ABILENE – The ACU soccer team played at the friendly confines of Elmer Gray Stadium for the first time in 2020 on Friday night, and the defense was ready for the Belles of Angelo State. The former Division II Lone Star Conference rivals kept the scoring low, but ACU (2-1-1) dominated in multiple ways to earn a 1-0 victory in front of its home crowd. The Wildcats opened their home slate and will have three more appearances at Elmer Gray this fall.
The Goal
- Junior
Ashley Stamps took a throw in and weaved through defenders just outside the box on the right side. She then sent a rolling ball through the middle, and sophomore
Caylen Wright made a sliding effort through her defender and the goalkeeper to get it into the back of the net from five feet out.
The Numbers
- ACU dominated time of possession, maintaining the ball on the attacking side of the field most of the night. The 'Cats outshot Angelo State 15-5.
- ACU held an 8-3 lead in shots placed on frame.
- Wright scores her first of the season, and four different Wildcats have scored this year (
Christina Arteaga,
Jordan Michie,
Ellen Joss).
- Arteaga led the way with five shot attempts, placing four on frame.
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Emily Heidman,
Brittney Harris,
Alyssia Anuat, and Wright each tallied a pair of shot attempts.
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Erin Smith earns her ninth career shutout, and moves to 2-1-1 on the year after recording three saves.
Head Coach Casey Wilson
"Angelo State is a quality team and I am glad we were able to get to play them tonight. I liked a lot of things about this game in terms of how we have been building from the last three games. We were down some players tonight, and we hope to get them back in the mix when we play again in two weeks."
Up Next
- ACU will host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. That is a switch from the original schedule. ACU will no longer play Lubbock Christian on Oct. 9.
