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October 3, 2024 | 6pm
October 3rd (Thursday) 6pm
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HISTORY MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin football team today hosted its first opponent in the Ohio Valley Conference of the 2024 season, as the defending regular season champion Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated them 2-0 at Skyhawk Field. I won.
UT Martin (2-6-3, 1-2 OVC) outscored Tennessee Tech by a 13-10 margin in the second half and secured the tying goal before the Golden Eagles added another point with 7:18 left. I wanted to. .
Izzy Patterson led the Skyhawks with six shots (two on target). Unni Wolf (4 shots) had 1 shot on net, Maren Kane (2 shots, 1 shot on goal), Peyton Cook (1 shot on goal), Naima Prescod-Beckles (goal) (1 inside shot), Makayla Robinson (1 shot), Sheila Addington (1 shot) and Brooke Kara (1 shot) made up the offense for UT Martin, which is playing its first home contest in exactly three weeks.
Skyhawk goaltender Mac Titus made four saves on the day while logging 90 minutes between the pipes. Joining Titus on the field full-time were Parker Gelinas, Ella Rucka, Addington and Carla.
Less than eight minutes into the game, Tennessee Tech’s Skylar Williams scored on the Golden Eagles’ second shot attempt of the game, giving his team an early 1-0 lead. UT Martin responded with shots on goal from Kane and Cook in a 66-second span, but Tennessee Tech saved both tries.
The Skyhawks had their first three shot attempts of the second half, including a low liner by Patterson that was saved just 52 seconds into the second half. After Prescod Beckels (73rd minute) and Patterson (80th minute) kept the pressure on, a deflected save by Titus led to the Golden Eagles’ second goal, allowing Tennessee Tech to hold on for the win. Ta.
UT Martin will be back on the road for a date with conference foe Little Rock on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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