Western Kentucky’s women’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Conference USA rival Middle Tennessee on Friday in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

WKU used a strong offensive push over the final 15 minutes as it sought an equalizer, but could not overcome a first-half goal by MTSU’s Peyton DePriest in the setback.

WKU’s Sarah Gorham and Chandler Backes each had a match-high three shots, and all three of Backes’ opportunities were put on goal. Megan Morris also had a pair of shots on goal for the Lady Toppers (3-8-1, 0-4-1 C-USA), who held a 17-7 advantage in shots over Middle Tennessee and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.

In goal for the Lady Toppers, Allison Leone played the full 90 minutes, making a pair of saves while giving up only DePriest’s goal in the 17th minute.

For Middle Tennessee (6-5, 3-1 C-USA), goalkeeper Sydney Chalcraft earned the victory collecting eight saves.

WKU will return to action Sunday at 1 p.m. as the Lady Toppers travel to Birmingham, Ala., to take on UAB. The Lady Toppers own a 2-0-1 record all-time against the Blazers and captured a 2-0 victory in Bowling Green on Oct. 9, 2016, in the most recent meeting between the two sides.