MATCH NOTES: ASUN East Division Play Kicks Off Thursday at Stetson

Thursday, October 7

DeLand, Fla.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Stetson

MATCH NOTES: ASUN East Division Play Kicks Off Thursday at Stetson

10/6/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

KICKOFF - North Florida women's soccer opens ASUN East Division play Thursday night with a match at in-state rival Stetson. The match continues the Ospreys current four-match road swing.

MATCH DAY INFO

PITCH POINTS

North Florida improved to 8-2-1 (3-1-0 ASUN | 0-0-0 East Division) after completing a weekend road sweep with a 2-0 win at Eastern Kentucky on Sunday | The win upped the Ospreys road record to 4-1-1 this season
The shutout was the fifth of the year for the UNF defense
Thais Reiss enters Thursday's match at Stetson ranked second in the ASUN this season for goals (8) and points (17) | Reiss added her 8th goal of the season vs EKU and now has 41 for her career (2nd in UNF history) | She ranks 10th all-time in ASUN history | She has netted a goal in 7 of the last 9 matches
Reiss has scored the match winner for the Ospreys in five contests and her winner vs Bellarmine marked the 19th match-winner of her career (2nd on the ASUN All-Time chart) | She is currently tied for the NCAA lead in game winning goals this season
FUN FACT: Almost half (19 of 41) of Reiss' career goals have been match winners
Kayla Bond notched her team and ASUN leading fifth assist on Sunday's match-winner vs Eastern Kentucky
Marissa House scored the first goal of her career (the game winner) versus the Colonels
Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp has posted eight wins with five shutouts this fall and is second in the ASUN with an .860 save percentage | Sapp ranks second in ASUN with a 0.71 GAA and has allowed just 8 goals while collecting 49 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
Ospreys home win streak was halted at seven with the loss to UCA (Sept. 26) | UNF is now 15-5-0 at Hodges Stadium under head coach Eric Faulconer
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 #8 ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches South Region poll, marking the sixth consecutive week UNF has been in the Top 10 | North Florida was listed #57 in the latest NCAA RPI, marking the highest rank for an ASUN team

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 269-108-32 in his 21st season | He owns a 29-10-3 mark in his third season leading the Ospreys | Faulconer-led team have reached double-digit victories in 18 consecutive seasons

SCOUTING REPORT

STETSON: Enters the match at 5-7-1 (2-2-0 ASUN | 0-0-0 East Division) after a 4-2 loss at Jacksonville State on Sunday | The loss was the second in a row for the Hatters
All-time Series Record: 10-9-1 | Last Meeting: Ospreys posted a 3-1 victory in Jacksonville on Apr. 10 during the spring season | UNF is 4-6-0 all-time at Stetson
North Florida has won four straight in the series and is unbeaten in the last five meetings | UNF earned a 1-0 win in their last visit to Stetson on Mar. 6, 2021
Hatters are 4-1-0 at home this year and have won four straight in DeLand
SU has gotten goals from 10 different players including four players with multiple goal totals | Jackie Fiacco tops the Hatters with three scores this season
Goalkeepers Sarah Grimmett and Ashleigh Wise have both played significant minutes in the net for the Hatters | In 6 games, Grimmett owns a 0.57 GAA with 15 saves while Wise holds a 1.72 GAA with 36 saves in 10 contests
Head coach Chris Bergmann is in his 3rd season at Stetson with a 8-27-4 record | He owns a career coaching record of 36-72-9
Osprey junior midfielder Kate Carter played her first two collegiate seasons at Stetson, tallying 5 goals in 34 matches

“With the ASUN divisional play model, we are about to enter an entirely new season where everyone essentially has a 0-0 record and everything to play for. The East Division went 14-10 versus the West in the conference crossover matches so we know headed into this part of the season that it is going to be difficult. Stetson played us very tough at their place last season in a game that could have gone either way. We are both very familiar with each other which makes these games even more difficult for both sides. This is the exciting part of the year and we are looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish over the next three weeks.”

Head Coach Eric Faulconer