SUNDAY'S SCORES
South Alabama 7,
UT Martin 0
UNC Greensboro 2,
@Eastern Kentucky 0
@Northern Iowa 3,
Eastern Illinois 0
@Wright State 2,
Belmont 0
Northern Colorado 1,
@Southeast Missouri 0
@Morehead State 2, Xavier 1
@Lipscomb 3,
Jacksonville State 0
Murray State 3, @Arkansas State 2
SIUE 0, @Oral Roberts 0
@Ole Miss 5,
Austin Peay 0
@Tennessee Tech 2, Alabama 1
SOUTH ALABAMA 7, UT MARTIN 0
TROY, Ala. - The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s soccer team concluded the 2015 Trojan Classic hosted by Troy University with a 7-0 loss to defending Sun Belt Conference champions South Alabama.
UT Martin (1-3) placed all six of its shots on South Alabama (4-0) net with freshmen Amy McGivern and Lisa Schmieder placing two shots apiece on goal. Defending Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week Saphyra Coombs-James and freshman Maggie Burkett each fired one shot apiece. Both freshmen goalkeepers Maya Jamison and MaKenzie Crawford saw action against the Jaguars, combining for seven saves.
South Alabama outshot the Skyhawks by a 23-6 margin overall, placing 14 shots on the UT Martin goal. The Jaguars saw seven different goal scorers lead the team with Monique Autmon and Charde Hannah firing a team-high four shots.
The Skyhawks best scoring opportunity came in the 36th minute with a handball called against the Jaguars. UT Martin build offense from the midfield and had Schmieder deliver a shot toward the South Alabama goal only to be stopped by a handball, earning the Skyhawks a penalty kick. However the Skyhawks shot was be saving by a diving save and the rebound shot would be collected as well.
UT Martin will look to return to its winning ways next Sunday, Sept. 6 when they face off against Missouri Kansas-City. The Skyhawks and Kangaroos will be meeting for second time all-time, with UT Martin winning the previous match 3-0 in 2009. Kick off from the Durwood Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m.
UNC GREENSBORO 2, EASTERN KENTUCKY 0
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University soccer team wrapped up its two-game homestand with a 2-0 loss to visiting UNCG on Sunday afternoon at EKU Soccer Field.
UNCG (1-3-0) got on the board early as Diarra Simmons took a pass from Zoe Fishman in the fourth minute, got around her defender and buried a goal to give the Spartans a quick 1-0 lead.
EKU’s defense stiffened following the early deficit, though, and the game remained in question up until the end. In the 87th minute, Melanie Formosa finally gave the Spartans the insurance goal they were looking for when she broke free up the middle and scored from about 10 yards out.
EKU (0-4-0) was paced offensively by freshman Tara Claus, who came off the bench to fire three shots. Sophomores Jordan Foster and Logan Harvey attempted EKU’s only two shots on goal in the game.
Simmons led all players in the game with five shots.
Senior Merrissa Vault and freshmen Emily Beaver and Kacy Eckley played all 90 minutes on the backline for the Colonels.
Senior Samm Melton made six saves in goal in the losing effort.
The Colonels will now hit the road again to face East Tennessee State on Wednesday, September 2, at 7:00 p.m.
NORTHERN IOWA 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Northern Iowa doubled Eastern Illinois shots on goal total on Sunday afternoon as UNI beat EIU 3-0.
EIU fell to 0-3-1 on the season and will return home to host IPFW on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Lakeside Field. UNI improved to 2-0-2.
Eastern Illinois played two freshman goalkeepers as Erin Morgan and Liz Carmody both played one half in goal for EIU. The pair finished with three combined saves. UNI also played two goalkeepers with Whitney Blunt and Maddie Lesjak combining for three saves.
UNI scored in the 35th minute as Katie Witt connected on a throw-in from Morgan Teel.
UNI added two second half goals with Annie Dale finding the back of the net in the 47th minute and Maddie Welch scoring in the final two minutes of the match.
