Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, September 1
Nashville, Tenn.
5 p.m.
Murray State
1-2-0
0
at
4
Vanderbilt
3-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray St. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Team Stats
MUR
VANDY
Goals
0
4
Shots
7
15
Shots on Goal
3
10
Saves
6
3
Corners
1
2
Fouls
9
10
Scoring Plays
Lydia Simmons (1)
Shot from outside of box, into left bott
12:48
Kaylann Boyd (2)
Assisted By: Hannon Eberts
Assist from Eberts, ball placed in cente
25:14
Lydia Simmons (2)
Assisted By: Grace Jackson
Jackson to Simmons, dribbles into box, s
43:54
Jackie Welch (2)
Assisted By: Grace Jackson
Jackson connected to Welch. Ball slowly
64:52
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M
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/ Women's Soccer
GK
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/ Women's Soccer
Photo by: Morgan Harding
Slow Opening Half - Racers Fall At Vanderbilt
9/1/2016 7:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Box Score (PDF)
The Murray State soccer team dropped a 4-0 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores Thursday at VU Soccer Complex in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Racers fell to 1-2 and return home Sunday to host the Arkansas State Red Wolves at 2 p.m. at Cutchin Field. The game will be carried in live streaming video on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
Vanderbilt scored two quickly in the first half. Both goals were within the first 25 minutes. The Commodores had eight shots in the first half. Â Alex Steigerwald led the Racers with four saves in the first half.
At half time, the Racers trailed 3-0.
Racers first shot in the game came in the second half at the 34th minute when Madalyn Germann had a header, which was saved.
Taylor Richerson with her second shot of the season at the 26th minute in the second half, but was unable to put it in the net.
Harriet Withers moves into double digits tonight as she has three more shots on the season. All four of Withers' shots came in the second half. The first shot occurred as Withers shot wide left at the 17th minute. She shot another wide shot at the 32nd minute.
The final shot by Harriet Withers occurred at the 38th minute when it was blocked. Immediately after, Anna Richards got her chance for a shot, but was denied.
In the final minutes of the game, Aaron Lankster had a headshot on goal, but was unable to score.
Alex Steigerwald finished the game with six saves. This puts her to 24 saves in the three games on the season.
Murray State Jeremy Groves was disappointed in the Racers' play in the first half.
"We just flat out didn't show up," he said. "The second half was much better for us and we competed and outshot them and showed that we can play at this level. We need to bounce back and I'm glad we get the chance to do that this Sunday."
The Racers return to Cutchin field on Sunday (Sept. 4) to take on the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. The series favors the Red Wolves 5-6 against the Racers of all time. Admission is free for the 2 p.m. start.
Game Notes
The Racers and Commodores had met just once before today. That was in 2009 at VU where MSU suffered a 4-0 defeat.
The Racers had seven shots for the game with all of them coming in the second half.
The shutout at VU is MSU's first this season in three games and their first since falling 1-0 at Ole Miss last November in the NCAA Tournament.
MSU's Sunday home game with ASU will be the 12th meeting between the Racers and Red Wolves. ASU is 1-1-2 after a home loss on Thursday to Central Arkansas. UCA won the game in the second overtime with a goal that bounced off the post and into the net. The Racers defeated ASU in Jonesboro, Ark., a year ago 3-2.
Murray State is 28-16 in the Coach Jeremy Groves era, including 17-3 at home and 11-12 on the road and 0-1 on neutral fields.
After the game at home against ASU, the Racers play at Kentucky (Sept. 11). The game marks MSU's third this season against an SEC opponent.
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The Murray State soccer team dropped a 4-0 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores Thursday at VU Soccer Complex in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Racers fell to 1-2 and return home Sunday to host the Arkansas State Red Wolves at 2 p.m. at Cutchin Field. The game will be carried in live streaming video on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
Vanderbilt scored two quickly in the first half. Both goals were within the first 25 minutes. The Commodores had eight shots in the first half. Â Alex Steigerwald led the Racers with four saves in the first half.
At half time, the Racers trailed 3-0.
Racers first shot in the game came in the second half at the 34th minute when Madalyn Germann had a header, which was saved.
Taylor Richerson with her second shot of the season at the 26th minute in the second half, but was unable to put it in the net.
Harriet Withers moves into double digits tonight as she has three more shots on the season. All four of Withers' shots came in the second half. The first shot occurred as Withers shot wide left at the 17th minute. She shot another wide shot at the 32nd minute.
The final shot by Harriet Withers occurred at the 38th minute when it was blocked. Immediately after, Anna Richards got her chance for a shot, but was denied.
In the final minutes of the game, Aaron Lankster had a headshot on goal, but was unable to score.
Alex Steigerwald finished the game with six saves. This puts her to 24 saves in the three games on the season.
Murray State Jeremy Groves was disappointed in the Racers' play in the first half.
"We just flat out didn't show up," he said. "The second half was much better for us and we competed and outshot them and showed that we can play at this level. We need to bounce back and I'm glad we get the chance to do that this Sunday."
The Racers return to Cutchin field on Sunday (Sept. 4) to take on the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. The series favors the Red Wolves 5-6 against the Racers of all time. Admission is free for the 2 p.m. start.
Game Notes
The Racers and Commodores had met just once before today. That was in 2009 at VU where MSU suffered a 4-0 defeat.
The Racers had seven shots for the game with all of them coming in the second half.
The shutout at VU is MSU's first this season in three games and their first since falling 1-0 at Ole Miss last November in the NCAA Tournament.
MSU's Sunday home game with ASU will be the 12th meeting between the Racers and Red Wolves. ASU is 1-1-2 after a home loss on Thursday to Central Arkansas. UCA won the game in the second overtime with a goal that bounced off the post and into the net. The Racers defeated ASU in Jonesboro, Ark., a year ago 3-2.
Murray State is 28-16 in the Coach Jeremy Groves era, including 17-3 at home and 11-12 on the road and 0-1 on neutral fields.
After the game at home against ASU, the Racers play at Kentucky (Sept. 11). The game marks MSU's third this season against an SEC opponent.
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