Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, October 15
Murfreesboro, TN
7:00 PM
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. UTEP
Friday, Oct. 15 | 7 p.m. CT | Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Blue Raiders return home this weekend as they start a two-game homestand with the UTEP Miners on Friday, October 15. First touch is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT from Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
C-USA Leader
Senior Peyton DePriest leads Conference USA in goals scored with nine and total points with 21 through 13 games this season. DePriest also leads the conference in shots (62), shots on goal (30), goals per game (.69), points per game (1.62), shots per game (4.77), and shots on goal per game (2.31).
Nationally, DePriest currently leads all NCAA D-I as the active career leader in goals scored at the D-I level with 55 goals over her five-year career.
Between the Posts
Junior Hannah Suder has been solid between the posts for the Blue Raiders this season. Suder ranks third in C-USA in saves with 53 through 12 contests.
Scouting the Blue Raiders
The Blue Raiders welcome the Miners on a two-game winning streak and with a 7-5-1 overall record and a 3-2 in C-USA play. Senior Peyton DePriest leads the Blue Raiders with nine goals and tying for the team lead with three assists through 13 games this season. Senior Sam DeBien, sophomore Taylor Hamlett, freshman Kirstine Lykke, and junior Elizabeth Slavinsky are all tied for a team-second best two goals scored this season. Miya Lennon has also dished out a team-leading three assists during the Blue Raiders 2021 campaign.
Blue Raider keeper Suder has led the team between the posts this season, tallying a team-best 53 saves over 12 contests and 1,120 minutes in goal this season. Suder has also tallied two shutouts this season against Belmont and Florida Atlantic.
Scouting the Miners
UTEP enters Friday's contest having dropped their last two contests and with a 3-9 overall record and a 1-4 mark in C-USA play.
Offensively, Jojo Ngongo and Jackie Soto have led the Miners, scoring a team-best three goals this season. Vic Bohdan has netted two scores for UTEP, while Molly Sutherland and Sheyliene Patolo have both netted a goal for the Miners during the 2021 campaign. Kim Fisher has recorded a team-leading three assists through 12 games.
The Miners have split time between three keepers, with Luisa Palmen playing the most time between the posts for UTEP this season. Palmen has appeared in and started 10 contests for the Miners this season, recording 45 saves and allowing 17 goals. Palmen has also posted one shutout during the 2021 campaign.
Last Time Out
The Blue Raiders won their second-straight and first C-USA road matchup of the year in a 2-1 overtime victory over the Charlotte 49ers. The win also moved the Blue Raiders over Charlotte and into third in the C-USA East standings.
Middle Tennessee started hot and controlled possession for most of the opening 45 minutes as the Blue Raiders outshot the 49ers 7-3, however, with nothing landing the two squads headed into the halftime break still locked at nil.
The 49ers found success first as Piper Biziorek got things going in the 53rd minute to put Charlotte on top first, 1-0.
Less than a minute later, DePriest drew a 49ers foul inside the penalty box to secure a penalty kick attempt, that she netted with ease to even the contest at one with a little less than 40 minutes to play.
Middle Tennessee continued to outshoot the 49ers, 7-5, including a 3-1 advantage in shots on target, but the 49ers keeper kept things out of the net over the final 30 minutes of play to send the game into overtime locked at one.
No time was wasted in overtime as DePriest delivered a ball to Slavinksy that after her first attempt was blocked, she knocked a rocket from about 28 yards out over the 49ers keeper and into the top right side of the net to secure the 2-1 Blue Raider victory.
Series History
Friday's meeting between Middle Tennessee and UTEP will mark the seventh all-time matchup between the two programs, with the Blue Raiders holding the 4-2-0 series lead. The Blue Raiders have won the last three meetings between the two teams and have outscored the Miners 9-2 over that three-game span. In Murfreesboro, however, the Miners hold the slight 2-1 advantage.
Up Next
Middle Tennessee Soccer continues its homestand on Sunday, October 17 as the Blue Raiders welcome the UAB Blazers for a 5 p.m. kickoff at Hayes Stadium.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Soccer on social media on Facebook (/MTSoccer), Twitter (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (MT_WSoccer).
