Marshall University Athletics
@HerdWSoccer to Compete for First Conference USA Title
11/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MATCH 22: NO. 2 MARSHALL (15-3-3, 6-2-2 C-USA) VS. NO. 1 NORTH TEXAS (18-3-1, 8-1-1)
CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 11 a.m. ET
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium (2,000)
Championship Central | | TV: FOX Sports Networks | Twitter
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The second-seeded Marshall women's soccer team (15-3-3, 6-2-2) will compete for its first Conference USA title on Sunday against top-seeded North Texas (18-3-1, 8-1-1). The championship match will be televised by FOX Sports Networks at 11 a.m. ET.
In addition to live tweets from @HerdWSoccer, live stats will be available through ConferenceUSA.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall rallied from a one-goal, halftime deficit to advance to its first C-USA Championship, defeating No. 7-seed Old Dominion, 2-1, in the semifinals on Friday evening at FIU Soccer Stadium. Senior Brittany Entz (Glen Allen, Va.) and junior Kayla Byrnside (Milton, Ohio) contributed second-half goals (64', 71') to lift the Herd over the Lady Monarchs. Senior goalkeeper Lizzie Kish (Boyertown, Pa.) made three saves in the victory.
TOURNEY TIME
Finishing the regular season at 6-2-2 with 20 points, Marshall secured its highest seed in the C-USA Tournament, at No. 2 behind repeat champion North Texas. Here's a look at the Herd's history in the C-USA Tournament:
2010 (No. 6 seed) - First Round: Houston (L, 3-0)
2013 (No. 5 seed) - First Round: Rice (W, 3-1); Quarterfinal: Charlotte (L, 3-1)
2014 (No. 8 seed) - First Round: North Texas (L, 2-0)
2015 (No. 2 seed) - Quarterfinal: Louisiana Tech (W, 2-1); Semifinal: Old Dominion (W, 2-1)
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SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN
The league's regular-season champion North Texas (18-3-1, 8-1-1) advanced to its third consecutive C-USA title match with a 1-0 shutout of No. 5 Middle Tennessee on Friday evening. C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year Rachel Holden scored her team-leading 12th goal of the season in the 27th minute. Goalkeeper Jackie Kerestine recorded her 14th individual blank sheet, tying her own school record.
North Texas has played in a conference tournament final for the last four years, and is 0-2 in the C-USA Championship match. In 2012, North Texas won the Sun Belt regular season title, the conference tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Altogether, North Texas is playing in its 11th conference final in its program history.
Marshall handed the Mean Green its only tie this season, playing to a scoreless draw on the opening night of C-USA play at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington, W.Va. (Sept. 25, 2015). All-time, the Herd is 0-1-1 against North Texas. Last season, the Mean Green knocked the Herd out of the first round of the league tournament with a 2-0 result (Nov. 5, 2014).
UP NEXT
The winner of the championship match will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter.
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