WKU soccer has 1-1 weekend as season nears end
October 24, 2011
Troy, which had lost five of its last six games, on
Thursday handed WKU its second home loss this season, 1-0.
Despite outshooting Troy 17-6 in the
game, WKU couldn’t convert on its chances and ended its six-match
winning streak.
The Trojans found the back of the
net early, scoring in the eleventh minute and holding that lead for
the rest of the game.
“We started the game OK, and they
scored, and we panicked and played really tight the rest of the
half,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said.
WKU switched formations in the first
half, hoping to open up more space in the midfield. Neidell
switched back at halftime, but to no avail.
“It was just one of those nights
where nothing will go in. The goalkeeper made some saves and kept
us off the board,” Neidell said.
Sunday the team traveled to Mobile,
Ala., and rebounded from Thursday’s loss with a 1-0 win over South
Alabama.
Neidell said “The Cage,” South
Alabama’s home field, has always been a difficult place to
play.
In the 80th minute, freshman
midfielder Allie Auscherman scored her first career
goal.
WKU (11-6-1, 6-3-1 Sun Belt
Conference) has just one regular season game left — a home match at
6 p.m. Friday against Middle Tennessee State.