FORT MYERS, Fla. – North Florida men's soccer overcame being down 2-0 and scored a pair of goals within 82 seconds of each other to send the ASUN quarterfinal to overtime and won the game on a successful penalty kick from senior Jake Hawker to give UNF the 3-2 win against Liberty. 

North Florida now advances to play second-seeded FGCU Sunday at 1 p.m. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw in Jacksonville on September 28.

GOALS
4' | Brayden Borutskie (Seth Clark)
45' | Tyler Welch (Unassisted)
88' | Torian Went (Unassisted)
89' | Zane Bubb (Jake Hawker)
99' | Jake Hawker (Penalty Kick)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Liberty scored its goals in the opening frame. Seth Clark found Brayden Borutskie off a corner kick and even though Padraic Gilley made the stop with an outstretched hand- the goal was called for a 1-0 lead.
- The Flames scored their second goal of the game when the defense was caught in the midfield and Tyler Welch capitalized on a 1-v-1 opportunity to put the ball in the right side for the 2-0 lead.
- The Ospreys had several close chances in the opening minutes of the game and another when Torian Went had position in the box, but put the ball to the keeper's chest to end the threat.
- In the second half, North Florida turned on the gas, outshooting the Flames, 7-1.
- With time winding down, UNF poured on the pressure on the Liberty side of the field. It paid off as a the Flames defense failed to clear the ball on back-to-back shots and it found the feet of Went who slipped it into the lower left corner for the 2-1 game.
- Just over 80 seconds later, North Florida evened the score when Hawker sent a beautiful pass into the box that connected with Bubb's head who sent ito home to tie the game and send it to extra time.
- Late in the first overtime, Liberty was called for a foul just inside the box after Brennan Breuer was taken out at the ankles.
- Hawker stepped to the spot and converted it for the 3-2 win and advance UNF in the ASUN Championship.

RECORDS
North Florida | 6-7-2
Liberty | 5-13-0

QUICK KICKS
- This is North Florida's first quarterfinal win since 2015 when it won the ASUN Championship.
- UNF owned a 13-6 edge in shots including a 6-4 advantage in shots on target.
- It was the second goals of the season for both Went and Bubb.
- North Florida moves to 7-6 in ASUN tournament games and is the first win for UNF as a three seed.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS
"I am pretty stunned. Honestly credit to the guys. We threw tactics out the window and put guys forward to apply pressure. We told them at halftime that if they got one - we could break them. Even though it was late, we got the one and then the other - and it was different. I have to give credit to Liberty. They came out and had a good game plan. They dug a hole. I honestly haven't seen us come back like this in my nine years. This group is resilient. Our mantra is to bring the fight and we did. We created a lot of changes in the second half, but the whole game was hard fought. Now our goal is to focus on our recovery and get ready for FGCU on Sunday." - head coach Derek Marinatos

UP NEXT
North Florida looks to take down second-seeded FGCU Sunday in Fort Myers. FGCU had a bye in the opening round.