Southern Miss Soccer to Face Middle Tennessee on Friday

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss soccer team (10-3-1, 4-2-1 C-USA) will travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a road match against Middle Tennessee on Friday, October 19. The Golden Eagles and the Blue Raiders will kick-off at 7:00 p.m. (CT) at Dean Hayes Stadium.

The last time out
The last time that the Golden Eagles stepped onto the pitch, the match resulted in a 1-1 draw in double overtime against the UTEP Miners.

Sophomore midfielder Miah Zuazua provided the Golden Eagles with a 1-0 lead at the 46:13 mark in the match after converting a penalty kick.

26 seconds later, UTEP was awarded a penalty kick, which senior defender Carleigh Simmons converted, tying the match 1-1.

Southern Miss finished the match with a 20-11 shot advantage over UTEP and sophomore goalkeeper Kendell Mindnich recorded six saves in the contest, finishing the match just one shy of her season high (7).

Breaking down the all-time record
Southern Miss leads the all-time series with a record of 4-3-1. The Golden Eagles are undefeated when facing the Blue Raiders at home, holding a record of 3-0-1. When facing the Blue Raiders on the road, the Golden Eagles are 1-3-0.

The last meeting on the pitch
Southern Miss last faced Middle Tennessee on October 22, 2017 in Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee won the match by a final score of 2-1.

The opponent
The Blue Raiders are led by head coach Aston Rhoden. Rhoden is currently in his 17^th season as the head coach of the Middle Tennessee women's soccer program. Since Roden took over the head coaching duties in 2002, the Blue Raiders are 177-123-33.

In their last match, Middle Tennessee was shutout by FAU 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton, Fla.

A goal by FAU's Sammy Vitols at the 39:10 mark of the match proved to be enough to lead the Owls to victory.

FAU finished the match with an 18-7 shot advantage over Middle Tennessee and a 15-2 corner kick advantage.

What's on the line
The Golden Eagles will be playing for their 11^th win of the season and fifth conference win when they take the pitch at Middle Tennessee on Friday night.

The Golden Eagles have not recorded an 11-win season since the program first began in 1997.

A win against Middle Tennessee on Friday would also mark the fifth conference win for the Golden Eagles in 2018 which would be the most conference wins recorded by a Southern Miss team since 2000. The 2000 squad ended the season with six conference wins.

Fans can follow the road action on the pitch via live updates through the official Southern Miss soccer Twitter account (@SouthernMissSoc).

Southern Miss Soccer to Face Middle Tennessee on Friday

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Kendell Mindnich

Miah Zuazua