Utah Tech women's soccer scored twice to earn its first conference win 2-1 over Tarleton State on Thursday night at the Tarleton Soccer Complex. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for UT.
Senior
Emily Garbett converted her second shot into the first goal for Utah Tech in the 18th minute. After a misguided header for a clearance by a Tarleton State defender, Garbett gathered the ball stepped to her right and fired it to the upper-right corner of the net. The ball drifted in the air and over diving Texan goalkeeper Mikayla Kendall for the Trailblazers' first score of the night.
After a late shot by freshman
Lexi Nelson was saved down the middle in the 45th minute, the game went to the half with UT leading 1-0.
Following the break, both keepers earned early saves in the 46th and 47th minutes of play.
Freshman
Bre Koscielski put in the eventual game-winning goal on a header, with the ball just falling over the out-reached arms of Kendall in 52nd minute. Junior
Lacy Fox assisted Koscielski with a cross from the right side of the field into the box.Â
In the 53rd minute, UT goalkeeper
Brianna Frey tallied back-to-back saves to keep the Texans off the board.
Twenty minutes later, Tarleton State scored a goal off a corner kick. The ball ping-ponged around the six-yard box to senior Nicole Fels who put the ball into the net in the bottom-right side for the Texans' only notch of the night.Â
Sophomore
Michelle Rodriguez preserved the win, stopping a near-certain goal with a sliding clearance by the left post in the 87th minute.
Tarleton State (7-7-3, 1-4-0 WAC) outshot Utah Tech (4-6-2, 1-4-0 WAC) 16-10, but both teams tied with four shots on goal each. The Texans committed seven fouls to UT's three, while the Trailblazers had the only three offsides offenses. Frey totaled three saves to Kendalls' two.Â
The Trailblazers continue their Texas trip, playing at Abilene Christian on Sunday, Oct. 20. First touch is set for 12 p.m. (MT) and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.Â
