Women’s Soccer Comes Away With 1-1 Draw at Davidson

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at Florida Gulf Coast

9/19/2024 | 7 p.m.

Sep. 19 (Thu) / 7 p.m.

at Florida Gulf Coast

History

DAVIDSON, N.C. – North Florida women’s soccer (3-2-3) concluded its non-conference ledger playing to a 1-1 draw against Davidson (4-1-2) Thursday evening.

Chloe Lynch gave the Ospreys the lead in the 15th minute in a game where UNF enjoyed a majority of the possession. The Wildcats would equalize in the 66th minute, with neither team being able to find a winner before the final whistle.

UNF 1, Davidson 1

Scoring Summary

15′ | Chloe Lynch (Souers, Frazer)
66′ | Dakota Lyons (Whiddon)

Inside the Match

First Half: The Ospreys enjoyed a majority of the ball in the opening 10 minutes of the contest … Davidson saw an early chance from a corner kick cleared off the line by Paige McSwigan to keep things tied … in the 15th minute, Sarah Frazer found Lynch, with her shot slipping past goalkeeper Emily Smith to give the Ospreys the lead … North Florida continued to control possession throughout the first period, getting help from some resolute defending … Frazer showed skill in the 37th minute, turning the defender in the box before seeing a shot saved.
Second Half: UNF went on the offensive right out of the break with Bella Pontieri hitting a looping shot over the crossbar in the 47th minute … in the 59th minute Davidson forward Dakota Lyons saw a deflected shot fall to the path of Maddie Moody, who was denied by defender Zara Siassi for a Wildcat corner kick … Davidson equalized in the 66th minute after Lyons’ shot hit off the glove of Sarah Barrentine, finding the back of the net … the Ospreys had a chance to win it in the 87th minute as Brooklynn Fugel received the ball from the throw in, but her shot was saved by Smith.

Notes

Sarah Barrentine made her first start of the season
Souers and Frazer recorded their first collegiate assists
Head coach Eric Faulconer sent 22 Ospreys to the pitch
Lynch bagged her first goal of the campaign and the third of her career
The Ospreys are 35-1-3 when scoring first under head coach Eric Faulconer

Up Next
North Florida concludes a three-match road stretch opening ASUN play down in Fort Myers, Fla. as the Ospreys take on FGCU Thursday, Sept. 19 with kickoff set for 7 p.m.