The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Face Memphis in C-USA Tournament Semi-Finals
11/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 2, 2006
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB women's soccer team will battle Memphis in a semi-final match of the 2006 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament in Dallas, Texas on Friday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. The seventh-seeded Blazers advanced to the semi-finals after a 2-1 opening round win over UCF in double-overtime. Memphis, who is the number three seed, topped East Carolina, 2-1, in double overtime to earn a spot in the next round.
UAB and Memphis squared off just one week ago in the Blazers' regular-season finale. The Tigers left Birmingham with a 4-2 win over the Blazers, a loss which UAB looks to avenge in the tournament matchup.
Friday's game will mark the 13th meeting between the two schools on the soccer field, with UAB holding the all-time series lea, 8-4.
The other semi-final game on Friday will feature number one seed SMU and fifth-seeded Colorado College at 5 p.m. The winners of the semi-final matches will meet on Sunday, November 5 for the Conference USA Tournament Championship game.
