Utah State 1, Utah 0 (OT)
Sandy, Utah -(USU Media Relations) Once again Rio Tinto Stadium proved to be the Utah State soccer team's home away from home as junior midfielder Jennifer Flynn scored a goal in the 94th minute to lead USU to a 1-0 overtime win in Sandy, Utah on Friday. This was Utah State's fourth-straight win in the home of Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake.
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Colorado College 1, Denver 0
GREELEY, Colo. -(DU Media Relations) The University of Denver women's soccer team lost the opening match of the Colorado Cup against Colorado College by a count of 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Stadium. "You never like to drop the first game of the season," head coach Jeff Hooker said. "I felt that in the first half they came out and took it to us and beat us in every aspect of the game. They did a lot of good things to give us problems in the first half. In the second half, I thought that we played much better. We created a lot of opportunities and had much more possession of the ball."
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Washington 2, Seattle U 0
Seattle, Wash. -(SU Media Relations) Seattle University opened their season hosting cross-town rival Washington (1-0-0) but the Husky defense was too much for the Redhawks, and UW came away with the 2-0 victory in the opener. “It’s always great to start the season against a great opponent and I was really happy about that,” said Seattle U head coach Julie Woodward. “I really thought the game could have gone either way. I thought we had some great opportunities and looks at the goal. Unfortunately I think we had a couple of defensive miscues but overall, on the day, I was proud of us and thought we had some great moments.”
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Boise State 1, New Mexico State 0
BOISE, Idaho (NMSU Media Relations)-The New Mexico State soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss at Boise State to open the 2012 season in the first match of the Holiday Inn Classic in Boise, Idaho. At halftime, the match was tied at 0-0. Both teams had seven shots after 45 minutes of action, but the Aggies had a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal. Sophomore midfielder Katie Smith led the NM State offense with three shots in the first half.
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Texas Tech 2, Idaho 1
LUBBOCK, Texas – (Idaho Media Relations) University of Idaho women’s soccer scored a late equalizing goal, but gave up a score with seven minutes remaining and fell, 2-1, in their season opener at Texas Tech on Friday. Idaho (0-1-0) fell behind in the first minute after head coach Peter Showler said they came out of the gates “like deer in the headlights,” and gave a very quick Texas Tech (1-0-0) side too much free space to work with in the early going.
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San Jose State 1, San Francisco 1 (2OT)
San Jose, Calif. - (SJSU Media Relations) The Spartans first game of the season was nothing short of a nail-biter, as San Jose State battled Bay Area rivals the University of San Francisco to a 1-1 stalemate. The Spartans' veteran presence was alive and well in this match. Just over 15 minutes in to the game, San Jose State senior Helen Phan put her team on the board with her first career goal. The defender was given the ball by midfielder Megan Molina after the Dons had an offside called against them. "I do not know how I got my head and foot on the ball but I did," said Phan. "It was a great play by Megan (Molina)."
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Houston Baptist 1, UTSA 0
HOUSTON —(UTSA Media Relations) Natalie Hager scored the match’s only goal in the 52nd minute and Houston Baptist defeated UTSA on Friday night in the regular season opener for both squads. The Roadrunners out-shot the Huskies, 11-6, including a 7-4 edge in the second half, but they were unable to find the back of the net. The teams combined for just six shots in the opening period and the match remained scoreless until Hager’s strike, which was set up by Cindy Hedden. Houston Baptist goalie Shelby Horn made seven saves in the contest, including five in the second half, to preserve the shutout.
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