CONWAY, S.C. – Senior Kaylee Davis and junior Jessica Pikoff found the back of the net as the Texas State soccer team defeated Coastal Carolina 2-0 Friday evening at the CCU Soccer Stadium. The victory extended the Bobcats shutout and winning streak to four matches each.
 
TXST improved to 8-5-2 on the season and 4-2-1 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Chanticleers drop to 5-8-2 overall and 3-4-1 in conference play.
 
Pressure on CCU paid off quickly as the Bobcat got a throw-in deep in the offensive third during the third minute. Addison Gaetano found Davis on the throw-in and the senior passed the ball off quickly to Hannah Solano. She then passed the ball into the box that Davis ran onto and sent a shot past the goalkeeper's outstretched hands into the top left corner for an early 1-0 lead.
 
The goal was Davis' sixth of the season and the 31st in her career. She is now tied for second on the TXST career list in goals with Allison Crain (2000-03). It would also hold up to be her 13th career match-winning goal to also tie her with Crain for second in Bobcat history and is now tied for sixth in Sun Belt history with Middle Tennessee's Holly Grogan (2004-07) and Denver's Taryn Hemmings (2004-06, 08).
 
For Solano, it was her team leading fourth assist of the season.
 
CCU picked up the pressure to try and find the equalizer that resulted in it outshooting Texas State 5-2 the rest of the way. Both attempts for the Bobcats came from Davis but were off target. The Chanticleers place three of their shots on goal with two being from distance. There one threatening attempt came on a header in the box during the 14th minute that went straight to Heather Martin for the stop.
 
During the 53rd minute, Davis sent in a cross from the far side to the back post. Mackenzie Smith nearly got a foot on the ball to redirect it into the open net to double the lead.
 
Madison Humphrey sent in a long pass that Renny Moore nearly ran onto but saw a defender beat her to the ball. The Chanticleer attempted to clear the ball but it went straight to Pikoff at the top right corner of the 18-yard box. The Austin, Texas native settled the ball and took a touch to her right before unleashing a floating shot into the right corner of the net for her first collegiate goal to increase the advantage to 2-0 in the 72nd minute.
 
Davis almost increased the lead again with just over 10 minutes to play. Her low shot in the box was stopped by the goalkeeper but was pushed back towards the middle of the box. A defender was able to beat Moore to the ball to clear it out of the box.
 
In the 89th minute, CCU sent in a corner kick from the far side and found the head of a Hannah Miller. A diving save by Martin kept the shutout intact
 
TXST held a 12-11 lead in shots while the Chanticleers had a 6-3 shots on goal advantage. The Bobcats also recorded four corner kicks, all in the first half, and allowed only two.
 
Davis led all players with seven shots with two of them being on frame. The only other Texas State player to take multiple shots was Ally Kewish with two.
 
Martin made six saves to record her sixth shutout of the season and 21st in her career. The Midlothian, Texas native's career shutout total is tied for the 10 most in conference history with FIU's Kaitlin Savage (2009-12). Martin is now seven saves shy of cracking the Sun Belt's Top 20 career saves list as well.
 
The Bobcats conclude their final road trip of the regular season on Sunday at Georgia State with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.
 
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