Women’s Soccer Gets a Sweep of the Weekend with Comeback Win over UNF

Sunday, September 8

Boca Raton, Fla.

1:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

4-2-0

North Florida

4-1-1

North Florida

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Women’s Soccer Gets a Sweep of the Weekend with Comeback Win over UNF

9/8/2019 4:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Two second-half scores by Mary O'Hara propelled the Florida Atlantic University women's soccer team to a comeback win over previously undefeated North Florida, 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at FAU Soccer Stadium.

The Turning Point:
UNF (4-1-1) took the lead late in the first half on a long free kick that bounded up and over multiple players before being corralled by an oncoming Osprey. But it didn't take long after intermission for FAU (4-2-0) to knot things up. Elisha Holmes settled a ball on the left side of the goalbox, and her cross to O'Hara was a one-touch into the goal in the 54th minute.

The Finish:
Less than eight minutes later, O'Hara again was the recipient of a pass into the box, this time a corner from teammate Sammy Vitols that she redirected past the UNF goalkeeper for the lead. For the final nearly-30 minutes of matchplay, the Ospreys got off just one shot; all told, Cassidy Wasdin faced only five with just one save necessary for the victory.

Notables:

O'Hara now paces the team with four goals on the season and has matched her season high set a year ago. She has 13 in her career
Holmes and Vitols each have two assists through six matches and tie for the team lead with Carolynn Wotring
The entire back five of Wasdin, Wotring, Alex Maxson, Maddie Winch and Hailey Landrus, as well as midfielder Jessica Monteiro, stayed on for the full 90 Sunday
The Owls outshot UNF 18-5, with 11 shots on goal for the victorious home team

Quotable

"It was a disappointing ending, the last five minutes of the first half," said head coach Patrick Baker. "(At halftime), we hit the reset button, and just talked about being calm, that we were going to get chances. Just, 'did we have our finishing boots on our not?' We didn't need to get everything back in the first five minutes … Nice to get that equalizer early, it did a lot for us. Probably took a little wind out of their sails. For Mary (O'Hara) to score again, great goal, and I thought that really changed the complexion (of the match)."

Full Video with Coach Baker:

What's Next

The Owls will play their third straight match at home, with just one next weekend on Friday night against 5-0 Ball State. First kick is at 7 p.m. from FAU Soccer Stadium.