Women's Soccer Blanks Howard, 2-0

Thursday, August 14

Washington, D.C. / Greene Stadium

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Howard

0-1-0, 0-0-0

North Florida

Howard

8/14/2025 9:25:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Redshirt junior forward/midfielder Isabella Pontieri and sophomore midfielder Sarah Frazer notched a goal apiece to propel North Florida past Howard, 2-0, in its season opener at Greene Stadium on Thursday.

With the win, North Florida improves to 7-0 in season openers and 4-0 in season openers on the road under head coach Eric Faulconer. North Florida also owns a 17-1 goal differential in season openers under Faulconer.

"We had a lot of good performances tonight," Faulconer said. "It's always nice to start the [athletic] department off with a win. We were the first team to get out there in the fall. It's our job to get the department going, and we're really proud of that."

After threatening early with four shots in the initial 16 minutes, Isabella Pontieri broke through and netted the Ospreys' first goal of the season in the 18th minute off an assist from sophomore forward Allison Souers. North Florida was stout defensively and didn't allow Howard to log a single shot on goal throughout the first 45 minutes.

The Ospreys dominated on both sides of the pitch, attempting seven shots with four shots on goal and limiting the Bisons to one shot on goal at the halftime break.

Frazer extended the lead to 2-0 in the 77th minute with her first collegiate goal when she sent a shot past the Bison goalkeeper into the low left corner of the frame.

North Florida owned a 16-8 advantage in shots with a 9-2 margin in shots on goal. Pontieri tallied a career-high in shots and tied her career-high in shots on goal with seven shots and four on goal.

Graduate student goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano notched her 13th career clean sheet and added two saves.

North Florida remains on the road to face Campbell on Sunday, Aug. 17. Kickoff at Eakes Athletics Complex is set at 5 p.m. ET.