WKU Soccer Defeated by UTSA

Sunday, October 23

San Antonio, TX

1 PM

Western Kentucky University

6-8-3, 3-5-1

UTSA

8-5-4, 3-3-3

Western Ky.

UTSA

10/23/2022 4:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — WKU Soccer (6-8-3, 3-5-1 C-USA) fell on the road on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 1-0 decision to UTSA (8-5-4, 3-3-3 C-USA).

"This was a challenging road trip for us," said head coach Jason Neidell. "UTSA is a gritty and athletic team, and we found ourselves chasing the game early. In the end, we were unable to create enough quality opportunities in front of goal. Nonetheless, we were able to get some players some much needed experience today that will hopefully pay dividends down the road. And due to other results around the league, we got good news that we have punched our ticket to the C-USA tournament in Charlotte. We will regroup this week and get ready for a good Charlotte squad for senior night on Friday."

The lone goal of the match came in the eighth minute from the Roadrunners.

WKU had five shots in the match, including a free kick from Lyric Schmidt that came from just outside of the box. Lyric placed the ball in the upper right corner of the goal, but the UTSA goalkeeper leaped and punched the ball out.

Schmidt, Katie Erwin, Kayla Meyer, Emily Speidel and Briana Sayoc all recorded shots in the match.

Alexis Bach made three saves in goal for the Lady Toppers. In the 25th minute, a UTSA player broke free of the WKU backline and faced Bach one-on-one. Bach came out and dove for the ball, keeping the Roadrunners from scoring a second goal.

The Lady Toppers will close out the regular season on Friday, Oct. 28 with Charlotte. It will be Senior Day for WKU and a senior ceremony will take place following the match.

How to follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on WKU Soccer, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @WKU_Soccer on Twitter and Instagram and @WKUSoccer on Facebook.