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Paige McSwigan dribbling against Florida
Todd Drexler
McSwigan tallied her first goal in the Navy and Gray tonight at UCF.
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North Florida UNF (1-2-1, 0-0-0)
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Winner UCF UCF (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
North Florida UNF
(1-2-1, 0-0-0)
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Final
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UCF UCF
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 0 1 1
UCF UCF 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Minutes Shy of Result at No. 22 UCF

McSwigan Scores Equalizer Before Knights Get the Winning Tally in the 72nd Minute

ORLANDO - North Florida women's soccer nearly came away with a result against No. 22 UCF, getting an equalizer from Paige McSwigan in the 69th minute, but UCF replied and scored the game winner minutes later in a 2-1 hard-fought loss Sunday, Aug. 27. 

UCF was winners against Purdue earlier this year and coming off a season that nearly saw it beat the eventual NCAA champs in UCLA. The contest marked UNF's first of two regular season matches against a P5 team and first contest against the in-state opponent since 2013.

No. 22 UCF 2, UNF 1
Goals
14' | Moreno (Asenjo, Martin) - UCF
69' | McSwigan (Dadah, Weiss) - UNF
72' | Netzel (Watson, Homann) - UCF

Inside the Match
  • First Half: UNF withstood some UCF chances early on .. the Knights opened the scoring after a cross into the box found the foot of Ellie Moreno for a goal in the 14th minute  … Kayla Bond put up UNF's first shot, an attempt that went left of the goal in the 26th minute … the score remained 1-0 heading into the break.
  • Second Half: UNF remained behind by the slimmest of margins until Lauren Weiss connected with Jersi Dadah on the wing … the forward hooked a ball perfectly on the mark for McSwigan to put away and tie things at 1-1 in the 69th minute … unfortunate for the visitors, UCF won an aerial ball of its own in the 72nd minute, getting the winner from Chloe Netzel … the Ospreys couldn't get a look late as UCF held on.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
UCF
  • Ellie Moreno | 1 goal, 2 shots, 70 minutes
  • Chloe Netzel | 1 goal, 1 shot, 35 minutes
  • Homann, Asenjo, Martin, Watson | 1 assist

Postgame Comments
 
Notes
  • Avery Raimondo and Brielle Maloney both earned their first-career starts
  • It was the first meeting between UNF and UCF since 2013
  • It was UNF's first match against a ranked team since facing a ranked USF team in 2021
  • UCF had earned a 1-0 road win at Purdue earlier this year, while coming up a goal short at UGA
  • The Knights fell in PKs to the eventual champs in UCLA during the 2022 NCAA Championship
  • All four of UNF's regular season contests, and five after including the UF exhibition, have been against Group of Five or Power Five foes
  • UCF was the first P5 foe in UNF's regular season schedule
  • Weiss upped her assist total to two on the year, tying Raimondo for the team lead
  • The last two contests have been against teams playing in their home openers
  • North Florida played over 20 student-athletes for the fourth-consecutive match
  • Barrentine made three saves in goal
  • Siassi was the only non-keeper to log 90 minutes played on the UNF side of the pitch. Allyna Thurston was near behind with 83 minutes, while Maloney earned a career-high 72 minutes on the field
  • McSwigan's goal came in a role off the bench after starting the first three matches

Up Next
North Florida finishes August against UW Green Bay Thursday, Aug. 31 at home.
 
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