Memphis, SMU and Temple all picked up American Athletic Conference women's soccer league victories Thursday, Sept. 23, while South Florida remained unbeaten in conference play on Friday, Sept. 24.

Thursday, September 23
Memphis 2, UCF 1 - Box Score
SMU 2, East Carolina 0 - Box Score
Temple 3, Cincinnati 2 - Box Score

Friday, September 24
South Florida 1, Tulsa 0 (2OT) - Box Score
Houston 8, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 - Box Score

Thursday, September 23
Memphis 2, UCF 1 - Box Score
ORLANDO, Fla. – It was a big night for the Tigers as they traveled to Orlando to take on the Knights of UCF in their first American Athletic Conference road competition of the 2021 season. Memphis would get two goals in the second half of play to secure the 2-1 win over UCF.
 
Following tonight's win, Memphis moves to 8-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play. UCF fell to 5-4-0 (0-2-0 American).
 
Memphis got on the board first when Mackenzie Bray netted her first goal of the season in the 47' off a corner kick. Both Saorla Miller and Momo Nakao recorded assists off her goal.

Nakao would extend the Tiger's lead out to 2-0 when she got a ball from Tanya Boychuk and found the back of the net off a shot from the middle of the box.

UCF would cut Memphis' lead back to one after Darla Rajaee would get one past the Tiger's defense just 90 seconds after Nakao scored.

SMU 2, East Carolina 0 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. (SMU) – The No. 17 SMU women's soccer team defeated ECU, 2-0, Thursday night. The Mustangs (7-1-0, 1-0-0 American Athletic Conference) extended their win streak to six matches, the longest since an 11-match win streak in 2006.
 
Courtney Sebazco scored the first goal of the match and her team-high fourth of the season in the 21st minute. Lindsey Whitmore took the pass from Jasmine Vilgrain at the top right corner of the 18-yard box. Whitmore served a pass across the box and right to the head of Sebazco, who sent it off the ground and into the top right corner of the goal.
 
Tatum Sutherland made eight saves on 20 shots for her fourth win, and the redshirt sophomore has played in five of SMU's six shutouts. She has 32 saves on the season without allowing a goal. Sutherland was again helped by the woodwork, with ECU putting two shots against the frame.
 
The SMU back line was forced to defend against 15 of ECU's 20 shots in the second half, but the group was up to the task.

Temple 3, Cincinnati 2 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's soccer (3-3-3, 1-1-0 AAC) picked up their first conference win of the season in a 3-2 thriller over Cincinnati (5-4-1, 1-1-0 AAC) on Thursday night at the Temple Sports Complex. Three unanswered second half goals, including the 87th minute game winner from Carly Steinberg gave the Owls the edge over the visiting Bearcats.
 
Cincinnati earned their first opportunity of the night just 13 minutes into play, drawing a foul inside the box to earn the penalty kick. Lauren Bastian lined up and without hesitation, buried it in the back of the net for the 1-0 advantage.
Despite taking six more shots throughout the half, the Bearcats only put three of them on net for goalkeeper Kamryn Stablein to tally three saves.

Cincinnati entered the second half ready to capitalize, finding their stride on a 47th minute corner opportunity. Bastian sailed a long ball into the box for the Kendall Battle goal, advancing the Bearcat lead to two.

The Owls opportunity seemed to be dwindling, but a 2-0 lead was certainly not enough to put Temple away for the night. Hailey Gutowski, a key creator for the Cherry and White made a run down the left wing, placing a cross on the back post to allow for a streaking Emily Kavanaugh to tap in her first goal of the night.

Just three minutes later, Kavanaugh did it again.  Lexy Endres popped a ball over the backline, forcing Cincinnati goalkeeper Anna Rexford to come out of position. Kavanaugh gained possession off the bounce, shifting around Rexford for the empty net goal.

With the game at a 2-2 draw, Cincinnati was fighting hard to gain back the lead but Stablein remained consistent, racking up five saves to keep the game at a tie.

Pressure was mounting and an overtime appearance seemed likely, but the Owls had other plans in mind. Temple earned a free kick above the box and assigned Endres to the job. Endres sent the ball to the back post, and through the scrum, Steinberg tipped the ball in with just under three minutes remaining for the game winner.

Friday, September 24
South Florida 1, Tulsa 0 (2OT) - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. – The University of South Florida women's soccer team remained perfect in both conference and road play with a 1-0 victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Friday Night.
 
Madeleine Penman-Derstine scored the game-winner with only 74 seconds remaining in the second overtime period.
 
Both teams battled through regulation without breaking through. After 90 minutes of play, each side had recorded four shots on goal, however USF had a 11-8 edge in shot attempts.
 
The Bulls picked up the pressure in overtime. In the first extra frame, South Florida tallied a 3-0 shot advantage with one shot from Sydny Nasello striking the crossbar in the 97th minute.
 
After continuing its offensive pressure into the second overtime period, the Bulls had an opportunity in the 109th minute. After a yellow card on Tulsa's Megan Nielsen gave USF an indirect chance, Vivianne Bessette sent the free kick to Penman-Derstine, who had her first shot saved by Raegan Beeding. On the rebound, the freshman forward sent the ball into the net to get the double-overtime victory. 

Houston 8, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 - Box Score
HOUSTON – Houston Soccer (9-1-1) earned its senior class an 8-1 win on Senior Night against Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-6-0) on Friday at the Carl Lewis International Complex. The large-margin win is the biggest win for the Cougars since 2005 when Houston defeated Nicholls State 10-0.
 
The eight seniors were joined by family, friends, and teammates to honor their accomplishments during their time spent as Cougars. Two members of the senior class earned the first goal for Houston in the 20th minute. Jazmin Grant, with an assist by Natalie Anderson, shot the ball to the bottom left of the net to put the Cougars on the board.
 
Soon after in the 39th minute, redshirt-freshman CeCe Cross shot the second goal of the match unassisted leading into halftime, 2-0.
 
Following the conclusion of halftime, the Cougars came out on the pitch ready to score. Zionah Browne shot a penalty kick straight into the net bringing the score to 3-0. Adriana Hutson did not waste much time following up with another point scoring unassisted to the bottom left of the goal in the 57th minute.
 
Arkansas Pine Bluff scored an own goal in the 71st minute adding another point to the tally for the Cougars. Sophomore Addie Tate recorded two assists in the next two points for Houston aiding the scoring efforts of Kaylee Dressback and then Morgan Goode. To seal the deal, Janna Singleton was assisted by Emma Colvin to score the eighth and final goal in the 89th minute.