KICKOFF - The North Florida women's soccer team debuts in ASUN Conference play hosting league preseason co-favorite Lipscomb on Thursday night at Hodges Stadium. Ospreys carry a five-match undefeated streak overall and a six-match home win streak into the 7 p.m. kickoff. First 300 fans will receive a UNF vuvuzela.

MATCH DAY INFO

PITCH POINTS

• North Florida moved to 5-1-1 following their 0-0 double-overtime draw at Florida on Sunday night | The tie marked the first point-scoring result in program history against an SEC and Power 5 opponent
• Ospreys have won 6 consecutive home matches | UNF is 14-4-0 at Hodges Stadium under head coach Eric Faulconer
• UNF is 8-7-1 all-time in ASUN debuts including a two-match win streak and a four match undefeated stretch in league lidlifters
• Thursday's tilt pits a pair of Regionally ranked squads against each other with UNF listed 8th and Lipscomb 9th in latest United Soccer Coaches South Region poll
• Thais Reiss has a team-leading five goals on the season and has upped her career total to 38 scored, currently ranking 3rd-place all-time for goals scored in program history (2 shy of second) | She is also the program's DI Era leader | Total ranks T11th all-time in the ASUN
• Reiss has scored the match winner for the Ospreys in three of the last five contests and has netted a goal in four of last five games | She also moved into a share of the top spot for assists in the program's DI era following her helper on the match winner vs Charleston Southern
• Kayla Bond tallied her third goal of the season and second match winner vs CSU | Only other multi-goal scorer for the Ospreys this year
• Goalkeeper Mercedes Sapp has posted five wins with four shutouts this fall and leads the ASUN with an .882 save percentage and 0.55 GAA | Lipscomb's netminder CJ Graham ranks second in both at .881 and 0.60 GAA
• 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
• 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 - 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 fourth consecutive week UNF has been in the Top 10

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 266-107-32 in his 21st season | He owns a 26-9-3 mark in his third season leading the Ospreys | Faulconer-led team have reached double-digit victories in 18 consecutive seasons 

SCOUTING REPORT

• LIPSCOMB: Enters the match at 5-2-1 after a 1-1 double-overtime draw versus ETSU on Sept. 12 | Match vs Alabama State slated for Sept. 17 was canceled
• All-time Series Record: 5-8-2 | Last met on Oct. 13, 2019 in Jacksonville - Lipscomb earned the 1-0 victory | Teams did not meet during the spring season | UNF is 2-6 all-time vs Lipscomb at Hodges Stadium
• Lipscomb has held Ospreys winless over the last 7 meetings (6 wins/1 tie) and limited UNF to just one goal scored in that span
• North Florida's last win in the series was a 3-2 decision on Sept. 21, 2012 in Nashville | The match was the only time that UNF & Lipscomb have squared off in the ASUN opener
• Thursday's match is the first road contest for the Bisons in September following a span of four straight home contests
• UNF and LU have played one common opponent: FIU | Both squads earned 1-0 victories over the Panthers in Miami
• Lipscomb boasted a 7-3-2 record during the spring season | Ospreys and Bisons were both eliminated by Liberty during the Spring ASUN Championship Tournament (Lipscomb in quarterfinals (1-0) and North Florida in the semifinals (1-0)
• Eight different Bisons have tallied goals this season led by three from Kale'a Perry | Cami Rogers is the team's top scorer with 7 points on 2 goals and 3 assists
• Goalkeeper CJ Graham has recorded 37 saves and allowed just five goals all season while posting four shutouts
• Head coach Kevin O'Brien is in his 10th season at Lipscomb and owns a 91-59-27 mark