EIU’s three shots on goal were recorded by Kaci Schonert, Emily Wolf and Brooke Munroe.
WRIGHT STATE 2, BELMONT 0
DAYTON, Ohio - An early goal put the Belmont women's soccer team (1-2) behind on the road Sunday afternoon. Despite a valiant effort, the Bruins fell at first-time opponent Wright State (2-2), 2-0.
WSU wasted little time attacking the Belmont goal, firing its first shot just 90 seconds into the first half.
In the first seven minutes of action, the Raiders tallied four shots, three of which were on goal. The attack paid off one minute later as Wright State successfully used a corner kick to set up its first goal of the day. BU fired back with senior Cassie Blase (Waukesha, Wisc.) launched a rocket toward the Raider goal but her attempt bounced off the crossbar in the ninth minute. The teams fell into a back and forth battle for the remainder of the stanza, with both unable to capitalize on strong scoring opportunities down the stretch.
After the break, the Bruins came out swinging, nearly setting up a scoring chance three minutes in before being called for the offsides. Undaunted, Belmont continued attacking, with Blase and sophomore Belicia Mendiola (McKinney, Texas) both firing near misses. Wright State was able to score the go-ahead goal in the 58th minute off a corner kick setup.
BU's defensive line stepped in with a pair of blocks to keep Wright State from adding to its tally down the stretch. Belmont continued to fight, on the hunt for its first goal of the match but time was not on its side. Despite logging several corner kicks, the Bruins were unable to turn the opportunities. Back-to-back headers around the 76th minute by sophomore Tara Austin (Beaumont, Texas) and junior Meg Howard (Brentwood, Tenn.) narrowly missed. BU's best final attempt came in the 85th minute with a hard shot by Mendiola that WSU's goalkeeper had to work hard to stop. A final shot in the final two minutes of regulation would be BU's last shot of the day but it too came up short.
The Raiders held the advantage in shots, 17-9, shots on goal, 11-3, and corner kicks, 10-5.
Leading the Bruins in shots was senior Emily Proud (Knoxville, Tenn.) with a total of three followed by classmate Blase and Mendiola, who each notched two.
Junior Stephanie Bukovec (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) went the distance between the posts and tallied seven saves on the afternoon.
Belmont returns to action on Friday, September 4 at Rose Park. The Bruins host Valparaiso beginning at 4 p.m.
NORTHERN COLORADO 1, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 0
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri's women's soccer team suffered its first loss the of the season Sunday against Northern Colorado, 1-0.
The Redhawks are now 2-1-1 on the season and finish their three-game home stand 1-1-1. Northern Colorado climbs to 3-1.
Northern Colorado's Kassy Castillo scored the would-be game-winning goal in the 12th minute. Castillo knocked it in off a corner kick by Rebecca Lancia.
Trailing at halftime, 1-0, it was the first time this season that Southeast was behind at half.
The Redhawks outshot the Bears 9-3 in the first half and put five shots on goal. Natasha Minor had three shots for the Redhawks in the opening half. The foul count was conservative at two for the Redhawks and six for the Bears at half.
The second half saw both teams come out and play hard, aggressive soccer. Southeast was called for 11 fouls in the second half while Northern Colorado was called for five. Southeast finished with 13 fouls and UNC finished with 11 in the match.
The Redhawks got one shot off in the second half. The lone shot came from Angie Mann, who put it on goal. Reversely, the Bears only got two shots off.
Kindra Lierz (2-1-1) played the full 90 minutes and recorded three saves.
UNC's Madeline Burdick (2-0) also played the full 90 minutes in goal and saved six shots.
Southeast finished with 10 shots, six on goal, in the match. The Bears had five shots and put four on goal.
The Redhawks had six corner kick opportunities while the Bears had four.
The Redhawks will hit the road next Monday, Sept. 7, when they take on Louisville. It will be the first of a three-game road swing.
