Turman Nets Goal in Setback to Islanders
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Sophomore defender Genesis Turman scored the only goal for the Texas State soccer team Thursday night in a 2-1 setback to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Bobcat Soccer Complex. The game was moved up a day because of the predicted heavy rain that will be arriving in the area from Hurricane Harvey.
For the season, the Bobcats drop to 0-2-1 while the Islanders are now 1-1-0. Texas State has gone winless in its last eight matches dating back to last season to tie the school record set in 2003 and matched in 2006.
Less than 30 seconds into the match, Kaylee Davis had a shot blocked and out of bounds for a corner kick. She was able to get her head on a headed ball from Rachel Grout on the ensuing corner but Davis’ flick went wide of the net.
Brooke Ramsey placed the first shot on goal for either team early in the 21st minute. However, her long attempt was easily picked up by the TAMUCC goalkeeper.
A foul by TXST gave the Islanders a free kick from near the left inbound line. Megan Dodd took the free kick and the ball was flicked to the right post by Kaitlyn Joy. Mariah Ramon was there to knock the ball into the net and put the Bobcats behind 1-0 in the 37th minute.
TAMUCC increased their lead to 2-0 in the 62nd minute when Katie Lawrence knocked in a short cross from Kayla Gove.
Exactly one minute later, the Bobcats cut the deficit in half on a free kick from Jessica Pikoff. The Islanders keeper leapt to punch the ball away but whiffed on the attempt. Turman was there in a scrum of players to fire the ball into the back of the net for her first goal of the season and second in her career. Pikoff’s assist was the first of her collegiate career.
TXST had four chances to tie the match in a minute span beginning in the 67th minute. Alyssa Phelan had a diving header attempt blocked. Jordan Konidkoff had the rebound land at her feet but her chance on goal was also deflected away by a defender. Taking an attempt on net was Sydney Kammer early in the 68 minute but her shot was again blocked. After TAMUCC eventually knocked the ball out of the 18-yard box, Kondikoff took a long attempt that saw the ball sail high over the net.
With 13 seconds left in the game, the Bobcats were awarded a free kick from about 20 yards away on the right side of the goal. Pikoff sent in the ball but it eventually deflected off a TXST player for a goal kick to end the contest.
TXST took a season-high 14 shots while holding TAMUCC to nine. Davis led all players with four shot attempts that also tied her career-high. Taking two shots apiece were Kassi Hormuth, Kondikoff and Phelan.
Kathryn Budde got her first start of the season between the posts and made one save. Heather Martin played the entire second half and stopped two shots.
Following the cancelation of Sunday’s home match with McNeese, the Bobcats won’t play again until Friday, Sept. 1 at Northwestern State with kickoff slated for 7 p.m.
All home matches for Texas State are free admission. Parking for fans will be available at the Speck Street Parking Garage along with limited spaces southwest of the Soccer Complex.
Chants Fall 3-0 to No. 21 North Carolina State
Raleigh, N.C. – Coastal Carolina women’s soccer team dropped it first match of the season to No. 21 ranked North Carolina State Thursday, 3-0, at Dail Soccer Stadium.
The loss dropped Coastal’s record to 2-1 on the season, while N.C. State improved to 3-0 on the season.
The Wolfpack took a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute, when Ricarda Walkling was able to fire a shot just inside the box to finish at the right post. Walking benefitted on passes from Hannah Keogh, and Tziarra King.
North Carolina State pushed the tempo in the first half outshooting Coastal 10 to zero and taking the corner kick advantage four to one. However the Chanticleer defense stood strong to take a 1-0 deficit into the break.
The Wolfpack struck early in the second half getting an unassisted fast break goal from Kia Rankin to add to their lead 2-0.
In the 84th minute, King scored her first goal of the game getting a shot from the left side of the box and rolling just inside the right post.
Coastal Carolina was by Brenna Leftwich and Elisabeth Rockhill each with one shot and Rylee Atteberry making nine saves.
CCU will return to action on Sunday, in Conway when they host in-state foe Charleston Southern kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
A-State Soccer Falls on Overtime Goal at Lipscomb
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (8/24/17) – Ellen Lundy’s header in the 98th minute of the first overtime period lifted Lipscomb to a 1-0 victory over Arkansas State at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex Thursday evening.
The Red Wolves and Lady Bisons battled to a 0-0 score at the end of regulation and looked poised to go into a second overtime until A-State was called for a foul just outside the 18-yard box on the left side of the goal. Lipscomb’s Jade Abarca sent the free kick into the box and Lundy was able to redirect the kick into the net for the game-winning goal.
“They are very good team and were picked to win the A-Sun conference, which is traditionally a very tough league,” A-State head coach Brian Dooley said. “When you play a team like this, who just recently tied No. 10 Auburn, you have tendency to play conservative but we didn’t. We stayed with the plan throughout the match and had some really good chances that just didn’t turn out the way we wanted.”
Two of A-State’s best scoring chances occurred midway through the second half when Maggie Ertl was denied twice in a two-minute span. Her first opportunity came during the 59th minute when she took a strike that was tipped away by the Lipscomb goalkeeper for a corner kick.
Riley Ebenroth put the ensuing corner kick in play and it found the head of Ertl, who flicked the ball toward the net, but the attempt was cleared away by a Lady Bisons’ defender just before the ball fully crossed the end line.
The Red Wolves also had a chance in the early part of the match when Taylor Schneider sent a header in on the goal in the 13th minute of play.
Lipscomb outshot A-State 21-8 on the night, but managed just a 4-2 edge in shots on goal. The Red Wolves were also awarded six corner and did not commit an offsides infraction, while the Lady Bisons’ were whistled three times for offsides.
Arkansas State will host Saint Louis in its 2017 home opener Sunday, Aug, 27 at the A-State Soccer Park. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.