TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona women's soccer team defeated Texas Tech on Sunday night in Tucson, Ariz. by a score of 1-0. The lone goal for the Wildcats came in the 88th minute from Samantha Falasco off a corner kick from Cali Crisler.
"They're an attacking team that gets their outside backs forward," said head coach Tony Amato. "They had four in the midfield and we didn't let them out, didn't let them breathe. There wasn't a lot of space for them to counter in and that's not usually how it looks for them. We were playing so well I think it was just a matter of time before we scored."
Arizona is back in action on Friday, Sep. 15 in Tucson, when the Wildcats will take on BYU at 7 p.m. MST.
Key Plays
88' – Crisler's corner kick found Falasco's head in the box to give the Cats a 1-0 lead.
Minute-by-minute Recap
3' – Kelcey Cavarra opened the shooting for the Wildcats with a chance from just outside the 18-yd. box.
10' – Amanda Porter turned and tried to loft a shot over the keeper but she got her gloves on it.
16' – Lainey Burdett got her first touch of the match on a long through-ball from Texas Tech.
19' – Falasco made a strong sliding tackle in the box to break-up a TTU attack.
21' – Gabi Stoian took a free kick at the edge of the box but she put a little too much bend on it and it hit the ground before reaching the frame.
23' – Charlotte Brascia came flying in on a corner to hit a volley but it went just wide.
29' – Stoian tried to open up a shot at the top of the box but it was stuffed.
31' – Burdett made a big save on a breakaway to keep the game knotted at 0-0.
35' – Brascia split through two players in the middle of the field and screamed a shot just over the top-right corner of the frame.
42' – Morgan McGarry got a shot of her own that was bending towards the right corner of the frame but TTU saved.
56' – Sabrina Enciso's first long-throw of the match was cleared away.
59' – Stoian left the match with an apparent injury.
64' – Brascia dished to Talley and she shot but it was just barely kept out by the TTU keeper.
67' – Kelcey Cavarra got a pass from Kennedy Kieneker but her shot went just wide left.
77' – Burdett made a huge save inside the 6-yd. box to keep the score level against TTU's Ally Griffin.
81' – Hannah Clifford got a shot of her own inside the 6-yd. box but the TTU keeper came onto the scene to make the save.
88' – Crisler's corner kick found Falasco's head in the box to give the Cats a 1-0 lead.
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