BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Soccer (4-3-7, 2-1-2 CUSA) earned a hard-fought three points in Conference USA play on Thursday night with a 1-0 win over Louisiana Tech (3-9-3, 0-3-2 CUSA) at the WKU Soccer Complex.
"It feels fantastic because tonight was a really pivotal game for postseason seeding and the opportunity to make the conference tournament for both teams coming into the game," said head coach Jason Neidell. "We just wanted to defend our home turf."
Ambere Barnett scored the lone goal of the night in the 15th minute off of a corner kick. Katie Erwin took the corner and launched the ball into the box, finding Barnett who sent the ball into the back of the net off a header.
It was Barnett's second goal of the season and the 20th of her career. She is now just one goal away from tying Chandler Backes for the eighth most career goals in program history.
Erwin's assist was the third of the season for her and the 13th of her career. She is now tied with Allison Nellis, Andrea Doogs and Mallory Outerbridge for the ninth most career assists by a WKU player.
Maddie Davis earned the shutout with five saves in the match. Her biggest save of the night came in the 49th minute when LA Tech was awarded a penalty kick. The penalty kick taker sent the ball low into the bottom left corner, but Davis made the save.
It was Davis' sixth clean sheet of the season and the seventh shutout for the WKU defense.
With the win, WKU now has eight total points in league play with two wins and two ties, putting the team in sole possession of fifth place in the conference.
The Lady Toppers will close out the week with a road match at Sam Houston on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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 X and Instagram and @WKUSoccer on Facebook.
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