SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State soccer team plays its first home match of the 2024 season on Thursday against I-35 rival UTSA at 7:30 p.m. from the Bobcat Soccer Complex. It is the first of two contests this weekend against teams from San Antonio.
 
Fans can watch the contest on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available.
 
About Texas State
The Bobcats began the season with a 2-1 loss at Rice last Thursday. Anna Dunch prevented the team from being shutout with her first career goal that came with just over a minute left in the match.
 
The senior defender was one of four TXST players to take two shots in that contest along with Zoe Junior, Victoria Meza and Mady Soumare. Dunch was the only one of the foursome to put both of her shots on frame while the others had one apiece on goal.
 
In goal, Katelyn Chrisman made seven saves on the night. Her fourth save against the Owls was the 100th of her career as she became the 10th Texas State goalkeeper to reach triple digit saves.
 
About UTSA
Last weekend saw the Roadrunners win both of their matches. They began with a 2-1 win over Navy at home and followed with a 1-0 victory over Incarnate Word at Toyota Stadium. It is the second straight year that UTSA has won its first two matches of a season and third consecutive campaign in which it began undefeated.
 
Olivia Alvarez was named the American Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Week after she scored the lone goal against the Cardinals on a penalty kick and assisted on the eventual match-winner versus the Midshipmen. The senior also leads the team with seven shots and four shots on goal.
 
Also finding the back of the net once has been Kameron Kloza and Zoe May. Credited with an assist is Bri Carrigan. Between the posts, Jasmien Kessler has started both contests and played all 180 possible minutes. The sophomore has made six saves and sports a 0.50 GAA.
 
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