Shelf, Hesse beat Arizona 1-0 at Texas Tech

Tucson, Ariz The Arizona Wildcats improved to 2-0 on the season with a 1-0 win over Texas Tech on Sunday. Junior Intermediate Megan Art He scored the only goal of the game for the Wildcats and senior goaltender. hope Pick her up 15^Th Career closure.

The win was the first true road win for the head coach. Becca Moros And it’s Arizona’s first 2-0 since 2020 and third in the last four seasons.

Shelf’s goal came in the 69th.^Th Minutes after the Red Raiders took control of the game early in the second half. The ball was carried into the end line and appeared to be a corner kick for Arizona. Almost all the players nearby have given up on him, but the secondary mad energy He continued to chase the ball and managed to find a foot and send it into the air at the back post. Shelf finished perfectly with a solid header in the top right corner – over the leaping TTU defender.

It was Chelph’s first career goal since scoring in the Wildcats’ exhibition game against San Diego State earlier this year. Coleno picked up an assist, the second of her career.

Texas Tech was able to put some pressure on the Arizona goal in the next few minutes, creating a couple of good chances from the point blank range, but Hise rose to the challenge, making two saves in five attempts in one scramble in front of the goal.

“The key for us was not to affect the strength of our defense on a different surface,” Hise said. “We coped well with their attacking moves. Sarah Rice, Madison Gorlinger, Maria Dunn And Ella Hatberg They made the shots they wanted and played with everything until the final whistle.
Her 15 career shutouts rank fourth in Arizona history, one-third behind Gabby Cowman (16) on the list.

The Red Raiders finished with a 17-6 edge in shots to take a 6-3 lead. For Arizona, draw the seven corners into four corners.

The Wildcats’ first chance at a Texas Tech goal came in the fifth minute when Shelf made a couple of tackles into the box, then bounced the ball off the line and into the box.

Later in the year Cameron Valladares She was 1v1 on the TTU keeper but her touch was too much and the Tech keeper was able to knock the ball away.

Arizona continues its previous road trip by traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on the University of Nebraska on Thursday, August 25th. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00pm Pacific and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network Plus (subscription required).