Mark Romano Nets Game-Winning Goal To Propel Men's Soccer Past Lipscomb, 1-0

Saturday, October 31

Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Soccer Complex

8 p.m.

University of North Florida

11-4-3, 7-0-1

Lipscomb

3-12-1, 2-6-0

Team	1	2	Final F
North Florida	0	1	1
Lipscomb	0	0	0

Mark Romano dribbling a ball with an oncoming defender

10/31/2026 10:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior midfielder Mark Romano netted the game-winning goal in the 76th minute to propel the University of North Florida Men's Soccer to a 1-0 win over Lipscomb at Lipscomb Soccer Complex on Saturday night.

With the win, North Florida concludes the regular season 11-4-3 overall and 7-0-1 in ASUN Conference action. At 7-0-1, the 22 points in ASUN Conference action are the most in program history and the most by a conference member since 2010.

The seven ASUN Conference wins are the most in program history and tie the most by a conference member since 2010.

It marked the fourth game-winning goal for Romano this season, all of which have come in conference action. Romano leads the team with seven goals.

Fifth year goalkeeper Luciano Natoli tallied a pair of saves in 90 minutes to record his sixth shutout of the season and fourth in conference action.

North Florida posted a pair of shots on goal from junior forward Kaiss Mansouri in the initial 11 minutes of action. Mansouri tallied his team-high fourth assist of the season on Romano's goal.

North Florida possessed a 7-0 lead in corner kicks and 5-0 lead in shots on goal at the half. The Ospreys limited their hosts to only three shots and no shots on goal in the initial 45 minutes.

Junior defender Rafa Rios, sophomore midfielder Cameron Gray and senior defender Germain Kapela each added a shot on goal in the first half. Senior midfielder Anton Khelil added a shot on goal in the 65th minute.

Seven Ospreys logged the full 90 minutes and 15 Ospreys saw action.

North Florida finished the match with an 8-2 margin in shots on goal and 7-1 in corner kicks.

North Florida will be the No. 1 seed and host the 2026 ASUN Championship at Hodges Stadium from Nov. 7-14. With the top seed, the Ospreys earn a bye to the Semifinals and await the winner of Stetson and Bellarmine on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET.