002 team which finished in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

YOU MISS THE SHOTS YOU DON'T TAKE
North Florida is 15th in the nation in shots on goal with 8.44 chances per contest, while Thais Reiss ranks 13th in total shots per game (4.88).

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
UPSTATE
- The Spartans opened ASUN play with a 1-1 draw against Kennesaw State on Friday, Sept. 22.
- Upstate lucked out when KSU accidentally hit a goal in late in the second half.
- Three players have three goals each, but Abbie Ellis leads the team with seven points as she also has added an assist.
- In the goal, Samantha Munyon and Brooke Bailey have split time, giving up 18 goals combined.
- Bailey leads the team wiht 26 saves, but Munyon owns the 3-1 mark with three shutouts.

NJIT
- NJIT is coming off a 3-0 loss to Lipscomb on Saturday and now own a 6-4 mark overall.
- Briana Hackos tops the team with three goals and an assist for seven points, while Arianna Gerber also owns seven points off two goals and three helpers.
- Carly Berdan owns a team-high 34 shots including 16 on taget and has two goals and two assists to her name.
- Two keepers have been minding the net with Karen David and Amelia Sapirman splitting time.
- Sapirman has a 0.98 GAA with 38 saves and a 6-2 mark on the year, while David owns the other two losses.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida heads out on the road to take on Lipscomb and Kennesaw State. The Ospreys play Lipscomb on its home field on Friday before trekking back south to face the Owls. North Florida will be looking for its first win against the Bisons since 2012 and wants to avenge the last season's 2-1 loss to KSU at Hodges Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Krista Colubiale

Kelli Crowley

Katy Mixon

Thais Reiss

Sarah Wasser