Attendance Record Set in Women's Soccer's Match vs. No. 1/5 FSU

Thursday, September 7

Jacksonville, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

Florida State

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Attendance Record Set in Women's Soccer's Match vs. No. 1/5 FSU

9/7/2023 11:24:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Ospreys Drop Contest to Seminoles, 4-0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Attendance history was made on Community Soccer Night at Hodges Stadium as 4,459 fans took in UNF women's soccer's match vs. No. 1/5 Florida State (4-0-0). Despite the 4-0 loss, a new UNF home women's sporting event attendance record was set Thursday, Sept. 7.

UNF held the Seminoles to just one goal in the first half but a pair of FSU braces pushed the Noles ahead. A total of 26 Ospreys saw time in front of the record-breaking crowd and Zara Siassi started her 50th-consecutive game.

Goals
7' | Brown (Huff) - FSU
56' | Echegini (Olsson, Huff) - FSU
65' | Brown (Echegini, Dudley) - FSU
69' | Echegini (Dudley, Huff) - FSU

Inside the Match

First Half: Florida State started off the affair with the majority of possession … the Seminoles' first corner forced Sarah Barrentine to parry it out … FSU opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Jody Brown played a quick pass to Taylor Huff before receiving the give-and-go and putting the shot away … the Seminoles saw a set piece saved by Barrentine in the 19th minute … the Ospreys continued to apply pressure throughout the rest of the half holding FSU to just a one goal advantage at halftime.
Second Half: FSU continued to possess the ball early into the second half … the Seminoles broke through again in the 56th minute, after Zara Siassi blocked a shot into the path of Onyi Echegini before she put the ball away … Sophia Goetz put up the first shot of the game for the Ospreys, testing Cristina Roque with a low driven shot at the near post … FSU increased its advantage to three in the 66th minute when Brown found the back of the net for her second of the game … the Seminoles added a fourth in the 69th minute with Echegini grabbing her brace … Rachel Fishkin entered the match in the 70th minute and made a deft save.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Haynes Grant | 1 shot
Sophia Goetz | 1 shot on goal
Sarah Barrentine | 70 minutes, 2 saves

FSU

Jody Brown | 2 goals, 2 shots on goal
Onyi Echegiri | 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots
Taylor Huff | 3 assists, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
Cristina Roque | 90 minutes, 1 save

Postgame Comments

.@CoachEFaulconer following tonight's match vs. FSU and record-breaking attendance numbers at Hodges #SoarHigher pic.twitter.com/Fdh3sxF70t
— UNF Women's Soccer (@OspreyWSOC) September 8, 2023

Notes

This was the first time UNF has hosted Florida State since 1996
It was the highest-ranked foe UNF has hosted in at least the DI era
North Florida set a home women's sporting event attendance record
UNF's attendance was good for the 7th-highest across NCAA DI women's soccer this season
Head Coach Eric Faulconer sent 26 Ospreys to the pitch
Haynes Grant and Analiese Anderson both made their first starts of the campaign
Zara Siassi made her 50th career start and 50th-straight start for the Ospreys
This was the second time UNF have faced a ranked opponent this season after traveling to UCF earlier this year
Sarah Barrentine along with six other Ospreys has started all six contests this season