Soccer Draws 0-0 With Southern Miss

DENTON -- The North Texas soccer team's defense held Southern Miss Friday night to just one off-target shot in the match's final 40 minutes while its offense constantly blistered the Golden Eagles with scoring threats but the Mean Green could only muster a 0-0 draw at home in the end.

The Mean Green (RV) out-shot Southern Miss 32-6 over the match's 110 minutes,

"Obviously the effort was there all night when you out-shoot a team 32-6 and 12-2 on corners but no question this tie feels like a loss," said head coach John Hedlund. "The defense played great but unfortunately my offense had zero composure in front of Southern Miss' goal tonight. Realistically, several of my forwards and offensive midfielders should have had two or three goals tonight with all their chances, It's unfortunate, because it could have been a great night for all of us and put us at the top of the standings."

This is UNT's (6-2-3) third tie of the season and fourth match to go into overtime.

North Texas had 18 shots in the first half and had multiple opportunities go awry in the attacking third. Except for a loose ball in the six-yard box midway through the second half, the Golden Eagles (6-2-1) never stressed the Mean Green's keeper Sarah Fuller much on the night. The graduate senior picked up her seventh shutout on the year as she made three saves in route to the tie.

UNT and USM have played each other closely the last few seasons. In 2018 the Mean Green beat the Golden Eagles in overtime in the finals of the conference championship game. In 2019 UNT won narrowly won 1-0 and last season USM finally got the best of North Texas.

While she was a menace running all over the field for Southern Miss, North Texas' defense did contain the reigning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year to just one shot and none on target. Led by freshman centerback Jori Foote, who on Friday again showed why she could be the future of the UNT program, the UNT defense held Southern Miss to no shots in the two overtime periods while the Mean Green had a few decent looks.

Though the result isn't what the 16-time conference champs had hoped for, the draw keeps UNT's NCAA record alive as they have not loss a home conference match since Oct. 31, 2008 and are on a 63-match home conference match unbeaten streak.

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