KICKOFF - North Florida looks to build on its thrilling double overtime victory versus Liberty when the Ospreys welcome ASUN East Division leader Kennesaw State to Hodges Stadium on Sunday at 1 p.m. The match is the second of a three-match home stand to close the regular season for UNF.

MATCH DAY INFO

PITCH POINTS

• North Florida enters Sunday clash at 9-3-2 (4-2-1 ASUN | 1-1-1 East Division) after a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory against Liberty on Thursday night | With the win, UNF now has 4 pts in the ASUN East standings and is tied with Jacksonville for the important third-place spot
• Ospreys goal in the 106th minute on a PK by Thais Reiss, ended a near three-match scoreless streak
• Ospreys improved to 5-1-0 this season at home | UNF is now 16-5-0 at Hodges Stadium under head coach Eric Faulconer
• Thais Reiss enters the KSU match ranked third in the ASUN this season for goals (9) and points (19) | Reiss added her 9th goal of the season vs Liberty when she converted a penalty kick | She now has 42 for her career (2nd in UNF history) and ranks 10th all-time in ASUN history
• Reiss has scored the match winner for the Ospreys in six contests and her winner vs Liberty marked the 20th match-winner of her career (2nd on the ASUN All-Time chart) | She currently leads the NCAA in game winning goals this season
• FUN FACTS: Almost half (20 of 42) of Reiss' career goals have been match winners | Reiss has accounted for half of UNF's goals this season (9 of 18)
• Kayla Bond notched her team and ASUN leading fifth assist on match-winner at Eastern Kentucky
• Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp has posted nine wins with seven shutouts this fall and is 2nd in the ASUN with an .849 save percentage | Sapp ranks 2nd in ASUN with a 0.77 GAA, allowing 11 goals while collecting 62 saves
• North Florida roster features 27 of 31 players hailing from the state of Florida
• 11 Ospreys are from or played their prep/club soccer in the “904” area code (Jacksonville, Northeast Florida) | Group includes Haynes Grant, Sydney Hauth, Emma Voigt, Ariana Munoz, Carmel Oliveira, Hannah Farmer, Lauren Weiss, Marissa House, Analiese Anderson, Kate Carter and Brielle Maloney
• UNF was picked as co-favorite to win the ASUN this Fall along with Lipscomb
• North Florida returned nine starters from their successful spring campaign and welcomed 11 newcomers including several DI transfers
• Thais Reiss and Mercedes Sapp were named the ASUN Preseason Player and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively | Ariana Munoz was also named to the preseason All-Conference list
• Reiss was selected for the Watch List of the MAC Hermann Trophy, presented to the National Player of the Year
• Ospreys announced their Leadership Council for the season: Captains Thais Reiss & Zara Siassi | Lauren Weiss (Fresh rep) | Averi Walraven (Soph rep) | Sydney Hauth (Jr rep) | Kendra Hoffman (SR/Grad rep) | Ariana Munoz (SR/Grad rep)
• HONOR ROLL - Marissa House became the latest Osprey to earn a weekly honor, being named ASUN Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday (10/5) | Sapp was named ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (8/24) | Reiss chosen ASUN Player of the Week (8/31)
• RANKING NEWS - Ospreys were unranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches South Region Top 10 poll, marking their first time out of the poll in the last seven weeks | North Florida was listed #94 in the latest NCAA RPI, marking the second highest rank for an ASUN team (Liberty is #75)

SPRING REWIND

• North Florida boasted an undefeated (6-0-0) record in ASUN play for the first time in program history and marked just the second time Ospreys have gone unblemished in conference play (2000: 5-0-0 in Peach Belt) | The Ospreys earned the ASUN South Division title
• Going 10-2-0 during the spring season marked the second most wins in a season during the program's Division I era | UNF also amassed a double-digit win total for the second consecutive year after winning 11 contests in 2019
• North Florida's seven-match win streak during the spring was the longest in the program's DI era and marked just the 5th time a UNF program has strung together 7 or more wins on the pitch (Record is 13 in 2000 followed by 8 in 2001 and 7 twice in 2002)
• Ospreys had the ASUN Player of the Year (Thais Reiss), Goalkeeper of the Year (Mercedes Sapp) along with Ariana Munoz and Zara Siassi joining the duo on the First team All-ASUN list | Siassi and Haynes Grant were both named to the ASUN All-Freshman squad
• Reiss led the ASUN in points (23), goals (9) and assists (5) | She ranked second in shots with 43 and topped the league with 7 multi-point matches
• In the net, Sapp paced the ASUN in GAA (0.61) and wins (10) while listed second for Save% (78.8)
• 11 different Ospreys scored in the Spring with Reiss (9), Munoz (3), Oliveira (3) and Hoffman (3) amassing multiple goals scored
• Ospreys were ranked No. 6 in the final United Soccer Coaches South Region poll (Spent six of eight weeks during the season in Top 5)

FAULCONER TALES
- Head coach Eric Faulconer's overall record stands at 270-109-33 in his 21st season | He owns a 30-11-4 mark in his third season leading the Ospreys | Faulconer-led team have reached double-digit victories in 18 consecutive seasons… Ospreys have 9 wins this year 

SCOUTING REPORT

• KENNESAW STATE: Enters match at 7-6-1 (4-2-0 ASUN | 2-0-1 East Division) after a 2-1 win versus Stetson on Thursday | The Owls are unbeaten in their last three contests | KSU has 7 points and sits atop the ASUN East Division standing
• All-time Series Record: 6-13-2 | Last Meeting: Ospreys posted a 1-0 in Kennesaw on Oct. 3, 2019 (Teams did not play in the spring) | UNF dropped a 3-2 decision in duos last meeting at Hodges Stadium (Sept. 30, 2018)
• Ospreys are 3-6-0 all-time vs the Owls in Jacksonville
• Kennesaw is 3-3-0 on the road this season including wins at UCA and FGCU
• Owls have scored 21 goals and allowed 22 goals this year
• 9 different players have scored for KSU this year, with six players netting multiple goals | Ebony Clarke paces the Owls with five goals followed closely by Kendall Higgs with four | All of Clarke's and Higgs' goals have come in ASUN play
• Goalkeeper Dylan Pixton boasts a 78.0 Save Pct. and a 1.53 GAA | She has recorded 71 saves and surrendered 20 goals
• KSU has only held one opponent (North Alabama) without a goal
• Head coach Benji Walton is in his 6th season at Kennesaw owning a 56-42-9 record | He holds a 153-120-20 career mark in 16 seasons