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Jamir Simpson led UTSA with 16 points and Austin Nunez, Dorian Hayes and Kaidon Rayfield had 10 points each.
The Roadrunners (1-1) play their next game on the road Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Texas State. UTSA is back at home Nov. 15 against Denver.
No. 5 seed UTSA stunned No. 1 seed and previously undefeated Memphis on Thursday to advance to the title game of the American Athletic Conference women’s soccer tournament at Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
The game was tied 3-3 after regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods and was decided by penalty kicks.
UTSA outscored Memphis 3-1 in penalty kicks. Roadrunners goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler made a save on Memphis’ last penalty kick to close out the victory. Kessler, Zoe May and Bri Carrigan all converted their penalty kicks for UTSA.
The Roadrunners, who lost three straight games late in the season, have now won three in a row and are 10-5-5 on the season.
UTSA plays Rice in the title game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Memphis allowed more than two goals for the first time all season. The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the country, fell to 16-1-2.
UTSA’s Brooklyn Bailey and Aaliyaiah Durden both scored in the last five minutes of regulation as the Roadrunners made a frantic comeback to tie it 3-3 after Memphis took a 3-1 lead.
The Roadrunners’ May scored the first goal of the game in the first half off an assist from Michelle Polo. It was May’s team-high sixth goal of the season.
Memphis scored later in the first half and twice in the second half to take a 3-1 lead.
Bailey scored in the 86th minute to cut the Memphis lead to 3-2. It was Bailey’s second goal of the season.
Durden scored in the 88th minute with her fourth goal of the season off Polo’s second assist of the game.
UTSA opened the men’s basketball season with a 97-30 victory over the College of Biblical Studies on Wednesday at the Convocation Center.
The Roadrunners are back at home on Friday afternoon for a 12:30 p.m. tip against Southern Illinois Edwardsville (SIUE).
Game story by Jerry Briggs at theJBreplay
UTSA defender Aaliyaiah Durden moved up the length of the field to score a key goal in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women’s soccer tournament.
Michelle Polo and Durden did the scoring in No. 5 seed UTSA’s 2-1 victory over No. 4 seed UAB at Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
The Roadrunners improved to 9-5-5 on the season. They advance to Thursday’s 6 p.m. (Central) semifinal against Memphis. No. 1 seed Memphis beat No. 8 seed East Carolina 1-0 to advance.
Polo’s first-half goal came in the 31st minute. Bri Carrigan and Ava Jackson had the assists.
Durden’s second-half goal came in the 57th minute and made it 2-0. She set up by the far post to head in a free kick from Leah Varela.
UAB’s Lailah Stewart scored in the 79th minute cut UTSA’s lead to a goal.
UTSA goalkeeper Jasmine Kessler, the Roadrunners’ career leader in starts in goal, helped hold off UAB with four saves.
Caroline Tredwell led UTSA with 12 kills, Gigi Mason had six and Ally Tribe had five. Reagan Bedell and Lilly Croshaw led North Texas with 10 kills each.
The Roadrunners are 11-12 on the season and 4-8 in conference.
UTSA is back home at the Convocation Center on Friday at 7 p.m. against Temple.
UTSA faces No. 4 seed UAB on Monday, Nov. 3. Game time is 5 p.m. Eastern – 4 p.m. Central. TV is ESPN+.
The UTSA-UAB winner gets the winner of No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 8 East Carolina in the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Eastern – 6 p.m. Central. TV is ESPN+.
The AAC tournament championship game is Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. Eastern – 1 p.m. Central. TV is ESPN-U.
After the game, the Roadrunners honored seniors Haley Lopez, Zoe may, Rylee Miller, Michelle Polo and Izzy May.
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.
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.
Brooke Elliott, Caroline Tredwell and Taylor Gaines led UTSA with 11 kills each.
The Roadrunners are 11-8 on the season and 4-4 in the American Athletic Conference.
UTSA plays on the road for its next three matches starting on Friday at Rice.
Gigi Mason led UTSA with 12 kills, Taylor Gaines had eight and Brooke Elliott had seven.
The Roadrunners are 10-8 on the season and 3-4 in the American Athletic Conference.
UTSA is back at home at the Convocation Center on Sunday at 1 p.m. against East Carolina.
