Early Penalty Looms in Rain-Laden Match vs. Lipscomb

Thursday, September 21

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

3-5-2, 1-2-0

Lipscomb

7-4-0, 3-0-0

Lipscomb

North Florida

Chloe Lynch jumping up for a ball during a game

Photo by: Natavia Reddick

9/22/2023 12:23:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Ospreys Outshoot Bisons, 11-7

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's soccer (3-5-2, 1-2-0 ASUN) put forth a stalwart effort, outshooting the ASUN preseason favorite Lipscomb Bison (7-4-0, 3-0-0 ASUN) in a rain-filled evening, but an early penalty kick fell in favor of the visitors during UNF's 1-0 loss Thursday, Sept. 21.

A ninth-minute penalty kick Lipscomb the advantage before the match was paused due to lightning in the area in the 23rd minute. After a 55-minute delay, UNF pushed the enveloped and create multiple looks at an equalizer. A point- blank save from keeper Sarah Barrentine in the 53rd minute kept the Ospreys within a score. But, Lipscomb was able to wind down the clock in the closing minutes to hold the slimmest of margins.

Lipscomb 1, UNF 0

Goals
8' | Beiller (Penalty) - LIP

Inside the Match

First Half: Kelli Beiller was brought down in the box in the 8th minute and converted the eventual penalty to give Lipscomb the lead … moments later, Chloe Lynch had a shot from outside of the box saved by keeper Sara Kile … Faith Adams had an attempt in the 12th minute saved by Sarah Barrentine … in th 22nd minute, Gabby Daly made a run down the right wing finding Lynch on the cross whose volley skimmed just wide … the game was paused in the 23rd minute due to lightning in the surrounding area … good link up play after the restart between Daly and Lynch saw a shot from Lynch tipped over the crossbar for an Ospreys corner … in the 39th minute Haynes Grant found Sophia Goetz, but her shot was saved.
Second Half: The Ospreys provided the pressure early with Lynch forcing a corner in the opening minutes … in the 46th minute, the ball fell to Avery Raimondo just outside of the box who ripped a shot just over the crossbar … Beiller reached the end of a cross in the 53rd minute but was denied by Barrentine who made a instinctual stop to keep Lipscomb at bay … just seconds after coming on, Liz Anne Fogarty got some space and sent one on goal, forcing a fingertip save from Kile to force an Osprey corner kick … Kile endured another good look from Zara Siassi and Averi Walraven, allowing Lipscomb to leave on top.

Leaders By the Numbers

UNF

Chloe Lynch | 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
Zara Siassi | 82 minutes, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Sarah Barrentine | 90 minutes, 2 saves

Lipscomb

Kelli Beiler | 1 goal, 2 shots on goal
Faith Adams | 1 shot on goal
Sara Kile | 90 minutes, 5 saves

Postgame Comments

Get the postgame words from @CoachEFaulconer after tonight's battle with Lipscomb #SoarHigher pic.twitter.com/BPDqg3UFvN
— UNF Women's Soccer (@OspreyWSOC) September 22, 2023

Notes

Head coach Eric Faulconer sent 21 Ospreys to the pitch
Fugel made the 40th start of her collegiate career
Siassi and Amanda Hartmann are the only two Ospreys to start in every contest this season
With her four shots on the night, Lynch is now tied with Jersi Dadah for the team high in shots with 15
The Ospreys outshot the Bisons, 11-7
It was a scrappy contest with 30 total fouls between both sides
Barrentine is the only Osprey to feature in every contest this campaign
This was the 18th matchup in series history