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Coaching Staff

Eric Faulconer  |  Head Coach

Eric Faulconer was promoted to the position of head coach for North Florida women's soccer in November of 2018 and has since then turned in a 34-19-10 record and since then has seen the growth of two conference players of the year and 12 all-league performers.

Faulconer joined the North Florida women's soccer sideline in 2017 after 12 seasons at the helm of the Armstrong State University women's soccer program. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Ospreys in 2018. The Armstrong soccer program and the athletic department were eliminated due to consolidation with Georgia Southern University during the 2017-2018 academic year.

In 12 seasons at ASU, Faulconer compiled a 172-54-23 record for the Pirates, leading them to the NCAA Championships nine times, earning three Peach Belt Conference regular season and three tournament titles, two NCAA Southeast Region titles and advancing to the DII Final Four in 2011. He is a member of the Armstrong State Athletic Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2017 and was selected to the Armstrong State University Wall of Honor recognizing the top 250 employees in the 83 year history of the institution.

In his first season leading the Ospreys (2019), Faulconer guided the squad to an 11-6-2 record (5-2-1 ASUN) which marked the best record in the program's Division I era. The five wins in ASUN play were the most since 2012. Under his leadership, five players garnered ASUN All-Conference accolades including first-team selections Thais Reiss & Hollyn Knight, second-team members Kendra Hoffman & Leah Ferlin and All-Freshman honoree Devyn Encalada. The Ospreys offense produced 33 goals, second most in the ASUN, while the defense set a school record with a 1.06 GAA.

Faulconer improved on his Osprey debut success in his second season (Spring 2021). UNF finished with a 10-2 (6-0 ASUN) record while claiming the ASUN South Division Title. The team advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2012. Two student-athletes earned ASUN Conference Player of the Year Honors with Thais Reiss being named ASUN Player of the Year and Mercedes Sapp garnering ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year. Four Ospreys were named to the ASUN All– Conference First Team along with two named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team. A record five Ospreys were named to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region South Team and Ariana Munoz was named to both the USC Scholar All Region Team and Scholar Al-American team.

In his third season as the head coach of the UNF women's soccer program, the Ospreys went 9-4-3, finishing 4-3-2 in conference competition. The Ospreys were tabbed tied for first in the ASUN Women's Soccer Preseason Poll alongside Lipscomb. The Ospreys defeated Lipscomb, 2-1, in overtime Sept. 23. Four Ospreys earned ASUN Postseason accolades, headlined by Thaiss Reiss' fourth-career All-ASUN First Team honor. Kendra Hoffman nabbed her second-career All-ASUN Second Team honor, while freshman Lauren Weiss joined Hoffman to go with her ASUN All-Freshman honors. Allyna Thurston also provided a spark on UNF's backline, landing on the ASUN All-Freshman team. UNF's laurels extended to the region as well, with Reiss making more history with her fifth United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection. The Curitiba, Brazil, native finished her tenure second in ASUN history for game-winning goals and 10th in goals with 42.

Faulconer's fourth season at the helm saw the Ospreys go 4-7-5, with a 3-3-4 conference record. The Ospreys were picked fifth in the ASUN Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll with 132 points. Three student-athletes earned ASUN Postseason Accolades, with captain defender Zara Siassi securing her first-career ASUN All-Academic honor. Defender Allyna Thurston notched her first-career All-ASUN Third Team honor, with both defenders playing key roles in bringing UNF five straight shutouts to close the regular season. Freshman Allie Fekany nabbed a spot on the ASUN All-Freshman team in her debut season with the Ospreys. The Orlando, Florida native led the Ospreys in goals and points on the season with four and nine respectively. UNF didn't permit a single goal at Hodges Stadium all season, while goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano finished third in the nation in goals/against average, permitting just 0.40 goals/allowed per game.

His overall record stands at 270-109-34 thru 21 seasons. With UNF's 10 wins in Spring 2021, Faulconer led teams have won 10+ matches in 18 seasons. Faulconer currently ranks in the Top 20 for NCAA Division II's all-time coaching winning percentage at .694. Throughout his two-decade collegiate coaching career, he has been named the NSCAA Region Coach of the Year six times. Faulconer owns winning season records in 20 of his 21 years as a head coach.

In his career, Faulconer has produced 12 All Americans, 13 Scholar All Americans, 65 All Region selections, 84 All Conference Selections, 6 Conference Players of the Year, 1 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year,  2 Region Players of the Year and 2 Freshman of the Year. His squads have earned 19 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards.

Faulconer was tabbed to start the Armstrong State women's soccer program in 2005 after a successful stint at Thomas University, where he also built the Night Hawks program from scratch, beginning in 1999.

He led the Night Hawks to the NAIA National Championships in 2003, also earning NSCAA Region Coach of the Year honors, and the last three seasons his Thomas squad was ranked nationally in the NAIA.

