Mean Green Shut Out UTSA, 4-0

Sunday, September 30

Denton, TX

1:00 P.M.

University of North Texas

7-1-1

UTSA

4-5-1

Team	1	2	Final F
UTSA	0	0	0
North Texas	2	2	4

9/30/2018 4:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DENTON — The North Texas soccer team received a two-goal performance from sophomore Berklee Peters and senior Aaliyah Nolan in route to a 4-0 victory over UT San Antonio Sunday afternoon at home.

Sunday's victory is the team's fifth consecutive win and its third-straight shutout. During their five-match winning streak, the Mean Green (7-1-1, 2-0) are outscoring their opponents 14-1 and have outscored all nine of their opponents this season by a combined score of 22-3.

"I was proud of my team the way we started the game and how we came out in the second-half," said head coach John Hedlund. "Berklee and Aaliyah came up big for us with the goals and Dominique (James), Kelsey (Brann) and our defense really clamped down against a very hardworking UTSA team for the win."

Though UNT won by a large margin, the Roadrunners (4-5-1, 0-2-1) did not make it easy for them.

North Texas took a 2-0 lead in the match's first eight minutes when Peters scored on the team's first two shot attempts. Sunday was her third multi-goal performance of her college career giving her three goals on the season.

UTSA didn't give in and picked up momentum late in the first-half.

The Roadrunners took six shots in the first-half's final 10 minutes and put three on net and had two blocked. The constant pressure caught the normally stable Mean Green defense off its game a few times but smart goalkeeping by UNT's Kelsey Brann kept the ball out of the net and allowed North Texas to hold on to a 2-0 lead at the midway point.

After a few halftime adjustments, the Mean Green regained their typical defensive stoutness as they kept the UTSA possessions to a minimum and the offensive capitalized on opportunities.

No one on UNT capitalized more than Nolan. Looking to give the team a jolt, the Bermuda native took just two shots on the day and they came within two minutes of each other but she scored on both and gave the team the boost they needed. The first goal came from inside the box and the second from roughly 18 yards out as she fired it with her left foot.

The two goals came in the 64th and 66th minute of the match.

Sunday's match was North Texas' first home match since Sept. 2 and due to rain was just its second in the last three weeks. Friday they return to the Mean Green Soccer Stadium for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff versus Rice who was picked first in the coaches' Conference USA Preseason Poll.

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North Texas improved its NCAA record home conference match unbeaten streak to 45. They are 42-0-3 at home in conference matches dating back to 2008.
UNT is now 49-10-5 in all C-USA matches since they joined the conference in 2013.
North Texas has now beaten UTSA by a combed score of 8-0 in the team's last two meetings.
Senior Taylor Torres assisted on Berklee Peters' first goal, Torres has now recorded a point in five consecutive matches.
Junior Dominique James was subbed out in the 82nd minute, ending her consecutive minutes played streak at 531.