JACKSONVILLE, -- Jacksonville lost to Villanova 1-0 Thursday (Aug. 29) at Southern Oak Stadium. With the loss, the Dolphins dropped to 0-4-0 on the season.

How it Happened

Jacksonville kept Villanova off the scoreboard in the first half before giving up the lone goal after the break. Pia Bozic, who started the first half, led Jacksonville with one save. The Dolphins recorded six shots in the loss, three of them on goal. Jacksonville held Villanova to only three shots with just two shots on goal.
Laura Di Mascio led the team with two total shots. Andrea Zwinkels, Anaya Black, Manuela Restrepo and Logan Gonzales each added shots of their own.

Coach's Comments
"I thought we executed everything we tried to do," head coach Ryan Moon said. "We were confident going into the game. We had a hard stretch to open the season, but we have taken (our opponents) on toe to toe and (played) how we wanted to play. I think the way we have built, we were a different team tonight than the first three games. We are taking a lot of positives. We are disappointed that we didn't get the result, we felt like we deserved more. We ran hard. Fought for every ball. In the long run, we will win these games more than we lose them."

Game Notes

• Di Mascio's two shots were a season-high.
• Black recorded her first shot of the year.