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Women's soccer closes regular-season home slate with SMU
Oct 26, 2019 | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In the regular-season home finale, No. 11/10 Memphis women's soccer welcomes SMU to Park Avenue Campus for a Sunday matinee with kickoff slated for 11 a.m.
Match Information
Matchup: No. 11/10 Memphis (14-1-1, 6-0-1) vs. SMU (10-5-1, 3-4)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. – 11 a.m. CT
Venue: Park Avenue Campus
Twitter: @MemphisWSoccer
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Five Things To Know About Memphis
- Sunday marks the final regular-season home match for the Tigers in 2019. Memphis has defended its home turf well this season with an 8-0 mark in home contests.
- In their last time out, Memphis used three second-half goals to beat Houston 4-1 on Thursday. Despite trailing midway through the first half, the Tigers found an equalizer from Tanya Boychuk before halftime. Stasia Mallin, Mya Jones and Clarissa Larisey then added scores in the final 45 minutes to help Memphis to its sixth league win of the year.
- Checking in at No. 11 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 10 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, Memphis has now been ranked for 13 consecutive weeks. Overall, the Tigers are 41-8-2 all-time as a ranked team.
- Memphis ranks among the national leaders in several statistical categories. Offensively, Memphis is sixth in scoring offense (2.81 goals per game), seventh in total goals (45) and seventh in shots on goals per game (8.94). Defensively, the Tigers are sixth in goals-against average (0.370) and eighth in shutout percentage (0.688).
- Memphis and SMU will meet for the 16th time in program histories on Sunday with Memphis leading the series by a 10-2-3 ledger. The Tigers claimed a 2-1 win in Dallas last year.
A Look at SMU
After dropping four of its previous five matches, SMU visits the Bluff City on a two-match winning streak. The Mustangs closed last weekend's league action with a 4-0 win against ECU before downing Tulsa by a score of 3-0 in its most recent outing on Thursday.
Allie Thornton leads the offense with 11 goals, while Celiana Torres and Courtney Sebazco have assisted on 12 of SMU's 33 goals this year. Tatum Sutherland has logged nearly 1300 minutes in goal this season, making 46 saves against 11 goals allowed.
Watch/Follow the Tigers
For more information on the Memphis women's soccer team, follow the Tigers on Facebook (/MemphisWSoccer), Twitter (@MemphisWSoccer) and Instagram (@MemphisWSoccer).
Match Information
Matchup: No. 11/10 Memphis (14-1-1, 6-0-1) vs. SMU (10-5-1, 3-4)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. – 11 a.m. CT
Venue: Park Avenue Campus
Twitter: @MemphisWSoccer
Live Stats | Watch
Five Things To Know About Memphis
- Sunday marks the final regular-season home match for the Tigers in 2019. Memphis has defended its home turf well this season with an 8-0 mark in home contests.
- In their last time out, Memphis used three second-half goals to beat Houston 4-1 on Thursday. Despite trailing midway through the first half, the Tigers found an equalizer from Tanya Boychuk before halftime. Stasia Mallin, Mya Jones and Clarissa Larisey then added scores in the final 45 minutes to help Memphis to its sixth league win of the year.
- Checking in at No. 11 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 10 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, Memphis has now been ranked for 13 consecutive weeks. Overall, the Tigers are 41-8-2 all-time as a ranked team.
- Memphis ranks among the national leaders in several statistical categories. Offensively, Memphis is sixth in scoring offense (2.81 goals per game), seventh in total goals (45) and seventh in shots on goals per game (8.94). Defensively, the Tigers are sixth in goals-against average (0.370) and eighth in shutout percentage (0.688).
- Memphis and SMU will meet for the 16th time in program histories on Sunday with Memphis leading the series by a 10-2-3 ledger. The Tigers claimed a 2-1 win in Dallas last year.
A Look at SMU
After dropping four of its previous five matches, SMU visits the Bluff City on a two-match winning streak. The Mustangs closed last weekend's league action with a 4-0 win against ECU before downing Tulsa by a score of 3-0 in its most recent outing on Thursday.
Allie Thornton leads the offense with 11 goals, while Celiana Torres and Courtney Sebazco have assisted on 12 of SMU's 33 goals this year. Tatum Sutherland has logged nearly 1300 minutes in goal this season, making 46 saves against 11 goals allowed.
Watch/Follow the Tigers
For more information on the Memphis women's soccer team, follow the Tigers on Facebook (/MemphisWSoccer), Twitter (@MemphisWSoccer) and Instagram (@MemphisWSoccer).
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