UNF's Upset Bid Falls Short at No. 23 Tulsa

Sunday, September 2

Tulsa, Okla.

8:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

0-4

Tulsa

2-1-1

North Florida

Tulsa

Photo by: Todd Drexler

9/2/2018 11:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – The North Florida men's soccer team led No. 23 Tulsa for 60 minutes, but the Ospreys couldn't hold on to pull off the upset over the Golden Hurricane as the Ospreys fell 3-2 on Sunday night.

The Ospreys drop to 0-4 on the season while Tulsa improves to 2-1-1.

GOALS
UNF: 13' – Nick Lodovico (Assisted by Collin Scott and Blake Sams)
TULSA: 60' – Chase Bromstedt (Assisted by Juan Sanchez)
TULSA: 61' – Gilles Kuhler
TULSA: 65' – Gilles Kuhler (Assisted by Juan Sanchez and Devon Sutton)
UNF: 84' – AJ Williams (Assisted by Nathan Harte)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Hurricane threatened to break the scoreless tie in the 11^th minute with a two-on-one attack before Philip D'Amico denied Tulsa their first scoring chance.
Lodovico's first career collegiate goal jumped the Ospreys ahead 1-0 over Tulsa in the 13^th minute. Lodovico found the back of the net from eight yards out on the right side before Scott crossed the ball to the middle and a touch pass from Sams.
Tulsa tied it up when Bromstedt's shot found the back of the net after hitting the crossbar from 18 yards out.
The Golden Hurricane took the lead a minute later on a goal by Kuhler before doubling their lead with Kuhler's second goal of the match four minutes later.
UNF cut its deficit in half in the 84^th minute when Williams received the 30-yard pass from Harte and found the open net from five yards out.

THOUGHTS FROM THE TOP
"I thought we played a great first half against a solid, ranked team in Tulsa. Our back line made the adjustments we have been making recently and that first goal by Lodovico really put us on our front feet and gave our guys some confidence. With the lead we were able to pick up the pressure and really didn't allow Tulsa to get any great looks. In the second half, we got tired after the first fifteen minutes and cracked. The first goal we allowed was a really unfortunate bounce they got off the crossbar that kind of stunned our guys a bit and then they added two more goals shortly after. I still think we can continue to grow in getting better with the ball and possession, but I am proud of our guys for not giving up when trailing by two goals and playing a man down. We climbed back and got the second goal that put Tulsa on their heels again at the end. Playing a ranked team on the back end of a travel weekend is never easy, but I believe our team took steps in the right direction tonight." – Head coach Derek Marinatos

QUICK KICKS

Tulsa notched a 16-9 advantage in shots and 4-1 lead in corner kicks.
D'Amico garnered five saves in his first start as an Osprey.
Sunday's match was the first all-time meeting between UNF and Tulsa.
The Ospreys played a man down for the final 24 minutes of the match after Tawan Seles received his second yellow card of the contest.

UP NEXT
The Ospreys will be away from Hodges Stadium for the second consecutive weekend as UNF travels to the state of Colorado for a pair of matches next weekend. UNF will face Air Force on Friday, Sept. 7 before battling No. 19 Denver on Sunday, Sept. 9.