Category: college soccer

UTSA women’s soccer lost to East Carolina 2-1 on Sunday at Park West.

After the game, the Roadrunners honored seniors Haley Lopez, Zoe may, Rylee Miller, Michelle Polo and Izzy May.

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Michelle Polo scored UTSA’s goal;
Roadrunners clinch postseason berth

Michelle Polo scored in the 85th minute off a free-kick pass from Izzy Lane.

UTSA (7-5-5 overall, 3-3-3 conference) wraps up the regular season with a road game against Temple on Thursday.

The American Athletic Conference tournament is Nov. 3-9 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The Roadrunners have clinched a spot in the tournament by virtue of the results of Sunday’s other conference games.

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The UTSA women’s soccer lost to No. 4-ranked Memphis 2-0 in American Athletic Conference women’s soccer on Thursday at Park West.

Elise Perron and Evelyn Mackay scored for Memphis.

UTSA is 7-4-5 on the season and 3-2-3 and conference. Memphis remained unbeaten at 14-0-2 and 8-0-1.

The Roadrunners make their final home outing of the season on Sunday at 1 p.m. against East Carolina, when UTSA will celebrate senior day.

Michelle Polo and Kameron Kloza gave UTSA soccer a goal in each half in a 2-1 victory over South Florida on Thursday at Park West.

The victory keeps USTA unbeaten in American Athletic Conference action at 3-0-3. UTSA is 7-2-5 on the season.

Polo scored the first goal of the night in the 44th minute off assists from Jasmine Kessler and Brooklyn Bailey. It was the second goal of the season for Polo, a junior from Magnolia, Texas.

Kloza scored a second-half goal in the 78th minute on a header off a pass from Izzy Lane to make it 2-0. It was the first goal this season and third career goal at UTSA for Kloza, a redshirt senior from San Antonio LEE.

UTSA goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler had five saves.

South Florida’s goal was scored by Selma Astrom in the 83rd minute.

UTSA plays on the road against Tulsa on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Roadrunners are back at Park West on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. against Memphis.

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Soccer highlights usually include brilliant goals and amazing saves.

The physical aspect of the game tests the toughness of the players – all the soaring, crashing, grabbing, colliding and other not so glamorous challenges of life on the pitch.

Zoe May followed her own shot for UTSA’s only goal in a 1-1 tie with Charlotte in American Athletic Association women’s soccer on Sunday at Park West.

May’s goal came with just over a minute left to play. The senior from Canada took a penalty kick, which was blocked by Charlotte goalkeeper Harlee Head. May nailed the rebound into the bottom right side of the net with 88:58 showing on the clock.

It was May’s fourth goal of the season.

Megan Bradley scored Charlotte’s goal in the first half. UTSA goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler made six saves.

UTSA is 6-2-4 on the season and 2-0-2 in conference. The Roadrunners play on the road against Rice on Thursday at 6 p.m.

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UTSA’s Izzy Lane scored the only goal of the night in a 1-0 victory over North Texas in American Athletic Conference women’s soccer action on Thursday at Park West.

Lane, a senior from London, England, scored her goal in the 82nd minute.

Roadrunners goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler added to her school record with her 15th career shutout.

UTSA (6-2-2 overall, 2-0 in AAC) plays its next game on the road Thursday, Sept. 25, at UAB. The Roadrunners are back home at Park West on Sunday, Sept. 28, against Charlotte.

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The UTSA women’s soccer team beat Lamar 1-0 on Sunday at Park West Athletics Complex.

Sunday night’s game came down to two moments – one at each end of the field. Both went UTSA’s way.

The Roadrunners’ Zoe May scored Sunday night’s only goal on a penalty kick in the 81st minute. May’s goal was set up when UTSA’s Brooke Viccars went on the attack and was fouled.

UTSA goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler provided a dramatic conclusion to the game when she stopped a Lamar penalty kick with exactly one second left on the game clock.

The plays added up to UTSA women’s soccer’s 1-0 victory over Lamar at Park West Athletics Complex.

UTSA (2-1-1) now has a two-game win streak in the still young season. The Roadrunner have recorded three shutouts and allowed only one goal in their four games.

Next on the UTSA schedule is the Roadrunners’ first two road games of the season. UTSA plays Colorado State in Fort Collins on Thursday. UTSA plays Colorado College in Colorado Springs on Sunday.

From Zoe May

On the penalty kick

“Honestly there I just went with my gut and where I wanted to put it,” the senior midfielder from Canada said. “Right now I’m 2-for-2 in games (on penalty kicks). In my freshmen year when I was at Memphis, in the semifinals of the conference I had to take one. That was pretty high pressure.

On the UTSA defense

“I think our defense is a really strong unit. I think that’s one of the strong parts of our game. We work really hard. We’re a gritty team. I think that showed tonight and in all the clean sheets we’ve been getting.”

From Jasmine Kessler

“I’m not going to let this ruin my clean sheet so I just had to lock in, listen to my coaches, rely on my previous training and just do my best to read the player. Ultimately I went the right way and made the save.

“I’m a veteran keeper. I’m a veteran player on the team. I’m one of the few players who has been on this team for three years. I’ve been through out ups and our downs. I’ve seen a lot of players come and go. I think this team is at the best point that we have been since I’ve been here.”

UTSA women’s soccer is at home today at 7 p.m. at Park West Athletics Complex against Lamar.

UTSA (1-1-1) is coming off a 3-0 victory over St. Mary’s on Thursday. Aaliyaiah Durden and Brookly Bailey both scored their first goal in a UTSA uniform The Roadrunners, anchored by goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler, have allowed only one goal in three games.

Lamar (0-2) is coming off a 1-0 road loss to Texas A&M and lost on the road to Louisiana 4-1 in the Cardinals’ season opener.

Tonight’s game will be streamed on ESPN+.

From UTSA coach Derek Pittman:

After the victory over St. Mary’s

“That’s something that we can definitely continue to build on. First off all first goal off a set piece for AD (Durden) to get on the end of it was fantastic.

“The second goal was exactly what we were looking for. That type of play. That type of quality back-post service. BB (Bailey) rises up and it’s a fantastic goal.

“There’s definitely a lot for us to continue cleaning up. Obviously there are signs of us moving in the right direction.

“We got to rest a lot of players. We got to play a lot of young kids. We got some people a lot more minutes even tonight than maybe they got even during some of our exhibition games. It was nice to see different players step up. I thought there were a lot of positives from some of the young freshmen.

“Kam Watson was terrific up top. I thought Kennedy Reed steps in in the back line and did a very good job for us. Maria Reyes, once she settled down, calmed down was much, much better. Those are just three and I could highlight even more. Even getting Brilynn Mueller her first minutes in goal gives us a lot of confidence that we’ve got a good goalkeeper room that’s got a lot of competition going on in there.

“So it was exactly what we hoped it would be was to build some confidence, play some quality football and get a victory in front of a great crowd tonight.”

UTSA recorded its second shutout of the season with a 3-0 victory over St. Mary’s on Thursday at Park West Athletics Complex.