ABILENE – Abilene Christian hopes to keep the question unanswered when it plays Texas Permian Basin on Friday: How long can the Cats keep turning in shutouts?
The team has not allowed a goal in four games while going 3-0-1 and has claimed back-to-back defensive Player of the Week honors in the Western Athletic Conference.
The teams kick it off at 7 p.m. on Friday at Elmer Gray Stadium in Abilene.
ACU Storylines
ZIP TIE: The only non-win of the season came at Texas-El Paso where the teams settled for a scoreless tie. The other three matches have been ACU victories, including a 1-0 season-opening stunner at Lamar, picked to win the Southland Conference.
BRACE CHAYSE:
Chayse Thorn leads the Wildcats with four goals this season, getting a pair of braces at Texas Southern and at home against Nicholls. She has four two-goal games for her career at ACU.
WINNERS: Chayse Thorn leads the Cats with two game-winning goals. The third belongs to
Peyton Hill, who had the lone goal at Lamar.
Jordan Michie,
Georgia Guenther and
Hannah Vetromile have one each.
MORE AWARDS: One week after
McCarly Holloman earned ACU's first-ever WAC Defensive Player of the Week honor,
Macie Stephens made it two in a row for the Wildcat defense.
ASSISTING: ACU has five assists this season by five players.
Taylor Denn,
McCarly Holloman,
Hannah Martin,
Lox Neves and
Jordan Michie have one each.
NOT HAPPENING: Lili Ross has logged 225 of ACU's 360 minutes in goal and has turned away all nine shots on goal she has faced.
History with UTPB
ACU leads the series, 5-0
Last Game: ACU won 7-1 in Odessa in 2017
Last Game in Abilene: ACU won 3-2 in 2OT in 2009
Scouting the Falcons
- Defender Hayley Sawyer and midfielder Tatiana Leggiero were named to the Lone Star Conference Watch List. Leggiero missed much of 2022 with a shoulder injury.
- This will be the season opener for Texas-Permian Basin. The Falcons were 5-8-3 last season overall and 3-7-2 in the Lone Star Conference of NCAA Division II.
