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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State Soccer Team is set to square-off against the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tenn., on Thursday, Oct. 15, for its first and only midweek conference match of the season. The Eagles and Skyhawks will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Eagles picked up their first goal of conference play in last Sunday's match against Southeast Missouri State, but currently sit at 0-3 in conference play (5-9 overall).
"It's another opportunity for us to get this season back on track," said Head Coach
Paul Cox. "We've got to show our resilience and mentality to get this OVC campaign kick-started."
THE SERIES
Record vs. UT Martin: 15-17-3
First Meeting: 9/12/1998 UTM won 2-1
Last Meeting: 10/16/2025 UTM won 2-0
Eagles' Record in Morehead, KY: 6-8-2
Eagles' Record in Martin, TN: 6-7-1
Neutral Record: 3-2
Morehead State is entering tomorrow's contest looking to get back on track after Sunday's 2-1 loss against SEMO.
In the sixth minute, SEMO converted a corner kick, as Taylor Cassidy delivered a perfect ball that found Olivia Klinkhardt, who headed it into the top of the net, putting the Redhawks up early, 1-0.
Four minutes and 45 seconds into the second half, SEMO completed three straight passes down into the box for Hayley Hogenmiller to head it past
Allie Lammers to give the Redhawks a 2-0 lead. Riley Henderson and Maya Domian were credited with an assist on the nifty play.
In the 56th minute, sophomore
Faith Peper carried the ball 50 yards down the field while battling a Redhawks defender the entire way before crossing it over to
Ashton Lynam. Lynam dribbled to the five-yard line (of the football field) and fired a high shot to the upper left corner past Allison to get the Eagles on the board for the first time in conference play this season.
Lynam's goal ended a team scoreless streak of 280 minutes and 41 seconds.
The Eagles had one final opportunity to score between the 85th and 88th minute.
MSU had two corner kicks that led to a header over the top by Peper, and a 30+ yard shot by
Hannah Carter that was saved by Allison.
SEMO led in shots 20-9, while Morehead State led in saves, 9-2 (Lammers with five, and
Amira Hendrick with four).
Eagle goalkeeper Lammers broke her nose in Sunday's contest due to a collision with a Redhawk in the goal. Hendrick is expected to replace Lammers for the time being.
UT Martin, led by Head Coach Mike Varga, enters Thursday's contest with a record of 3-5-6 and a 1-1-1 conference record.
The Skyhawks are averaging 0.86 goals per game on 11.2 shots per game. UTM is a very good defensive team, holding its opponents to 0.79 goals per game on only 9.7 shots per game.
UT Martin ranks among the top-10 for Division I women's soccer programs nationally with six ties this season.
Morehead State is averaging 1.07 goals per game on 12.1 shots per game, while allowing 1.57 goals per game on 14.3 shot.
NOTABLE:
- Hannah Burke is now 4th in minutes played in Morehead State history, recording 4,174 minutes played across her four seasons at MSU.
- Ashton Lynam has scored the last three goals for Morehead State, becoming the first Eagle to do so since Hedda Ornberg scored in four straight games in Oct.-Nov. of 2024.
- Natalie Lentine was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week following her first career goal (against Mercyhurst) and first career assist (against Chattanooga) on September 8th.
- Morehead State scored in 10 of the first 11 games, marking the first time in which its accomplished that since 2015, when the Eagles also scored in 10 of the first 11 games.
- Burke notched her ninth career assist as an Eagle on Sept. 3, against Merchyhurst, putting her in sole possession of ninth place in program history.
- Charlotte Lee is tied for third in the OVC in assists (3).
- Walton is third in the OVC for shots on goal (13).
- The Eagles have scored 15 goals this season from 10 different goal scorers.
- Eight of the Eagles 10 who have score this season have scored their first collegiate goal.
- Lee's seven points in the first six games of the season was the first time a Morehead State Eagle has accomplished that feat since Ashley Ritchie in the first six games, 10 years ago in 2016.
- Allie Lammers' 18 combined saves against Eastern and Northern Kentucky are the most saves in a two-game span since Kayla Landman recorded 21 (14 and 7) against Purdue Fort Wayne and Murray State on 9/29/2019 and 10/4/2019.
- MSU scored in each of its first four games of the season, the first time it has accomplished the feat since 2015.
- Lee recorded four points through the first three games, becoming the first Eagle to do so since Hedda Ornberg did it from October 20-November 3 in 2024.
- The Eagles held Brescia (Ky.) without a shot in their 2-0 victory on Aug. 16, marking the first time MSU has held an opponent without a shot for an entire game since defeating North Alabama, 2-0, in the 2021 season/home opener.
