No. 18 Tigers host North Texas Friday

Friday, September 6

Memphis, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

North Texas

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Sep 05, 2019 | Women's Soccer

Memphis, Tenn. – After a split on the first road trip of the year, No. 18 Memphis women's soccer returns to Park Avenue Campus for a home tilt against North Texas on Friday night.

Match Information
Matchup: No. 18 Memphis (3-1-0) vs North Texas (3-1-0)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. – 7 p.m. CT
Venue: Park Avenue Campus
Twitter: @MemphisWSoccer
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Five Things To Know About Memphis
- Despite a setback at No. 18 Kansas last week, the Tigers rose to No. 18 in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll and are receiving votes in the TopDrawerSoccer poll.
- Senior Stasia Mallin, junior Elizabeth Moberg and senior Serena Dolan claimed league honors this week as a part of the AAC Players of the Week list. Mallin was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week, Moberg claimed Goalkeeper of the Week accolades and Dolan was listed to the weekly Honor Roll.
- On Friday, the Tigers will face a member of their former conference, Conference USA. Memphis was a member of C-USA from 1995-2013 and tallied five league titles (2007-11). The Tigers hold a 65-38-3 all-time mark against C-USA foes.
- North Texas is the fourth of five opponents the Tigers will face this season that played in the 2018 NCAA Tournament: Little Rock (Sun Belt champion), Ole Miss, Kansas, North Texas (C-USA champion) and Mississippi State.
- Friday's match marks the first-ever meeting between Memphis and North Texas on the soccer pitch. In addition to the Mean Green, Memphis played at Kansas (Aug. 29) and will host Iowa State (Sept. 20) later this season, marking the other first-time opponents for the Tigers this season.

A Look at North Texas
The Mean Green visit Memphis following their first setback of the season. UNT opened the year with wins against Northwestern State, Texas Southern and Houston Baptist before falling at Texas Tech on Sunday.

Berklee Peters and Logan Bruffett each pace the offense with three goals apiece. Offensively, the Mean Green have produced 14 total goals from nine different scorers.

In between the posts, Kelsey Brann has carried the load as the team's primary goalkeeper with 313 of the team's 358 minutes. Brann holds a 1.44 goals-against average with 10 total saves this season for a .667 save percentage.

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).