Wednesday, October 11
Greenville, N.C.
7 PM
East Carolina University
8-3-3, 3-1-1
0
vs
1
Memphis
11-1-0, 5-0-0
1
2
F
Memphis
1
0
1
East Carolina
0
0
0
Pirates Fall to No. 9 Memphis, 1-0
October 11, 2023 | Soccer
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina soccer team dropped a high-intensity match to No. 8 Memphis, 1-0, on Wednesday in Johnson Stadium. Anna Hauer had the lone goal of the game for the Tigers, a rocket of a strike in the 36th minute.
If you weren't in Johnson Stadium on Wednesday, you missed a high-caliber contest between two quality teams. It was a game that could have swung either way as both teams had their chances, but it was Hauer's goal which provided the goal differential. The Tiger's (11-1-0) all-world freshman took the ball on the left side of the pitch in the 36th minute and unleashed a banger that few goalkeepers would dream of getting a hand on.
The goal took the teams into the second half hunting for goals; Memphis to ice it, and the Pirates (8-3-3) to level it. Both teams had their chances but perhaps none better were the attempts by Catherine Holbrook in the 75th minute and Jazmin Ferguson in the 87th minute. The attempts both came from solid team play with crosses into the box caroming around and finding Holbrook's left foot and Ferguson's head for would-be tying efforts; however, both shots sailed tantalizingly wide of the right post and out of play.
To her credit, Maeve English made four saves on the day, including some remarkable efforts to keep the score level. Conversely Kaylie Bierman held serve in her net for the clean sheet. The Tigers have been tremendous at that this season with the seventh-best goals allowed average in the nation entering the contest.
Key Stats
The Pirates are right back at home on Sunday at noon as they host Tulsa in a critical American Athletic Conference match.
If you weren't in Johnson Stadium on Wednesday, you missed a high-caliber contest between two quality teams. It was a game that could have swung either way as both teams had their chances, but it was Hauer's goal which provided the goal differential. The Tiger's (11-1-0) all-world freshman took the ball on the left side of the pitch in the 36th minute and unleashed a banger that few goalkeepers would dream of getting a hand on.
The goal took the teams into the second half hunting for goals; Memphis to ice it, and the Pirates (8-3-3) to level it. Both teams had their chances but perhaps none better were the attempts by Catherine Holbrook in the 75th minute and Jazmin Ferguson in the 87th minute. The attempts both came from solid team play with crosses into the box caroming around and finding Holbrook's left foot and Ferguson's head for would-be tying efforts; however, both shots sailed tantalizingly wide of the right post and out of play.
To her credit, Maeve English made four saves on the day, including some remarkable efforts to keep the score level. Conversely Kaylie Bierman held serve in her net for the clean sheet. The Tigers have been tremendous at that this season with the seventh-best goals allowed average in the nation entering the contest.
Key Stats
- The Pirates allowed their first goal at home in 361 days, last conceding on Oct. 16, 2023 against South Florida. ECU had outscored opponents 11-0 in that time.
- The game was highly competitive and, at times, a bit chippy, resulting in a combined four yellow cards.
- 768 fans were in attendance, the ninth largest crowd in Johnson Stadium history.
The Pirates are right back at home on Sunday at noon as they host Tulsa in a critical American Athletic Conference match.
Team Stats
MEM
ECU
Goals
1
0
Shots
13
8
Shots on Goal
6
3
Saves
3
4
Corners
7
3
Fouls
11
7
Scoring Plays
Anna Hauer (6)
Assisted By: Finley Lavin
GOAL by MEM Hauer, Anna Assist by Lavin, Finley.
35:58
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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