No. 10 Tigers Collect 2-0 Win Over Rice

Thursday, October 5

Houston, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

10-1

Rice

2-10-1

Memphis

Rice

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Oct 05, 2023 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

HOUSTON, Texas – The 10^th ranked Memphis Tiger women's soccer team added another win to their record following a 2-0 victory over Rice on Thursday evening.

"Winning on the road is never an easy thing to do," said head coach Brooks Monaghan. "We faced a defense that really packed it in tonight and Rice made it difficult to get in behind it, but the team still found a way to score a couple of goals and get the win. We'll take this win and move on to the next one."

After tonight's game, Memphis moves to 10-1 for the season and 4-0 in AAC play.

KEY MOMENTS

Anna Hauer put the Tigers on the board in the 24' after sneaking through multiple defenders in the box to put the ball in the upper left corner of the goal.
While Memphis fired off 12 shots in the opening half, the Tiger defense would hold Rice to just two shots in the first 45 minutes with Kaylie Bierman making one save.
The Tigers would hold possession for the majority of the second half – forcing the Owls to play defense for nearly 20 minutes to start the new half.
Hauer, Grace Stordy, Anne-Valerie Seto and Honoka Hamano would all challenge Owl's goalkeeper, Hannah Pimentel, to start the second frame with a combined five shots in the opening minutes.
Hauer would net her second goal of the match in the 84' when she hit a rocket to top right corner of the net to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead and the eventual win.

NOTABLES

The Tigers held Rice to no shots in the final 25 minutes of play.
Memphis dominated in shots (23-4) and corner kicks (5-0).
Bierman picked up her eighth win of the season while making two saves.
Tonight's win marks Bierman's fourth solo shutout of the season and the team's seventh.

UP NEXT

Memphis will stay on the road next week when they head to North Carolina to take on East Carolina and Charlotte on Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon, respectively.
Wednesday's match with the Pirates is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT kick-off with Sunday's game against the 49er's will kick-off at 12 p.m. Coverage for both matches will be available on ESPN+.

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