Tulsa to Face No. 3 Seed UConn in the American Athletic Conference Semifinals

The No. 2 seed Tulsa men's soccer team will take on No. 3 seed UConn in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday, November 11. The game is set for 3:30 pm Central at Corbett Stadium on the USF campus in Tampa, Fla.

The other semifinal match features No. 1 seed USF vs. No. 4 seed UCF at 6:00 pm. The winners of each game will face off on Sunday, November 13 at 11 am Central.

Fans can watch both semifinal matches on the American Digital Network, while the Championship game is on ESPN3.

Tulsa finished the regular season with a 9-4-4 overall record, including a 4-2-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, and is on a six-game unbeaten streak.

Freshman Matthew Puig has a team-best seven goals, while senior Ray Saari has five goals and sophomore Jacob Gooden has four scores. Quinton Duncan and Saari both have a team-high four assists.

Jake McGuire has a school-record 16 career clean sheets for the most in school history (dating back to 1996). He also ranks first in minutes played with just over 6,070 and in games played with 64, and is second with 234 saves, trailing Brent Salter (1999-2002) who has the most with 261.

UConn posted an 11-6-1 overall record, including a 3-3-1 mark in The American. The Huskies are led by Abdou Thiam with 10 goals, while Kwame Awuah has seven assists. Scott Levene has logged every minute in goal this season, picked up 53 saves and has eight clean sheets.

UConn won the regular season match with Tulsa, 1-0, at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.

Tulsa claimed the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship without winning a game. The No. 4 seed Golden Hurricane tied UCF (2-2) in the quarterfinals, SMU (2-2) in the semifinals and UConn (1-1) in the championship match. The Golden Hurricane also claimed the 2014 tournament title with wins over Cincinnati (1-0), SMU (2-) and a tie with USF (0-0).

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Tulsa to Face No. 3 Seed UConn in the American Athletic Conference Semifinals

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Players Mentioned

Quinton Duncan

Jacob Gooden

Jake McGuire

Matthew Puig

Ray Saari