Sunday, October 15
El Paso, Texas
3:00 PM ET/1:00 PM MT
Liberty University
13-1-1, 4-1-1
2
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1
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UTEP
2-11-3, 1-4-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UTEP | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hansford, Garner Score as Lady Flames Top UTEP 2-1
10/15/2023 7:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EL PASO, Texas. – The Liberty women's soccer team grabbed three points in a critical road match, besting UTEP 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. Allison Hansford opened the scoring and Ivy Garner earned the game-winning that broke a 1-1 tie in the 81' minute.
Following the result, Liberty moves to 13-1-1 overall and 4-1-1 (13 points) in the Conference USA standings. The Lady Flames move into sole possession of second place in CUSA.
Hansford got the scoring started, rushing past the UTEP defense in 13' minute. The Flames have scored first in 12 of their matches this season.
Following a UTEP goal off an Emerson Kidd free-kick to even the score at 1-1, Ivy Garner secured a rebound off a Haleigh Arostegui deep shot that bounced directly toward the Liberty forward. While fighting off a defender, Garner was able to push the rebound just past the Miners' keeper to re-gain the lead.
Quote from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"I don't think that this was one of our best games, but the team found a way to get a result on a difficult road trip."
Scoring Summary
13' – Liberty – Allison Hansford
78' – UTEP – Emerson Kidd
81' – Liberty – Ivy Garner (Haleigh Arostegui)
Lady Flames News & Notes
Liberty returns to Lynchburg to host Western Kentucky (5-3-7, 3-1-2 CUSA) on Saturday at Osborne Stadium. The match will be Liberty's final home contest of the 2023 season.
Following the result, Liberty moves to 13-1-1 overall and 4-1-1 (13 points) in the Conference USA standings. The Lady Flames move into sole possession of second place in CUSA.
Hansford got the scoring started, rushing past the UTEP defense in 13' minute. The Flames have scored first in 12 of their matches this season.
Following a UTEP goal off an Emerson Kidd free-kick to even the score at 1-1, Ivy Garner secured a rebound off a Haleigh Arostegui deep shot that bounced directly toward the Liberty forward. While fighting off a defender, Garner was able to push the rebound just past the Miners' keeper to re-gain the lead.
Quote from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"I don't think that this was one of our best games, but the team found a way to get a result on a difficult road trip."
Scoring Summary
13' – Liberty – Allison Hansford
78' – UTEP – Emerson Kidd
81' – Liberty – Ivy Garner (Haleigh Arostegui)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty outshot UTEP 10-2 on Sunday, edging the Miners in shots on goal 6-2.
- Allison Hansford led all players with three shots, including one that led to the opening goal of the game.
- Hansford's score was her fourth goal of the season.
- Garner scored her fifth goal of the season. The sophomore forward is tied for the Liberty lead with 14 points (Rachel DeRuby) and is second on the team with five goals trailing DeRuby with six.
- Arostegui's assist was her second of the season after she earned a helper on Katy Gregon's goal against Tennessee Tech on Aug. 25.
- Goalkeeper Ainsley Leja recorded her 14th game allowing one goal or less. The keeper's goals against average (GAA) improves to 0.47 and her save percentage increases to .825 for 2023.
- Leja recorded a single save in Sunday's contest.
- Three Lady Flames – Leja, Lena James and Rebekah Earnest – played a full 90 minutes in Saturday's match. Leja has played every minute of the 2023 season.
Liberty returns to Lynchburg to host Western Kentucky (5-3-7, 3-1-2 CUSA) on Saturday at Osborne Stadium. The match will be Liberty's final home contest of the 2023 season.
Team Stats
LU
UTEP
Goals
2
1
Shots
10
2
Shots on Goal
6
2
Saves
1
4
Corners
9
4
Fouls
11
8
Scoring Plays
Allison Hansford (4)
GOAL by LU Hansford, Allison.
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Emerson Kidd (3)
GOAL by UTEP Kidd, Emerson.
77:45
Ivy Garner (5)
Assisted By: Haleigh Arostegui
GOAL by LU Garner, Ivy Assist by Arostegui, Haleigh.
80:42
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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