Thursday, September 14
Memphis, TN
7 PM CT
University of North Texas
6-3-0, 0-1-0
0
at
2
No. 14 Memphis
6-1-0, 1-0-0
1
2
F
North Texas
0
0
0
Memphis
0
2
2
Soccer Falls At No. 14 Memphis, 2-0
9/14/2023 9:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The UNT soccer team fell 2-0 Thursday night at No. 14 Memphis in its American Athletic Conference league opener.
UNT (6-2) hung with the nationally ranked Tigers (6-1) for over 70 minutes before the go-ahead goal was scored. The Mean Green fired off 12 shots Thursday night at the Billy J. Murphy Complex, only No. 7 Alabama has put more shots on Memphis in a single match this season but that came in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. All of last season only one team attempted more than 12 shots on the Tigers. It was Saint Louis with just 13.
"Memphis is a very talented team," said sophomore Summer Brown. "They are deserving of the national attention for sure. I thought we played well and tough but you have to put away your chances when you get them against a team like Memphis. We'll be fine and bounce back. We have too talented of a team not to."
The reigning AAC champs finally got one past the Mean Green's Maddie Ogden in the 72nd minute when a clearance deflection landed in the Tigers' attacking third and UM's Saorla Miller outran UNT's backline to the ball where she was able to finish.
Memphis then took its two-goal lead a few minutes later when North Texas failed to clear a deflection off the cross bar.
Despite giving up the two goals, Ogden was strong in her UNT league match debut. She made six saves, including a couple of diving ones, as Memphis took 20 shots, 12 of which came in the first 45 minutes.
The Mean Green had their scoring opportunities, especially early in the second half.
Brown who entered Thursday as the league's leading goal scorer had a shot atop the 18-yard box blocked and Megan Brouse was there but had her second chance shot saved by the Memphis keeper that would have put UNT on the board first.
UNT was without one of its starting forwards Thursday night in Bailey Wesco. The junior was held out of the match for precautionary purposes. Wesco has three goals on the year so far.
"I thought it was anyone's game late at 0-0 but we just ran out of gas," said head coach John Hedlund. I'm proud of the way my team competed tonight and with Bailey Wesco in the lineup, who knows, maybe it's a different result. Nevertheless, this is a tough place to play and Memphis deserves their national ranking but even with the loss tonight a lot of positives came out of this game for us."
Next up for UNT is a week off. The Mean Green don't play again until Sept. 21 when they host Rice for a 7 p.m. CT scheduled kickoff from Denton. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
UNT (6-2) hung with the nationally ranked Tigers (6-1) for over 70 minutes before the go-ahead goal was scored. The Mean Green fired off 12 shots Thursday night at the Billy J. Murphy Complex, only No. 7 Alabama has put more shots on Memphis in a single match this season but that came in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. All of last season only one team attempted more than 12 shots on the Tigers. It was Saint Louis with just 13.
"Memphis is a very talented team," said sophomore Summer Brown. "They are deserving of the national attention for sure. I thought we played well and tough but you have to put away your chances when you get them against a team like Memphis. We'll be fine and bounce back. We have too talented of a team not to."
The reigning AAC champs finally got one past the Mean Green's Maddie Ogden in the 72nd minute when a clearance deflection landed in the Tigers' attacking third and UM's Saorla Miller outran UNT's backline to the ball where she was able to finish.
Memphis then took its two-goal lead a few minutes later when North Texas failed to clear a deflection off the cross bar.
Despite giving up the two goals, Ogden was strong in her UNT league match debut. She made six saves, including a couple of diving ones, as Memphis took 20 shots, 12 of which came in the first 45 minutes.
The Mean Green had their scoring opportunities, especially early in the second half.
Brown who entered Thursday as the league's leading goal scorer had a shot atop the 18-yard box blocked and Megan Brouse was there but had her second chance shot saved by the Memphis keeper that would have put UNT on the board first.
UNT was without one of its starting forwards Thursday night in Bailey Wesco. The junior was held out of the match for precautionary purposes. Wesco has three goals on the year so far.
"I thought it was anyone's game late at 0-0 but we just ran out of gas," said head coach John Hedlund. I'm proud of the way my team competed tonight and with Bailey Wesco in the lineup, who knows, maybe it's a different result. Nevertheless, this is a tough place to play and Memphis deserves their national ranking but even with the loss tonight a lot of positives came out of this game for us."
Next up for UNT is a week off. The Mean Green don't play again until Sept. 21 when they host Rice for a 7 p.m. CT scheduled kickoff from Denton. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UNT
MEM
Goals
0
2
Shots
12
20
Shots on Goal
3
10
Saves
6
3
Corners
4
9
Fouls
7
8
Scoring Plays
Saorla Miller (6)
Assisted By: Sarah Hagg
GOAL by MEM Miller, Saorla Assist by Hagg, Sarah.
71:52
Anna Hauer (3)
GOAL by MEM Hauer, Anna.
77:29
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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