University of North Florida
Stetson
Ospreys and Hatters Play to a Scoreless Draw
10/7/2021 10:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DeLAND, Fla. -- North Florida women's soccer opened ASUN East Division play Thursday night battling in-state rival Stetson to a scoreless double overtime draw.Â
RECORDS
North Florida | 8-2-2 (3-1-1 ASUN / 0-0-1 ASUN East)
Stetson | 5-7-2 (2-2-1 ASUN / 0-0-1 ASUN East)
GOALS
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- North Florida held a 16-9 advantage in shot attempts including a 7-5 edge in SOG
- The Ospreys were on the attack early collecting four shots and three corner kicks in the opening 10 minutes of play
- Stetson's first shot attempt came in the 11th minute and was blocked the the UNF backline
- UNF created a quality scoring chance in the 24th minute when Carmel Oliveira and Kayla Bond worked a perfect give-and-go allowing Oliveira a run into the box but her shot was stopped by a diving save from the Hatters keeper
- North Florida produced back-to-back close calls in the opening minutes of the second half but Bond's low skidder slid wide of the left post and Kendra Hoffman saw here laser sail just above the crossbar
- Stetson's best opportunity came in the 69th minute when a driven shot glanced off the top of the crossbar
- In the 83rd minute, Thais Reiss saw her free kick from just outside the top of the box curl wide of the right post
- The first overtime featured back-and-forth play but no shot attempts for either squad
- Reiss created the Ospreys best opportunity in the second overtime when she dribbled into the box but had her left-footed attempt blocked by a defender
- A minute later, Stetson saw another shot attempt hit the crossbar
QUICK KICKS
- Thais Reiss led Ospreys, recording five shots with three on frame | Carmel Oliveira added four shots for the UNF attack
- Mercedes Sapp tallied four saves in earning her sixth shutout of the season
- Ospreys posted their third consecutive shutout
- Match was UNF's fifth overtime contest of the year and fourth to reach double overtime | Ospreys are 2-1-2 in OT this season
- All-time series vs Hatters moves to 10-9-2
UP NEXT
North Florida concludes its four-match ASUN road swing against FGCU on Sunday at 2 p.m. The match marks Ospreys final regular season road tilt.
FAULCONER TALE
"Our players competed hard tonight but we were not good enough in the final third. Stetson did a good job of disrupting our rhythm and style of play. They are a physical team and that is something we struggle with. In the end, we have to settle for a point in the standings. We have a quiclk turnaround to go on the road for our fourth straight conference game against a very good FGCU team on Sunday."
Head coach Eric Faulconer
