FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer (4-7-5, 3-3-4 ASUN) had the tall task of taking on the second-seeded FGCU Eagles (11-5-1, 8-1-1 ASUN) in the ASUN Quarterfinals as UNF came up just short, 1-0, after a late FGCU goal on a scrum in the box created the difference Thursday, Oct. 27 from Fort Myers. UNF's season concludes despite the Ospreys permitting only one goal over the final six matches.
Sofia Miliancano was her usual self in goal, posting five saves, helping hold one of the best offenses in the league to only one goal. The keeper finished the season with the UNF single season goals against average record.
Allyna Thurston,
Zara Siassi,
Lauren Weiss and
Amanda Hartmann joined Miliancano in playing a full 90 minutes.
Goals
FGCU | 74' - Margaret Berry
FGCU 1, UNF 0
Inside the Match
- First Half: North Florida's stingy backline came through in the first half, as UNF kept a high-octane FGCU offense scoreless, taking a 0-0 score into the break … Miliancano made a pair of saves in the first frame … FGCU did outshoot UNF, 7-3, in the first stanza … Zara Siassi had the first shot on goal of the match and UNF put up another good opportunity on a corner kick, but a foul was issued in the box … Sofia tallied a big save in the 37th minute … another save by Sofia ensued as the teams hit the locker room scoreless.
- Second Half: Miliancano showed her athleticism to fend off a pair of good chances for FGCU, including a diving save on a shot from the left wing … Siassi sent a header just wide of the goal a few minutes later in UNF's best opportunity in the session … the offense created a good chance, putting a ball in space at the top of the box in the 61st, but no UNF foot was there to make immediate contact … FGCU's best opportunity came in the 66th minute as Grace Paradis sent one off her left foot, just right of the upper 90 … Thurston got in front of a shot from the left wing in the 73rd minute, preventing a good opportunity … FGCU broke the stalemate after a loose ball in the box couldn't be cleared, allowing the Eagles to get a chance to put the ball on goal as it trickled past a sea of legs … Miliancano kept the deficit from expanding to two after she pressed a fast break and deflected a shot with her foot … FGCU loaded the backline to keep it 1-0 as the final whistle sounded.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
FGCU
- Margaret Berry | goal, 90 minutes
- Erika Zschuppe | 5 shots, 90 minutes
- Katie Sullivan | 3 saves
Notes
- UNF had five Ospreys play the whole 90 minutes
- FGCU only utilized three substitutions
- UNF played its seventh match decided, 1-0
- North Florida is 3-4 in matches decided by a 1-0 result
- North Florida only permitted nine goals in 11 matches against league teams this year
- The Ospreys only allowed four goals over the last month
- Miliancano ends the season with 0.40 goals against average, the best in program history for keepers that have played at least 250 minutes
- The previous decision against FGCU was a 3-1 outcome for the Eagles back in September
Postgame Comments
