The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (3-3-5, 1-1-0 UAC) at Little Rock Trojans (2-5-2, 0-1-1 UAC)
Where: Little Rock, Arkansas
Stadium: Coleman Sports Complex (300)
Time: 1 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
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ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- This is the first all-time meeting. These are new United Athletic Conference foes in women's soccer.
- Little Rock is 0-2-2 at home this season. The Trojans have scored just two goals at home this year, a 1-1 draw against ACU and a 1-1 draw against ULM. UALR is tied-297th in scoring at 0.78 goals per.
- The Trojans are allowing nearly three goals per match, 331st in the country at 2.78 goals allowed per. They are 10th in saves at 7.2 per.
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QUICK HITS
- The Texans just had their tied-longest win streak in program history (three matches) and their longest unbeaten streak ever (six matches) snapped in their last match, a 3-2 loss vs. ACU. It was Tarleton State's first loss in exactly a month (Aug. 27).
- Tarleton State has scored 14 goals over its past five matches (2.8 goals per). The Texans are now third in the conference in scoring at 1.7 per match, tied-105th in the country.
- Freshman Ava D'Costa scored both Texan goals on Sunday, her first of her Tarleton State career.
- Jessica Baires has a point in five straight matches, with 12 points in that span (three goals, six assists).
- The Texans have earned three of the past four UAC Player of the Week awards. Zahra Friess won a week ago after a three-point night against Texas Southern. Jessica Baires earned the title the week before on a four-point match at Prairie View A&M, and Avery Mendez the week before that on a two-goal outing at Houston Christian.
- The Texans went .500 (2-2-5) in non-conference action, their fourth time in five years going .500+.
- UAC-wise, Tarleton State has the assists leader (Baires at seven), the top point scorer (Baires at 13), the tied-second goal scorer (Friess with four), and three of the top nine players in shots on goal per match (Adelaide Wyrzynski at 1.4 per match, Friess at 1.1 per match, Baires at 1.0 per match).
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UP NEXT
The Texans will head to Clarksville, Tennessee, for a Thursday match against Austin Peay at 7 p.m.
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