MOREHEAD STATE 2, XAVIER 1
MOREHEAD, Ky. - An energized offense was the difference maker for Morehead State soccer (2-2) in a 2-1 victory over Xavier (2-2) at Jayne Stadium on Sunday.
Both goals came in the first half, as MSU applied pressure with four shots on goal. The first came in the 10th minute, as junior forward Angela Black collected her first of the year. Black took a corner kick from freshman midfielder Samantha Damante, for a five yard flick of the left foot to put the Eagles on the board first. The assist from Damante was the first of her career.
Freshman forward Abby Timm added one of her own in the 19th minute, as she took a lead pass from senior midfielder Macy Kootz, juking her way into the box, for a swiping strike into the net.
"I knew if I could get a touch on it and around her (the defender), I could get a lane to the goal, and that's what happened," said Timm.
The score by Timm was the first of her career, and the first assist of the season by Kootz.
The Musketeers capitalized in the 65th minute, as sophomore forward Kenadie Carlson was able cut through the box and put a score on the board, cutting the Eagles lead in half. Senior goalkeeper Kaitlynn Murphy controlled the lay of the land though, marking her career best in saves with six.
The Eagles will hit the road for four straight matches, beginning Friday at Wyoming. That will be followed by contests at Air Force Sunday and matches in Charleston, S.C., against Francis Marion and Charleston Southern next weekend.
LIPSCOMB 3, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Jacksonville State soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Lipscomb on Sunday at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in Nashville.
The loss drops the Gamecocks to 1-3 on the season and dropped both contests on the first road trip of the 2015 season. The Lady Bisons improved to 2-0-2 on the season.
LU took control of the match early with two goals in the first 19 minutes of the match. LU's Alex Hickey recorded her first goal of the season nine minutes deep into the match to give the Lady Bisons the early advantage. For the second consecutive match, the opposition came out with an offensive push as LU had nine scoring chances in the first 45 minutes, while Jax State was held to four shots in the first half.
The Lady Bisons increased the lead in the 18th minute as Maycie McKay netted her second goal of the year.
The Gamecocks looked to follow a recent trend of coming out in the second half and attacking the goal, but LU limited the chances in the final 45 minutes with four JSU shot attempts in the half. Senior Courtney Hurt led JSU with two shot attempts with both coming on goal. Junior Nicola Dominikovich and freshman Madison Carruthers had the other two shot on goal attempts. LU kept the pressure on the Jax State in the second half with 10 of the final 19 shots coming in the second half.
LU added its final goal of the day with just 10 minutes left in the match as Natalie DuBoise finished out a solid day with a goal. She earned an assist on the Lady Bisons' first goal of the day.
After the first road trip of the season, JSU will return home next Friday night against Georgia State. Match time is set for 7 p.m. at the JSU Soccer Field
SIUE 0, ORAL ROBERTS 0
TULSA, Okla. – Senior goalkeeper Jennifer Pelley set the record for career shutouts in a scoreless tie at Oral Roberts.
The Cougars, who are now 0-2-2 on the season, have their second shut out tie of the year. The first came Aug. 23 against Indiana.
The shutout marks the 23rd of Pelley's career, which surpassed Stephanie Kult's record of 22 from 1993-96.
Pelley again showed her prowess between the posts by stretching to make a save in overtime, giving her team the opportunity for a win. She tallied five saves in the game. Despite earning the record, Pelley deflects the praise to her teammates.
Despite the result of the game, Burton continues to be pleased with the growth he sees in his team. The Cougars totaled nine shots on goal, including three from sophomore Emily Grahl.
The Cougars travel to Chicago for a Friday match-up against UIC. The game is set for 7:00 p.m.
MURRAY STATE 3, ARKANSAS STATE 2
JONESBORO, Ark. - The Murray State women's soccer team defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves in Jonesboro, Ark., Sunday 3-2 on an 80th minute goal by Harriet Withers.
