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The Lady Racers of Murray State University will close out their August portion of their season against Florida Atlantic University on Friday.
The Murray State soccer team hosts its final home match of August as they face off against Florida Atlantic Friday at 3 p.m.
The Racers look to regain momentum after tasting defeat for the first time this season at Ole Miss last Sunday in Oxford, Mississippi. Despite the loss, Murray State boasts a 3-1 record on the year and remains unbeaten at Cutchin Field over the previous ten matches dating back to September of 2017.
Miyah Watford has had a stellar offensive showing for the Racers thus far. The junior had back-to-back two-goal performances in Murray State’s 2-1 overtime win over Northern Kentucky and again in MSU’s most recent 3-0 shutout victory over IUPUI. With the four scores, Watford accounts for four of the Racers’ six goals on the season.
Freshman Abby Jones has also contributed her fair share for MSU’s offense. Throughout her first four games, Jones has recorded two goals of her own to go along with three assists for a total of seven points for the Racers.
Friday’s contest will feature Racer Proud Friday as part of the national College Colors Day initiative. Racer Fans are encouraged to promote their school spirit by wearing navy and gold to the game Friday at Cutchin Field in support of Murray State Athletics. For more information about national College Colors Day visit Collegecolorsday.com.
Match Notes
Murray State and Florida Atlantic each have a clean slate against one another heading into Friday, as the match will be the first time the two teams have met.
FAU is coming into MSU with a 1-3 record on the year, while Murray State boasts a 3-1 record thus far.
Home turf advantage may be a factor as the Racers face off against the Owls. Murray State has a 34-5-1 record at Cutchin Field dating back to 2014.
With a shutout win in goal over IUPUI last week, Alex Steigerwald improved to 23 shutouts in her MSU career. She is now just four away from surpassing Tara Isbell’s current all-time MSU record of 25 shutouts in a career.
Following Friday’s match against the Owls, the Racers will be on the road for five consecutive road games beginning with a trip to Chattanooga (Sept. 7). MSU will follow that trip with matches at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 13) and Georgia (Sept. 16) before ending their five-game road stretch in Illinois to face Eastern Illinois (Sept. 21) and SIUE (Sept. 23). The Racers will finally return home to Murray to take on Tennessee Tech (Sept. 28) and Jacksonville State (Sept. 30) at Cutchin Field to round out September.
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