Friday, November 4
Hurricane Stadium
7:00 pm

Tulsa

9-4-4, 4-2-1AAC

2
vs
0

Memphis

8-8-1, 2-4-1AAC

1
2
F
Memphis
0
0
0
Tulsa
0
2
2

Tulsa Men’s Soccer Team Advances to the American Athletic Conference Championship with 2-0 Win Over Memphis

11/4/2016 9:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer


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With a 2-0 win over Memphis on Friday night at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the Tulsa men's soccer team earned the No. 2 seed in the American Athletic Conference Championship that will be played next week at USF.  The Golden Hurricane moved to 9-4-4 on the season and 4-2-1 in the American Athletic Conference, while the Tigers fell to 8-8-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the league.
 
"It was a tough game," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said.  "I thought Memphis played very well.  They bottled us up in the first half and we weren't able to create a lot of good chances, but our guys hung in there and in the second half it opened up a little bit.  Jacob Gooden scored a tremendous goal and then Matt Puig made a run on a counter and got the PK.  Our back line was pretty good through much of the night.  I am happy for the seniors with senior night and getting the win."
 
The game was scoreless until the Golden Hurricane's Jacob Gooden knocked in a goal from 12 yards out as he flicked the ball over the Memphis keeper at the 72:55 mark off a pass from Alejandro ChavezMatthew Puig punched in a penalty kick in the 86th minute for the 2-0 lead.
 
Tulsa had a 14-11 lead in shots, while the Tigers had a 14-8 advantage in shots on goal, and TU had a 5-2 lead in corner kicks.
 
Puig, Rollie Rocha, Kay Duit and Zack Stavrou all had two shots, while six other Hurricane players had one attempt.  Jake McGuire logged all 90 minutes in goal, picked up eight saves and earned his 16th career shutout on senior night.
 
Prior to the game, TU honored seniors Ray Saari, Quinton Duncan and McGuire.
 
Tulsa will return to action on Friday, November 11 in the semifinals of The American tournament, which will be hosted by USF in Tampa, Fla.  The bracket will be announced at a later date when all of the regular season matches have concluded.
 
Scoring Summary
Tulsa               0          2          -           2
Memphis         0          0          -           0
 
Individual Scoring
Jacob Gooden (Tulsa) at 72:55 (Alejandro Chavez)
Matthew Puig (Tulsa) at 85:35 (penalty kick)
 
Goalkeeper Saves
Jake McGuire (Tulsa) – 8
Jake Leeker (Memphis) – 3

 

Team Stats

MEM
TLSM
Goals
0
2
Shots
11
14
Shots on Goal
8
5
Saves
3
8
Corners
2
5
Fouls
15
11
Scoring Plays
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GOODEN, Jacob (4)

Assisted By: CHAVEZ, Alejandro

Flicked into 24, knocked over keeper and

72:55

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PUIG, Matthew (7)

TLSM PUIG, Matthew PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 7 for season.

85:35

Game Leaders

Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0

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