Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Thursday, September 26
El Paso, Texas
8:00 PM
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Middle Tennessee Travels to Texas for Midweek Matchup with UTEP
9/25/2024 11:30:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's soccer team (3-6-0, 0-1 CUSA) is set for its first road conference match against the UTEP Miners (3-3-3, 0-0-1 CUSA) in a midweek matchup in El Paso, Texas tomorrow night.
History vs. UTEP
The Blue Raiders are 5-3-1 all-time against UTEP, with the two Conference USA foes settling for a 1-1 draw in their previous matchup last season in Murfreesboro. MTSU has won four of the last six meetings against the Miners dating back to the 2017 campaign.
About Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders will be looking to claim their first conference win of 2024 on Thursday night in El Paso, as well as their fourth win of the season.
MTSU fell to the FIU Panthers 4-2 on Sept. 19 in their conference opener at Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
In that meeting with the Panthers, the Blue Raiders took an early lead after Idun Kvaale, off the assist from defender Sadie Sterbenz, scored her third goal of the season in just the 6th minute of the match, coming off another set-piece.
Middle Tennessee would continue to control a 1-0 lead into the halftime break, which is the sixth time MTSU has led this season after the opening 45 minutes.
FIU would come out of the intermission and put four unanswered goals on the board, including a hat-trick from forward Noemi Paquin, moving the score to 4-1 in the 73rd minute.
The Blue Raiders would pull one back in the 82nd minute after a goal by midfielder Manon Lebargy, her sixth of the season, which leads Middle Tennessee. The play was set up by fellow midfielder Risui Arasaki, coming off the Blue Raiders second set-piece goal of the night.
The full-time whistle would blow with the Panthers leading 4-2, giving the visiting side their first win in conference play in 2024, and dropping Middle Tennessee to 0-1.
The Blue Raiders capped off the 90 minutes tonight vs. FIU with a pair of goals on 16 total attempts and six on frame. Kvaale and Lebargy were the goalscorers, with Sterbenz and Arasaki picking up
the assists. Goalkeeper Demi Gronauer was forced to make seven saves tonight against the Panthers 11 shots on goal.
About UTEP
UTEP enters the second week of conference play with a 3-3-3 overall record thus far in 2024. The Miners are coming off a 1-1 draw on the road against Kennesaw State on Sept. 19 in their Conference USA opener.
UTEP is led in the scoring department by freshman forward Ana Quintero with four goals through her first nine collegiate appearances, including the goal that helped sealed the draw against the Owls.
Match Details:
Kickoff for MTSU vs. UTEP from El Paso, Texas is set for 8 P.M. CT.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Soccer on social media on Facebook, (BlueRaiderSoccer) X (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (mt_wsoccer).
History vs. UTEP
The Blue Raiders are 5-3-1 all-time against UTEP, with the two Conference USA foes settling for a 1-1 draw in their previous matchup last season in Murfreesboro. MTSU has won four of the last six meetings against the Miners dating back to the 2017 campaign.
About Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders will be looking to claim their first conference win of 2024 on Thursday night in El Paso, as well as their fourth win of the season.
MTSU fell to the FIU Panthers 4-2 on Sept. 19 in their conference opener at Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium.
In that meeting with the Panthers, the Blue Raiders took an early lead after Idun Kvaale, off the assist from defender Sadie Sterbenz, scored her third goal of the season in just the 6th minute of the match, coming off another set-piece.
Middle Tennessee would continue to control a 1-0 lead into the halftime break, which is the sixth time MTSU has led this season after the opening 45 minutes.
FIU would come out of the intermission and put four unanswered goals on the board, including a hat-trick from forward Noemi Paquin, moving the score to 4-1 in the 73rd minute.
The Blue Raiders would pull one back in the 82nd minute after a goal by midfielder Manon Lebargy, her sixth of the season, which leads Middle Tennessee. The play was set up by fellow midfielder Risui Arasaki, coming off the Blue Raiders second set-piece goal of the night.
The full-time whistle would blow with the Panthers leading 4-2, giving the visiting side their first win in conference play in 2024, and dropping Middle Tennessee to 0-1.
The Blue Raiders capped off the 90 minutes tonight vs. FIU with a pair of goals on 16 total attempts and six on frame. Kvaale and Lebargy were the goalscorers, with Sterbenz and Arasaki picking up
the assists. Goalkeeper Demi Gronauer was forced to make seven saves tonight against the Panthers 11 shots on goal.
About UTEP
UTEP enters the second week of conference play with a 3-3-3 overall record thus far in 2024. The Miners are coming off a 1-1 draw on the road against Kennesaw State on Sept. 19 in their Conference USA opener.
UTEP is led in the scoring department by freshman forward Ana Quintero with four goals through her first nine collegiate appearances, including the goal that helped sealed the draw against the Owls.
Match Details:
Kickoff for MTSU vs. UTEP from El Paso, Texas is set for 8 P.M. CT.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Soccer on social media on Facebook, (BlueRaiderSoccer) X (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (mt_wsoccer).
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