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Tim Nelson

Women's Soccer

Soccer hits the road for two games this weekend

HOUSTON & CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Wildcat soccer team is coming off its first Southland win of the season last Sunday at home, and now hits the road for a pair of games this weekend down south. ACU (5-4-1, 1-2-0 SLC) heads to Houston for a date with the HBU Huskies on Friday night at 7 p.m. before closing the weekend with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m.

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SERIES HISTORY

vs. HOUSTON BAPTIST

ACU leads the all-time series with the Huskies, 5-2, and the 'Cats are coming off a 4-1 win over HBU in the fall of 2019. Despite the lead in the series, both losses have come in Houston, as ACU trailed 2-1 all-time in H-town.

vs. TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

It's a tightly contested all-time series with the Islanders, as ACU leads 3-2-2 in seven tries. AMCC defeated ACU last season, 2-1, and the teams tied in 2018, 0-0. Each team has won two times in Corpus Christi, and even though this year's game was supposed to take place in Abilene, the teams match up down south due to schedule changes and travel schedules.

ACU STORYLINES

  • GETTING THEIR LOOKS: ACU ranks No. 23 in the country this season in shot attempts per game. The Wildcats average 17.2 shot attempts each night, and 7.4 of those are on frame per game, the third-highest average in the Southland. ACU is also getting corner kicks at a high rate, averaging 6.6 corner per game, the 25th highest mark in the country and the most in the league.
  • CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior Christina Arteaga ranks second in ACU's history in career points with 78 and career goals with 32, and is in sole possession of first place in career shots on goal with 133 and career shots with 280. Arteaga scored two goals last weekend in the games against Lamar and McNeese, including the game-winner against the Cowgirls.
  • MILESTONE: Head coach Casey Wilson, in the midst of his 14th season as the leader of the 'Cats, won his 150th game on Sunday against McNeese. Wilson sits at 150-95-22 in his tenure as the only coach in program history.
  • SMITH SETTING RECORDS: Senior Erin Smith is tied for fifth in ACU history with 146 career saves, and is tied for third in wins with 20. Smith has started the third-most games in the programs history with 38 as well.
  • NIFTY NATALIE: Natalie Wodka is ACU's offensive leader so far in 2021, scoring three goals on opening weekend. She is incredibly efficient, scoring those three goals on just 10 shot attempts.

SCOUTING HOUSTON BAPTIST (1-6-1, 1-4-0 SLC)

  • HBU is coming off a home split, defeating Central Arkansas (3-2) and dropping a 1-0 game to UTSA in non-conference action.
  • The Huskies have only scored six goals this season, and two of them have come from Ryan Ford. Noor Abukishk leads the team with three assists.
  • Karla Ramirez has played every minute in net, and has 26 saves.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI (3-3-2, 2-1-1 SLC)

  • The Islanders have not lost in three matches, going 2-0-1 in that span. AMCC is coming off a tie last Friday against Northwestern State and a home win over Central Arkansas, 4-1.
  • Maggie Murray and Abby Deakin each lead the way with three goals apiece, and Deakin's 16 shot attempts are a team-high.
  • Kyleigh Hall has made five starts with a 3-1-1 mark, while Kennedy Stelling has made three starts with an 0-2-1 record.