Thursday, September 17
Tulsa, Okla.
8:00 P.M.
East Carolina University
at
Tulsa
Pirates Begin American Conference Play At Tulsa On Thursday
September 16, 2026 | Soccer
| Game 9: East Carolina (1-2-5) at Tulsa (4-3-1) | |
| Date | Sept. 17, 2026 |
| Time | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Hurricane Soccer Stadium (Tulsa, Okla.) |
| Coverage | Live Stats: Live Stats | Video: ESPN+ |
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Tulsa, Okla. – The East Carolina soccer team returns to the pitch this Thursday night when the Pirates begin American Conference play against Tulsa at Hurricane Soccer Stadium.
The match is slated to kickoff at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jeremie Poplin and Dillon Parkhill calling the action.
Last Time Out
East Carolina concluded its non-conference slate with a 2-2 draw against VCU last Thursday at Johnson Stadium. AJ Mayock scored in the first half while Lily Ridge added an early goal in the second half and recorded an assist on Mayock's goal. Ridge was named to the American Conference's Honorable Mention team on Monday.
Top Three
The Pirates have three players that are tied for the team lead in goals scored with two apiece in AJ Mayock, Anna Miotto and Lily Ridge.
Scouting Tulsa/Series History
Tulsa enters Thursday night coming off a 2-0 loss to Oral Roberts last Thursday. Tulsa has been strong on its home pitch so far this year with a record of 3-0-1 and the Golden Hurricane's attack is led by Addison Castleberry, Aniya Facen and Lauren McIntyre who all have two goals each. Maddy Nigey is Tulsa's primary goalkeeper with 23 saves and one shutout. ECU leads the all-time series against Tulsa 11-5-4 and the Pirates have won the last two meetings including a 1-0 decision the last time ECU visited the Golden Hurricane on Oct. 3, 2024. The last ECU loss to Tulsa was a 3-1 defeat on the road on Sept. 20, 2018.
Denied by Dietrich
In the Pirates' season opener at Liberty, Olivia Dietrich recorded 10 saves in the box, which was the most for her in a Pirates uniform. The 10 saves also marked the first time ECU had 10 saves in a match since Oct. 13, 2019 when Melanie Stiles saved 10 shots against Memphis. Dietrich ranks first in the conference in number of saves with 44 and third in the conference in save percentage at .800 while adding three clean sheets. Dietrich has received honorable mention from the conference once this season.
Up Next
East Carolina returns home next week with a two-game homestand against UTSA on Thursday at 7 p.m. and UAB on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Tulsa, Okla. – The East Carolina soccer team returns to the pitch this Thursday night when the Pirates begin American Conference play against Tulsa at Hurricane Soccer Stadium.
The match is slated to kickoff at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jeremie Poplin and Dillon Parkhill calling the action.
Last Time Out
East Carolina concluded its non-conference slate with a 2-2 draw against VCU last Thursday at Johnson Stadium. AJ Mayock scored in the first half while Lily Ridge added an early goal in the second half and recorded an assist on Mayock's goal. Ridge was named to the American Conference's Honorable Mention team on Monday.
Top Three
The Pirates have three players that are tied for the team lead in goals scored with two apiece in AJ Mayock, Anna Miotto and Lily Ridge.
Scouting Tulsa/Series History
Tulsa enters Thursday night coming off a 2-0 loss to Oral Roberts last Thursday. Tulsa has been strong on its home pitch so far this year with a record of 3-0-1 and the Golden Hurricane's attack is led by Addison Castleberry, Aniya Facen and Lauren McIntyre who all have two goals each. Maddy Nigey is Tulsa's primary goalkeeper with 23 saves and one shutout. ECU leads the all-time series against Tulsa 11-5-4 and the Pirates have won the last two meetings including a 1-0 decision the last time ECU visited the Golden Hurricane on Oct. 3, 2024. The last ECU loss to Tulsa was a 3-1 defeat on the road on Sept. 20, 2018.
Denied by Dietrich
In the Pirates' season opener at Liberty, Olivia Dietrich recorded 10 saves in the box, which was the most for her in a Pirates uniform. The 10 saves also marked the first time ECU had 10 saves in a match since Oct. 13, 2019 when Melanie Stiles saved 10 shots against Memphis. Dietrich ranks first in the conference in number of saves with 44 and third in the conference in save percentage at .800 while adding three clean sheets. Dietrich has received honorable mention from the conference once this season.
Up Next
East Carolina returns home next week with a two-game homestand against UTSA on Thursday at 7 p.m. and UAB on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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