No. 21 Memphis Falls at No. 3 Vanderbilt

Friday, August 21

Nashville, Tenn.

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Vanderbilt

3-0-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Memphis	0	1	1
Vanderbilt	2	2	4

Aug 21, 2026 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 21 ranked Memphis women's soccer team fell 4-1 to No. 3 Vanderbilt on Friday night at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex.

Natalie Dvorakova scored the lone goal for the Tigers (1-2-0), heading home a cross from Miyu Morota in the 88th minute. The goal was the first of Dvorakova's collegiate career, while Morota recorded her first collegiate assist.

Vanderbilt (3-0-0) scored twice in each half, with Courtney Jones, Margo Matula and Sydney Watts finding the back of the net for the Commodores.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Vanderbilt opened the scoring in the 13th minute following a strong sequence of passing, with Jones finishing the move to give the Commodores a 1-0 advantage.
The Commodores doubled their lead in the 43rd minute when a Memphis own goal made it 2-0 heading into halftime.
Vanderbilt added a third just after the break. Following a Commodore corner kick, Matula found the back of the net to extend the advantage to 3-0.
Watts made it 4-0 in the 54th minute, running onto a well-placed through ball before finishing her chance.
Memphis continued to battle and broke through in the 88th minute. Morota delivered a cross into the box that Dvorakova headed home to make the final score 4-1.

NOTABLES

Dvorakova's 88th-minute goal was the first of her collegiate career. The midfielder played 22 minutes off the bench and scored on her only shot of the match.
Morota recorded the first assist of her collegiate career on Dvorakova's goal.
Memphis recorded seven shots, including six in the second half, while Vanderbilt finished with eight.
Ai Kitagawa and Taliah Brooks led Memphis with two shots apiece, with each putting one attempt on goal.
Ava Galani made a career-high five saves in goal for the Tigers.
Galani, Abby Forsgren, Evelyn Mackay, Finley Lavin and Ally Casey each played the full 90 minutes.
Yuna Nagata and Mihiro Furuya both surpassed 1,000 career minutes played for the Tigers.
The loss moved Memphis to 1-2-0 on the season.

SCORING SUMMARY

First Half:

13' | Vanderbilt 1 – 0 Memphis – Courtney Jones (Assist: Melania Fullerton, Sydney Watts)

43' | Vanderbilt 2 – 0 Memphis – Memphis Own Goal

Second Half:

47' | Vanderbilt 3 – 0 Memphis – Margo Matula (Assist: Sydney Watts, Courtney Jones)

54' | Vanderbilt 4 – 0 Memphis – Sydney Watts (Assist: Reagan Pentz)

88' | Memphis 1 – 4 Vanderbilt – Natalie Dvorakova (Assist: Miyu Morota)

Full-Time

Memphis will be back in action on Thursday, August 27 when they travel to Oxford, Mississippi to take on the Ole Miss Rebels.

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