Friday, Oct. 15 | 7 p.m. CT | Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium
Watch Live | ESPN+
Live Stats | Statbroadcast
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Blue Raiders return home this weekend as they start a two-game homestand with the UTEP Miners on Friday, October 15. First touch is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT from Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
C-USA Leader
Senior Peyton DePriest leads Conference USA in goals scored with nine and total points with 21 through 13 games this season. DePriest also leads the conference in shots (62), shots on goal (30), goals per game (.69), points per game (1.62), shots per game (4.77), and shots on goal per game (2.31).
Nationally, DePriest currently leads all NCAA D-I as the active career leader in goals scored at the D-I level with 55 goals over her five-year career.
Between the Posts
Junior Hannah Suder has been solid between the posts for the Blue Raiders this season. Suder ranks third in C-USA in saves with 53 through 12 contests.
Scouting the Blue Raiders
The Blue Raiders welcome the Miners on a two-game winning streak and with a 7-5-1 overall record and a 3-2 in C-USA play. Senior Peyton DePriest leads the Blue Raiders with nine goals and tying for the team lead with three assists through 13 games this season. Senior Sam DeBien, sophomore Taylor Hamlett, freshman Kirstine Lykke, and junior Elizabeth Slavinsky are all tied for a team-second best two goals scored this season. Miya Lennon has also dished out a team-leading three assists during the Blue Raiders 2021 campaign.
Blue Raider keeper Suder has led the team between the posts this season, tallying a team-best 53 saves over 12 contests and 1,120 minutes in goal this season. Suder has also tallied two shutouts this season against Belmont and Florida Atlantic.
Scouting the Miners
UTEP enters Friday's contest having dropped their last two contests and with a 3-9 overall record and a 1-4 mark in C-USA play.
Offensively, Jojo Ngongo and Jackie Soto have led the Miners, scoring a team-best three goals this season. Vic Bohdan has netted two scores for UTEP, while Molly Sutherland and Sheyliene Patolo have both netted a goal for the Miners during the 2021 campaign. Kim Fisher has recorded a team-leading three assists through 12 games.
The Miners have split time between three keepers, with Luisa Palmen playing the most time between the posts for UTEP this season. Palmen has appeared in and started 10 contests for the Miners this season, recording 45 saves and allowing 17 goals. Palmen has also posted one shutout during the 2021 campaign.
Last Time Out
The Blue Raiders won their second-straight and first C-USA road matchup of the year in a 2-1 overtime victory over the Charlotte 49ers. The win also moved the Blue Raiders over Charlotte and into third in the C-USA East standings.
Middle Tennessee started hot and controlled possession for most of the opening 45 minutes as the Blue Raiders outshot the 49ers 7-3, however, with nothing landing the two squads headed into the halftime break still locked at nil.
The 49ers found success first as Piper Biziorek got things going in the 53rd minute to put Charlotte on top first, 1-0.
Less than a minute later, DePriest drew a 49ers foul inside the penalty box to secure a penalty kick attempt, that she netted with ease to even the contest at one with a little less than 40 minutes to play.
Middle Tennessee continued to outshoot the 49ers, 7-5, including a 3-1 advantage in shots on target, but the 49ers keeper kept things out of the net over the final 30 minutes of play to send the game into overtime locked at one.
No time was wasted in overtime as DePriest delivered a ball to Slavinksy that after her first attempt was blocked, she knocked a rocket from about 28 yards out over the 49ers keeper and into the top right side of the net to secure the 2-1 Blue Raider victory.
Series History
Friday's meeting between Middle Tennessee and UTEP will mark the seventh all-time matchup between the two programs, with the Blue Raiders holding the 4-2-0 series lead. The Blue Raiders have won the last three meetings between the two teams and have outscored the Miners 9-2 over that three-game span. In Murfreesboro, however, the Miners hold the slight 2-1 advantage.
Up Next
Middle Tennessee Soccer continues its homestand on Sunday, October 17 as the Blue Raiders welcome the UAB Blazers for a 5 p.m. kickoff at Hayes Stadium.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Soccer on social media on Facebook (/MTSoccer), Twitter (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (MT_WSoccer).
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