SAN MARCOS, Texas – Coming off a season-opening victory on Thursday, the Texas State soccer team closes out the opening weekend by hosting Central Arkansas on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Bobcat Soccer Complex.
 
Admission to the match is free. Fans can also watch the game on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available.
 
About Texas State
Scoring three times in a three-minute span saw the Bobcats record a comeback victory. Finding the back of the net was Lily Erb, Lucy Hart and Zoe Junior with Hart's tally being the match-winner. Picking up assists on night was Kennley Bradley, Victoria Meza, Bailey Peschel and Junior. Both Alexis Neal and Mady Soumare came off the bench to take a team-high four and three shots, respectively.
 
Beth Agee started in goal and played the first 84 minutes where she made one save. Finishing off the match between the posts was freshman Caitlyn Draper.
 
About Central Arkansas
The Bears fell on opening night 5-1 at UTSA. Their lone shot of the night was a converted penalty kick by Kelly Van Gundy. On the backline, Gabby Thies, the younger sister of former Bobcat Avery Thies, was selected to the All-ASUN Preseason Team and played 78 minutes against the Roadrunners. Splitting playing time in goal was Lenja Kenstel (2 SV, 2 GA) and Kajsa Pruner (3 SV, 3 GA).
 
Coming into Sunday's contest, UCA is 1-9-2 in road matches dating back to the 2021 season. The only win in that time came on Oct. 2, 2022 at Queens by a score of 2-1.
 
All-Time vs. Bears
Texas State leads the all-time series 5-2-0 and are 3-1-0 when hosting the Bears. After splitting the first two meetings, the Bobcats won four straight matches before UCA claimed the last meeting on Sept. 18, 2020 by a score of 2-0 in San Marcos. The contest in 2020 was the first time the teams faced off as non-conference opponents as both were previous members of the Southland Conference.
 
Last time TXST defeated the Bears was on Oct. 16, 2011 with a 2-0 scoreline that was contested in Conway, Arkansas.
 
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