Tulsa 3, Little Rock 1
Tulsa captured a 3-1 win over Little Rock on Friday night at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, marking Head Coach Kyle Cussen and Associate Head Coach Jim Rhein's 100th win at Tulsa.
Addyson Guthrie put Tulsa on the board at the 16:39 mark as she picked up a free ball and scored up the middle from 20 yards out. Just under seven minutes later, Valiree Morris made it a two-goal cushion for the Hurricane as she drilled in a forward pass from Reagan Whitlow from 25 yards out from the left side. Aubrey Lechlider added the final score for Tulsa in the 79th minute as she headed in the ball from 10 yards out off a combination from Ashlan Hustava and Neha Igwe.
Whitlow and Anna Williams had a team-best four shots, while Morris added three attempts, and Kayla Fernandez and Alyssa Kaiser each had two attempts. Mica MacKay logged all 90 minutes in goal.
Houston 3, Incarnate Word 1
Houston scored a trio of second half goals on Friday night to earn a 3-1 home victory over visiting Incarnate Word. All three scores were the first goals of the season for the respective Cougars, started by Reid Morrison’s goal in the 46
th minute. Madison Gear extended the lead in the 61
st minute before Morgan Goode’s score in the 85
th minute extended the lead to three.
Incarnate Word tallied its lone goal off a penalty kick in the 86
th minute. The Cougars finished the night with a commanding 18-5 advantage in total shots, with nine of those coming on goal.
Virginia 4, ECU 0
Three second-half goals sent the ECU soccer team to a 4-0 defeat at No. 6 Virginia on Friday night at Klockner Stadium. The first half was controlled by the Cavaliers. Virginia took 12 shots to just one for the Pirates while the Cavaliers also had four corner kicks. However, the Pirates limited the damage, allowing just a single goal before a pair in the second half.
The sixth-ranked Cavaliers held a 24-3 edge in shots and an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks. Melanie Stiles finished with five stops for ECU while Laurel Ivory made the one save for Virginia.