JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's soccer (2-4-1) faced defeat in the first River City Ramble matchup of the year against Jacksonville (2-5-0) on Saturday night at Southern Oaks Stadium.
GOALS
38' | Reed Davis (Unassisted)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Ospreys had three early shots to open the first 15 minutes of the match, while also holding Jacksonville without any shot attempts.
- In the 38th minute, Jacksonville was fouled inside the penalty box and Reed Davis put one in the net for JU to give them the lead.
- Senior Jovoney Brown had good looks on two shot attempts in the second half, but both went over the crossbar.
- Goalkeeper Padraic Gilley made multiple great saves to keep the game in hand for UNF, but they weren't able to capitalize off the good defensive performance.
RECORDS
North Florida | 2-4-1
Jacksonville | 2-5-0
QUICK KICKS
- Ospreys led Jacksonville with more shots, 8-5, and shots on goal, 3-1, but JU was able to score off their only SOG of the game in the 38th minute.
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Jovoney Brown led the Ospreys with three shots and one shot on goal, while freshman
Niklas Schaffner was right behind the senior with two shots and one SOG.
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Padraic Gilley saw his first action at keeper since starting against UCF in the second game of the season.
- Junior
Herbie Steigelman remains the leader in minutes on the team after playing another full match on Saturday night.
FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS
"DIsappointing result for us because it's the second week in a row we've given up no shots on goal. I felt like we outplayed them in spurts and had more quality chances in the game to score. We got to pick ourselves up and get ready for next week to try to get points in the conference." -- head coach
Derek Marinatos
UP NEXT
The Ospreys heads up to Louisville, Ky., next Saturday to take on Bellarmine in another conference battle at 7 p.m.