AIKEN, SC--University of North Florida (3-2-1, 1-1-0) scored the game-winning goal on a direct kick from Daniel Astrom in the 88th minute of play to defeat USC Aiken men's soccer team (4-4-0, 1-2-0) 2-1 Saturday night in Peach Belt Conference action.

Senior Richard Wolf gave the Pacers a 1-0 lead with 10 minutes to play in the first half with a goal assisted by freshman Plamen Peev.  But the Ospreys retaliated with a goal of their own four minutes later by Martin Sjogren, assisted by Robert West to send it to halftime tied at one-apiece.

After 42 minutes of scoreless second half play, Astrom sank the Pacers' hopes when he nailed the direct kick past Peter Calabrese.Calabrese had a strong outing though, recording nine save while giving up UNF's two goals.

The loss drops the Pacers to .500 on the season.  Their next game is Wednesday, September 26 at home against Lander at 7:00 PM. 
 
MATCH SUMMARY 
 

Score by Periods	1	2	Final
North Florida	1	1	2
USC Aiken	1	0	1

Scoring    USCA: Richard Wolf (Plamen Peev, 35:40) 
                   UNF: Martin Sjogren (Robert West, 39:20) 
                   UNF: Daniel Astrom (Direct kick, 87:13)
Shots  USCA 15, UNF 18 
Fouls  USCA 12, UNF 17 
Cornerkicks USCA  5, UNF 9 
Offsides USCA 4, UNF 2 
Saves  USCA 7 (Peter Calabrese 9) UNF (Ryan Carpenter 6) 
Cards  None