Men's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Draw Against College of Charleston

Tuesday, October 25

Charleston, S.C.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

2-7-4, 1-3-2

Charleston

5-6-5, 3-3-2

North Florida

Col. of Charleston

Men's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Draw Against College of Charleston

10/25/2022 8:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Ospreys Set Season-High Mark of 18 Total Shots

CHARLESTON, S.C. - North Florida men's soccer (2-7-4) played shutdown defense for 90 minutes and had opportunities to score on the other end, but couldn't hit pay dirt in a scoreless draw at the College of Charleston (5-6-5) on Tuesday evening.

The Ospreys set a season-high total with 18 shots, including 12 of them coming in the second half, while allowing only four shots total. They also tied their season-best mark of allowing one shot on goal, set earlier this season at FAU.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bryson Smith got an early look on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but the shot was blocked and taken out of play.
LJ Estes had a shot blocked by the Cougars in the 21st minute, followed by another shot that went off target from Dean Walker just moments later.
A foot was put on a cross in the box by Charleston, but Padraic Gilley guided the ball away from the goal in what was his first shot faced in the 33rd minute of the game.
Nino Smith shot a laser off his foot, well outside the box in the 38th minute, but it was corralled by the Cougars off the bounce.
Ospreys had one final chance on offense in the first half, but Malcolm Lewis and Charlie Betts couldn't get their shots on target to end the first half scoreless.
The second half opened up with a Luto Tom shot in the 52nd minute that just made its way outside the left post.
A couple minutes afterwards, Bryson Smith turned and ripped a shot but it bounced off the woodwork to keep the score tied.
Bryson Smith got another chance with a shot on goal, but the keeper made the save at the bottom of the net in the 63rd minute.
The UNF defense faced back-to-back shots from the Cougars in the 67th minute, but got in the way of both opportunities to maintain the shutout.
Lewis made another shot on goal after being subbed in the 82nd minute, but the save was made by Charleston.
The Ospreys had three shots, with one of them on goal, in the final four minutes, but all of them missed their mark to all but lock up the 0-0 scoreless draw in the Ospreys' road finale.

RECORDS

North Florida | 2-7-4
College of Charleston | 5-6-5

QUICK KICKS

Bryson Smith set a team-best mark of five total shots, as his performance on Tuesday evening doubled his shot total on the season.
Played to second scoreless draw of the season, as well as the third one under head coach Derek Marinatos.
Sixth-year LJ Estes returned for his first game back from suspension after missing the previous two matches due to a red card against FGCU.
Senior Igor Martins appeared in his first match of the season after battling an injury through the majority of the season.
A few new faces were also seen on Tuesday evening, as Niklas Schaffner also made his first appearance of 2022 and Lewis made his second appearance as well.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS

"Felt like we dominated the game tonight, but we just got to finish our chances. We played a lot of guys, so it's time to recover and focus on Friday."
-- head coach Derek Marinatos

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will shift their focus back into conference play, where they will battle out Liberty at home for a potential spot in the ASUN postseason on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.