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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.
Gigi Mason and Ally Tribe led UTSA with six kills each. Taylor Preston had 12 kills for Rice.
UTSA is 10-7 on the season and 3-3 in the American Athletic Conference. The Roadrunners at back home in the Convocation Center on Friday at 6 p.m. against Wichita State.
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.
