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Six American Squads Earn Season-Opening Victories

08.15.25

Six teams from the American Conference earned victories on the opening day of the 2025 season. 

Memphis struck for six goals in a 6-0 win over Southern Miss, while Charlotte (2-0 over UNCW), South Florida (1-0 over Furman) and Temple (3-0 over Iona) also secured clean sheets. In addition Rice defeated Houston Christian, 2-1, and Tulsa took down Central Arkansas, 2-1, on the road.
Away Home Location
Liberty 3 East Carolina 1 Greenville, N.C.
Charlotte 2 UNCW 0 Wilmington, N.C.
Loyola (MD) 1 Florida Atlantic 1 Boca Raton, Fla.
Southern Miss 0   Memphis 6 Memphis, Tenn.
Houston Christian 1   Rice 2 Houston, Texas
South Florida 1 Furman 0 Greenville, S.C.
Iona 0 Temple 3 Philadelphia, Pa.
Tulsa 2 Central Arkansas 1   Conway, Ark.
Houston 0 UTSA 0 San Antonio, Texas
Incarnate Word 2   North Texas 1 Denton, Texas
UCF 2 UAB 1 Birmingham, Ala.

All 11 American teams are back in action on Sunday, August 15. Check out the full schedule here.