Mean Green Shutout Northwestern State, 3-0

cousin oliver · August 21, 2023

DENTON – The UNT women’s soccer team outshot Northwestern State 22-4 in route to a 3-0 home opening victory Sunday night at the Mean Green soccer and Track & Field stadium.

The Mean Green (2-0) got goals Sunday from sophomore Kat Burnell in the 11th minute, junior Bailey Wesco in the 15th minute and sophomore Summer Brown scored her second goal of the young season in the 56th minute.

Through two matches, North Texas has yet to give up a goal this season and has won each of the matches by a score of 3-0.

“We’ve got a lot of depth in the back,” said freshman defender Sarah Peyton Webb. “And we’re still pretty new but we’re getting pretty comfortable and keeping opponents from getting good looks.”

UNT is now 26-2-1 all-time in home openers.

The man who has led the program since its birth in 1995, John Hedlund, creeped closer to the 400-win mark after Sunday’s win over the Lady Demons (0-1) as he collected his 387th career victory. He ranks 10th in the nation among active DI women’s soccer head coaches but fourth among coaches who have been at just one university.

Scoring goals was not a concern for Hedlund going into the season and on Sunday the Mean Green showed why as not only did they score three again but now five different players for UNT have found the back of the net.

The Mean Green next hit the road again as they travel to Texas State on Thursday. First kick is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT. Texas State will also enter the match with a 2-0 record and has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 8-2 so far.

Olympic Sport Passes for this season's Mean Green volleyball, soccer and softball seasons are available now. Fans can purchase a general admission Olympic Sport Pass for $75 and receive season tickets for all three teams. For more information on tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of Apogee Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Edited August 21, 2023 by cousin oliver

UNTLifer · August 21, 2023

Watched this last night on ESPN+. Total domination. That front line of Wesco, Burnell and Brown is tough. Sarah Peyton Webb, true freshman, is really good and will become a great one for us. Our defense is suffocating. I think I could play goalie for us.

The facility looked great. Amazing that the turf looked so good considering the heat this summer. One question though, why are the stands on the east side facing west? Considering the current set up, it would look better on television if they used a camera tower on the west side facing the east.