PENSACOLA, Fla. – The first ever road trip to face West Florida as a Division 1 school, and conference opponent, resulted in a 3-1 loss for Jacksonville Thursday afternoon.
The result pushed JU to 4-5-4 on the season and 2-2-2 in ASUN play. Jacksonville moves to 1-5-1 in road contests this campaign.
The Argonauts jumped ahead early in the afternoon tilt, taking a 3-0 advantage at halftime after breaking the game open in the 16
th minute.
Jacksonville got on the board in the second half via a
Saki Sanno goal, her third of the year. The sophomore Sanno is now second on the team in goals scored. She has scored a goal in two of her last three matches, all ASUN tilts.
Sanno came on as a sub, taking three shots, leading the team with three shots on goal.
Madelyn Radtke also had three shots with a single chance on net. As a team, JU tallied 10 shots with five on target. The West Florida offense launched 17 shots and 12 shots on goal at netminder
Taylor Gardner. The junior Gardner tallied a career-high nine saves in her 90-minute effort.
Gardner's nine saves were the most by a Dolphin keeper in almost exactly a year, when former keeper
Pia Bozic saved nine shots in a draw against North Florida on Oct. 19, 2025. Gardner now has three ASUN games with five or more saves. She has a team-high 39 across the season which is tied for seventh in the conference.
Jacksonville stays on the road — at least this time locally — for one more game as it travels to North Florida on Sunday, Oct. 18. The first edition of this season's River City Rumble kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
