Saturday, March 13
Jacksonville, Fla.
4:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
FGCU
MATCH NOTES: Ospreys Welcome FGCU for Rematch
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KICKOFF - ASUN south division leading North Florida women's soccer (5-0-0) returns home with hopes of extending their season-opening win streak Saturday at 4 p.m. with a rematch against FGCU at Hodges Stadium. Ospreys topped the Eagles 4-1 two weeks ago in Fort Myers, Fla.
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- Saturday's match marks the Ospreys first at home in a month having last played in Jacksonville on Feb. 12
- Match kicks off a span of five consecutive contests in within the city limits to close out the regular season (4 matches at home | 1 match at JU)
- Ospreys are coming off a 1-0 OT win at Stetson last Saturday
- In the win, junior Carmel Oliveira netted her first goal of the season to secure the victory | Freshman Haynes Grant recorded her first career assist
- Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week after earning the shutout win vs Hatters with four saves | Sapp tops the ASUN with a 0.46 GAA and save percentage (84.6)
- Senior Thais Reiss leads the ASUN in points (14) and goals (6)
- North Florida has produced a trio of ASUN Players of the Week already this season (Thais Reiss | Ari Munoz | Mercedes Sapp)
- Match features the ASUN's top two scorers: Reiss (14 pts / 6G, 2A) | FGCU's Louise Lillback (10 pts / 5G)
- North Florida leads the ASUN in goals and corner kicks | Ospreys are third in shot attempts (FGCU leads the league with 67)
- FGCU SERIES: All-time record is 2-12-1 | Met earlier this season (Feb. 27) at FGCU with Ospreys earning the 4-1 victory, which was the first win for UNF in Fort Myers | Ospreys are 1-6-0 at Hodges Stadium | UNF's first victory vs Eagles was a 2-0 decision in Jacksonville on Oct. 5, 2012
- In first UNF-FGCU meeting of season, Thais Reiss scored a brace for the Ospreys with Leah Ferlin and Kendra Hoffman each added their first goals of the season | Lillback accounted for the Eagles lone tally
- 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-ASUN Honors in 2019: Thais Reiss and Hollyn Knight (1st team) | Kendra Hoffman and Leah Ferlin (2nd team) | Devyn Encalada (All-Freshman)
SCOUTING REPORTÂ
- FGCU is 3-1-2 (1-1-0 ASUN) this season following a 4-0 win at Jacksonville last Saturday (Mar. 6)
-Â Saturday's match marks just the second road contest of the season for the Eagles
- Eagles have surrendered just five goals in six matches (4 of the goals scored by Ospreys)
-Â Louise Lillback has accounted for 5 of the squad's 10 goals scored and leads the ASUN with 28 shot attempts
- Goalkeeper Mia Krusinski owns a 0.77 GAA (3rd in ASUN) with 19 saves and four shut out performances
- Head coach Jim Blankenship started the FGCU program and has guided the Eagles to a 170-60-27 mark in his 14 years at the helm | Blakenship currently ranks 9th among NCAA DI coaches with 410 career victories
FAULCONER TALES
"I know we are excited to be home for ASUN conference play and thrilled to be back on the field at Hodges for the first time this season. Our team is fully aware that the first game versus FGCU was a lot closer than the score line indicated. They are a very good team with some very good offensive weapons. Outside our game, they have been very stingy defensively as well. I fully expect a hard fought battle and I know our players will be ready."
-- Head coach Eric Faulconer
UP NEXT
North Florida plays their final scheduled road match of the regular season with a trip across town to face rival Jacksonville on Mar. 20 at 6 p.m. Ospreys will then close ledger with three straight home matches
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PITCH POINTS
- 5-0 start marks the program's best in the Division I Era (since 2005) | 2006 team was unbeaten thru first 8 contests- Saturday's match marks the Ospreys first at home in a month having last played in Jacksonville on Feb. 12
- Match kicks off a span of five consecutive contests in within the city limits to close out the regular season (4 matches at home | 1 match at JU)
- Ospreys are coming off a 1-0 OT win at Stetson last Saturday
- In the win, junior Carmel Oliveira netted her first goal of the season to secure the victory | Freshman Haynes Grant recorded her first career assist
- Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week after earning the shutout win vs Hatters with four saves | Sapp tops the ASUN with a 0.46 GAA and save percentage (84.6)
- Senior Thais Reiss leads the ASUN in points (14) and goals (6)
- North Florida has produced a trio of ASUN Players of the Week already this season (Thais Reiss | Ari Munoz | Mercedes Sapp)
- Match features the ASUN's top two scorers: Reiss (14 pts / 6G, 2A) | FGCU's Louise Lillback (10 pts / 5G)
- North Florida leads the ASUN in goals and corner kicks | Ospreys are third in shot attempts (FGCU leads the league with 67)
- FGCU SERIES: All-time record is 2-12-1 | Met earlier this season (Feb. 27) at FGCU with Ospreys earning the 4-1 victory, which was the first win for UNF in Fort Myers | Ospreys are 1-6-0 at Hodges Stadium | UNF's first victory vs Eagles was a 2-0 decision in Jacksonville on Oct. 5, 2012
- In first UNF-FGCU meeting of season, Thais Reiss scored a brace for the Ospreys with Leah Ferlin and Kendra Hoffman each added their first goals of the season | Lillback accounted for the Eagles lone tally
- 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-ASUN Honors in 2019: Thais Reiss and Hollyn Knight (1st team) | Kendra Hoffman and Leah Ferlin (2nd team) | Devyn Encalada (All-Freshman)
SCOUTING REPORTÂ
- FGCU is 3-1-2 (1-1-0 ASUN) this season following a 4-0 win at Jacksonville last Saturday (Mar. 6)
-Â Saturday's match marks just the second road contest of the season for the Eagles
- Eagles have surrendered just five goals in six matches (4 of the goals scored by Ospreys)
-Â Louise Lillback has accounted for 5 of the squad's 10 goals scored and leads the ASUN with 28 shot attempts
- Goalkeeper Mia Krusinski owns a 0.77 GAA (3rd in ASUN) with 19 saves and four shut out performances
- Head coach Jim Blankenship started the FGCU program and has guided the Eagles to a 170-60-27 mark in his 14 years at the helm | Blakenship currently ranks 9th among NCAA DI coaches with 410 career victories
FAULCONER TALES
"I know we are excited to be home for ASUN conference play and thrilled to be back on the field at Hodges for the first time this season. Our team is fully aware that the first game versus FGCU was a lot closer than the score line indicated. They are a very good team with some very good offensive weapons. Outside our game, they have been very stingy defensively as well. I fully expect a hard fought battle and I know our players will be ready."
-- Head coach Eric Faulconer
UP NEXT
North Florida plays their final scheduled road match of the regular season with a trip across town to face rival Jacksonville on Mar. 20 at 6 p.m. Ospreys will then close ledger with three straight home matches
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