UCF clinched the American Athletic Conference women's soccer regular season championship on Sunday, Oct. 23. The Knights earned the title with a win over Houston and a South Florida loss at Cincinnati. In addition, the field is set for the tournament, which will include UCF, South Florida, Memphis, Cincinnati, East Carolina and SMU. Seeds 2-5 will be determined after Thursday's results.

Sunday, October 23
East Carolina 2, Temple 1 - Box Score
UCF 1, Houston 0 - Box Score
Cincinnati 1, South Florida 0 - Box Score
SMU 2, Tulsa 0 - Box Score

East Carolina 2, Temple 1 - Box Score
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Carsen Parker's third brace of the season proved too much for Temple as the East Carolina soccer team took down the Owls 2-1 on the road on Sunday. With the win, the Pirates have clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

If this script sounds familiar to you, you aren't alone. For the third time this season, the Pirates won a game 2-1 in which Carsen Parker scored both goals, including a late winner in a 1-1 ballgame.

First, in the 27th minute, the graduate forward struck a ball first time from well clear of the 18-yard box and launched an absolute rocket in to the lower right of the goal. The shot beat the Temple keeper by a fingertip and was the difference in the game going into halftime.

The Owls leveled the score in the second half on a miscue by Maeve English outside of the box when a pass deflected by Temple's Jillian Allgood went straight to Emily Kavanaugh who easily lobbed the ball over English and into the goal.

Despite the Temple goal, ECU was clearly the better team in the second half, using their speed on the outside to consistently move the ball up the field. Sydney Schnell proved problematic for the Owls all game and it finally paid off in the 75th minute when she got in free on goal and was fouled in the box.

Carsen Parker once again rose to the occasion and fired home the penalty kick - her second of the year - to give the Pirates a lead they would not relinquish.

UCF 1, Houston 0 - Box Score
ORLANDO -- UCF clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season title with a 1-0 win over Houston on Sunday. 

With the win, the Knights improved to 8-2-4 (6-0-1 American), while the Cougars fell to 5-7-3 (1-4-2 American).

UCF led in shots 12-4 and had four of the match's five shots on goal. The Knights broke through on a goal by Kristen Scott in the 17th minute. It was Scott's ninth goal of the season and she was assisted by Dayana Martin.

Cincinnati 1, South Florida 0 - Box Score
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team clinched a berth in the 2022 American Athletic Conference Championship with a 1-0 victory over USF (8-7-0, 5-2-0 American) at Gettler Stadium on Sunday.

A misplayed clear by Bulls' goalkeeper Sydney Martinez at the top of the box early in the match was played right to Cincinnati graduate midfielder Brandi Thomsen, who deflected the ball into the net to provide the Bearcats an early lead they would never relinquish in the third minute. Thomsen's goal was her second of the season. She led an aggressive first-half attack for the Bearcats, taking all of her game-high three shots before the break.

With the win, Cincinnati improved to 7-2-6, 3-1-3 in The American. The Bearcats also clinched an undefeated regular season home record (7-0-2) for the first time since 2017. It marks the second undefeated home season under Stafford and the sixth perfect home slate in program history.

Cincinnati held a 4-0 advantage in shots and a 3-0 lead in corner kicks over the match's first 20 minutes.

Junior goalkeeper Anna Rexford preserved the shutout with a diving save on Bulls' forward Vyvianne Bessette's shot minutes before the break. Rexford finished with her sixth clean sheet of the season and extended her season total to 36 saves.

SMU 2, Tulsa 0 - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. – SMU women's soccer improved to 7-3-5 on the season with a 2-0 road victory over Tulsa Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Stadium. Tulsa fell to 7-7-3 (2-4-2 American).

SMU earned its sixth clean sheet of the year. The Mustang defense has allowed just 11 goals this season, holding opponents to one or no scores in 13 of their 15 matches.

Wayny Balata put the Mustangs on the board in the 41st minute, converting on a penalty kick opportunity. The score marked Balata's second goal of the season.

Julissa Cisneros extended SMU's lead in the 51st minute when she cashed in on a shot in the left side of the net set up by Abby Dermott to earn the senior's team-high seventh goal of the season.

SMU shot 15 times, including eight on goal. Tatum Sutherland was in goal for the Mustangs, recording two saves on the day and earning a shutout.