Wednesday, August 9
Denton
7 PM CT
University of North Texas
5
vs
1
Abilene Christian (Exhibition)
Photo by: Zach Del Bello
Soccer Defeats ACU in Preseason Friendly, 5-1
8/9/2023 10:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DENTON — The UNT women's soccer team defeated Abilene Christian 5-1 Wednesday night in a preseason friendly at the Mean Green Soccer and Track & Field Stadium.
North Texas got the goal scoring started early with a 15th-minute goal by sophomore Kat Burnell to put the Mean Green up 1-0.
UNT tacked on two more goals in the first half. The first goal was from freshman Alexis Miller who converted on a penalty kick in the 31st-minute and then five minutes later sophomore Summer Brown ran nearly the length of the field before beating the ACU keeper to put her team up 3-0.
In the second half, UNT newcomer Bailey Wesco scored twice — the later a penalty kick.
"I thought we showed we have a dynamic goal-scoring team," Wesco said. "We have a lot of depth all over the field and we're just getting started. We haven't played that long together yet."
North Texas outshot the Wildcats Wednesday night 20-6, Wesco led all players with five shots and Burnell was not far behind with four.
Wednesday's friendly featured a 30-minute lightning delay early in the second half and then in the final five minutes a downpour of rain.
Next up for the Mean Green, who are entering a new era as they moved into the American Athletic Conference this summer, is their season opener on Aug. 17 at UNLV. Kickoff is scheduled for 8pm CT from Las Vegas.
North Texas got the goal scoring started early with a 15th-minute goal by sophomore Kat Burnell to put the Mean Green up 1-0.
UNT tacked on two more goals in the first half. The first goal was from freshman Alexis Miller who converted on a penalty kick in the 31st-minute and then five minutes later sophomore Summer Brown ran nearly the length of the field before beating the ACU keeper to put her team up 3-0.
In the second half, UNT newcomer Bailey Wesco scored twice — the later a penalty kick.
"I thought we showed we have a dynamic goal-scoring team," Wesco said. "We have a lot of depth all over the field and we're just getting started. We haven't played that long together yet."
North Texas outshot the Wildcats Wednesday night 20-6, Wesco led all players with five shots and Burnell was not far behind with four.
Wednesday's friendly featured a 30-minute lightning delay early in the second half and then in the final five minutes a downpour of rain.
Next up for the Mean Green, who are entering a new era as they moved into the American Athletic Conference this summer, is their season opener on Aug. 17 at UNLV. Kickoff is scheduled for 8pm CT from Las Vegas.
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