AT THE MATCH
- Sunday's match is 'Pups on the Pitch".
- The match will also be Mental Health Awareness Day.
- Fans are encouraged to wear green in support of Mental Health Awareness.
- Fans can park in the Creason Lot.
- All matches at the WKU Soccer Complex are Free to attend.
MATCH INFO
- Sunday, Oct. 19 | 1 p.m. CT | WKU Soccer Complex | Bowling Green, Ky.
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ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter Sunday's matchup with a 7-4-3 record and a 4-0-2 mark in league play.
- WKU most recently played UTEP to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night at the WKU Soccer Complex.
- With the draw the Hilltoppers are currently at the top of the CUSA standings with 14 points alongside Liberty.
- WKU has now scored a goal in the final 10 minutes in four consecutive matches. Two of the four were in the final 11 seconds of the match, Mackenzie Howard's at Sam Houston with nine seconds left and Thursday night against the Miners.
- The goal marked the second for Walls in as many matches. The sophomore now has the game-winning goal and the game-tying goal in consecutive matches.
- Walls finished with two shots and a goal in the draw on Thursday.
- Lauren Alexander assisted in the game-tying goal. The freshman finished with one assist in 33 minutes of action. The assist is the first of Alexander's collegiate career.
- Ansley Rice and Danielle Lewin each finished with three shots apiece to lead the team. Two of Lewin's three shots were on target, including a penalty kick in the second half. Rice tallied 77 minutes while Lewin managed 33.
- In goal, Maddie Davis got the starting nod for the 10th consecutive match. Davis played the full 90 minutes and finished with five saves and one goal allowed.
- Davis currently has the second most saves per match in CUSA, averaging right at four per match.
- Davis also has the second lowest goals against average with a mark of 0.952, allowing just 10 goals in 945 minutes.
- Georgia Liapis is still tied for second in CUSA with seven goals scored this season. Liapis also leads the team in shots with 34 including 16 on target.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Sunday will mark just the third ever meeting between the Hilltoppers and Aggies.
- New Mexico State holds a series advantage, leading 2-0.
- Last time New Mexico State won in a 2-1 decision in Las Cruces on Sept. 26, 2024.
- Sunday will be the second time the Aggies and Hilltoppers take to the pitch at the WKU Soccer Complex. New Mexico State won the last matchup on Oct. 27, 2023, 1-0.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- New Mexico State enters Sunday's matchup at 2-11-3 and 1-2-3 in Conference USA play.
- The Aggies most recently defeated MTSU 2-1 on Thursday night in Murfreesboro. The win marked the first for New Mexico State in league play this season.
- Meredith Scott and Jaiden McClellan were the two goal scorers Thursday night for the Aggies. Scott scored in the 33rd minute and McClellan scored the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute.
- With her goal Thursday, Scott is now the team leader in goals scored with three on the year. Scott has started and played in all 16 matches for the Aggies.
- In goal, New Mexico State is led by Valeria Guha. Guha has 59 saves with 33 goals against in 16 matches played this season.
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