Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Sunday, October 9
Murfreesboro, TN
1:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Louisiana Tech
Photo by: MT Athletic Communications
Blue Raiders Welcome Louisiana Tech for Sunday Matinee
10/8/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In each of their past two matches, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have erased a one-goal halftime deficits to earn draws. Against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters on Sunday, MTSU will look to continue its point-earning streak while seeking its first win this season in Conference USA play.
Kirsteen Lykke scored for the Blue Raiders in the 73rd minute at Charlotte on Thursday night as MTSU took a point in the Queen City. And against rivals Western Kentucky on Oct. 2, it was Emma Pettersen that equalized the match in the 47th minute to ultimately seal a 1-1 draw at home.
Kickoff against the Lady Techsters is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
LA Tech at MTSU
Oct. 9 | 1 p.m. | Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium
Live Stats
C-USA TV
Middle Tennessee had a conference season-high 12 total shots on Thursday at Charlotte, which also represents their highest overall figure since Sept. 8 against Tennessee Tech. Eleanor Gough had five of these shots to lead the team, while Pettersen's two shots on target were also a team-high.
Goalkeeper Hannah Suder had four saves at Charlotte. Suder enters the match in the top 10 of several program goalkeeper charts. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Suder is:
Sophomore Lykke scored her third goal of 2022 on Thursday and now leads the team in both goals and points (6). Meanwhile, junior Lauren Spaanstra's three assists are also a team-high.
Starting in all 55 games of her career and playing in over 5,000 career minutes, senior Caroline Manley is a mainstay in the starting XI in 2022. Manley earned both USC All-South Region and C-USA All-Tournament Team honors last season for her superb play.
Sascha Nielsen represented MTSU on the 2021 C-USA All-Freshman Team after starting all 19 contests and playing in 1703 minutes in 2021. She also added an assist on Lykke's goal Thursday.
Series Renewed
The Blue Raiders and Lady Techsters will meet Sunday for the first time since 2017. In that match five years ago on the MTSU campus, the Raiders fell 3-2 despite two first half goals from then-freshman Peyton DePriest.
First Blood
Middle Tennessee was 5-0-1 when scoring first during the regular season last year. Over the past three seasons, the Blue Raiders are 18-4-2 in matches when striking first.
Fresh Guidance
Middle Tennessee added two new coaches during the offseason in Zak Davis and Hannah Hoefs.
Davis joins the Blue Raiders after serving as the assistant women's soccer coach at George Washington University for the past four seasons. Over his four seasons with the Colonials, Davis helped lead GW to a 33-27-9 overall record and a 20-14-4 mark in A-10 play.
Before arriving in Murfreesboro, Hoefs coached at Shenandoah University for a year and a half during two different stints with the Hornets. Hoefs began her collegiate coaching career when she first joined the coaching staff at Shenandoah in June 2020 following her standout career as a midfielder at Loyola University of Maryland.
Opponent Breakdown
Louisiana Tech
Nickname: Lady Techsters
Head Coach: Steve Voltz
2022 Record: 4-7-3 (2-2-2 C-USA)
2021 Record: 6-8-3 (2-4-2 C-USA)
MTSU's All-Time Record vs LA Tech: 1-3-1 (Last: L, 2-3; Oct. 19, 2017)
Kirsteen Lykke scored for the Blue Raiders in the 73rd minute at Charlotte on Thursday night as MTSU took a point in the Queen City. And against rivals Western Kentucky on Oct. 2, it was Emma Pettersen that equalized the match in the 47th minute to ultimately seal a 1-1 draw at home.
Kickoff against the Lady Techsters is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
LA Tech at MTSU
Oct. 9 | 1 p.m. | Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium
Live Stats
C-USA TV
Middle Tennessee had a conference season-high 12 total shots on Thursday at Charlotte, which also represents their highest overall figure since Sept. 8 against Tennessee Tech. Eleanor Gough had five of these shots to lead the team, while Pettersen's two shots on target were also a team-high.
Goalkeeper Hannah Suder had four saves at Charlotte. Suder enters the match in the top 10 of several program goalkeeper charts. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Suder is:
- Seventh in shutouts (8)
- Sixthin games played (44)
- Sixth in minutes played (3485:32)
- Sixth in games started (38)
- Eighth in career saves (150)
Sophomore Lykke scored her third goal of 2022 on Thursday and now leads the team in both goals and points (6). Meanwhile, junior Lauren Spaanstra's three assists are also a team-high.
Starting in all 55 games of her career and playing in over 5,000 career minutes, senior Caroline Manley is a mainstay in the starting XI in 2022. Manley earned both USC All-South Region and C-USA All-Tournament Team honors last season for her superb play.
Sascha Nielsen represented MTSU on the 2021 C-USA All-Freshman Team after starting all 19 contests and playing in 1703 minutes in 2021. She also added an assist on Lykke's goal Thursday.
Series Renewed
The Blue Raiders and Lady Techsters will meet Sunday for the first time since 2017. In that match five years ago on the MTSU campus, the Raiders fell 3-2 despite two first half goals from then-freshman Peyton DePriest.
First Blood
Middle Tennessee was 5-0-1 when scoring first during the regular season last year. Over the past three seasons, the Blue Raiders are 18-4-2 in matches when striking first.
Fresh Guidance
Middle Tennessee added two new coaches during the offseason in Zak Davis and Hannah Hoefs.
Davis joins the Blue Raiders after serving as the assistant women's soccer coach at George Washington University for the past four seasons. Over his four seasons with the Colonials, Davis helped lead GW to a 33-27-9 overall record and a 20-14-4 mark in A-10 play.
Before arriving in Murfreesboro, Hoefs coached at Shenandoah University for a year and a half during two different stints with the Hornets. Hoefs began her collegiate coaching career when she first joined the coaching staff at Shenandoah in June 2020 following her standout career as a midfielder at Loyola University of Maryland.
Opponent Breakdown
Louisiana Tech
Nickname: Lady Techsters
Head Coach: Steve Voltz
2022 Record: 4-7-3 (2-2-2 C-USA)
2021 Record: 6-8-3 (2-4-2 C-USA)
MTSU's All-Time Record vs LA Tech: 1-3-1 (Last: L, 2-3; Oct. 19, 2017)
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