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Vanessa Piermont kicks a ball towards the goal
Todd Drexler
3
Winner North Florida UNF (3-0-1, 0-0-0)
0
Charleston So. CSU (2-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
North Florida UNF
(3-0-1, 0-0-0)
3
Final
0
Charleston So. CSU
(2-2-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 1 2 3
Charleston So. CSU 0 0 0

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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | North Florida Athletics

Women's Soccer Dominating in Road Shutout of Charleston Southern

Ospreys extend undefeated streak to open season

UNF-CSU Boxscore

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The season-opening undefeated streak extended to four matches for the North Florida women's soccer team following Sunday's 3-0 shutout of Charleston Southern on the road.

RECORDS
North Florida | 3-0-1
Charleston Southern | 2-2-0

GOALS
UNF - 9' | Thais Reiss (Assist: Sophia Thompson)
UNF - 55' | Leah Ferlin (Assist: Hollyn Knight)
UNF - 82' | Vanessa Piermont (Assist: Kendra Hoffman)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- In a change of pace, North Florida got out of the gates quickly using a goal in the 9th minute from leading scorer Thais Reiss to hand the homestanding Buccaneers a wake-up call in early starting 10 a.m. match | Sophia Thompson slipped a pass through a pair of CSU defenders finding Reiss at the top of the box, where she made a quick turn and laced a low liner into the side of the net 
- The UNF tally was the lone goal in the opening 45 minutes, but the Ospreys held a 7-2 edge in shot attempts
- Newcomer Leah Ferlin helped the Ospreys double their advantage in the opening 10 minutes of the second half, volleying a shot into the back of the net from in front of the goal following an arching long distance service from Hollyn Knight in the 55th minute
- Vanessa Piermont provided UNF with a final insurance goal and capped the scoring in the 82nd minute | Kendra Hoffman lofted a perfect corner kick service into the middle of the box finding Piermont for the scoring header
- The Ospreys finished the match with a 20-4 shot margin including a 10-2 edge in SOG
- Goalkeepers Rhiannon Conelley (83 minutes) and Kelli Crowley (7 minutes) combined for the squad's second shutout of the season | CSU netminder Jenna Moran finished with seven saves

QUICK KICKS
- Reiss now has 16 career goals, ranking 5th all-time in UNF's Division I era
- Her five goals this season is just one shy of her total a year ago and is halfway to the program's D1 single season mark 
- Piermont found the back of the net for the second straight match and second time in her career
- Transfer Leah Ferlin, a native of Jacksonville, collected her first career UNF score | It was her 8th career collegiate goal after scoring seven at USF
- North Florida's undefeated start (3-0-1) thru four matches is the best start in the program's Division I history, and second best all-time behind a 13-0-0 open in 2000
- Head coach Eric Faulconer has matched the best debut season mark for an Osprey mentor (Mike Munch was 3-0-1 in 1998)
- Match victory evened UNF's all-time record vs CSU to 2-2-0 with wins in back-to-back meetings
- Win was the 95th for the Ospreys in their Division I history
- North Florida has now outscored its opponent's 9-2 this season | Averaging 15.3 shots per game

FAULCONER TALK
"I thought we put in a dominant performance today from start to finish. We have started slowly the last two times out and it is something we talked a lot about. We challenged our players to come out from the opening whistle and they responded. To be on the road and start the season 3-0-1 is a credit to our players. We know the road gets harder from here, but we are showing positive growth as a team. We will be ready to embrace the challenges ahead." - Head coach Eric Faulconer

UP NEXT
North Florida wraps up its six-match road stretch to kick off the 2019 season with a pair of in-state tilts at FIU (Sept. 6) and FAU (Sept. 8) | Ospreys will make their long awaited home debut Sept. 15 against Air Force at 1 p.m.


 
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Players Mentioned

Rhiannon Conelley

#1 Rhiannon Conelley

GK
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Health Administration
Kelli Crowley

#33 Kelli Crowley

GK
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport Management
Kendra Hoffman

#21 Kendra Hoffman

MF
5' 4"
Sophomore
Criminal Justice | Psychology
Hollyn Knight

#7 Hollyn Knight

D/F
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management
Vanessa Piermont

#31 Vanessa Piermont

F/D
5' 7"
Sophomore
Exercise Science
Thais Reiss

#10 Thais Reiss

M/F
5' 8"
Junior
Sport Management
Sophia Thompson

#27 Sophia Thompson

MF
5' 5"
Junior
Exercise Science
Leah Ferlin

#12 Leah Ferlin

F
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rhiannon Conelley

#1 Rhiannon Conelley

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Health Administration
GK
Kelli Crowley

#33 Kelli Crowley

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport Management
GK
Kendra Hoffman

#21 Kendra Hoffman

5' 4"
Sophomore
Criminal Justice | Psychology
MF
Hollyn Knight

#7 Hollyn Knight

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management
D/F
Vanessa Piermont

#31 Vanessa Piermont

5' 7"
Sophomore
Exercise Science
F/D
Thais Reiss

#10 Thais Reiss

5' 8"
Junior
Sport Management
M/F
Sophia Thompson

#27 Sophia Thompson

5' 5"
Junior
Exercise Science
MF
Leah Ferlin

#12 Leah Ferlin

5' 11"
Junior
F