CEDAR CITY, Utah -- After wrapping up Big Sky Conference play, the Thunderbird soccer team will bring their 2019 campaign to a close this weekend as they face off against the UNLV Rebels in Las Vegas on Sunday, November 3.
Last Time Out
The Thunderbirds picked up their first win of the season last Friday with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Idaho State Bengals. MaKenzie Lawrence scored the game-winning golden goal in the 98th minute of play to lock up the victory.
The Thunderbirds struck first as Alia Shatswell scored her first goal of the season in the 25th minute, taking a rebound from a shot by Lawrence and putting it past the ISU goalkeeper to make it 1-0 SUU.
Idaho State answered back in the 39th minute with a goal of their own from Michaela Didericksen to tie things up 1-1.
The score would remain that way for the rest of regulation, despite the Thunderbirds outshooting the Bengals in the second half 7-6, sending the match to overtime.
The Thunderbirds also earned a scoreless draw with Weber State on Sunday.
Player of the Week
Following this past weekend's matches, Lawrence was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week.
Her game-winning goal in the victory over Idaho State was her team-leading fifth of the season and gave her 17 for her career, fourth all-time in SUU history.
The Kaysville native also had an assist on Shatswell's goal, giving her three points on the weekend and eleven total during Big Sky Conference play, which is tops in the conference during that time.
This is the first Big Sky Player of the Week award for Lawrence in her career and the first for the team since Brianna Aldridge was named Defensive Player of the Week at the beginning of the 2018 season.
Sacramento State's Aaliyah Fesili was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Scouting Report: UNLV Rebels (4-13-1, 1-8-1 Mountain West)
The UNLV Rebels will wrap up their regular season against the Thunderbirds after hosting the Wolfpack of Nevada on Friday.
UNLV last had a positive result on October 17, when they forced a tie with San Jose State 1-1. They are currently on a three-match losing streak.
Three Rebels currently have eight points on the season. Lourdes Bosch leads the team in goal scoring with four and Katie Ballou leads the team in assists with four.
Match Info
Sunday's match against the Rebels is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Mountain and will be livestreamed online via the Mountain West Network. Live stats will be available at www.tbirdstats.com.
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