UTSA blanks Marshall on the road, 3-0UTSA blanks Marshall on the road, 3-0
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UTSA blanks Marshall on the road, 3-0

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – UTSA snapped a six game road conference losing streak Friday night, as they shut out Marshall, 3-0 in Huntington, W. Va.
 
UTSA (7-4-1, 2-2-0 Conference USA) took control early and never looked back, as they defeated Marshall (3-8-2, 0-4-1 C-USA). The match was the Roadrunners' second straight shutout and conference victory, as well as their first win on the road in conference play since 2019. The victory for UTSA continues their best start in school history, as 7-4-1 is their best start ever through 12 matches.

 
UTSA's first goal scored came from freshman forward Anna Sutter who converted a header in the 14th minute of play. The goal was assisted by two Roadrunners, as both Sarina Russ and Alissa Stewart contributed to the shot. UTSA kept the offensive pressure up, but only had Sutter's goal to show going into half. 
 
The Roadrunners ratcheted up the intensity even more at the beginning of the second half, as they tallied 16 shots, more than doubling their total in the first half (six). Their persistence paid off, as Deja Sandoval converted in the 71st minute off of an Ellis Patterson assist. UTSA wasn't finished however as they kept up the attack and in the 84th minute they broke through again as Sutter scored her second goal of the game. This time coming off assists from Kiran Singh and Patterson.
 
The two goal effort was Sutter's second two-goal game of the year and gave her her third and fourth scores on the season. Sandoval's score was her first on the year. Patterson's two assists on the night were her fourth and fifth on the year and were record setting. Patterson passed former Roadrunner Allison Dillon for first all time in school history with 18 assists in a career. As for Alissa Stewart, her assist was her fourth on the season.


The Roadrunners received a second straight shutout from junior keeper Jil Schneider, who worked her fifth shutout of the year, the fourth-best total in single-season history. Schneider saved two shots in the effort and now owns 14 career wins – second-best in UTSA history – and eight career shutouts, third-best in UTSA annals. 
 
UTSA outshot Marshall on the night, as they had 22 shots as opposed to Marshall's five. The Roadrunners also had more shots on goal with an 8-2 advantage.
 
UTSA returns home next Thursday, October 14, as they host Louisiana Tech (5-7-1). The match is set to kick off at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on CUSA.tv.
 
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