The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Women's Soccer Travels to Middle Tennessee
10/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
UAB (5-8-2, 2-3-2 C-USA) at Middle Tennessee (7-7-2, 4-3-1 C-USA)
Sunday, October 26 – 5 p.m. CT | Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium
Game Coverage: Twitter | Live Stats | Live Video
Game Notes: UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –--- The UAB women’s soccer team takes to the road one final time in Conference USA play, traveling to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to face the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT.
The Blazers enter the matchup having dropped three of their last four contests. Last time out, UAB fell at WKU, 1-0, despite a seven-save effort from junior goalkeeper Angelica Jimenez on Oct. 19. Jimenez leads the conference in total saves, turning aside 95 shots, and currently ranks No. 18 nationally in the category. Junior midfielder Paige Hanks and sophomore forward Kimberly Fincher have netted UAB’s three goals this month. Senior midfielder Johanna Liney leads the team, having found the back of the net on six occasions.
Middle Tennessee currently sits fifth in the conference standings and is one of five teams to have recorded four victories in C-USA play. The Blue Raiders have won four of their last six, including a 1-0 victory against Marshall on Oct. 19. Five different players have scored multiple times this season, with Grace Summers leading the way with five goals. In frame, Kelsey Brouwer has posted six shutouts and is allowing 1.3 goals in per game. She ranks second in the conference with a total of 78 saves this season.
UAB trails in the all-time series with Middle Tennessee, two games to none. In the first meeting in 2010, the Blue Raiders downed the Blazers 2-1 in Birmingham. The two met once again last season in Murfreesboro, Tenn., with Middle Tennessee coming away with a 2-0 victory.
Live stats and live video will be available and can be accessed by visiting goblueraiders.com. Live updates will also be posted to the UAB women’s soccer Twitter page in the link above.
UAB Notes
Through 15 matches, 14 different Blazers have accounted for the team’s 66 points (24 goals, 18 assists). Liney leads the way with six goals and 14 points (6 goals, 2 assists). Fincher is second with nine points, netting four of UAB’s last eight goals. Kasey Johnson and Hanks lead the Blazers with four assists. Others to find the back of the net this season include: Hanks (3), Rachel Green (2), Sarah Morris (2), Johnson (1), Megan Collins (1), Morgan Key-Adams (3), Amy Brewer (1) and Sharon Osterbind (1).
Jimenez’s 95 saves this season ranks No. 1 among her C-USA peers. She is currently No. 18 nationally for total saves this season.
After this weekend’s match, the Blazers return home for their final two games of the regular season, as they host Rice on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. and FIU on Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at West Campus Field.
For more information on the UAB women’s soccer team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UABWomensSoccer). For more on all Blazer sports teams follow the official Twitter account of UAB Athletics (@UABAthletics).
