SAN MARCOS, Texas – For the first time this season the Texas State soccer team (4-0) plays both matches of a weekend away from home with a trip westward. The Bobcats start off the trip at UTEP (1-1-2) on Friday at 8 p.m. CT at the University Field and follow with a Sunday contest at 2 p.m. CT against New Mexico State (1-2-1) at the NM State Soccer Athletic Complex.
 
Live stats will be available for both matches while a video stream will only be available for the UTEP contest.
 
Last Weekend: The Bobcats took down I-35 rival UTSA on the road 1-0 last Friday on a 12 minute goal by Kaylee Davis. She flicked in a free kick from Sarah Everett from six yards out for the lone score of the match.
 
TXST followed with a 2-1 overtime win over Houston Baptist at home during the team's annual Teal Match. Davis netted both goals from the penalty spot, becoming the first player in program history to make multiple penalty kicks in a match. Heather Martin made six saves on the night between the posts.
 
Sun Belt POTW: Both Davis and Martin were named the Sun Belt Conference's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. Davis shared this week's accolade with South Alabama's Briana Morris. It was also the fifth time in Davis' career she has picked up the weekly award. For Martin, it was her seventh career weekly honor after receiving it three times the previous two seasons. The awards are the 15th and 16th for Texas State since the start of the 2016 season, the most in the conference.
 
National Recognition: At the beginning of August, Davis was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. The award is given to the most outstanding male and female soccer player each year. The Allen, Texas native is the first Texas State player ever to be selected to the watch list and first women's Sun Belt honoree since 2011. She was also ranked No. 88 on Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason National Top 100 that was released on Aug. 21.
 
Scouting UTEP: The Miners come into Friday's match 1-1-2 on the season after defeating Grand Canyon 2-1 and playing to a scoreless draw at UT Rio Grande Valley last weekend. The opening weekend of the season saw UTEP fall 2-1 to Abilene Christian and play to a 2-2 draw against Wyoming.
 
Danielle Carreon leads the Miners with two goals and five points, and is second with eight shot attempts. Also finding the back of the net has been Lauren Crenshaw, Kori Lewis and Jojo Ngongo. Coming in with a team-high three assists is Tessa Carlin.
 
Emily Parrott has played in all four matches, starting three of them. She has surrendered five goals for a 1.36 GAA while making 15 saves and sporting a .750 save percentage. Zoey Lopez started against the Wildcats, made four saves and did not surrender a goal in 70 minutes of action.
 
All-Time vs. Miners: UTEP has dominated the series against Texas State and holds an 11-2-1 advantage all-time. The Miners are undefeated in the last five meetings with four victories. The last time the teams played was in El Paso on Sept. 4, 2016 with UTEP coming out on top 1-0.
 
The last victory for the Bobcats was a 1-0 overtime contest on Sept. 4, 2011 in San Marcos. A 3-2 double overtime win on Aug. 27, 2004 is the only time that TXST has won on the road in the series. All-time, the Bobcats are 1-5-1 when playing the Miners on the road.
 
Scouting New Mexico State: The Aggies are 1-2-1 on the year after defeating Idaho State 2-1 in Boise, Idaho and falling to Boise State 4-0 last weekend. NMSU has also lost to Abilene Christian (3-1) and played to a 1-1 draw with Wyoming.
 
Alexa Barrera, Elidth Gonzalez, Korey Kizer and Shea O'Connor have all scored a goal apiece to pace the Aggies. Gonzalez has been credited with an assist along with Xitlaly Hernandez and Emma Smith.
 
In goal, Dmitri Fong has played all 380 possible minutes. She has a 2.13 GAA having given up nine goals and comes into Sunday's match with a .743 save percentage and 26 stops.
 
All-Time vs. Aggies: Texas State is 3-1 all-time against NMSU. The last meeting saw the Aggies pull out a 1-0 double overtime win on Sept. 2, 2016. The Bobcats are 1-1 all-time in Las Cruces, New Mexico with the win coming on Aug. 24, 2014 by a score of 2-1.
 
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