CHARLESTON, S.C. - North Florida men's soccer (4-6-3) fell in a hard battle on the road against College of Charleston (8-4-2), 2-1, in its non-conference finale on Wednesday evening.
The Ospreys were close to a comeback after
Jaxon Reinhardt cut the deficit in half in the 18th minute. UNF held the shot margin at 14-5, including a 5-3 edge for shots on goal, but Charleston held on late.
GOALS
5' | Ryan Watson (Unassisted) - CofC
14' | Adil Iggoute (Matt Lenert & Ryan Watson) - CofC
18' | Jaxon Reinhardt (Jaylen Yearwood) - UNF
HOW IT HAPPENED
- College of Charleston struck first with its first goal coming in the fifth minute of the game.
- Another goal was added by the Cougars just moments later in the 14th minute to make it a 2-0 score in the non-conference match.
- Reinhardt executed shortly after in the 18th minute off an assist from Jaylen Yearwood to inch closer to a draw.
- Continuing momentum, Jacob Harris, Jaxon Reinhardt and David Perez each had a shot on goal before the end of the half.
- Luciano Natoli made a great save in the 63rd minute to keep the deficit for the Ospreys at one score.
- Stingy defense from both teams went all the way through the final minutes of the game to result in a 2-1 score in favor of the Cougars.
RECORDS
North Florida | 4-6-3
Charleston | 8-4-2
QUICK KICKS
- Reinhardt added his third goal of the season and of his Osprey career.
- Yearwood earned his second assist of the season as well.
- He also had the most shots in the game with four total for a career-high.
- Ospreys came out firing in both halves of play offensively with seven shots each.
- Pedro Amancio and Scott Beeks picked up their first starts of the season in the non-conference finale.
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"Tonight, we dug ourselves a hole early, which cost us the game. We were still very dominant, especially in the second half, and deserved more from the game, but that is football sometimes. The boys walked out of that game full of confidence and excited to continue conference play on Saturday."
-- head coach Jamie Davies
UP NEXT
The Ospreys jump back into conference competition with their next matchup set at Hodges Stadium against Bellarmine on Saturday, Oct. 19, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.