JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida's women's soccer returns to Hodges Stadium to kick off a two-match home stand as the Ospreys (3-4-2, 1-1-0) host  ASUN Preseason Favorite Lipscomb (6-4-0, 2-0-0) Thursday, Sept 21.
 
The Ospreys aim to keep its momentum following a 2-1 win against Stetson Sunday, Sept. 17. The first collegiate goal from Chloe Lynch and a game-winner from Kayla Bond sealed the victory over the Hatters. Eight different players have combined to score the ten goals the Ospreys have recorded this year. 

MATCH DETAILS

• Who: Lipscomb
• What: Match 10
• When: Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. 
• Where: Hodges Stadium  
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• Watch: ESPN+

MATCH NOTES

Series History
This is the 18th matchup in series history between the Ospreys and Bisons …  the last time UNF hosted Lipscomb, the Ospreys came away with the 2-1 double overtime victory thanks to a Thais Reiss winner as Sydney Hauth provided the equalizer in regulation … the Ospreys hold the largest margin of victory over the Bisons winning 7-0 in the first-ever matchup between the teams Oct. 14, 2005.
 
Last Time Out
DELAND, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer maintained its undefeated streak against Stetson under head coach Eric Faulconer following a commanding performance that saw the Ospreys (3-4-2, 1-1-0) defeat Stetson, 2-1, (1-7-1, 1-1-0) 2-1 Sunday, Sept. 17.

Scouting Report

• Lipscomb has started the campaign with a 6-4 record 
• The Bisons recorded wins against Siena, MTSU, Evansville and Ole Miss to start the season
• Similar to the Ospreys, Lipscomb took on Troy, falling 1-0 
• The Bisons also saw losses to Tennessee, Tennessee Tech and No. 7 Alabama 
• Lipscomb has began Atlantic Sun play with wins against Eastern Kentucky and Bellarmine 
• Graduate Kelli Beiler paces the side with eight goals in ten games and 16 points to her name 
• Beiler also ranks 13th in the NCAA with her goal total so far 
• Lucy Ream and Shelby Craft both lead the team with three assists apiece 
• Keeper Sara Kile has started all ten matches for the Bisons making 34 saves through over 800 minutes 
• Lipscomb was picked to finish first in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll after receiving 10 out of 12 first place votes 

Finding Balance

• Kayla Bond's game winner against Stetson Sunday, Sept. 17 was good for her second goal of the season, tying Jersi Dadah for the team high 
• Dadah paces the team in points and shots with five and 14 respectively after hitting a career high in shots taken in a single game against Stetson  
• Eight Ospreys have combined to score all ten goals for UNF this season 
• Paige McSwigan and Chloe Lynch have both recorded their first collegiate goals this season against No. 22 UCF and Stetson respectively
• Junior Lauren Weiss leads the team with three assists to her name 

Record Numbers 

• North Florida women's soccer set a new women's sporting event attendance record hosting a crowd of 4,459 at Hodges Stadium against #1/5 Florida State Thursday, Sept. 7 
• This shatters the previous record of 1,017 set by North Florida women's basketball against Liberty, Jan. 12, 2023 
• At the time it was the seventh highest across NCAA DI women's soccer this season 

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.