UNF-KSU Boxscore
KENNESAW, Ga. -- North Florida women's soccer made an early goal by
Leah Ferlin stand up in earning a hard fought 1-0 ASUN road victory on Thursday night at Kennesaw State.
RECORDS
North Florida | 8-3-1 (2-0-0 ASUN)
Kennesaw State | 6-6-0 (1-2-0 ASUN)
GOALS
UNF - 8' |
Leah Ferlin (
Thais Reiss)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ospreys converted an early opportunity when
Thais Reiss carried the ball to the left edge of the box and sent a service to the feet of
Leah Ferlin, who settled the ball and quickly chipped the ball past the diving KSU keeper for the 1-0 lead
- UNF continually connected passes during the first half and managed a 4-2 lead in shot attempts
- Kennesaw State turned up the pressure out of intermission earning and flipping the edge in shooting
- 76th minute saw a golden chance for the KSU equalizer but the shot from inside the 6-yd box slid just wide of the right post, keeping the Owls off the board
- The Owls collected their first shot on goal in the 87th minute, but a tremendous save by
Rhiannon Conelley turned the chance away on a ball driven to the lower left corner
- North Florida earned their fourth consecutive win and improved to 2-0 in ASUN competition
- UNF goalkeeper
Rhiannon Conelley tallied one save en route to the shutout victory
- Ospreys held a slight 7-6 advantage in shots including a 2-1 edge in SOG
QUICK KICKS
- The goal for Ferlin marked her fifth of the season
- Reiss' assist marked her 10th of 12 matches with a point scored | She is also on a current four-match streak with a point
- Conelley earned her 14th career shutout, improving on her program DI record, while also tallying her fourth of the season
- North Florida posted its third consecutive shutout
- Ospreys moved to 2-0 in the ASUN for just the fourth time in program history
- With eight match wins, UNF surpassed last year's season win total and have matched the third most wins in a season of the Division I era
FAULCONER TALES
"I love the competitive spirit of this team. What a gritty performance. They just keep fighting and fighting. It wasn't pretty at times, but we made the early goal stand up. We will enjoy this win tonight and get ready for another tough road battle against NJIT on Sunday." - Head coach
Eric Faulconer
UP NEXT
The Ospreys close out their ASUN road trip with a match Sunday against NJIT at 1 p.m.
