University of North Texas
Middle Tennessee
Mean Green Soccer Advances To Championship Game
11/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
CHARLOTTE - The North Texas soccer team advanced to the Conference USA title game for the second straight year with a 1-0 victory against Middle Tennessee on Friday night at Transamerica Field.
The Mean Green will face Rice in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m., central time. North Texas and the Owls recorded a 1-1 tie in their regular-season meeting.
The Mean Green's victory was very similar to its quarterfinal game against Marshall. North Texas scored an early goal off a header served up from a corner kick in the 13th minute against Middle Tennessee. NT scored both its goals verus Marshall off corner kicks, including the first one in the 15th minute off a header.
Karla Pineda served up a short corner to the near post, where Jackie Moreau flicked it back to the far post. Marchelle Davis was waiting, and headed the ball into the goal for her fifth tally of the season.
North Texas spent the majority of the first half in the Blue Raider's defensive third, drawing six corner kicks. Middle Tennessee's offense began connecting in the second period; the Blue Raiders outshot North Texas, 8-6. Jackie Kerestine made five saves for the Mean Green, including three in the second half.
Kerestine recorded her 14th shutout of the season. She has not allowed a goal in seven straight conference tournament games.Next up for North Texas
• North Texas will play Rice in the Conference USA championship game on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.
Mean Green Quick Hitters
• North Texas ties a program record with 16 wins. Three other Mean Green teams have won 16 games and all advanced to the NCAA Tournament
• This is the third straight year that North Texas has advanced to the conference championship finals. It is the second straight C-USA Championship game for the Mean Green.
• North Texas won its sixth straight game. The Mean Green has scored first in all those games
• North Texas recorded its fifth straight shutout. The Mean Green has not allowed a goal in 456 minutes.
• North Texas has scored its last three goals off corner kicks. They were all served up by Karla Pineda
• Jackie Moreau had two assists (two flicks) on two of those goals
• Marchelle Davis headed in her fifth goal of the season, which is second on the team
• Karla Pineda now has 10 assists, moving her into a tie for fifth on the single-season list at North Texas. She moves into a tie for fourth in career assists with 24.
• Jackie Kerestine has not allowed a goal in seven straight conference tournament games.
