Texas State Soccer Fall To Islanders In Hard Fought Match
In the 23rd minute, Davis drove towards the middle of the 18-yard box. The Allen, Texas native laid off the ball to Renny Moore, who sent a shot towards the right post but…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas State soccer team battled with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and held a 16-9 advantage in shots but were unable to find the back of the net as the Islanders took the match 1-0 at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track Stadium Friday night.
With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 1-4-0 on the season while the Islanders are now 1-2-0 overall.
Kaylee Davis had the first opportunity for TXST in the match halfway through the eighth minute. Haley Groff sent in a cross from the right side that Davis was able to get a foot on but the ball trickled just wide of the right post.
Davis had another opportunity late in the 16th minute when she was able to use her speed to create enough separation from a defender to get a shot off. Her attempt unfortunately flew into the outside of the left netting.
In the 23rd minute, Davis drove towards the middle of the 18-yard box. The Allen, Texas native laid off the ball to Renny Moore, who sent a shot towards the right post but the keeper made a diving save to keep the match scoreless.
TAMUCC struck for the only goal of the match late in the 54th minute when Kaitlyn Joy sent in a cross that curled into the top of the net just inside the right post thanks to the swirling wind at the field.
Both Jordan Kondikoff (63rd) and Mackenzie Smith (62nd) took hard shots a minute apart from tough angles on the right side of the 18-yard box. However, both were right at the keeper and she smothered both of them to prevent a rebound.
Following a TXST corner kick, the Islander had a counter attack with Dana Curtis going one-on-one with Jamie Brown. The senior forced the attacker just wide enough that her shot hit off the left post and out of bounds for a goal kick.
The Bobcats were able to take two more shots off in the match over the final 19 minutes. Kondikoff sent in a shot that went wide left of the net in the middle of the 75th minute. Haley Groff took a rip off a corner kick late in the 88th minute that was blocked by a defender.
Davis led all players with four shots but was unable to put any on frame. Kondikoff had three attempts on the night and Kelly Barbalias took two shots.
Kathryn Budde played the entire match between the posts. The junior made four saves for the second straight contest to match her season-high.
The weekend concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m. with a match at Prairie View A&M.
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Box Score: https://txstatebobcats.com/boxscore.aspx?id=5475&path=wsoc.
