Women's Soccer Concludes Regular Season at ASUN Newcomer Liberty

By: North Florida Athletics

Women's Soccer | 10/20/2018 10:30:00 AM

KICKOFF
The North Florida women's soccer team wraps up the regular season on the road against ASUN newcomer Liberty on Sunday at Noon. UNF needs a victory against the Flames to remain in the hunt for a bid to the upcoming ASUN Tournament.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
What: North Florida at Liberty
Where: Osborne Stadium (Lynchburg, Va.)
When: Sunday, Oct. 21 at 12 p.m.
Series: First Meeting
Last Meeting | Series Notes: This marks the first meeting between the two programs in women's soccer

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live Stats: Liberty
Live Stream: ESPN3

LIBERTY REPORT (5-10-0 | 4-3-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Stats
- Liberty enters weekend having clinched a spot in ASUN tournament after defeating Jacksonville on Friday night
- The Flames dropped their first two ASUN tilts before bouncing back with wins in four of their last five
- Liberty is currently fifth in the ASUN standings with 12 points
- The squads lone home win of the season came against Stetson last weekend (1-4-0 at home for the season)
- Gabrielle Farrell tops the team with 8 points including a team best 3 goals along with 2 assists
- Melody Jayroe has served as the LU goalkeeper in 14 contests, boasting 65 saves and a 2.01 GAA

2018 UNF Top Statistical Leaders
Matches Played: 10 players have appeared in all 15 matches
Points: Thais Reiss (17), Kendra Hoffman (13)
Goals: Thais Reiss (6), Kendra Hoffman (5)
Assists: Thais Reiss (5), Julia Martin (4)

NOTABLE
- UNF enters Sunday's clash having won 2 of its last 3 including a 2-0 road shutout at North Alabama this past Sunday
- Ospreys are wrapping up a four-match road stretch to close the regular season
- North Florida needs a win over Liberty combined with a loss or tie by UNA at NJIT to secure a spot in the upcoming ASUN Tournament
- North Florida is 14-21-5 on the road under Coach Confer including a 4-3 mark this season, highlighted by four wins in their last five road matches
- UNF has had 12 different players net a goal this season | One of just 16 teams in the country with more than 10 goal scorers | Six players have multiple goals scored this year
- Sophomore Reiss is the reigning ASUN Freshman of the Year and was tabbed a preseason All-ASUN honoree | Reiss spent early August playing for Brazil in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in France
- Reiss and freshman Kendra Hoffman rank 1st and 2nd in the ASUN for shots, taking 55 and 49, respectively
- Sophomore goalkeeper Rhiannon Conelley has five shutouts this season and 11 in her career | Surpassed 100 career saves last weekend | Has 45 saves and a 1.34 GAA this year
- North Florida has used 27 different players on the pitch this year
- With a pair of matches cancelled this season due to weather, North Florida has now had a game cancelled in each of the past 5 seasons
- UNF was picked to finish 5th in the ASUN in the league's preseason poll
- North Florida is in its 23rd season of competition | 2018 marks the fifth season in tenure of head coach Robin Confer

CONFER CORNER
"We are coming off one of our best performances of the season and look to carry that momentum into Sunday's game. We know what is at stake and our players have prepared well this week. Liberty has had some good results recently. We know it will be a difficult task but I am confident that we are up to the challenge." -- Head coach Robin Confer

UP NEXT
North Florida could qualify for the upcoming ASUN Championship Tournament that begins play on Oct. 26.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Rhiannon Conelley: GK; 5' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore; Health Administration

#10 Thais Reiss: M/D; 5' 8"; Sophomore; Sport Management

#21 Kendra Hoffman: MF; 5' 7"; Freshman; Exploratory

#13 Julia Martin: F; 5' 2"; Freshman; Chemistry

Players Mentioned

#1 Rhiannon Conelley
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore; Health Administration
: GK

#10 Thais Reiss
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Sport Management
: M/D

#21 Kendra Hoffman
: 5' 7"; Freshman; Exploratory
: MF

#13 Julia Martin
: 5' 2"; Freshman; Chemistry
: F