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Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography
Mean Green Suffer First Loss
9/1/2019 9:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LUBBOCK, Texas — The North Texas soccer team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday night.
The Mean Green (3-1) fell 4-0 at Texas Tech (3-1).
A competitive first half that saw UNT control possession and create opportunities fell to the wayside in the second half after the Red Raiders scored their first goal, which came in the 53rd minute off of a deflection inside the box.
"I feel for the players because the middle official was not calling the same game he was in the first half," said head coach John Hedlund. "The Tech forward was clearly offsides for their first goal. And the linesman raised his flag only for the middle official to waive him off and from there the calls just went completely against us the rest of the night. It's sad because it was a great game leading up to the first blown call but we'll regroup and move on from here."
Though she didn't score a goal on Sunday, Texas Tech's Kirsten Davis was havoc. The forward took nine shots and got the assist on the first goal that was deflected in.
After the goal, the Mean Green relied heavily on keeper Kelsey Brann to make saves and its defensive backline to clear out Texas Tech opportunities and stop Davis.
North Texas' best scoring chance on Sunday came in the 26th minute when freshman Michelle Gonzalez delivered a perfect corner kick into the box where fellow freshman Taylor Hunter struck it perfectly with her head from just a few feet out. However, a leaping save by the Red Raiders keeper kept the match tied at zero.
It'd be the final corner kick opportunity of the match for UNT.
In the 85th minute, Mackenzie Stricklin laced up a nearly perfect pass into the box for forward Logan Bruffett deep into the box but the freshman led the junior just a tad to far and the pass was out of reach for the diving Bruffett.
North Texas hits the road on Friday to face No. 20 Memphis.
The Mean Green (3-1) fell 4-0 at Texas Tech (3-1).
A competitive first half that saw UNT control possession and create opportunities fell to the wayside in the second half after the Red Raiders scored their first goal, which came in the 53rd minute off of a deflection inside the box.
"I feel for the players because the middle official was not calling the same game he was in the first half," said head coach John Hedlund. "The Tech forward was clearly offsides for their first goal. And the linesman raised his flag only for the middle official to waive him off and from there the calls just went completely against us the rest of the night. It's sad because it was a great game leading up to the first blown call but we'll regroup and move on from here."
Though she didn't score a goal on Sunday, Texas Tech's Kirsten Davis was havoc. The forward took nine shots and got the assist on the first goal that was deflected in.
After the goal, the Mean Green relied heavily on keeper Kelsey Brann to make saves and its defensive backline to clear out Texas Tech opportunities and stop Davis.
North Texas' best scoring chance on Sunday came in the 26th minute when freshman Michelle Gonzalez delivered a perfect corner kick into the box where fellow freshman Taylor Hunter struck it perfectly with her head from just a few feet out. However, a leaping save by the Red Raiders keeper kept the match tied at zero.
It'd be the final corner kick opportunity of the match for UNT.
In the 85th minute, Mackenzie Stricklin laced up a nearly perfect pass into the box for forward Logan Bruffett deep into the box but the freshman led the junior just a tad to far and the pass was out of reach for the diving Bruffett.
North Texas hits the road on Friday to face No. 20 Memphis.
Team Stats
UNT
TTU
Goals
0
4
Shots
3
24
Shots on Goal
2
13
Saves
9
2
Corners
2
7
Fouls
10
12
Scoring Plays
Macy Schultz (1)
Assisted By: Kirsten Davis
GOAL by TTU Macy Schultz (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Kirsten Davis, goal number 1 for season.
53:51
Charlotte Teeter (1)
Assisted By: Demi Koulizakis
GOAL by TTU Charlotte Teeter, Assist by Demi Koulizakis, goal number 1 for season.
71:03
Jade King (1)
Assisted By: Jayne Lydiatt
GOAL by TTU Jade King, Assist by Jayne Lydiatt, goal number 1 for season.
75:46
Marisa Weichel (2)
Assisted By: Demi Koulizakis
GOAL by TTU Marisa Weichel, Assist by Demi Koulizakis, goal number 2 for season.
87:01
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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