Memphis Blanks ECU 2-0 on Senior Night

Thursday, October 12

Greenville, N.C.

7:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

5-7-2, 0-5

Memphis

10-5-1, 4-2-1

Memphis

ECU

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

October 12, 2017 | Soccer

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The ECU women's soccer team lost 2-0 to conference foe Memphis in the Pirates' first home match in 18 days Thursday night. ECU falls to 4-7-2 overall and 0-5 in the American Athletic Conference while Memphis improves to 10-5-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the league.

Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute when Marie Levasseur scored an unassisted goal. The Tigers held the 1-0 lead through halftime despite ECU outshooting them, 6-3. There was not a single corner kick called in the first half while Memphis had five fouls called to ECU's zero.

In the 64th minute Mikayla Morton scored off an Osa Iyare assist for a 2-0 Memphis lead. Despite an increase in Pirate pressure in the second half, the Tigers held on for their first road win of the season.

Team Records
ECU (5-7-2, 0-5 ACC), Memphis (10-5-1, 4-2-1 AAC)

Scoring Summary
20:21 – Memphis Goal: Marie Levasseur [Memphis 1, ECU 0]
63:44 – Memphis Goal: Mikayla Morton (Osa Iyare) [Memphis 2, ECU 0]

Donnenwirth's Thoughts
"I thought overall it was a game of who finished their chances. We outshot them in the game, we hit the post, we had a breakaway and I thought our game plan was good. Our girls really worked hard and battled. The first goal was disappointing and it was something we watched on video and it was just one split second and it's in the back of the net. The second goal came after one of our player's injuries and it felt like we were just let down there for a second. But besides those two goals I felt like we created some good chances and I thought we just missed connecting on a few passes. Especially in the first half when we did have a couple of counter opportunities. They played a little bit deeper in the second half not letting us get behind them and I still feel like we created some good chances for ourselves. I told them before the game this was going to be one of those 50-50 type games and whoever wins the important moments is probably going to win the game. And give them credit they finished two good goals.

This is a special group [of seniors] and I said to them before the game, they are great soccer players, they have a 3.51 combined grade point average, they've probably put in more community service hours than any class before them and on top of that they are awesome people. For me, this is a special group of kids and they are going to do great things when they leave here."

News and Notes

Memphis improves to lead the all-time series 14-2-2
Thursday night's match marked the first time all season that a corner kick had not been recorded for either team in the first half of the match all season
Michelle Newhouse played all 90 minutes in goal making three saves bringing her season total to 48 and a 1.28 goals against average
Freshman Tori Riggs recorded a season-high three shots
Newhouse logged her first shot on goal of the season on a free kick from the midfield while Marianna Shurina and Annah Lindberg were the other two Pirates to tally shots on goal

Up Next
ECU will play its final home match of the season on Sunday, Oct. 15, when the Pirates welcome Tulsa to Johnson Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.