Women’s Soccer Clinches Postseason Berth With Senior Day Draw Against Bellarmine

Saturday, October 22

Jacksonville, Fla.

1 p.m.

University of North Florida

4-6-5, 3-3-4

Bellarmine

1-7-9, 1-4-5

Bellarmine

North Florida

UNF women's soccer senior day photo at Hodges

UNF women's soccer honored Kate Carter, Sydney Hauth, Marissa House and Ariana Munoz for Senior Day.

Photo by: Jeremiah Wilson

Women’s Soccer Clinches Postseason Berth With Senior Day Draw Against Bellarmine

10/22/2022 6:55:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

UNF Takes Season-High 22 Shots, Turn in Fifth-Straight Clean Sheet

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer turned in its fifth-straight clean sheet (4-6-5, 3-3-4 ASUN) as the Ospreys clinched an ASUN Championship berth after a 0-0 draw against Bellarmine (1-7-9, 1-4-5 ASUN) Saturday, Oct. 22.

The Ospreys put up a season-high 22 shots on the Knights, playing to a scoreless draw for the fourth consecutive game. UNF ends regular season play undefeated at Hodges Stadium with a record of 2-0-4, while not permitting a single goal on the Hodges Stadium pitch. UNF's fourth-consecutive scoreless draw is the longest such streak in program history.

With this result, the Ospreys clinched an ASUN Championship berth, finishing league play with 13 points. UNF will either play FGCU or Lipscomb in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals.

The Ospreys honored four student-athletes for Senior Day prior to the match, recognizing Kate Carter, Sydney Hauth, Marissa House and Ariana Munoz.

UNF 0, Bellarmine 0

Inside the Match

First Half: The Ospreys applied the pressure early forcing three corner kicks in the opening minutes of the contest … Zara Siassi, Gabby Daly and Marissa House all had attempts on goal in the first 12 minutes … Sofia Miliancano wasn't called into action until the 34th minute when she made a diving stop … the Ospreys outshot the Knights, 10-2, in the first half while taking seven corners to zero for Bellarmine.
Second Half: Business picked up midway into the second half with Chloe Lynch seeing a shot sail just over the Knights' goal … Daly had an effort from just past the 18 that forced a save from the Bellarmine keeper … Miliancano came up big just minutes later, saving a point blank shot which was the Knights' best chance of the game … with just ten minutes to go, the Ospreys had a flurry of chances on the Knights goal came up empty … a Daly header during that scrum was UNF's best chance … UNF finished with 22 shots, its most on the season.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Gabby Daly | 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
Four players | 90 minutes
Sofia Miliancano | 90 minutes, 3 saves

Bellarmine

Hamm & Heuglin | 2 shots
Three players | 1 shot on target
Elyssa Francis | 90 minutes, 8 saves

Notes

The Ospreys' 22 shots were the most by UNF since their 21 shots at Winthrop on September, 11
Jersi Dadah's three shots put her total up to 35 on the season, a team-high
This is the first time in program history UNF has had four consecutive 0-0 ties
The Ospreys went through the entire regular season without conceding a goal at Hodges Stadium
With her fourth shutout in a row, goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano sits 3rd in the nation in goals against average
Freshman Allie Fekany ends her first regular season as the Ospreys top goal scorer with four on the season as well as a team high nine points
UNF is 9-5-7 in matches played in October under head Coach Eric Faulconer
20 different Ospreys took the pitch
Head coach Eric Faulconer has played at least 18 Ospreys in every game this season
With the final conference game, the Ospreys stand at 18-8-6 when facing ASUN foes under head coach Eric Faulconer
After starting 0-2 in league play, UNF went 3-1-4

Post Match Comments

Recapping the @ASUNSoccer regular season finale as the Ospreys posted another shutout and clinched a spot in postseason play - get the post-match words from @CoachEFaulconer ?? pic.twitter.com/VdNyMFl1UB
— UNF Women's Soccer (@OspreyWSOC) October 22, 2022

Up Next
UNF awaits its opponent in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals set for Thursday, Oct. 27. The Ospreys are the seven seed and will face FGCU or Lipscomb.