Women's Soccer | 10/31/2019 12:00:00 PM
KICKOFF - No. 4 seed North Florida women's soccer travels south to Fort Myers, Fla., for a battle against No. 5 seed Kennesaw State in Friday's quarterfinal action of the ASUN Championship Tournament. The winner advances to semifinal match-up with No. 1 seed FGCU on Sunday.
OSPREY FACTS
1. LOOKING BACK - North Florida closed the regular season with a pair of victories highlighted by a 2-1 win over crosstown rival Jacksonville on Sunday evening | Junior
Thais Reiss was named ASUN Player of the Week after having a part in five of the team's six goals including scoring two while assisting on three others
2. TOURNEY TIDBITS - Ospreys are making their 8th appearance in the ASUN Tournament after having a streak of four-consecutive season snapped last year | UNF owns a 2-5-2 all-time mark in the event and has dropped both matches that have been decided by PKs | North Florida will be meeting Kennesaw State for the third time in tournament play with a 3-1 road victory (2012) and a 0-0 draw (4-3 loss in PKs) in 2017 in DeLand, Fla. | This also marks UNF's third time to play an ASUN Tournament match in Fort Myers, having lost each of their previous visits (2-1 vs FGCU in 2011 & 3-0 vs Mercer in 2012) | North Florida has advanced to the ASUN semifinals twice (2011, 2012)
3. MILESTONE NOTES - Head coach
Eric Faulconer earned his 250th career win of his collegiate coaching career last week against Stetson and added another vs JU, upping his all-time mark to 251-102-31 |
Thais Reiss has 11 goals this season, the most in UNF's DI history, while also handing out a program DI season record 6 assists | Her 23 career goals including 12 game winners, ranks 2nd and 1st in Osprey's D1 era, respectively | With their two wins last season, Ospreys matched the program DI era record with 11 wins this season (also had 11 in 2006) and five ASUN victories were the most since 2012
4. CLOSE CALLS - Of UNF's eight matches in ASUN play, the final score in seven of them was decided by one goal including five 1-0 showings (3 wins, 2 losses) | For the season, the Ospreys have been a part of 10 matches decided by a single goal
5. SCOUTING REPORT
- Kennesaw State enters Friday's tilt sporting a 10-7-0 overall record with a 5-3-0 mark in ASUN Conference play | For the season, KSU netted 23 goals led by Becky Contreras, who finished with 5 goals including 4 match winners | The Owls allowed just 18 goals and tallied 70 saves en route to posting seven shutouts on the year | KSU carries a three-match win streak into ASUN Tournament action having edged Liberty, NJIT and North Alabama by identical 1-0 scores
FAULCONER TALES
"Our team is very excited to be back in the ASUN Conference tournament. Looking at the regular season results, all six teams have a chance to make some noise over the next two weekends. We know our match versus Kennesaw State is going to be a game that can go either way. If recent history is any indication, it's likely to be a one goal game. Both teams are evenly matched it and will come down to the team that finishes their chances and limits mistakes. Our players are confident and looking forward to performing our best Friday evening." -- Head coach
Eric Faulconer
UP NEXT
With a win, North Florida would face top-seeded FGCU at 1 p.m. on Sunday for a chance to advance to next Saturday's (Nov. 9) championship match
