Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, September 15
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
7 PM
Middle Tennessee
2-4
2
vs
1
Kennesaw State
5-2-2
1
2
F
Kennesaw State
0
1
1
Middle Tennessee
0
2
2
Soccer wins second straight, downing KSU 2-1
9/15/2017 9:24:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DeBien, Hatch score in comeback win
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee earned its second win in a row as Taylor Hatch buried a late winner Friday night to push the Blue Raiders past Kennesaw State, 2-1.
Hatch's goal was the first of her career and came in the 85th minute as she swung a corner kick on target and just past the outstretched hands of the KSU keeper.
After falling behind 1-0 in the 55th minute, it was Sam DeBien who equalized for the Blue Raiders just seven minutes later. DeBien found the back of an empty net after a perfectly timed cross from Peyton DePriest as the goalie was closing down on her.
The win moves MT to 2-4 on the year while Kennesaw State drops to 5-2-2.
NOTABLES
QUOTABLES
"It feels really good (to get some momentum going), especially in front of your home crowd and with a young team. They showed a lot of character tonight coming from behind." – Head Coach Aston Rhoden on notching a second consecutive win
"We're still 2-4. We've been working hard and playing well and haven't been getting the results, so tonight I think it was just a matter of them refusing to lose. That's what we want, what we've been looking for and what they've been working towards." – Head Coach Aston Rhoden on coming from behind to earn the win
OUT OF BOUNDS
WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Raiders host Evansville Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in the fourth contest of a five-match homestand
Hatch's goal was the first of her career and came in the 85th minute as she swung a corner kick on target and just past the outstretched hands of the KSU keeper.
After falling behind 1-0 in the 55th minute, it was Sam DeBien who equalized for the Blue Raiders just seven minutes later. DeBien found the back of an empty net after a perfectly timed cross from Peyton DePriest as the goalie was closing down on her.
The win moves MT to 2-4 on the year while Kennesaw State drops to 5-2-2.
NOTABLES
- Taylor Hatch's first career goal came on just the sixth shot of her career, four of which have been shots on goal
- Sam DeBien notched the third goal of her career and second of the season to make her MT's second multi-goal scorer in 2017
- With an assist against the Owls, freshman Peyton DePriest continues to lead the Raiders in goals (3), assists (2), points (8), shots (18) and shots on goal (7)
QUOTABLES
"It feels really good (to get some momentum going), especially in front of your home crowd and with a young team. They showed a lot of character tonight coming from behind." – Head Coach Aston Rhoden on notching a second consecutive win
"We're still 2-4. We've been working hard and playing well and haven't been getting the results, so tonight I think it was just a matter of them refusing to lose. That's what we want, what we've been looking for and what they've been working towards." – Head Coach Aston Rhoden on coming from behind to earn the win
OUT OF BOUNDS
- DePriest is hardly the first freshman to stand out for the Blue Raiders offensively, following in the footsteps of Salera Jordan who tallied 15 points in 2016 and Morgan Mauck who tallied eight points in 2015
WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Raiders host Evansville Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in the fourth contest of a five-match homestand
Team Stats
KSU
MT
Goals
1
2
Shots
6
10
Shots on Goal
2
5
Saves
3
1
Corners
7
4
Fouls
15
6
Scoring Plays
DAS, Ashtah (4)
Assisted By: CONTRERAS, Isabella
shot from top of box
54:29
DEBIEN, Sam (2)
Assisted By: DEPRIEST, Peyton , HOOT, Amber
through the defense and passed across th
61:40
HATCH, Taylor (1)
corner kick goal
84:08
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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