Women’s Soccer Drops First Road Test of 2023 at Georgia Southern

Thursday, August 24

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Georgia Southern

2-1-0, 0-0-0

North Florida

Ga. Southern

Raimondo has two assists just three games into her UNF career.

Photo by: Todd Drexler/SESPORTSMEDIA.com

Women’s Soccer Drops First Road Test of 2023 at Georgia Southern

8/24/2023 8:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. - Avery Raimondo connected with Kayla Bond for a beautiful header and goal in the 61st minute, but Georgia Southern's persistent attack was too much as the Ospreys (1-1-1) dropped the first road test of 2023, 4-1, in Statesboro Thursday, Aug. 24.

Goals
15' | Isabel Kopp (Maya Zovko) - GASO
30' | Carley Borgelt (Meredith Pugh) - GASO
52' | Faith Phillips (Meredith Pugh, Simone Timm) - GASO
61' | Kayla Bond (Avery Raimondo) - UNF
67' | Smith Cathey (Erin Wilkins, Bri Conley) - GASO

FINAL | Georgia Southern 4, UNF 1

Inside the Match
First Half: Both teams had a shot apiece through the first ten minutes, but Zara Siassi's header attempt off the corner in the 12th minute was the best early chance … the shot was blocked at close range … Georgia Southern's Isabel Kopp hooked in a goal from the wing off her left foot in the 15th minute, making it 1-0 Eagles (2-1-0) … Georgia Southern's Carley Borgelt lunged into a perfectly placed goal in the upper 90 for a 2-0 lead in the 30th minute.

Second Half: Georgia Southern kept the pressure going by scoring in the 52nd minute … after evading a few strong chances, UNF got a counter going and scored in the 64th minute … Avery Raimondo put a cross on the button for Kayla Bond who finished inside the box … Jersi Dadah put up two shots and Liz Anne Fogarty struck one well, sailing just left of the mark over the next few minutes … Georgia Southern got that goal back with a well placed cross and one-timer tucked inside the left post … Rachel Fishkin tended the goal nicely over the remaining minutes as Georgia Southern held on.

Leaders By the Numbers

UNF

Avery Raimondo | 1 assist, 39 minutes
Kayla Bond | 1 goal, 34 minutes

Georgia Southern

Meredith Pugh | 1 goal, 2 assists
Quinn Wilson | 79 minutes, one goal allowed, 2 saves

Postgame Comments

Postgame comments from Coach Faulconer following the inaugural road match of 2023 ???? pic.twitter.com/zVYW4YXG6I
— UNF Women's Soccer (@OspreyWSOC) August 25, 2023

Notes

Eighth overall meeting between the two teams
Head coaches Eric Faulconer and Chris Adams are long-time competitors against one another. Faulconer was previously at Armstrong Atlantic and Adams at North Georgia.
Marked the first road match of the season
First of two out-of-state non-conference matches, both of which are played in Georgia
UNF sent 32 Ospreys to the pitch
Rachel Fishkin made her season debut in goal
Layla Thompson, Marlee Irwin and Sophia Goetz all made their UNF debuts
Fishkin, Thompson, Haley Shelton, Kalliyan Pho, Irwin, Goetz and Ashley Freshwater all made their season debuts
Bond scored her first goal since a 2-1 win against Charleston Southern Sept. 10, 2021
Raimondo paces the team with two assists in three games