May 12, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Memphis 901 FC News Release
Memphis 901 FC returns to AutoZone Park this Saturday to welcome Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in an interconference.
Memphis will look to continue their success in interconference play, carrying a nine-match unbeaten streak against Western Conference clubs into the match. The Beale St. Boys last fell to a Western Conference team on October 10, 2021.
901 FC’s seven-match unbeaten streak in 2023 ended on Wednesday night in a 3-0 loss to Birmingham Legion FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32. The loss was the club’s first defeat since March 18.
The Switchbacks sit at fourth in the Western Conference through nine games with a 5-3-1 regular season record. Colorado will look to get back in the win column after dropping a tight match 3-2 to El Paso Locomotive FC last Friday
Returning to AutoZone Park to face his former teammates will be former 901 FC defender Patrick Seagrist. Seagrist patrolled the back line in Memphis for 36 appearances in 2022 before moving to the Switchbacks in the offseason.
Memphis defeated Colorado 2-0 last season as Aaron Molloy burst onto the scene with a goal and an assist. Phillip Goodrum scored the second goal off of a Molloy set piece.
Saturday’s match is Wynne Soccer Benefit Night at AutoZone Park, with a portion of box office sales going toward a relief fund for the tornado victims of Wynne High School.
Fans can watch the match on ESPN+ and WMC Bounce 5.2 with kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT.
Quotables
“The biggest part is you’ve got to get back out there Saturday. Anytime you lose, you want another game to come as quickly as it can. We’re fortunate it’s at home and hopefully there’s a big crowd there. We’ve had a good record here, unbeaten in five league matches, which is difficult to do. We get the opportunity to start extending that number in the league.”
“The boys are confident. I think you see it in our play. The boys know we’re five unbeaten in the league and they want to protect that and continue to extend that number.” – Stephen Glass
“You want to get back out there as soon as possible. We’ve got a game on Saturday against a really good, tough opponent. We’re excited to put things right. We want to go put three points on the board and start climbing the table.” – Aaron Molloy
“You can’t get low when you lose a game and you can’t go too high when you go seven unbeaten. We tried to stay constant, change a few things here and there. Since day one,…