Turning Our Focus to ECU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's soccer looks to improve to 2-0 and complete a perfect first week of competition when the Ospreys host East Carolina for a morning kickoff tomorrow at Hodges Stadium.

North Florida aims to win its first two games of the campaign for the first time since its 10-2 spring 2021 season.

MATCH DETAILS
Who: UNF vs. East Carolina
What: Game Two
When: Sunday, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m.
Where: Hodges Stadium
Live Stats: unfospreys.com
Watch: ESPN+

MATCH NOTES
Series History

UNF and ECU are going toe-to-toe for the first time
The last time UNF took on an AAC opponent was in the 2021 season when UNF played at USF

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer (1-0-0) improved to 5-0 in season openers under head coach Eric Faulconer as the Ospreys dismantled Air Force (0-1-0) in a 3-0 rout, August 17.

Scouting Report

ECU and UNF share a familiar foe in Florida
UNF played to a draw against the Gators in an exhibition, while ECU dropped a season-opening match, 2-0, in Gainesville
The Pirates were tabbed to finish fourth of six teams in the AAC East Division Preseason Coaches Poll
ECU was slotted to finish behind USF, UAB and FAU
Head coach Gary Higgins is in his second season leading the Pirates. Higgins was previously the head coach with the Lenoir-Rhyne women's soccer team for seven seasons
Annabelle Abbott, Maeve English and Jazmin Ferguson were all selected to the AAC Preseason Watch List
English tended the goal for the Pirates last season, helping hold foes below a goal per contest

Osprey Onslaught

UNF scored two first half goals and capped the day off with a penalty kick score late in the second frame to run away with a 3-0 win against Air Force Thursday
All three goals came from substitutions, with Allie Fekany, Sydney Hauth and Liz Anne Fogarty netting scores after coming off the bench
Lauren Weiss and Avery Raimondo tallied their first-career points via assists on the first two goals

No Rust Here

Liz Anne Fogarty put away a PK to seal the game Thursday
It was her first game in over 1,000 days after last playing for Georgia State in 2020

Look at the Trends

UNF improved to 15-0 under head coach Eric Faulconer when scoring three or more goals
North Florida is 20-2-1 under Faulconer when leading at the half
The Ospreys are 14-1-1 when scoring in the 80th minute or later under Faulconer

Non-Conference - Looking Ahead

UNF's 19-match slate features some very interesting opponents in non-conference play, including a match against 2022 NCAA DI semifinalist, Florida State
UNF hosts the Noles, ECU, UW Green Bay and Troy in addition to Air Force
The Ospreys play road non-conference matches at Georgia Southern, UCF and Mercer before opening ASUN play at home Sept. 14 against FGCU.

Preseason Honors

North Florida was tabbed third in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Sofia Miliancano, Allyna Thurston and Zara Siassi all made the Preseason All-ASUN Team
Miliancano put the league on notice with her play last year and was named ASUN Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Thurston was named to the United Soccer Coaches Defenders to Watch List

Taking Inventory

The Ospreys return a veteran team that features 25 returners
19 of the 38 Ospreys are underclassmen, with 20 being upperclassmen
UNF returns 88 percent of its scoring from last year while goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano brings back 12 matches of experience from a season ago
UNF's stingy defense in 2022 brings in a stretch of allowing just one goal from Oct. 9 through Oct. 27.

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Players Mentioned

Allie Fekany

Liz Anne Fogarty

Sydney Hauth

Sofia Miliancano

Avery Raimondo

Zara Siassi

Allyna Thurston

Lauren Weiss

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