University of Memphis Athletics

Memphis, SMU Pick Up Early Week Wins

09.05.23

The Memphis and SMU men's soccer teams both picked up Monday night wins.  The Tigers went on the road to defeat Central Arkansas 2-1 in Conway, Arkansas.  Two goals in the final five minutes of play led the Tigers to victory as Kodai Tanaka tied the match in the 85th minute before Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos gve Memphis the lead in the 89th minute.  The Mustangs took down No. 25 Oral Roberts in Dallas behind a goal from Jose Ortiz in the 44th minute.

On Tuesday night, 11th ranked FIU tied with 6th ranked UCF in Orlando.  The Panthers overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie the match late in the final minutes of the match. Tulsa also finished in a draw with 18th ranked Missouri State in Tulsa, 1-1.

Monday, September 4, 2023
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Memphis 2 Central Arkansas 1 Conway, Ark. Box Score
Oral Roberts 0 SMU 1 Dallas, Texas Box Score
 
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 
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FIU 2 UCF 2 Orlando, Fla
Saint Joseph's 3 Temple 1 Philadelphia, Pa.
Missouri State 1 Tulsa 1 Tulsa, Okla. Box Score


More ranked matchups are on deck this weekend including South Florida taking on 15th ranked and defending NCAA runner-up Indiana in Tampa on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. The full schedule can be found here.