Monday, September 6
Tulsa 1, No. 13/10 Marquette 0
Tulsa picked up a second straight ranked clean sheet against a top-10 national foe in as many starts, blanking No. 13/10 Marquette 1-0 on Monday night in Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane dominated the Golden Eagles in total shots (17-8), shots on goal (9-3) and corner kicks (10-4) in the victory.
Reigning American Offensive Player of the Week Malik Henry-Scott scooped up the match-winning goal in the 74th minute, slotting home assists from Ben Barkley and Hunter Rooks at 73:35 to put Tulsa over the top. Alex Meinhard led all players with six shots and four shots on goal in the victory. Reigning American Goalkeeper of the Week Alex Lopez made three saves for a second straight solo shutout.
No. 9/13 SMU 1, Denver 1 (2OT)
No. 9/13 SMU peppered the Denver end of the field throughout the night, but the Mustangs and Pioneers ultimately battled to a 1-1 draw in Dallas. SMU outshot Denver 21-6 in the contest but needed a Papa Ndoye second half goal to rescue the result and remain unbeaten on the season (2-0-1).
Ndoye picked up his second goal of the season, depositing a feed from Skage Simonsen and Knut Ahlander into the bottom left corner of the goal at 76:28 to tie the match at 1-1. SMU ultimately attempted 13 of the final 14 total shots in the second half and overtime periods, but only two officially found frame.
No. RV NC State 2, No. RV UCF 1
Despite dominating the run of play in the second half, UCF was unable to dig out of a 2-0 deficit and fell to NC State 2-1 on Monday night. The Knights outshot the Wolfpack 9-3 in the final 45 minutes, with four shots on frame, but only were able to make up one goal.
Gino Vivi got UCF on the scoreboard in the 74th minute, finishing a Nick Taylor assist for his second goal of the year at 73:25.
No. 4/6 Clemson 3, South Florida 0
South Florida battled gamely at No. 4/6 Clemson, but three goals from the host Tigers downed the Bulls 3-0 in nonconference play. USF was just one shot off the pace (14-13) against Clemson in the match, with both teams attempting six corners apiece.
Henrique Gallina, Oscar Resano and Gabrielle Privitera each attempted three shots for USF.
No. 16/25 Saint Louis 3, Memphis 0
Two quick goals in a three-minute span in the second half pushed No. 16/25 Saint Louis to a 3-0 win over Memphis. The Tigers actually had the run of play despite the final score line, outshooting the Billikens 13-10 overall for the match and 6-5 in shots on goal.
Gabriel Christensen attempted a match-high four shots and two shots on goal to lead the Memphis offense. Jovan Prado added a pair of shots on target for the Tigers.