MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Auburn soccer concluded its preseason exhibition slate with a 0-2 loss at Memphis Saturday.
"Memphis is a great team, so this was a good second exhibition to help gear us up for top-25 play," Tigers head coach Karen Hoppa said. "We saw some really good performances and we saw some big areas that we've got to improve in, so we need to go into Thursday with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. We weren't good enough today, and we need to take that feeling into our first game and really learn and grow from it in a hurry."
Memphis opened the scoring in the 17th minute after catching and sinking a deflection from a save on a penalty kick by senior Saorla Miller.
The home team would strike again in the 85th minute, as sophomore Peyton Melton used a cross from freshman Briana Henry to find space in the lower left corner to double the Memphis lead.
Auburn junior Maddie Prohaska and redshirt sophomore Makenna Garcia split halves at keeper, with Prohaska matching the opening goal with four saves and Garcia pairing the final goal with two saves.
A total of 24 Tigers saw minutes in the contest with sophomore defender LJ Knox as the lone player to play the full 90 on the field. Offensively, juniors Anna Haddock, Maddie Simpson and graduate student Sabrina McNeill combined for Auburn's quarter of on-goal shots.
The Tigers return home to kickstart the season with a matchup against reigning Conference-USA Champions Old Dominion Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT.