Women’s Soccer

Blue Raiders victorious in overtime
Story by Britton Barnette / Contributing Writer The Blue Raider women’s soccer team had a surprisingly difficult test on Thursday night, this time against an FIU team that was handed a 3-0 defeat by the Raiders back in March. This go around had a different result with the Blue Raiders winning 3-2. The Blue Raiders trailed 1-0 early in the match before tying …
MTSU soccer ties in-state rival Belmont in physical game
Story by Jacob Young // Contributing Writer Photo by Austin Lewis/MTSU Sidelines Middle Tennessee (2-2-1) entered Sunday’s game against Belmont (0-2-3) coming off back to back shut out losses. As a mid-state rival, Belmont only added to the Blue Raiders’ hunger for a win and amplified the intensity of the game. However, after a series of offside …

AP: U.S. Women’s Soccer defeats France at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium
Story by Teresa M. Walker // AP Sports Writer | Photo courtesy of U.S. Soccer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Morgan scored a minute into second-half stoppage time, Hope Solo posted her 97th career shutout, and the United States beat France 1-0 on Sunday in the SheBelieves Cup at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. With the victory over the …

Blue Raider Soccer Loses in Double OT
Middle Tennessee traveled to Bowling Green to take on C-USA foe Western Kentucky Friday night. WKU scored first on an unassisted goal from leading shot taker (5 shots) Iris Dunn. The Blue Raiders answered back in the second half, putting the ball in the top left corner of the net. The goal came courtesy of …

Blue Raider Soccer Ties Game Against Southern Mississippi
The MTSU Blue Raider soccer team ended their contest against Southern Mississippi with a 2-2 tie. The Lady Raiders are now 4-6-2 overall and 1-2-1 in Conference USA play. At the 16 minute mark Casey Adkins of Southern Miss scored a goal after a ball deflected off a MTSU defender. The goal put Adkins’ squad …