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Four American Teams Pick Up Wins in Sunday Action

09.11.22

Four American Athletic Conference women's soccer teams earned victories in action on Sunday, September 11.

Sunday, September 11
East Carolina 2, Florida 1
- Box Score
Cincinnati 3, Morehead State 0 - Box Score
Tulsa 7, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 - Box Score
Houston 3, Houston Baptist 1 - Box Score
No. 16 SMU 1, San Francisco 1 - Box Score
Memphis 0, Indiana 0 - Box Score
No. 2 North Carolina 2, UCF 1 - Box Score
Georgia 2, South Florida 0 - Box Score

East Carolina 2, Florida 1 - Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. – After two shifts to the scheduled gametime and a second half weather delay, the East Carolina soccer team finally took a 2-1 victory over the Florida Gators on Sunday at Johnson Stadium. Both Pirate goals were scored once again by Carsen Parker.
 
After a scoreless battle in the first half, Florida opened the scoring in the 49th minute when a cross into the box found the arm of Jazmin Ferguson for a penalty. Delaney Tauzel made no question and drove the ball into the bottom left corner.
 
Less than 10 minutes later though, with the rain pouring down, it was a long ball into the box for Parker where she was taken down in front of goal which earned PK of the Pirates a chance of their own. Parker lined up to take the shot herself and finished confidently into the right side of the goal.
 
The game took a pause in the 77th minute due first to standing water on the pitch, then due to lightning in the area. After a brief delay, the game resumed and with only six minutes to play, the Pirates earned a free kick from just outside the box. It was Parker who struck the ball again, this time perfectly firing the ball low and around the wall, picking out the lower left corner of the goal.
 
Parker's perfectly placed second goal proved to be the game winner. The six-game unbeaten streak is the best by ECU since 2013.

Cincinnati 3, Morehead State 0 - Box Score
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team celebrated Senior Day by defeating Morehead State 3-0 at Gettler Stadium on Sunday. With the win, the Bearcats move to 4-1-3 on the season.
 
The Bearcats got on the scoreboard first in the 12th minute, capitalizing on early possession in the attacking third as Vanessa DiNardo controlled a denied cross and lined up a shot that found the bottom left corner of the frame for an early 1-0 lead. Cincinnati struck again in the 15th minute, when Maddie Swingle placed a shot inside the right post off a set piece for her first collegiate goal, doubling the advantage.

Swingle is the fourth Bearcat to record their first collegiate goal this season, joining Megan Smith, Sarah Kate Rath and Ellie Flower. 
 
Cincinnati continued to press Morehead State before the break as DiNardo secured her third career brace in the 27th minute on a perfectly played ball from Paige Miller at the top of the box, beating the goalkeeper with a strike that found the bottom left corner of the net.
 
Cincinnati controlled the match for the final 45 minutes, maintaining 61 percent of possession to secure the shutout. Anna Rexford added a save as the defense registered their fourth clean sheet of the season.

Tulsa 7, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. -- Quinn Turner scored a hat trick, while Jordan Frederick added two goals, and Isold Runarsdottir and Haley Nichols each posted one goal to give Tulsa a 7-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday afternoon at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.  The Golden Hurricane moved to 4-3-1 on the season, while the Lady Golden Lions fell to 3-5 overall.

This was TU's first hat trick since Claire Nicholson had one against Nicholls State on August 26, 2012, and the 17th in program history.

Tulsa had a 29-3 lead in shots, including a 12-1 advantage in shots on goal.

Houston 3, Houston Baptist 1 - Box Score
HOUSTON – Two goals in the first half by forwards Janna Singleton and Nadia Kamassah led the University of Houston Soccer program to a 3-1 victory Sunday evening against Houston Baptist from Sorrels Field on the campus of HBU.
 
The Cougars (3-3-1) outshot the Huskies (0-5-2) 17-11 for the night, including a 9-5 advantage on net.
 
Senior Janna Singleton got things going for the Cougars in 20th minute thanks to a second chance goal, assisted by junior Adriana Hutson.
 
Less than 20 minutes later, junior Nadia Kamassah recorded her second goal of the season, assisted by junior Maddie Bowers, sending the match to halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
 
The Cougars sealed the victory in the 72nd minute when midfielder Cassidy Matthews found the back of the net from distance, scoring her first goal of the season.

No. 16 SMU 1, San Francisco 1 - Box Score
SAN FRANCISCO – Julissa Cisneros scored in the 88th minute as No. 16 SMU rallied for a 1-1 tie against San Francisco at Negoesco Stadium on Sunday.

Cisneros found the net bin the 88th minute off a feed from Abby Dermott. It was the team-leading fifth goal of the season for Cisneros.

Kaya Pigoni scored for USF (3-1-3) in the 67th minute when she found the top right of the goal.

Samantha Estrada and Tatum Sutherland combined for six saves as the Mustangs (4-0-3) surrendered just the fourth goal of the season through seven matches. The Mustangs extended the best unbeaten start for the program since 1995.

Memphis 0, Indiana 0 - Box Score
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Playing in their final non-conference match of the season, the Tigers made the trip north to take on Indiana. Following a full 90 minutes of play, the Tigers (4-3-1) and Hoosiers played to a 0-0 draw.
 
The Memphis offense opened the match with a bang, getting shots on-goal from Peyton Felton and Mya Jones within the first 15 minutes of play. Tiger goalkeeper Claire Wyville kept Memphis in the game with back-to-back saves in the 28'.

Jones and Saorla Miller saw opportunities in the second half to put the Tigers on the board, but Indiana goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg saved all three chances.

Memphis outshot Indiana 16-6 and had the advantage on corner kicks 8-2. Wyville recorded her second consecutive shutout of the season after making two saves.

No. 2 North Carolina 2, UCF 1 - Box Score
Chapel Hill, NC. - After jumping out to an early lead against the No. 2 ranked Tar Heels, the UCF women's soccer team fell 2-1 in Chapel Hill, NC.
 
Throughout the early parts of the game, both teams were feeling each other out, with UNC getting the first good look on goal in the 9th minute. Caroline Delisle was forced to dive left to swat the ball out of the box. UCF followed with a chance of their own in the 11th minute when Mallory Olsson found Ellie Moreno inside the box but the shot went just left of the post..
 
After another save by Delisle, UCF drew first blood in the 24th minute, when Mallory Ollson found Ellie Moreno, who delivered a curling strike from outside the box that the Carolina goalkeeper couldn't reach. 
 
After consistent pressure and nine offsides in the first 39 minutes of play, UNC eventually tied the game in the 44th minute when Emily Murphy found Ally Sentnor for a goal, equalizing the game at one at halftime. 
 
The second half started with more pressure from UNC, and the Tar Heels opened the scoring in the 58th minute, when Avery Patterson dribbled inside the box and shot a strike to the right of Delisle. 

Georgia 2, South Florida 0 - Box Score
ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 11, 2022 – The University of South Florida women's soccer team dropped their second road match of the season with a 2-0 loss at Georgia on Sunday.

The Bulldogs (6-2) took an early lead in the match, scoring their first goal 20 minutes into the contest. Georgia held the advantage throughout the entire first half.

Coming out of the break, the Bulldogs continued to control the flow of play. In the 71', Georgia's Dani Murguia gave UGA a cushion, scoring their second goal of the match.

Sydney Martinez made five saves in the match for the Bulls (3-4).