Soccer has long weekend road trip ahead

FRIDAY'S MATCH

SUNDAY'S MATCH

ABILENE – The ACU soccer team hits the road for a long road trip this weekend, encompassing over 1,600 total miles round trip as they head east to Huntsville, Texas before going back out west to Las Cruces, N.M. The Wildcats (4-3-3, 0-1-2 WAC) will take on long-time rival Sam Houston on Friday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. before heading all the way out to take on NM State on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. CT. It's the first of four in a row away from Abilene for the 'Cats, who will look for their first WAC win this weekend. Both games will air on ESPN+.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAM HOUSTON

• ALL-TIME | 12th meeting (ACU leads, 7-3-1)
• LAST MEETING | ACU 2, SHSU 1 (OT) (Oct. 22, 2021 - Abilene)
• STREAK | ACU, w1
• IN ABILENE | ACU leads, 3-1-1
• IN HUNTSVILLE | ACU leads, 4-1-0
• NEUTRAL | n/a
• POSTSEASON | SHSU leads, 1-0-0

SERIES HISTORY VS. NM STATE

• ALL-TIME | 4th meeting (ACU leads, 2-1-0)
• LAST MEETING | NMSU 2, ACU 1 (OT) (Aug. 19, 2021 - Las Cruces, N.M.)
• STREAK | NMSU, w1
• IN ABILENE | ACU leads, 1-0-0
• IN LAS CRUCES | Tied, 1-1-0
• NEUTRAL | n/a
• POSTSEASON | n/a

ACU STORYLINES

• GAME OF MICHIE MOUSE – Senior Jordan Michie is on a tear for the 'Cats, scoring in three consecutive games and in four of the last five. She added two goals this weekend, both equalizers, in the tie against Southern Utah and the loss to Utah Tech. Michie is tied for the team-lead in goals with four (Chayse Thorn), and has hit a new season-most for goals in a season.
• DOUBLING DOWN – Senior Caylen Wright scored a pair of goals against Prairie View A&M, tallying the first multi-score game of her career. The two gave her 18 career scores, tied now for the sixth-most in ACU history, matching teammate Natalie Jones. Wright scored in the 9th and 17th minutes in the first half, and now has three goals this season.
• SHUTOUTS – When ACU wins, they win in dominant fashion. The 'Cats have scored 13 goals in their four wins, and all four have been shutouts. Lily Foster, back in the lineup, combined with Savanna Alba for a shutout against Prairie View, and then combined with Lili Ross for a shutout against Texas Southern. All three keepers are off to great starts in 2022.
• LEADING THE WAY – Sophomore Chayse Thorn's four goals matches Michie for the team-lead, and has done so on just 18 shot attempts, and just 12 on frame. Thorn has already topped her season total from a year ago (three).
• THE COACH – Head coach Casey Wilson, in his 16th season, is approaching 170 wins at ACU. The head man has 167 victories in his time as the only coach in program history.
• HISTORY BOOKS – Senior Natalie Jones is currently fourth all-time in career points (50), and sixth all-time in career goals scored with 18, tied with Caylen Wright. Jones also ranks fifth in program history with 14 career assists, and her 156 career shot attempts are seventh all-time.

SCOUTING SAM HOUSTON (1-6-2, 0-3-1 WAC)

• The Bearkats are coming off a loss at SFA and a tie against UTRGV this past weekend, and are looking for their first win since Sept. 6.
• Kailey Pena's two goals lead the team, and SHSU has tallied just five goals this season.
• Savannah Hall and Tatum Krueger have split time in net, combining for 55 saves and 16 goals allowed.

SCOUTING NM STATE (6-2-0, 2-0-0 WAC)

• The Aggies are coming off a 1-1 weekend with a win at UTRGV and a 2-1 loss at SFA. The defeat snapped a six-game unbeaten streak.
• Loma McNeese leads the way with five goals, while Bianca Chacon has tallied four goals this season.
• Makenna Gottschalk has tallied four shutouts in net with 41 total saves this season.

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