The UTM soccer team earned its second OVC win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Austin Peay (APSU) Lady Govs last Friday.

The Skyhawks got a head start early in the first half as sophomore Dani Myrick netted her 10th goal of the season within the first five minutes of the game. She was unassisted in the play.

APSU answered as Kim Colville headed the ball into the goal after a corner kick. She was assisted by Erin Mitchell, tying the game 1-1.

The game remained tied throughout the rest of the first half, and most of the second half. Sophomore Katie Jackson pulled through for the Skyhawks, scoring her second game-winning goal of the season with only 21 minutes left.

Jackson took advantage of the open goal as the ball ricocheted off Austin Peay goalkeeper Sarah Broadbent.

Goalkeeper Megan Dempsey had five saves in the contest. Austin Peay marked its fifth OVC loss of the season, recording a 1-5-0 conference record.

The UTM soccer team earned its third OVC win of the season last Sunday, defeating the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 2-1.

This win puts the Skyhawks in the running to host the first round of the OVC tournament for the first time in school history.

Defense controlled the first half of the game, as both teams remained scoreless until the second half.

Tennessee Tech’s Barbara Tomaszek took an assist from teammate Jocelyn Daniel to score the first goal of the game near the beginning of the second half.

Late in the second half, sophomore Kindal Keim scored the first goal for UTM after a corner kick. This tied the game 1-1 with only six minutes left. Sophomore Dani Myrick earned the assist.

As the game came to a close, Jackson scored her second game-winning goal of the weekend. She was unassisted in the play as she broke through the Golden Eagles’ defense to score in the last 25 seconds of the game.

Skyhawk goalkeeper Megan Dempsey tied with Tennessee Tech goalkeeper Carly King with seven saves. .

Tennessee Tech is now 3-4-0 in the OVC while UTM improved its record to 3-2-2 in the league.

UTM will face Morehead State at 2:30 p.m. today at Skyhawk Field for its last conference game of the season. Morehead is currently 0-6-0 in the OVC.