Women’s soccer falls at UNLV

LAS VEGAS – Air Force Women's Soccer, taking on UNLV on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, was unable to bridge an early gap against the Rebels, falling 3-1 at Peter Johann Memorial Field.

UNLV (5-6-1, 3-1 MW), getting out to an early 2-0 lead, left Air Force playing catch up for the majority of the contest. The Falcons struck in the 55^th minute to cut their deficit to a single goal, but the Rebels were able to respond in kind just ten minutes after, keeping Air Force at length.

After a hectic open to the match which saw a UNLV scoring attempt waived off for offsides, a forced save in the Rebel net after Mai Mateaki broke past the UNLV back line and a scrum in the eighth minute deep in Air Force territory, it was UNLV's Summer Pyles who struck first in the 25^th minute. Pyles, taking on McElroy in the box. McElroy read Pyles' attack to her right, but her opponent deposited it into the left of the Falcon net for the 1-0 lead.

Approaching halftime at 40', UNLV's Hannah Swanis made good on an opportunity in traffic following a corner kick, clearing the chaos and netting her shot in the right hand corner to gain a 2-0 lead.

Coming out after halftime, the Falcons dialed up the pressure on UNLV, putting up five shots in the first ten minutes. At 55' Air Force's efforts paid off, as Mai Mateaki found Lauren Mirande out deep, whose strike glanced off the center of the UNLV crossbar to fall off the back of Rebel keeper Hanne Breur for the junior's first score of her career, giving Air Force an opportunity to equalize.

In the 65^th minute, UNLV found the 3-1 score driving up the left side. A cross set up Kennedi Schmidt for a chip-in 3-1 score, where the score would remain.

Air Force was able to create scoring opportunities down the stretch and ultimately out-shot UNLV 16-13. In the 67^th minute, Kendall Rippley got a good look at the UNLV net on the left side, but her attempt went off the post and out of bounds. At 75', an Addie Doyle cross from the right wing put Air Force in a threatening position, but the Falcons' attempt was warded off in the net. At 77', Rippley redirected a pass in off of her head from outside the 18, forcing Breur into a low save.

Rippley led Air Force with five shots on the day and three on-goal; Junior Lauren Mirande and freshman Annika Jost both followed up with three apiece.

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Soccer (5-4-2, 1-2-1 MW) returns home this week, facing New Mexico on Thursday at 6 p.m. MT at Cadet Soccer Stadium. .

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Team Stats

Lauren Mirande

Kendall Rippley

Annika Jost

Mai Mateaki

Players Mentioned

Addie Doyle

Annika Jost

Mai Mateaki

Lauren Mirande

Kendall Rippley

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