SAN ANTONIO – Fresh off the season’s first win on Thursday over Colorado College, the undefeated UTSA soccer team (1-0-2) returns to the Park West Athletics Complex on Sunday night to host crosstown opposition from St. Mary’s (0-0-0). The second of three consecutive home games, kickoff between the Roadrunners and Rattlers is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Game Theme/Promotions
It will be Glow Night as the Roadrunners celebrate the annual Salute to First Responders on Sunday at Park West. There will be glow-themed giveaways from the fan engagement team, a fire truck display, in-game first responder recognitions and a food truck from Playa Bowls. The club of the game is Premier Football and the colors will be presented by the Shavano Park Police Department and Fire Department Honor Guard.
On the Air
Catch the live broadcast from Park West streaming on ESPN+, featuring Reily Chestnut (play-by-play) and Katie Goodman (analyst) on the broadcast call.
UTSA Athletics will also provide LIVE STATS from Park West.
Season Tickets
UTSA Soccer season tickets are available for the 2026 campaign starting at just $70 (including fees). 2026 season ticket holders receive a ‘thank you’ gift from the team and have access to exclusive team activities, including a team practice, lunch and post-game autograph session. Season ticket members can also purchase a limited-edition 2025 American Championship scarf with their season tickets for an additional $35 at time of purchase (a total price of $105 with ticket fees). UTSA set a single-season school record for total attendance with 7,045 fans at Park West during the 2025 campaign. The average attendance mark of 705 was the second-best in Park West history and welcomed four of the top eight crowds in the facility’s history.
Tickets to Sunday’s Game
Single-game tickets are available online, at the UTSA ticket office and at the Park West box office (an hour before game time).
All seating is general admission and listed pricing includes fees
Buy St. Mary's vs. UTSA Tickets Here
- Adults - $12
- Juniors (ages 3-18) - $10
- Seniors (ages 65+) - $10
- Military (with ID) - $10
- UTSA Students: Free Admission with UTSA ID, download tickets at goUTSA.com/studentlogin.
About the Roadrunners
After opening the season with a pair of draws against a South Texas rival in Texas State and an elite Big 12 squad in sixth-ranked TCU, UTSA put offense squarely in the crosshairs against visiting Colorado College. The Roadrunners went right to work on the season’s first victory, responding in the 12th minute with an Ava Jackson putback after seeing their first goal in the fourth minute challenged away via replay. UTSA controlled the tempo and got the insurance goal off a header from Sadie Paul in the 57th minute to put the Tigers away in the 2-0 win. Meanwhile, the defense held CC to just six shots and only a single on-goal attempt for the first clean sheet of the season.
The reigning American Conference Champions, UTSA is averaging 11.3 shots per game on a .412 on-goal percentage and netting 2.0 goals per game. Defensively, it’s a 1.33 goals-against-average and .692 save percentage heading into the matchup with the Rattlers. Pacing the UTSA offense, the redshirt sophomore forward Jackson has five points via two goals and an assist, scoring in each of the past two games. Four other Roadrunners have scored a goal (Brooklyn Bailey, Sadie Paul, Dulci Binns and Aaliyaiah Durden), while redshirt sophomore midfielder Leah Varela tops UTSA with two assists.
About the St. Mary’s Rattlers
The Rattlers are wrapping up their exhibition slate on Sunday in the sixth season under Kevin Driggs. An NCAA Division II Tournament team in two of the past four seasons, St. Mary’s finished last season at 9-6-3 in the deeply competitive Lone Star Conference.
In 2025, the Rattlers averaged 1.89 goals on 15.1 shots per game last season, allowing a 1.27 GAA with a .775 save percentage. However, St. Mary’s is returning just 11 active players from last year’s squad. Highlighting the returners, LSC Offensive Player to Watch, senior forward Elena Kössler led the team and was 2025 LSC Forward and Newcomer of the Year after scoring a team-high, conference-second 13 goals while shooting .506 SOG%, in addition to a team-best six assists. An LSC Defensive Player to Watch, sophomore Marily Garza Contreras added two goals and three assists last year for the Rattlers.
Series history
Despite a solid history of facing each other as exhibition foes, the Roadrunners and Rattlers are meeting in the regular season for only the third time in the series, playing each of the last two seasons. These teams met for the first time on Aug. 25, 2024, at Park West and won last year’s August 21 matchup with a 3-0 advantage on goals scored by Durden (33’) and Bailey (66’), with a late StMU own-goal (73’).
UP NEXT: Next week, UTSA will host Texas Southern on Thursday, Aug. 27, before traveling to Commerce for the first time since 2022, taking on a road matchup at East Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 3.
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