JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After playing a weather-shortened match at Mercer last September, UNF women's soccer makes its return to Macon this Sunday to take on the Bears at 6 p.m.

After Thursday's cancelation of the game with UW Green Bay, Sunday marks UNF's first match since the previous Sunday at UCF.

MATCH DETAILS
Who: Mercer
What: Match 5
When: Sunday, Sept. 3
Where: Macon, Ga.
Live Stats: statbroadcast.com
Watch: N/A

MATCH NOTES

Series History
UNF leads the all-time series, 6-4-1 … UNF and Mercer were once ASUN rivals … the Ospreys and Bears first played against each other Oct. 6, 2005 … UNF is 2-2 against Mercer in road contests … last season's match was deemed a no contest at the half due to weather.

Last Time Out
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.

Scouting Report

• Mercer is 3-0-2 and 2-0-1 at home this season
• The Bears have outscored opponents 16-13, with Larkin Thomason's four goals leading the way
• Mercer's goal-scoring totals got a big boost from a 9-0 win against Alabama State
• The Bears scored two in the second half to upend Charleston, 2-1, in the last match Aug. 31
• Mercer's Jada Moorman was named to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team, while the team was tabbed third in the preseason coaches poll
• Mercer had a solid season last year, going 9-4-7 and 4-1-4 in league play
• The Bears haven't dropped a home match since Oct. 22, 2021 against Furman

Balanced 'Spreys

• Five different Ospreys have combined to score all five of UNF's goals
• Kayla Bond, Paige McSwigan, Allie Fekany, Liz Anne Fogarty and Sydney Hauth all have a tally next to their names
• Jersi Dadah has supplied one assist, while Avery Raimondo and Lauren Weiss are tied for the team lead with two.

Back in Their Home State

• While the overwhelming amount of Ospreys hail from Florida and many from the First Coast, North Florida has five Ospreys are Georgia natives
• Averi Walraven, Chloe Lynch, Liz Anne Fogarty, Brooklynn Fugel and Hadley Collier are all from Georgia

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.