MATCH NOTES: ASUN Road Trip Wraps up at FGCU

Sunday, October 10

Fort Myers, Fla.

2:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

FGCU

10/9/2021 11:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

KICKOFF - North Florida women's soccer visits in-state rival FGCU on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the final road tilt of a four-match stretch for the Ospreys. The match also marks the final regular season road contest for UNF.

MATCH DAY INFO

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PITCH POINTS

North Florida enters Sunday at 8-2-2 (3-1-1 ASUN | 0-0-1 East Division) after hard fought 0-0 double-overtime draw at Stetson on Thursday night | The tie moved the Ospreys road record to 4-1-2 this season | UNF is unbeaten in its last three contests
The shutout was the sixth of the year for the UNF defense and third consecutive earned in ASUN play | Ospreys last surrendered goal was against UCA on Sept. 26, a span of 306 scoreless minutes
Thais Reiss enters match at FGCU 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
Reiss has scored the match winner for the Ospreys in five contests and her winner vs Bellarmine (Sept. 30) 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 match-winner at Eastern Kentucky
Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp has posted eight wins with six shutouts this fall and is second in the ASUN with an .869 save percentage | Sapp ranks second in ASUN with a 0.64 GAA and has allowed just 8 goals while collecting 53 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 269-108-33 in his 21st season | He owns a 29-10-4 mark in his third season leading the Ospreys | Faulconer-led team have reached double-digit victories in 18 consecutive seasons

SCOUTING REPORT

FGCU: Enters Sunday's clash at 7-6-0 (4-1-0 ASUN | 0-1-0 East Division) after a heartbreaking 2-1 double-overtime loss to Kennesaw State on Thursday | The loss snapped a four-match win streak for the Eagles | FGCU led with under two minutes remaining in regulation before surrendering the equalizer
All-time Series Record: 3-11-1 | Last Meeting: Ospreys claimed a 1-0 victory in Jacksonville on Mar. 13 during the spring season | UNF has taken the last two meetings between the rivals
UNF is 1-7-1 all-time at FGCU's Pickering Field with the lone win coming on their last visit (Feb. 27) with a 4-1 victory | Win ended a seven-game skid versus the Eagles
FGCU is 3-5-0 at home this year
Eagles loss to Kennesaw State marked their first overtime match of the season
9 different players have scored for FGCU this year | Louise Lillback tops the Eagles with 7 goals including 6 scored in ASUN play… She ranks 3rd in the league for goals and points behind UNF's Reiss
Goalkeeper Katie Sullivan owns a 1.38 GAA in 11 matches this season | She has recorded 41 saves and allowed 14 goals en route to earning five shutouts
Head coach Jim Blankenship is in his 15th season at FGCU with a 181-68-27 record | He has been named the ASUN Coach of the Year five times and guided the Eagles to nine conference crowns

“Sunday finds two teams that put their backs against the wall with their Thursday night results. We feel like we dropped points with the draw at Stetson and FGCU was two minutes away from getting three points and walked away with a loss. The division format on this side of the conference is going to be a slugfest. The margin for error is so small and I think you will see two teams desperate for three points. Our players enjoy playing at FGCU, as they always have a great environment and fan support. It should be a good game.”

Head Coach Eric Faulconer