Tulsa
Memphis (C-USA)
Memphis' Early First Half Goal Dooms Tulsa Women, 1-0
10/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 28, 2005
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Tulsa, Oklahoma - Memphis' Emiko Schwab snuck in the only goal of the game during the early minutes of the first half and the Tigers defense held Tulsa to just four shots and posted a 1-0 Conference USA victory over TU at the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium.
Tulsa dropped to 8-9-2 overall and 3-5 Conference USA play and now needs a victory on Sunday against UAB to qualify for the C-USA Tournament. Memphis improves to 12-5 overall and 6-2 in league action.
Memphis' high-scoring offense needed less than two minutes to find the back of the net. Shoko Mikami lofted a corner kick from the right corner and Schwab managed to get her head on the ball and direct it into the right side to stun TU at the 1:52 minute mark.
Tulsa played mostly in a defensive formation in the first period and only attempted one shot, while the Tigers fired off three shots.
Memphis out-shot TU, 6-3, in the second half, and held Tulsa to without a shot on goal.
SCORING SUMMARY Memphis 1 0 - 1 Tulsa 0 0 - 0INDIVIDUAL SCORING Emiko Schwab (UM) at 1:52 (Shoko Mikami)
GOALKEEPER SAVES Isabel Briones (UM) - 0 Meredith Hart (TU) - 2
