JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Senior Jake Hawker scored his second goal of the season, but North Florida men's soccer could not convert for the remainder of the game as Georgia Southern grabbed the 2-1 win on Friday evening at Hodges Stadium.
 
RECORDS
North Florida | 1-2
Georgia Southern | 3-1
 
GOALS
UNF: 14' - Jake Hawker (2)
GSU: 17' - Adam Davie (PK)
GSU: 89' - Aldair Cortes
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hawker was able to capitalize on an Eagle mistake in the back field, and wrangled the loose ball to score the opening goal of the game in the 14th minute.
- Three minutes later, the Eagles evened the score as the Ospreys were called for a foul in the box, resulting in a penalty kick. Adam Davie sent it to the lower right to knot the score.
- North Florida tried to go ahead in the 70th minute on a shot by Mirza Nevoric, but the keeper sent it over the crossbar and keep the game tied.
- With the clock in the 84th minute, Herbie Steigelman sent a great cross to senior Cormac Begley, but Begley's shot dinged off the crossbar.
- The score remained tied as the clock ticked down, but a foul outside the box on the left side of the field proved to be the game-winner for the visitors. A direct kick from Aldair Cortes curled into the upper left to give Georgia Southern the win. 
 
QUICK KICKS
- Hawker had an opportunity off a throw in, sending a shot through the middle of traffic in the 21st minute.
- The Ospreys also had an opportunity by Bryson Smith as he sent a long cross on a give-and-go in the 32nd minute, but it sailed just out of bounds to end any threat in the Eagles' box.
-.For the third straight game, North Florida owned the advantage in shots. This time leading 7-5, but were even with three shots each on target.
- Goalkeeper Padraic Gilley made one save.


FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS
"I thought we were the better team tonight in terms of quality. We edged them in shots and I felt like we had the more quality chances. Unfortunately, we are just not finishing to put teams away. We knew this was going to be a battle. Georgia Southern is a very tough, physical team - very athletic. Credit to them, they took the set-piece well. I'll have to see the PK on film. For me, I am proud of our guys. We created some nice chances, its right there, but we are just missing a few details that we can get better at. The guys know that we are a good team and can see that we are unfortunate in the results in these last two games. At the end of the day, we just have to get back to work and get ready for FIU on Tuesday."
 
UP NEXT
North Florida takes to the road to play FIU, Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Ospreys then return home to open ASUN play against Liberty Saturday, Sept. 23.