Tailgate highlights UTEP match Friday
9/14/2011 12:52:00 PM | Soccer
The UTEP Miners bring a 5-2 record into Friday's 7 p.m. contest with the Bearkats at Joseph Pritchett Field.
Sam Houston students are invited to a special pre-match "Soccer Tailgate" party at Pritchett beginning at 6 p.m. The first 100 fans through the gate will receive free McKenzie's BBQ sandwiches.
Then, Sunday at 1 p.m., Sam Houston plays host to Louisiana Tech. The Techsters stand 5-1-3 coming into a weekend road trip that will take them to San Marcos to face Texas State on Friday before coming the Huntsville Sunday.
"These two matches will be good tests for the team as we get close to starting Southland Conference play," Sam Houston head coach Tom Brown said. "UTEP brings a very athletic team that will challenge us offensively. We put three good halves together last weekend and are looking forward to continue to improve our level of play."
Sam Houston opened its 2011 season with six of its first seven matches on the road. The Bearkats are 2-0 at Pritchett Field this year, opening the home schedule with a 2-1 win over Houston Baptist.
Tricia Mallory, Emily Edenstrom and Jessica Toms are the Bearkats' top scorers. Mallory has totaled five goals while Edensteom and Toms have each scored three.
The Sam Houston defense has not given up a goal in the last 142 minutes of action.
UTEP's two losses both came at the hands of Southland Conference opponents. The Miners lost to Stephen F. Austin and Texas State both by 1-0 scores. UTEP's victories have come over Houston Baptist, New Mexico State, Prairie View A&M, Arkansas-Little Rock and Northern Colorado.
There is no admission charge for women's soccer matches at Sam Houston State. Friday night, the gates open for the pre-match tailgate at 6 p.m.
