The heat was sweltering in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday, but West Virginia women's soccer didn't let it keep them down.
Despite spending an afternoon in a blistering 104-degree temperature to cap a cross-country trip that saw the Mountaineers cross multiple time zones to play two games, WVU managed to battle Arizona to a 1-1 draw in a crucial Big 12 road contest. The Mountaineers finished their road swing in Arizona 1-0-1 altogether after securing a 2-1 over Arizona State last Thursday.
"I've never been so excited to feel rain drops on my head, that's for sure," head coach Nikki-Izzo Brown said Monday. "I'm proud of the way we performed in such tough heat advisories."
The first-ever Arizona-based road trip in program history leaves WVU 8-2-2 overall, and 4-0-1 in conference play -- the 4-0 start in league play before Sunday's draw marked it's first such start since 2016.
West Virginia is now 1-0 all-time against Arizona State and remains unbeaten against Arizona with a record of 1-0-1 in their all-time series.
Looking ahead, the Mountaineers will return to Morgantown to host a Big 12 matchup against UCF on Friday, October 4. The kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown is set for 7 p.m. EST.
The Knights enter 3-2-4 on the season overall. The Mountaineers lost 4-2 to UCF last year but are 2-1 overall in the all-time series. The game against UCF will also be the annual Pack it Pink match, with fans encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.