Road Stretch Starts Saturday for Women's Soccer with River City Rumble

By: North Florida Athletics

Women's Soccer | 10/5/2018 10:30:00 AM

KICKOFF
The North Florida women's soccer team closes the regular season with four road matches beginning Saturday against crosstown rival Jacksonville at Southern Oaks Stadium at 7 p.m. The match is part of the annual River City Rumble competition between UNF and JU.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
What: North Florida at Jacksonville
Where: Southern Oaks Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
When: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
Series: UNF trails 4-11-2
Last Meeting: The Ospreys earned a hard fought 2-1 victory at Jacksonville last year when Krista Colubiale netted the game winner in double-overtime snapping a 10-match winless skid for UNF vs JU. Colubiale also assisted on the equalizer earlier in regulation.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live Stats: JU
Live Stream: ESPN3

JACKSONVILLE REPORT (1-10-1 | 1-3-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Stats
- Jacksonville has dropped its last two matches and the squad's lone win was a 1-0 decision over Stetson on Sept. 23
- Dolphins are 1-6-1 at home this season
- JU has been shutout in each of its last three losses
- Sarah Alexander leads the squad with 2 goals (Team has scored 6 all year)
- Brittany Hundley has started 11 matches in goal for Jacksonville owning a 2.30 GAA while tallying 65 saves

2018 UNF Top Statistical Leaders
Games Played: 12 players have appeared in all 12 matches
Points: Thais Reiss (13), Kendra Hoffman (11)
Goals: Thais Reiss (4), Kendra Hoffman (4)
Assists: Thais Reiss (5), Kendra Hoffman (3), Julia Martin (3)

NOTABLE
- UNF is looking to halt a current three-match skid | Ospreys have won their last two road matches
- Ospreys ended a 10-match winless streak against JU last year (Last win was in 2007 and stretch included 8 losses and 2 ties)
- Last four matches between UNF-JU have been decided by a single goal each time
- North Florida is 12-20-5 on the road under Coach Confer including a 2-2 mark this season | Confer is 1-3-1 vs Jacksonville
- 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
- Sophomore goalkeeper Rhiannon Conelley has three shutouts this season and nine in her career | Needs 7 saves to reach 100 for her career
- North Florida has used 27 different players on the pitch this year
- Sophomore Thais Reiss is the reigning ASUN Freshman of the Year and was tabbed a preseason All-ASUN honoree | Reiss played for Brazil in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in early August
- 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
- With UNF volleyball's win over JU earlier this season, the Ospreys hold a 1-0 lead so far on the River City Rumble scoreboard

CONFER CORNER
"Saturday's game is huge for several reasons. First, both of us are fighting to earn valuable points in the conference standings. Second, it's the River City Rumble and there is always emotion going into this game, with records, standings and stats not really mattering when its UNF vs JU. We know it will be a tough game, but we have had a good week of training and are looking forward to it." - Head coach Robin Confer

UP NEXT
North Florida continues its season-ending road swing with matches at Lipscomb (Oct. 12) and North Alabama (Oct. 14).

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Players Mentioned

#23 Krista Colubiale: F; 5' 9"; Senior; Health Science

#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

#23 Krista Colubiale
: 5' 9"; Senior; Health Science
: F

#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