First Half Goals Lift Tigers Over Blazers

Sunday, August 28

Birmingham, AL

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

3-1-0, 0-0-0

UAB

2-1-1, 0-0-0

Memphis

UAB

Aug 28, 2022 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Memphis Tiger women's soccer team picked up their first road win of the season when they took down the Blazers of UAB tonight.

After today's game, Memphis moves to 3-1-0 for the season.

KEY MOMENTS

Anne-Valerie Seto put the Tigers on the board early after Eef Kerkhof found her wide open deep in the box for the easy goal in the 14'.
Fifteen minutes later, Momo Nakao found herself with the ball after a UAB defender deflected the ball in the box and she connected with the back of the net to give Memphis the 2-0 lead.
UAB would threaten the Tiger's lead late in the match when Stella Kiss got one past Memphis off a corner kick in the 89'.
The Tiger defense would hold steady in the final seconds of the game to claim the win.

NOTABLES

This is the eight consecutive Tiger win over the Blazers.
For the second straight match, Sarah Bozeman got the start in goal. Bozeman would go on to make two saves in 90 minutes of work.
Seven different Memphis players fired off shots tonight with four of them being on-goal.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will continue their road stand when they head east to take on Louisville and #8 Virginia on Thursday and Sunday, respectively. Thursday's match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kick-off while Sunday's start time is set for 5 p.m.
Coverage of Sunday's game against the Cavaliers can be found on ACC Network.

How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Soccer, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.