Men's Soccer Falls in Conference Opener to UCA

Saturday, September 18

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

2-3-1, 0-1-0

Central Arkansas

6-1-0, 1-0-0

Central Ark.

North Florida

Photo by: Todd Drexler/SESPORTSMEDIA.com

9/18/2021 10:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Down by one in the 84th minute, North Florida's Joaquin Acuna put the potential equalizer on goal although the shot caromed off the top of the crossbar as visiting UCA took the ASUN opener, 1-0, Saturday, Sept. 18 from Hodges Stadium.

The Ospreys put up five shots on the night and three corner kicks in their first matchup against UCA as ASUN opponents.

GOALS

6' | Vicent Abaso (Unassisted)

HOW IT HAPPENED

UCA was able to convert early in the game with a score off the corner kick attempt in the sixth minute by Vicent Abaso.
Two shots were taken in the first half by junior Bendeguz Burka, as well as one each by junior Herbie Steigelman and senior Bryson Smith, but none were on target.
With seconds left on the clock, Steigelman set up for corner to send it to a full goal box, but UCA was able to make the clearance.

RECORDS

North Florida | 2-3-1
Central Arkansas | 6-1-0

QUICK KICKS

- The UCA goal in the sixth minute was the only shot on goal attempted by both sides throughout the entirety of the match.
- Steigelman remains the player with the most minutes for the Ospreys, as he has totaled 555 over six games and has played five of them through its entirety.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS

"I thought we were really unlucky tonight. I thought we had a good game plan against them and that we put them under a lot of pressure. I'm proud of some of the guys that battled. We obviously didn't have our full allotment of players and the guys that played tonight put ourselves in a position to win. A lot of guys battled their hearts out." - head coach Derek Marinatos