MATCH NOTES: Ospreys Visit Stetson on Saturday

KICKOFF - North Florida women's soccer (4-0, 1-0 ASUN) looks to extend its Division I era best start Saturday at 6 p.m., against Stetson in the final match of their current road trek.

PITCH POINTS

- Ospreys extended their season opening win steak to four matches following a pair of road wins last week against The Citadel (2-1) and FGCU (4-1)
- Senior Thais Reiss continued her stellar play, upping her season total to 6 goals with her brace in the FGCU contest
- The win vs the Eagles was just the second in UNF program history and the first in Fort Myers
- Ospreys 4 goal output matched the team's total goals scored in the prior 12 games of the series
- North Florida has produced the ASUN Player of the Week three times this season (Thais Reiss, 2x | Ari Munoz)
- FGCU match also featured first season goals for Leah Ferlin and Kendra Hoffman, who also picked up her second assist
- Emma Voigt, Marissa House and Vanessa Piermont each notched assists in the win
- Reiss currently leads the ASUN in scoring (14 pts) and goals (6)
- Her six goals matches her total from her freshman campaign and equals the 6th most in the program's Division I era
- Sapp ranks 2nd in the ASUN for GAA (0.60) and Save Pct (77.8)
- North Florida leads the ASUN in goals and corner kicks
- 4-0 start best in the Division I Era (since 2005) | 2006 team was unbeaten thru first 8 contests
- Ospreys are outscoring foes 13-3 this year
- STETSON SERIES: All-time record is 7-9-1 | Last met on Oct. 24, 2019 in DeLand - Ospreys win 4-0 | Ospreys are 3-6-0 in DeLand

- 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 Year
- All-ASUN Honors in 2019: Thais Reiss and Hollyn Knight (1st team) | Kendra Hoffman and Leah Ferlin (2nd team) | Devyn Encalada (All-Freshman)

SCOUTING REPORT
- Stetson is 1-1-1 on the season and are coming off a 2-2 (2 OT) tie with Jacksonville on Feb. 28
- Hatters lone win of season was 3-1 vs FIU
- SU has scored 6 goals while allowing 5 this season
- Lily Truong and Jackie Fiacco share the goal lead for the Hatters with two each
- Goalkeeper Ashleigh Wise has posted 5 saves with a 1.35 GAA and 62.5% save percentage
- Head coach Chris Bergmann is in his 2nd season leading the Hatter program and owns a 3-14-3 record

FAULCONER TALES

"I know our team is looking forward to getting back on the field Saturday for another ASUN conference match. After last Saturday night we quickly turned our focus to Stetson after the win over FGCU. Every game presents a new challenge and we know that Stetson on the road will be a difficult task. They are an athletic group and have had success putting the ball in the net. We are excited about the current buzz around our program, but I have been doing this long enough to know that can slip away very easily. Our team has had an increased focus this week and honestly it has been probably our best week of training. I am confident that we can carry that over into our match."
-- Head coach Eric Faulconer

UP NEXT
North Florida is scheduled to make its home ASUN debut on Saturday, Mar. 13 at 4 p.m. with a rematch against FGCU

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Players Mentioned

Devyn Encalada

Leah Ferlin

Kendra Hoffman

Marissa House

Hollyn Knight

Ariana Munoz

Vanessa Piermont

Thais Reiss

Emma Voigt

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