JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer looks to start the season off with a 2-0 stint at home as the Ospreys host Georgia Southern Thursday, Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m.

Live stats and streaming will be available via the links listed to the right. This event, as well as all home events for women's soccer this season, will not be ticketed and are free of charge for spectators.

MATCH NOTES

Series History
This is the seventh meeting between Georgia Southern and North Florida ... the Ospreys pace the series, 3-2-1 ... the last meeting between UNF and GSU was almost six years exactly to the date, Aug. 26, 2016 ... it's the fifth meeting between the teams in Jacksonville ... UNF is 3-1 at home vs. GSU.

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer put forth a staunch defensive effort and Jersi Dadah chimed in with a timely goal late in the first half as the Ospreys (1-0) shut out Middle Tennessee (0-1), 1-0, in the season opener Friday, Aug. 19 from a humid Hodges Stadium.

Scouting Report
Georgia Southern is 0-1-1 in the early season ... the Eagles are coming off a 1-1 draw against UAB Aug. 21 ... Georgia topped the Eagles, 4-0, in the season opener in Athens Aug. 18 ... Georgia Southern was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt East Division.

Get the Lead and Go With it
It's a good omen for the Ospreys when UNF scores first … North Florida scored in the 36th minute against MTSU and went on to win, improving to 27-1-1 when scoring first under head coach Eric Faulconer.

Getting Everyone Involved
North Florida took advantage of its depth in the last game, playing 21 different student-athletes in the season opener … every single student-athlete played at least nine minutes.

Notables
Jersi Dadah scored her first career goal which turned out to be the game-winning goal in UNF's 1-0 win against MTSu last week … the Ospreys saw the debut of seven different student-athletes … Sarah Barrentine earned her first-career win as a goalkeeper … UNF has earned a shutout win in 17 matches during head coach Eric Faulconer's career at UNF.

SCOUTING REPORT
Georgia Southern is coming off a 1-1 draw against UAB this past Sunday … the Eagles were defeated, 4-0, in the season opener against Georgia … Georgia Southern earned its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship berth during an 11-win season last year … the Eagles did lose eight seniors and five starters from the fall 2021 team … Georgia Southern relies on two freshmen after losing a trio of keepers from last year … head coach Chris Adams is 12-9-4 at Georgia Southern … he's 211-107-32 as a collegiate head coach.