SAN ANTONIO – UTSA soccer (7-4-1, 2-2-0 C-USA) will look to extend its winning streak to three in a row, as they host Louisiana Tech (5-7-2, 1-3-1 C-USA) this Thursday at 7 p.m. The match will be played at Park West Athletics Complex and will be streamed on CUSA.tv.
In their last outing, the Roadrunners defeated Marshall on the road, 3-0. Freshman forward Anna Sutter scored two goals in the match to pace the UTSA offense. It was Sutter's second two-goal game of the season and she leads the team with four goals (on eight shots). The Roadrunners also received a goal from Deja Sandoval in the contest, her first of the season.
It marked UTSA's second straight conference win, and first road conference game won since 2019. The win snapped a five-match losing streak on the road in conference play. The win also continued UTSA's best start in program history, as 7-4-1 is the best winning percentage through 12 games in any UTSA season.
The Roadrunners now hold a goal differential of 16-11 on the season. UTSA is averaging 1.33 goals per game and is shooting 40% of their total shots on net. The Roadrunners are averaging 14.5 shots per game. Through four games of conference play, UTSA holds a 71-35 shot advantage, a 29-14 shot on goal advantage and a 20-17 corner kick advantage.
UTSA goalkeeper Jil Schneider has saved 37 shots and posts a 0.90 goals against average. UTSA has seen 10 different players score through 12 games this season. Anna Sutter leads the offensive charge, as she has four goals this season. Ellis Patterson has three goals and Kendall Kloza has two goals, ranking second and third on the team. Patterson leads the squad with five assists, and Alissa Stewart is second on the squad with four. Patterson leads the team in points scored with 11 and shots attempted with 30.
Louisiana Tech enters the game on Thursday with a 5-7-2 record overall and a 1-3-1 C-USA record. The Lady Techsters have outscored their opponents 27-17 this season and average 1.93 goals scored a game. Louisiana Tech has five players who have scored three goals this season. Forward Maci Geltmeier is one of those five, and she leads the team in points scored with eight. The Lady Techsters have played four goalkeepers throughout the season. The one with the most playtime and games played in is freshman Libe Banuelos. Banuelos has played in 11 of Louisiana Tech's matches (starting 10), and has 50 saves with 14 goals allowed.
This matchup will mark the ninth meeting between UTSA and Louisiana Tech. Louisiana Tech enters the match holding a 2-6 advantage in the series. The most recent meeting between the teams was in March earlier this year, when UTSA traveled to Ruston and fell 1-0 in double overtime.
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