No. 8 Tigers Historic Season Comes to an End in NCAA Sweet 16

Sunday, November 19

Fayetteville, Ark.

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

20-2-0, 9-0-0

Pittsburgh

17-5-1, 6-3-1

Memphis

Pittsburgh

No. 8 Tigers Historic Season Comes to an End in NCAA Sweet 16

Nov 19, 2023 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 8-ranked, sixth-seeded University of Memphis women's soccer team's historic season came to an end tonight in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 after falling 3-0 to No. 11-ranked, seventh-seeded Pittsburgh.

"Pitt is extremely athletic and a very well-coached team," head coach Brooks Monaghan said. "I thought we had a really good game plan going in and we played them well in the first half. I'm just proud of what this team has accomplished this season and want them to focus on that."

Memphis finishes the season with a 20-2 overall record along with an AAC West Division Championship, its third-consecutive American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and back-to-back trips to the NCAA Sweet 16 match. Today's defeat snapped an impressive 17-game winning streak for the Tigers that dated all the way back to Aug. 27.

KEY MOMENTS

The Tigers came out swinging with shots from Anna Hauer, Momo Nakao and Mya Jones in the opening 20 minutes.
While Pitt continued to pressure the Memphis defense, Kaylie Bierman and the Tiger backline held strong with five saves and two blocked shots in the first half.
Saorla Miller opened the second half with a rocket of a shot to the bottom left corner of the net but was not able to get it past Panther goalkeeper Ellie Breech.
Pitt got on the board in the 52' before finding the back of the net again in the 76' and 88'.
The Tigers continued to press the Panther defense with shots on-goal from Miller, Hauer, Finley Lavin and Grace Stordy in the final 45 minutes of play– but none would roll past the goal-line.

NOTABLES

Memphis won the battle in shots (19-13) and corner kicks (7-6).
Bierman recorded a career-best six saves for the second-consecutive match while the defense blocked three shots.
This year marked the first 20-win season for the Tigers since the 2011 season.

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.