KICKOFF - North Florida hosts crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.) in a River City Rumble battle that includes ASUN Tournament ramifications. Both the Ospreys and Dolphins are in need of a victory to secure their chance of advancing to postseason play. Prior to the match, UNF will recognize its eight seniors.

MATCH DAY INFO

PITCH POINTS

• North Florida enters Saturday's regular season finale at 9-3-3 (4-2-2 ASUN | 1-1-2 East Division) after a hard fought 0-0 double overtime draw with Kennesaw State last Sunday | With the tie UNF upped its ASUN East standings point total to five and one point behind FGCU and Liberty, who are tied for 2nd | The top three teams in the division automatically qualify for the league tourney
• UNF senior class will be honored during  pre-match ceremony… The senior class includes Hannah Farmer, Kendra Hoffman, Julia Lombardo, Carmel Oliveira, Vanessa Piermont, Morgan Robertson, Chloe Tebon and Emma Voigt
• Ospreys moved to 5-1-1 this season at home after the KSU draw | UNF is now 16-5-1 at Hodges Stadium under head coach Eric Faulconer
• Thais Reiss enters the JU 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 shares the NCAA lead for 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 leading fifth assist on match-winner at Eastern Kentucky | Bond is tied for second in ASUN for helpers
• Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp has posted nine wins this fall with a program single season record eight shutouts and is 2nd in the ASUN with an .857 save percentage | Sapp ranks 2nd in ASUN with a 0.71 GAA, allowing 11 goals while collecting 66 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 just the second time out of the poll in the last eight weeks | North Florida was listed #75 in the latest NCAA RPI, marking the highest ranking for an ASUN squad

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 270-109-34 in his 21st season | He owns a 30-11-5 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

• JACKSONVILLE: Enters match at 6-8-3 (1-6-1 ASUN | 1-2-1 East Division) after a 3-2 loss at Stetson on Sunday | The Dolphins have just one victory in their last 10 contests | JU has 4 points and is tied fifth with Stetson in the ASUN East Division standings
• All-time Series Record: 9-11-2 | Last Meeting: Ospreys posted a 4-0 at Hodges Stadium on Apr. 3, 2021 | UNF swept all three meetings between the rivals during the spring season and have claimed the last 6 match-ups
• Ospreys are 5-4-1 all-time vs the the Dolphins at Hodges Stadium
• Jacksonville is 0-3-1 on the road this season including three straight road losses in ASUN play
• JU has scored just four goals in conference action with all four goals coming in last three matches | Dolphins have allowed 13 conference goals
• 15 different players have scored for JU this year, with eight players netting multiple goals | Selma Fohrer, Beyonce Robinson and Olivia Abdallah share the team lead with three goals each
• Goalkeeper Courtney Green boasts a 71.6 Save Pct. and a 1.39 GAA | She has recorded 48 saves and surrendered 19 goals
• Head coach John Constable is in his 2nd season at Jacksonville owning a 7-18-4 record