Williams' Late Goal Propels UNF to Victory

Wednesday, September 19

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-6-0

College of Charleston

3-3-1

UNF

Charleston

AJ Williams fields the soccer ball at Hodges Stadium.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

9/19/2018 10:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Senior AJ Williams scored the game-winning goal with five minutes remaining to secure the 2-1 road victory at College of Charleston on Wednesday night.

The Ospreys improved 1-6 on the season while the Cougars drop to 3-3-1.

Goals
UNF: 17' – Mikey Connell (Assisted by Nathan Harte)
COFC: 37' – Kevin Harris (Unassisted)
UNF: 85' – AJ Williams (Assisted by Mikey Connell)

How it Happened

Mikey Connell broke the scoreless tie in the 17^th minute, receiving the cross from Nathan Harte and firing a strike into the right corner of the net from 16 yards out.
The Cougars notched the tying goal late in the first half when Kevin Harris took the rebound off the post on a penalty kick and found the back of the net in the 37^th minute.
Connell dribbled the ball down the left side of the box and found Williams in the front of the keeper to score the game-winner from five yards out.

Thoughts From the Top
"Tonight's match was against a scrappy, solid Charleston team. I give all credit to our players and staff for putting in the work this week and the extra training last weekend from the cancellation of our match. They guys really came out and executed our game plan. I still think there's things we can improve on moving forward. Tonight's match was such a tight game and I felt like we got over that hump, and it's nice to get the result to go our way. It was unfortunate for them to tie it up on that rebound off the penalty kick, but our guys responded nicely. I am really happy with the contributions we got from everyone tonight, especially in the second half when we went deep into the bench. Now that we got the result, it's time to take that momentum and shift our focus onto Florida International this weekend." – head coach Derek Marinatos

Quick Kicks

The Cougars edged the Ospreys in shots with a 13-10 advantage.
North Florida led College of Charleston in saves (6-3) and corner kicks (4-2).
Connell leads UNF with a team-high three goals, followed by Williams with two goals.
Harte now leads UNF on the season with two assists.
Goalkeeper Philip D'Amico surpassed his previous season-high in saves while posting six saves in the box for the Ospreys.
Tonight's win over the Cougars marked the first ever win over College of Charleston for the Ospreys.

What's Next
North Florida returns to Hodges Stadium this weekend as the Ospreys host Florida International on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.