Kennesaw State vs UNF Final Boxscore

JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida women's soccer closed out the home portion of its 2018 schedule with a heartbreaking double overtime loss 3-2 to Kennesaw State on Sunday afternoon at Hodges Stadium.

GOALS
UNF - 22' Brandi Walker (Assist: Thais Reiss)
UNF - 39' Kelli Crowley (Penalty Kick)
KSU - 48' Isabella Contreras (Assist: Erin Harris)
KSU - 49' Contreras (Assist: Harris)
KSU - 101' Kendall Higgs (Assist: Morgan Harrison)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Ospreys struck first midway through the opening half as Thais Reiss carried a ball to the end line and then slipped a pass across the goal mouth where Brandi Walker touched a shot just inside the near post
- Kelli Crowley converted a penalty kick following a KSU handball in the box in the 39th minute giving UNF a 2-0 halftime advantage
- UNF owned a 6-2 margin in shot attempts taken in the first 45 minutes of play
- Kennesaw State started the second half quickly, tallying a pair of goals in the first five minutes of action
- The Owls got on the board when Erin Harris served a ball across the box and hit Isabella Contreras in stride for the one-timer into the net
- A minute later the KSU duo combined for the equalizer as Harris' initial shot rebounded off UNF keeper Rhiannon Conelley right to the feet of Contreras, who pushed the ball into the open net
- In the 52nd minute, Harris chipped a shot over a charging Conelley but JJ Bryant raced back to sweep the ball away just before it reached the goal line to keep the match squared at 2-2
- Three minutes later, UNF's Thais Reiss saw her header off a free kick service stopped by a diving stop from the KSU netminder
- The two squads each tallied three shots in the first overtime session with North Florida earning the most promising chance in the 98th minute when Walker chased down a ball served over the top and rocketed a shot that was defensively blocked away by Kennesaw's goalkeeper
- Kennesaw converted the game winner just 19 seconds into the second overtime as Kendall Higgs arched a high dipping shot just into the upper right corner

QUICK KICKS
- UNF finished with a slight 16-14 edge in shot attempts with 11 shots on frame
- The Ospreys also held a 6-2 edge in corner kick tries
- Brandi Walker came off the bench to record her second goal of the season
- Kelli Crowley has scored two goals this year with both coming on converted penalty kicks
- North Florida falls to 5-6-1 (0-3-1 ASUN) on the season with Kennesaw State moving to 10-3-1 (3-1-0 ASUN)
- UNF finishes the season with a 3-4-1 mark at Hodges Stadium

CONFER COMMENTS
"Today was disappointing. We dominated Kennesaw in the first half and gave ourselves a nice lead. Unfortunately, we let them back in the game in a matter of minutes. We just can't do that if we want to win games in conference. We left points on the table in two games this weekend that we shouldn't have. We have to get some results in the next four games" - Head coach Robin Confer

UP NEXT
North Florida travels across town for face rival Jacksonville on Friday night. The match marks the first of four road contests to end the regular season for the Ospreys.