The Memphis men's soccer team will play for a spot in the American Conference Championship final Wednesday night when the fifth-seeded Tigers visit top-seeded Tulsa, according to Memphis Athletics.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the match streaming on ESPN Plus.
Memphis, 8-4-5 overall and 2-2-4 in conference play, reached the semifinal with a big night at Florida Atlantic in the opening round on Nov. 6. The Tigers became the first program to score at least five goals in an American Conference Tournament match since 2021.
Miller Lashlee had a four-point night against FAU with a goal and two assists. Renan Syrio also scored, and Keanan Bader and Dino Stavros each added assists. Lashlee and Stavros are now tied for the team lead with six assists. Defender Marko Stajnko scored twice off corner kicks, helping a back line that played without Junior Saint Juste. Goalkeeper Mathias Christensen made two saves to earn his fourth win of the season.
Tulsa, 8-4-4 and 5-1-2 in the conference, earned the top seed, a bye and hosting rights for the semifinal and final. The Golden Hurricane beat Memphis 2-0 in the regular-season finale just 10 days before the semifinal to win the regular-season title.
Tulsa's leading scorer is Luc Achermann-Stanfield, the American Conference Midfielder of the Year, with nine goals, six on penalties. Seven of Tulsa's 21 goals have come from the penalty spot. Goalkeeper Carlito Saylon, the conference's Goalkeeper of the Year, has a 1.32 goals-against average and eight wins.
Memphis trails the all-time series 10-13-3. Before this season's finale, the Tigers had won four straight against Tulsa. A win Wednesday would send Memphis to the conference title match.
Sources: Memphis Athletics