Men's Soccer | 11/7/2019 9:53:00 AM

 

ASUN Quarterfinals
Game 16: No. 6 Liberty	Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 | 5 p.m. | Fort Myers, Fla.
	TV/Video: Live Stats | Watch
Series History	North Florida leads 2-0 | Last Meeting - UNF 1, LIB 0 (Sept. 29, 2018) [Recap | Stats] Streak: UNF W2
Looking Ahead	With a win, UNF advances to face No. 2 FGCU on Sunday.
Social Media	@OspreyMSOC | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | @UNFOspreys

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida men's soccer (5-7-2, 3-2-1 ASUN) heads to Fort Myers for a match against sixth-seeded Liberty in the opening round of the ASUN Championship.

1. LAST TIME OUT - UNF fell to No. 18 Charlotte, 2-1. All three goals were second half nets and scored in the final 11 minutes. Miguel DeLeon, Jr. scored the equalizer in the 80^th minute from an assist from forward Landen Haig, but the 49ers answered back five minutes later for the win.

2. GREAT WALL OF JACKSONVILLE – Despite the loss to Charlotte, North Florida's defense is still ranked 1^st in the ASUN in goals-against average (1.037) and 51^st nationally. North Florida's main keeper Padriac Gilley improved to 38th in goals-against average in the NCAA and remains ranked first in the ASUN (.930).

3. WIN STREAK - The Ospreys are 2-0 in their last two matches against ASUN foe, Liberty dating back to 2018. North Florida defeated the Flames 1-0 earlier this season in Hodges Stadium, and defeated the Flames 3-2 in Lynchburg, Va. in 2018. Senior midfielder Torian Went scored his first goal of his career against the Flames.

4. ASUN TOURNAMENT HISTORY - UNF is the No. 3 seed for just the second time and is searching of its first victory in tournament play since claiming the title in 2015. In all, North Florida has an even 6-6-0 (.500) all-time record in the championship which is third-best among current ASUN members.

5. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT 
-Liberty (5-12, 1-5 ASUN) is hoping to turn around their year after a 1-0 senior night loss to Lipscomb.
-The Flames went 2-5 during the month of October.
- Liberty is ranked third in the conference for save per game (3.76) and fourth in save percentage (.703).
- Seth Clark tops the team in points on one goal and three assists, while three others have two goals on the season.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Ospreys all season long by following @OspreyMSOC and @UNFOspreys on Twitter for all of the latest UNF soccer updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #SWOOPLife.