The Racer win at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex, allowed the Racers to split their weekend road trip and improve to 2-1. ASU fell to 1-3.
The Racers came out strong against the Red Wolves. Several MSU players had good looks in the first half. Harriet Withers led all players with two shot attempts and seven other Racers had one shot attempt in the first half.
ASU broke a scoreless tie in the 35th minute on a goal by Jacqueline Greer.
Arkansas State's lead wouldn't hold for long. In the 37th minute, ASU'S Briana Williams tripped Destiny White while they were fighting for the ball in the penalty area. A penalty kick was awarded to the Racers and Racheal Foxley made her the first of her Murray State career. Foxley kicked a hard ball out of reach of freshman goalie Kelsey Ponder.
Coming out of the half, head coach Jeremy Groves made a change at goal keeper. Shelby Haworth was lifted for Alex Steigerwald. The freshman was put to work quickly in her collegiate debut as she made a save in the 46th minute.
The Racers took a 2-1 lead in the 70th minute when Marissa Burroughs gathered her own deflected shot and fed Destiny White for the score.
The Red Wolves tied the game at 2-2 three minutes later on a header by Ava Abner.
In the 80th minute, Withers won the game for the Racers when she gathered a deflected the ball in front. When she eluded the goal keeper, Withers scored easy into an open net.
The goal by Withers was enough to allow the Racers to hold on and improve to 2-1 on the year.
The Racers are on the road next Sunday (Sep. 6) when they play the Tennessee Vols in Knoxville. MSU's home opener at Cutchin Field is Sept. 11 against Louisiana Tech.
OLE MISS 5, AUSTIN PEAY 0
OXFORD, Miss. - Austin Peay State University women's soccer team could not keep pace with SEC foe Ole Miss, falling 0-5, Sunday, at Ole Miss Soccer Stadium.
Austin Peay drops to 1-2-0 on the season, while Ole Miss improves to 3-0-1.
After the Lady Govs received the ball to start the match, Ole Miss forced a quick turnover to gain possession in the second minute. The Rebels marched into the APSU attacking third, where a short cross was delivered near the keeper. After a volley was deflected, CeCe Kizer guided the ball into the net on the follow.
In the 17th minute, Danielle Gray found a couple creases in the Austin Peay defense down the left flank. Once she entered the box, Addie Forbus was left open on the far side for the second goal after a cross met her foot.
Ole Miss continued to win the battle for possession in the midfield, and earned a 30th minute free kick just across midfield after the Lady Govs committed their sixth foul of the half. A strike was delivered to the left post, and Jessica Hiskey was waiting unmarked for a header.
As the second half kicked off, Kizer's touches steadily increased to lead the Rebels. In the 57th minute, the forward charged into the box, and powered a shot to the right of the keeper for an insurance goal.
With under five minutes to play, Bella Fiorenzo took advantage of a giveaway and sent home a fifth goal for Ole Miss.
Despite allowing four goals, sophomore Lindsey Todd remained aggressive in goal. The starting keeper made seven saves in 67 minutes before senior Nikki Filippone entered to wrap up the match.
Freshman McKenzie Dixon and sophomore Caroline Wistrom each took a shot on goal for the Lady Govs. Ole Miss out-shot APSU 24-4 in the match.
Austin Peay continues its road trip on Sept. 4-6 as the Lady Govs travel to Mobile, Ala., to compete against Troy and South Alabama in the Jaguar Classic.
TENNESSEE TECH 2, ALABAMA 1
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech defeated visiting Alabama, Sunday evening. With the win the Golden Eagles improve to 1-3-0 while the Crimson Tide fell to 1-2-1 on the season.
Mary Francis Hoots got Tech on the board in the 16th minute with her first goal of the season. Alabama would tie the game before Taylor Sutton scored the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute.
Kari Naerdemann made five saves and gave up just on goal in the victory.
Tennessee Tech returns to action on Friday as it travels to Mercer.