CHARLESTON, S.C. - Vanessa Aponte scored on a penalty kick to give The Citadel a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute, but a pair of North Florida goals later in the first half lifted the Ospreys to a 2-1 win in a women's soccer contest on Sunday at WLI Field.

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-3 on the season and split their four-game homestand while North Florida improved to 1-5. The Citadel heads to New York City for games against Columbia and Fordham next week.

The Ospreys were one player down for the final 28:31 after Kendall Pollock was issued a red card, but the Bulldogs were not able to take advantage. North Florida finished with an 11-9 edge in shots in the defensive battle and took five corner kicks to three for The Citadel.

North Florida was called for a trip in the box, awarding the Bulldogs their first penalty kick of the season, and Aponte converted. The senior midfielder moved into a tie for fifth in school history with her 17th career goal, and she also took over sole possession of third place in The Citadel record book with 51 points.

It took the Ospreys less than a minute to tie the game. Jill Holdsworth chipped a pass ahead to Kayla Gray, who beat Naomi Carter from about 18 yards out to make it a 1-1 contest. Gray then teamed up with Danielle Doucet to assist on a Kayla Aritt goal with 8:16 left before halftime for the final score of the game.

"There have been big improvements in the cohesiveness of the team, but we need to keep working hard for consistency and finishing off in the box," said Carter.

Carter finished with five saves for The Citadel, and Megan Dorsey was forced to make only two stops in goal for North Florida.