University of North Florida
FIU
MATCH NOTES: Ospreys Host FIU & Kennesaw State
2/11/2021 11:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
GAME ATTENDANCE PROTOCOLS
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All attendees should always maintain social distancing guidelines during arrival and departure from competition
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Spectators should remain off the field, practice proper social distancing and utilize masks or cloth facial coverings throughout the event in accordance with local and national guidelines
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PITCH POINTS
- North Florida senior Thais Reiss was named the ASUN Player of the Week after netting a pair of goals in the Ospreys 4-0 victory vs Jacksonville- Reiss posted just her second career multi-goal match
- Ospreys defense held the Dolphins without a shot attempt in earning the shutout
- 25 players got on the pitch for UNF in the opener
- FIU Series: All-time record is 3-3-1 | Ospreys won last meeting 3-1 on Sept. 6, 2019 at FIU | UNF owns a 2-match win streak in series
- Kennesaw State Series: UNF trails 6-14-2 | Owls earned 3-1 win in last meeting (2019 ASUN Tournament quarterfinals) on Nov. 1, 2019 | Ospreys topped KSU 1-0 earlier in the 2019 campaign | Squads have split last four meetings 2-2
- Sunday's match vs Kennesaw State will not be considered an ASUN match
- Last season the Ospreys matched the program's Division I era record at 11-6-2
- North Florida finished with 33 goals, ranking second in the ASUN a year ago
- UNF boasted the program record with a 1.11 GAA
- Head coach Eric Faulconer earned his 250th career victory last season | Faulconer led squads have recorded 10+ wins in 17 consecutive seasons
- Ospreys were tabbed to finish 4th in the preseason ASUN poll
- Thais Reiss was picked the preseason ASUN Player of the YearÂ
- All-ASUNÂ Honors in 2019: Thais Reiss and Hollyn Knight (1st team) | Kendra Hoffman and Leah Ferlin (2nd team) | Devyn Encalada (All-Freshman)
SCOUTING REPORTÂ
FIU
- Enter Friday's contest with a 1-0 record following a 2-0 win vs Jacksonville on Feb. 7
- Kedie Johnson scored a goal and assisted on the other to pace the Panthers
- Goalkeeper Sarah Ward collected 3 saves in posting the shutout of the Dolphins
- FIU went 2-15 (0-10 in C-USA) in 2019
- Head coach Jonathan Garbar is in his first season at the helm of the FIU program
Kennesaw State
- The Owls had their season opener vs Charlotte postponed due to COVID issues and will square off against Jacksonville on Friday night before taking on the Ospreys
- KSU lineup features a pair of preseason All-ASUNÂ selections: Erin Harris and Becky Contreras (2019 ASUN Freshman of the Year)
- Kennesaw was picked to finish 3rd in the preseason ASUN poll, one spot ahead of UNF
- Head coach Benji Walton is in his 5th season leading the Owls and guided the squad to a 41-28-8 record | He is in his 15th season as head coach having previously served at Limestone College and Birmingham-SouthernÂ
FAULCONER TALES
"We had a successful start to the season and now we are looking to build on that success. FIU is coming off a great start as well and are playing with confidence under their new coach, Jonathan Garbar. It looks like they have nine new starters, so it will be a different team from the one we faced down in Miami in 2019.Â
We know we will be in for a battle against Kennesaw State. We went 1-1 versus them in 2019, but they won the one that mattered. Defeating us in the ASUN quarterfinals. I know that loss has left a bitter taste in our mouths and we look forward to another great game against one of the stronger teams in the conference. Even though this a non-conference game in this season's format, this weekend sets up in a similar fashion to the ASUN semifinals and championship game in April. So headed into these two games, we are treating this opportunity with that approach."
-- Head coach Eric Faulconer
After starting the season with three consecutive home matches, North Florida now hits the road for a four-match stretch beginning Feb. 18 with a match at Georgia Southern.
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