JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - The United Athletic Conference (UAC) highlights the Women's Soccer upcoming competition for the week of October 14.
Abilene Christian leads the Red Division with a 3-0-2 conference record and has suffered only two losses this whole season with its last loss coming to Tulsa on Sept. 3. The Wildcats are coming off a pair of wins last week and will play West Georgia on Thursday and the only other unbeaten team in conference play, EKU, on Sunday.
Austin Peay will take a road trip to the Natural State as the Governors will battle with Central Arkansas and Little Rock this week.
Central Arkansas is coming off a 3-1 victory over UWG and will kick off a three-match homestand as the Bears will host Austin Peay and North Alabama this week.
EKU holds a six-point lead in the Blue Division with a 4-0-1 conference record and can secure a spot into the UAC Tournament this upcoming week with either one win, one UWG loss, or a draw by both the Colonels and the Wolves. EKU heads to Texas to take on the top two teams in the Red Division: Tarleton State and Abilene Christian.
Little Rock is riding on a three-match unbeaten streak which includes a 0-0 draw with EKU last Sunday, the first time the Colonels were held scoreless in a UAC match this season. The Trojans will host a pair of home matches this week against North Alabama and Austin Peay.
North Alabama was able to grab a point last Sunday with a 1-1 draw with Tarleton State and will turn its attention to the road as the Lions head to Arkansas to take on Little Rock and Central Arkansas this week.
Tarleton State trails ACU in the Red Division by just three points with a 2-1-2 conference record and begins a three-match homestand this week as the Texans will square off with EKU and West Georgia.
West Georgia is still in the hunt for a conference tournament spot as they trail Austin Peay for the final spot in the Blue Division by only three points. The Wolves can make up some ground this week as they head to Texas to take on Abilene Christian and Tarleton State.
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About the United Athletic Conference
The newly rebranded United Athletic Conference (UAC) is a competitive NCAA Division I conference sponsoring sixteen (16) sports and championships with nine (9) full member institutions including Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, Ark.), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), and the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) with the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.) as an affiliate member in football.