Women's Soccer Wins PK Shootout Over Rice; UCF Next
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:47 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Women's Soccer Edges Rice 4-2 In Penalty Kicks To Advance At C-USA Championship
Mustangs Face Host UCF In The Semifinal Round On Friday At 6:30 p.m. CT
Nov. 3, 2010
ORLANDO (SMU) --- The SMU women's soccer team edged Rice 4-2 in penalty kicks in the quarterfinal of the Conference USA Championship on Wednesday. Senior Lauren Shepherd hit the deciding shot in the shootout after the teams played to a 0-0 tie through 110 minutes. The No. 4 seeded Mustangs face top-seeded UCF on Friday in the semifinal round.
"It's a fantastic win, and I'm blessed to have unbelievable players on this team who stick with it and keep fighting," said head coach Brent Erwin. "And Courtney Webb saving the first two penalty kicks really tells the tale. That was a great job by her making those saves. So we're very happy. So we'll go rest and come out ready to play Friday."
Junior goalkeeper Courtney Webb led the Mustangs (11-6-4) before and during the shootout. She recorded nine saves through the end of the second overtime. In the penalty kicks, Webb scored on SMU's first attempts in between saves on the first two Rice (8-8-4) attempts. The two stops were all SMU would need as the Mustangs hit all four shots. Juniors Katherine Cox and Logan May connected on the second and third goals, respectively.
The Mustangs face the host UCF Knights (13-3-3) in the Conference USA Championship semifinal on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT. Follow all the action at SMUMustangs.com or ConferenceUSA.com .
Women's Soccer Edges Rice 4-2 In Penalty Kicks To Advance At C-USA Championship
Mustangs Face Host UCF In The Semifinal Round On Friday At 6:30 p.m. CT
Nov. 3, 2010
ORLANDO (SMU) --- The SMU women's soccer team edged Rice 4-2 in penalty kicks in the quarterfinal of the Conference USA Championship on Wednesday. Senior Lauren Shepherd hit the deciding shot in the shootout after the teams played to a 0-0 tie through 110 minutes. The No. 4 seeded Mustangs face top-seeded UCF on Friday in the semifinal round.
"It's a fantastic win, and I'm blessed to have unbelievable players on this team who stick with it and keep fighting," said head coach Brent Erwin. "And Courtney Webb saving the first two penalty kicks really tells the tale. That was a great job by her making those saves. So we're very happy. So we'll go rest and come out ready to play Friday."
Junior goalkeeper Courtney Webb led the Mustangs (11-6-4) before and during the shootout. She recorded nine saves through the end of the second overtime. In the penalty kicks, Webb scored on SMU's first attempts in between saves on the first two Rice (8-8-4) attempts. The two stops were all SMU would need as the Mustangs hit all four shots. Juniors Katherine Cox and Logan May connected on the second and third goals, respectively.
The Mustangs face the host UCF Knights (13-3-3) in the Conference USA Championship semifinal on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT. Follow all the action at SMUMustangs.com or ConferenceUSA.com .