Soccer Opens Conference With 1-0 Win Over Florida Atlantic

DENTON — The UNT soccer team opened its conference play with a 1-0 home victory over Florida Atlantic Thursday night to earn three points in the league standings.

The Mean Green (5-2-1) got an early 11th-minute goal from sophomore Alexis Miller to open the scoring and put her side up. The Owls (0-5-2) peppered Mean Green keeper Maddie Ogden throughout the night and put six shots on target but the senior was unphased as she led the North Texas defense to its fifth overall shutout win and third in a row. The win also extends UNT's unbeaten streak to six in a row.

"I'm proud of our team getting the shutout tonight," said head coach John Hedlund who earned his 398th career victory with Thursday's result. "It took a team effort defensively to get the clean sheet and Alexis (Miller) came up with the game winner in the first half against a very solid well coached FAU team."

Miller's goal was her second of the season and the third of her career. After receiving the pass from freshman defensive midfielder Beya Rosales, Miller turned and found herself near the top of the 18-yard box with space. She took a couple touches forward and fired her shot to the left as she beat the Owls' keeper.

Rosales and sophomore Mia Bernard assisted on the goal. It's Bernard's fifth assist of the season, which is more than any UNT player had all of last year.

Rosales was one of five freshmen to start for the Mean Green on Thursday. Eight of their 11 starters were sophomores or freshmen.

UNT only used three substitutes in the 1-0 win. No defensive players were subbed out over the 90-minute match. Rosales along with fellow freshmen Ella Bushko and Emma King played the entire match along with sophomore Lily Cunningham and junior Abi Major.

The Mean Green are back in action on Sunday for their final non-conference match of the 2024 season as they travel to Abilene Christian. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

For more information on UNT Soccer, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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