Racers Set For Road Trip Against Troy & South Alabama

Friday, August 25

Troy, Ala.

5 p.m.

Murray State

Troy

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

8/23/2017 8:57:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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The Murray State women's soccer team makes its first road trip, traveling to play Troy and South Alabama on Friday 25 and Sunday 27.

In Case You Missed It
Murray opened the year with a commanding victory over visiting Marshall University, sending the Thundering Herd back to West Virginia with a 2-0 loss.

Harriet Withers was the sole source of offense, scoring at the 51^st and 87^th minute marks to give the Racers their first goals of the season.

Alex Steigerwald picked up her first clean sheet of the year, only having to make three saves in her 2017 debut. Steigerwald now stands tied second all-time in Racers history with her 12 career clean sheets.

Stats To Know
After her two goal game against Marshall, Withers now is just two goals away from tying Julie Mooney (2011-2014) for second all-time in career goals. The all-time leader is Theresa Reedy (2001-2004) with 34 career goals.

Steigerwald and the defensive unit of the Racers is looking for another strong outing, as only seven shots were attempted by the Thundering Herd, while just three were on target. Steigerwald now has a GAA of .95, keeping her second all time.

Making it Look Easy
If you include the exhibition games against Evansville and Western Kentucky, Murray has scored nine unanswered goals in their last three games while conceding no goals in the process.

Know Thy Foes
Troy stands in with a record of 1-2 overall, most recently defeating Alabama State 2-0 on August 22. In their three games this year, the Trojans have 30 shots with 13 getting on target. All three of their keepers have seen action, combining for a 2.00 GAA and a team save pct. Of .739.

South Alabama is 0-2 coming into the game on Sunday, with a 0-3 loss to #10 Auburn and 1-2 to #15 Florida State. Their lone goal was scored by Chelsea Followwell. The Jaguars have put up 11 total shots while just five have reached target. They've allowed 32 total shots and have let 12 on target.

Last Time They Faced/ All Time Record
Murray and Troy haven't seen each other since 2015, where the Trojans came away with the victory on home turf, defeating the Racers 4-2 on September 15, 2013. Overall, Murray holds a 3-1-0 record all time against Troy, winning the first three games in a row before the most recent defeat. Murray has also outscored Troy 9-5 all time.

The Racers and Jaguars last met since 2013, and it was South Alabama coming away with their first program win against the Racers. Murray is 2-1 in the series. Against the Sun Belt, Murray has an all-time 13-12-0 record.

The Road Warriors
The Racers will be away from home until September 8 when they host University of Arkansas- Little Rock. Until then, the Racers will be on the road for the next three games, visiting Troy, Southern Alabama and Northern Kentucky.