ABILENE – Abilene Christian soccer travels to Odessa Tuesday to take on its old DII rivals from Texas Permian Basin at 6 p.m. The match was added to keep the Wildcats sharp before heading to Oral Roberts (Friday) and Oklahoma State (Sunday), as both of last weekend's matches at Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern were washed out due to Hurricane Harvey.
Against the Falcons: The Wildcats and Falcons have played four times before Tuesday's meeting. ACU holds the all-time record at 4-0, with one contest going into double overtime in 2009. The last meeting between the two came in 2010 when ACU beat UTPB 3-0. The first matchup was in 2007 (3-0 ACU).
Coach's Quote: "We appreciate the opportunity to get to play tomorrow in Odessa," head coach
Casey Wilson said. "Getting out of our routine can be tough and we need to keep playing games. Our goal is to continue to work on things that make us a better team as we head into conference play in a couple weeks."
Follow Along: Fans follow along with Tuesday's game action
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Quick Kicks:
- Junior Dylan Owens scored the game winner against UTEP in overtime, giving ACU its first victory of the season
- Owens leads the team with four points and two goals, on four shots
- Freshman Erin Smith has recorded 17 saves
- ACU has 15 returners and 15 newcomers on the 2017 roster
- This is head coach Casey Wilson's 11th year with the team. He is the architect and only head coach in program history. He also is one of 23 NCAA DI women's soccer coaches still with the team that they founded.
