University of North Florida
7-2-1, 2-1-0
Bellarmine
2-4-5, 0-3-0
Strong Second Half Nets Women's Soccer 2-0 Road Win at Bellarmine
9/30/2021 10:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
JACKSONVILLE -- North Florida women's soccer produced seven shots and a pair of goals in the second half to earn a 2-0 shutout road ASUN victory at Bellarmine on Thursday night.
RECORDS
North Florida | 7-2-1 (2-1-0 ASUN)
Bellarmine | 2-4-5 (0-3-0 ASUN)
GOALS
61' UNF | Thais Reiss (Kayla Bond, Zara Siassi)
85' UNF | Vanessa Piermont (Haynes Grant)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half was more of a defensive battle with the two squad combining for just five shots
- Marissa House created the first shot of the match in the sixth minute
- The first shot on frame didn't occur until the 24th minute when a Bellarmine shot forced a save by UNF keeper Mercedes Sapp
- The Knights added another shot on goal in the 43rd minute
- Teams went into the halftime break in a 0-0 tie
- Ospreys roared out of intermission, peppering the BU goal with five shot in the opening 15 minutes of the period
- North Florida's pressure attack finally paid off in the 61st minute when Zara Siassi sent a pass out to Kayla Bond on the right wing, who served a perfect pass into the box where Thais Reiss connected on the one-time volley into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead
- The Ospreys added an insurance goal in the closing minutes | Haynes Grant lofted a ball to Vanessa Piermont at the top of the 18-yard box and Piermont then touched the ball past a defender and laced a shot inside the left post
- UNF's defense held the Knight's without a shot in the second half
QUICK KICKS
- Thais Reiss netted her 40th career goal and 19th match-winning tally | It was her team-leading 7th of the season (5th match-winner)
- Reiss grabbed sole possession of 10th place all-time in the ASUN for goals scored
- The goal for Vanessa Piermont was her first of the season and fifth of her career
- Kayla Bond collected her team high fourth assist on the match winner while Zara Siassi picked up her first career assist on the play | Haynes Grant tallied her second assist of the year
- Mercedes Sapp recorded a pair of saves en route to her fifth shutout of the year | Sapp claimed her 7th win of the year (17th of her UNF career)
- For the match, North Florida held a 9-3 advantage in shot attempts including 4-2 edge for SOGs
- The win marked the Ospreys third road victory of the season
- Bellarmine has now lost four straight matches and been held scoreless in that stretch
UP NEXT
North Florida completes its weekend trek to the "Bluegrass State" with a Sunday afternoon tilt at Eastern Kentucky. The match continues UNF's stetch of four consecutive road matches.
FAULCONER TALE
"Got off to a slow start but thought we really picked it up after halftime. Bellarmine is very organized defensively and are difficult to play against at home. We still need to play a complete game but we are happy to get the three points in ASUN play."
Head coach Eric Faulconer
Team Stats
Thais Reiss (7)
Assisted By: Kayla Bond , Zara Siassi
GOAL by UNF Reiss, Thais Assist by Bond, Kayla and Siassi, Zara.
60:59
Vanessa Piermont (1)
Assisted By: Haynes Grant
GOAL by UNF Piermont, Vanessa Assist by Grant, Haynes.
84:15
