JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer begins its longest home stand of the year as the Ospreys (4-6-1, 3-3 ASUN) host Queens University of Charlotte (2-7-1, 2-4-1 ASUN) in the first of four matches to be played at Hodges Stadium to close out the regular season.

The match will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. EST.

MATCH NOTES

Series History
This will be the fifth meeting between North Florida and Queens (N.C.) … the last time these two faced was 20 years ago where UNF won 3-0 on September 14, 2002 … the Ospreys lead the series, 3-1 … UNF is unbeaten at home against Queens (N.C.), outscoring the Royals 5-1 in Jacksonville …  the two teams are also playing the inaugural ASUN contest against each other, and first contest as DI foes.

Last Time Out
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's soccer put forth a resilient defensive effort and converted a decisive penalty kick goal as the Ospreys (4-6-1, 3-3 ASUN) secured a 1-0 victory at Austin Peay (3-7-5, 1-4-2 ASUN) Sunday, October 9th.

Scouting Report
Queens (N.C.) enters the contest with a record of 2-7-4 and 2-4-1 in the ASUN … the Royals are a first-year member of the ASUN Conference after joining the league prior to the start of the 2022-23 academic year … Queens (N.C.) was previously in the South Atlantic Conference at the Division II level  … head coach Shannon Neely Noel is in her first season as head coach, a former goalkeeper for Ohio State where she helped the Buckeyes win two Big Ten Championships … Queens (N.C.) is coming off a 2-0 loss to ASUN leaders Liberty on October 9th … the Royals boast a 1-2-2 record away from home … the Royals currently sit 11th in the conference standings with seven points from 13 games …senior Nia Gaither leads the line for Queens (N.C.) with three goals on the season and six points  … five different players have assisted a goal for the Royals … goalkeeper Erica Turner sits third in the ASUN for saves with 64 on the year. 

Freshman Phenom
North Florida freshman Allie Fekany has made her mark in year one in the Navy and Gray ... the striker put up the decisive goal in Sunday's win and leads the team with four goals ... Fekany has tallied a pair of penalty kick goals along with a tally vs. Winthrop and Georgia Southern.

Guarding the Goal
All three goalkeepers for the Ospreys have played at least three games throughout the campaign … sophomore Sofia Miliancano is coming off of a career-best performance against Austin Peay, making 10 saves the most by any Osprey since August 25 2016 … Miliancano sits second in the ASUN in save percentage with .850, second in goals allowed with just three and second in goals against average with 0.59 … an impressive second half of the season has seen her concede just one goal in three 90 minute appearances. 

Of Note
UNF is outshooting opponents by 13 shots this season .. despite winning at Austin Peay on October 2, the Ospreys were outshot for just the third time this year … after Thursday's match, UNF will fight for postseason positioning with three more home contests … the Ospreys host Liberty, Kennesaw State and Bellarmine … it's UNF's longest home stand of the year … … Allie Fekany paces the squad with four goals … Averi Walraven leads UNF with a pair of assists … eight Ospreys have notched at least one assist.