Women’s Soccer Advances To First-Ever ASUN Final With Win Over Bellarmine, 2-0

FORT MYERS, Fla. – North Florida Women’s Soccer is headed to its first first-ever ASUN Championship title game with a 2-0 semifinal win over Bellarmine on Sunday afternoon at Pickering Field.

With the win, UNF moves to 9-8-4 overall. Head Coach Eric Faulconer has posted a winning record in 22 of his 25 seasons as a head coach.

Senior midfielder Chloe Lynch put the Ospreys on the board in the fifth minute off an assist from redshirt junior forward/midfielder Isabella Pontieri to give the Ospreys an early 1-0 advantage. The score was Lynch’s season-high third goal of the season and first game-winner of the season. For Pontieri, it marked her ASUN-best 10th assist of the season.  

UNF was stout defensively in the first half of play not allowing Bellarmine to record a shot on goal. 

Adding to the Osprey lead, Paige McSwigan fired in a goal off an assist from redshirt junior defender Brenna Robinson in the 82nd minute. It was McSwigan’s second goal of the season, and Robinson’s first collegiate assist.

Redshirt freshman Chrissa Avery secured her fifth clean sheet of the season with a pair of saves, including a diving save during the 59th minute of action. 

Overall, North Florida limited Bellarmine to just two shots on goal boasting a 6-2 shot on goal advantage. 

In total, 18 Ospreys saw action, with midfielder Zoe Looker, senior defender Brialyn Anderson, sophomore midfielder Sarah Frazer and Avery each logging the full 90 minutes.

North Florida awaits the winner of the Jacksonville-Lipscomb match for the ASUN Championship Finals on Sunday, Nov. 9.