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UTEP Miners
Lopez
Ace Acosta
1
UAB UAB (6-3-1, 1-1-0)
2
Winner UTEP UTEP (3-3-1, 2-1-0)
UAB UAB
(6-3-1, 1-1-0)
1
Final
2
UTEP UTEP
(3-3-1, 2-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UAB UAB 1 0 1
UTEP UTEP 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

UTEP Soccer Uses Strong Second Half to Rally Past UAB, 2-1, on Sunday Afternoon


UTEP 2, UAB 1 Box Score

EL PASO – Adriana Lopez recorded her first career goal and it couldn't have come at the right time, as the sophomore hit the back of the net in the 84th minute that rallied UTEP (3-3-1, 2-1 Conference USA) past UAB (6-3-1, 1-1 C-USA), 2-1, on a cold and blustery Sunday afternoon at University Field. 
 
UAB took a quick 1-0 lead on an own goal 44 seconds into the match. The Blazers controlled the majority of the first half, outshooting the Miners 7-2. The Miners stepped up in the second half, outshooting UAB 11-1, while Tessa Carlin's penalty kick in the 82nd minute tied the match. 
 
"The team responded really, really well. We knew it would be a game of two halves," said interim UTEP Head Coach Stewart Givens. "We were fortunate to have the wind in the second half to keep building on our pressure that we were making. But the team responded really well after giving up a goal that early. We can hang our heads and it could have gotten lopsided really quick for the team. But we got a couple of goals and created a lot of chances that hopefully we can finish more of in the future."
 
The Miners improved to 3-0-1 at home. Overall, UTEP outshot UAB 13-8 and 7-5 on shots on goal. Lopez, a graduate of El Paso High School, lifted her hometown Miners with the game-winning goal off assists from Vic Bohdan and Jackie Soto. Emily Parrott added five saves for the Miners. 
 
For Carlin, it was her team-leading third goal, while the sophomore now has a team-high seven points. Bohdan tallied her second assist of the season and ranks second on the team with four points. Soto registered her first assist of the season. 
 
Up Next
UTEP will step out of league play to take on the Big 12's Oklahoma State (9-2-1, 6-2-1) on March 20 in Stillwater. The Miners and Cowgirls are set for a 12 p.m. MT kickoff at Neal Patterson Stadium. UTEP and Oklahoma State have met twice, splitting both matches. OSU defeated UTEP 3-1 in Stillwater on Sept. 24, 1998, while the Miners were victorious in the last meeting, 2-1, in overtime on Sept. 14, 2000 at University Field. 
 
For complete coverage of UTEP Soccer, be sure to follow the Miners on social media at @UTEPSoccer (Twitter), @utepminerssoccer (Instagram) and on Facebook or visit the official home of UTEP Athletics atwww.UTEPMiners.com.
 
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