In addition to his coaching duties, Faulconer served as the Interim Athletic Director at Armstrong State University from April 1-July 1, 2009 while also serving as the NSCAA National Chair of NCAA Division II Women (2014-2017), the NSCAA National Advocacy Committee College Coaches Representative (2015-2017) and the Region Chair of NSCAA Southeast Ranking Committee (2011-2013). He is currently the ASUN representative on the USC National Top 25 ranking committee. He has also co-authored three successful soccer training session plan books.

Born in New Jersey, Faulconer's family moved to Naples, Florida, in 1979. He graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1992 and a master's degree in public administration in 1996, with additional graduate course work in sports administration.

He holds a USSF National B License and also served as an assistant coach with United States Youth Soccer South Region 2003 Girl’s Olympic Development Program team.from 2016-2019.

Faulconer and his wife, Ginger, have two sons, Zachary and Ethan. They reside in St. Augustine, Fla.

Morgan Luckie  |  Assistant Coach

Morgan Luckie was named to the Osprey’s staff as an assistant coach in March of 2019. Luckie’s primary focus will be goalkeeping.

The appointment reunited Luckie with her former college coach, Eric Faulconer. at Armstrong State University. Luckie also served one season as an assistant under Faulconer at Armstrong.

In her first season mentoring the Ospreys netminders, North Florida finished the season with a progam best 1.06 GAA led by Rhiannon Conelley's 1.00 GAA (3rd best in program DI history) which included 39 saves, 10 wins and 4.5 shutouts.  In 2022, goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano finished the season with 0.397 GAA (best in program D1 history), good for fourth in the nation while conceding just four goals through 906 minutes played.

Luckie was a four-year standout and two-year captain goalkeeper at Armstrong from 2012-2015. During her four-year career she was twice selected as All Southeast Region by the United Soccer Coaches organization. She also garnered Peach Belt All-Conference, All-Tournament, All-Academic and Presidential Academic Honor Roll recognition during her career. She was selected as the goalkeeper for the Armstrong State all decade team and was chosen by the NCAA for their degree completion award.

First all-time in ASU program history in goals against average and second all-time in saves and shutouts, Luckie helped lead Armstrong to three NCAA tournament appearances, a Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament title, an NCAA regional championship and a No. 1 final regular season national ranking in 2012.

After completing her playing career, Luckie joined the Armstrong staff as the goalkeeper coach for the 2016 season, where she helped guide the Pirates to an overall 14-5-2 record and a NCAA round of 32 appearance.

She has her United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Level 1 and 2 diplomas and serves on the state ODP staff of Georgia as a goalkeeper coach. Luckie also started the Outside the Box goalkeeping academy in 2018. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Armstrong in Health and Physical Education and her master’s degree in Professional Communication & Leadership from Georgia Southern University.

Chris Davidovicz  |  Assistant Coach

Davidovicz joined North Florida women’s soccer in the summer of 2024 as an assistant coach.

His most recent stint came at Division I Oakland University, where he served as an interim assistant coach during the 2022 season. The Golden Grizzlies saw an overall record of 8-4-7, while going 5-2-3 in the Horizon League.

He served as the head coach of new ASUN member West Georgia from 2013-2016. In 2015 and 2016, Davidovicz led the program to its best back-to-back winning seasons since 2004-2005, recording 20 wins in that time and two Gulf South Conference Tournament appearances. In 2016, the Wolves tallied 11 wins under Davidovicz, the most by a West Georgia soccer team since 2005.

Prior to West Georgia, Davidovicz served as both the men’s and women’s assistant coach at Thomas University in 2010. He was promoted to head coach prior to the 2011 season and led the Night Hawks to two postseason appearances. During his time at Thomas University, Davidovicz compiled a 20-15-2 overall record. He led the team to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in seven years, when Thomas was led then by current head coach Eric Faulconer.

He was an assistant coach at Georgia College from 2008-2010, where he helped guide the program to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and national ranking during the 2008 season. His first-ever coaching stint came at Newberry College, where he was named assistant coach in 2003, helping lead the program to its first-ever winning season.

Outside of collegiate soccer, Davidovicz was named the WPSL Conference Coach of the Year with the Savannah Spirit during the 2020 season. He also coached former WPSL side, Atlanta Silverbacks FC during the summer of 2013. He has extensive youth experience as well, mostly recently with Tormenta FC in the Savannah/Hilton Head Island area. From 2008-2014, Davidovicz served the Georgia ODP program as a head coach.

Davidovicz has his Premier, Advanced National and National diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches association and is a certified USSF referee. A goalkeeper at Virginia Tech from 1999-2003, Davidovicz earned his Bachelor of Science in business finance and later earned his Masters of Education in kinesiology and human performance at Georgia College in 2010.