LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – Macy Blackburn’s free kick goal and Ashley’s free kick goal as Texas Tech looked to bounce back from a disappointing 1-1 tie Thursday night in Sunday afternoon’s game. They defeated Iowa State 2-0 on a penalty kick by Williams. John Walker Soccer Complex.
On the fourth day, Williams sank a penalty kick and scored his third straight game, giving Texas Tech (11-2-2, 6-0-2) a commanding 2-0 lead. brought.
Today’s goals marked Williams’ 78th and 79th career points, moving him past Christy Patterson into fourth place on the all-time scoring list. Williams currently trails Janine Beckie (130 points), Kirsten Davis (112 points) and Christy Franz (108 points) on the all-time points list.
After a frustrating first half in which the Red Raiders once again had the upper hand in both possession and shots, and a goal was disallowed for offside, Tech regained momentum in the second half and took the lead on a Blackburn free kick in the 49th minute. I almost stole it. Taylor Zdrojewski in the box. The forward sent a header on target that was deflected by an Iowa State (3-7-5, 1-3-3 Big 12) defender.
As the ball rose and headed for the top corner of the net, ISU goalkeeper Avery Gillahan punched it over the bar and out of harm’s way.
Without growing frustrated, the Red Raiders continued to push deep until the 59th minute, when Chloe Soto was cut down by an ISU defender.
With the ball resting parallel to the edge of the circle, Blackburn swung powerfully with his right foot and delivered a powerful ball. The ball went through the six-yard box, hit the right post, and then went past Gillahan.
The goal was Blackburn’s second of the season and fifth of his career.
Leading 1-0, the Red Raiders were able to quickly find a crucial second goal, unlike Thursday, when an errant pass from Iowa State fell to a wide-open Kaitlyn Giametta.
With nothing but green grass in front of him, Giametta ran past the ISU defense and into the 18-yard box. An angle on the ISU defender who couldn’t bring him down at the end resulted in Jaametta being hip-checked to the ground and awarded a penalty.
Williams, as always, calmly walked up to the spot and fired a perfect shot into the right corner of the goal and past Gillahan. This shot gave Tech a 2-0 lead.
Armed with a crucial two-point lead, the Red Raiders turned the game around by holding Iowa State to just one shot attempt and zero corner kicks over the final 23 minutes.
With the win, the Red Raiders improve to 20-0-5 in their last 25 Big 12 Conference games and are undefeated in their last 20 home games (19-0-1).
Most importantly, TCU defeated Arizona State 5-1 on Sunday afternoon, giving the Red Raiders three important points and moving them into a tie with TCU for 12th place in the Big 12 standings. It was maintained.
The Red Raiders and Horned Frogs are tied with 20 points overall, one point behind third-place West Virginia, which had 19 points after today’s 2-0 win over Baylor.
With a tie for the second year in a row, Colorado State stands alone in fourth place with 15 points, one lead over Oklahoma State in fifth place with 14 points.
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With three games left in the regular season, the Red Raiders head off for their final road trip of the season and a key game at West Virginia on Thursday night. First touch from Morgantown is set for 6 p.m. (Connecticut).
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