In a premier non-conference showdown between formidable Tiger squads, one dominated the match, and the home Tigers were the ones with a win to show for it.

LSU survived its final non-conference contest, holding off a relentless Memphis offense 2-1, behind junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman’s acrobatic heroics Monday night at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

Kinneman made 10 saves and two LSU freshmen notched a goal to give LSU (4-1-2) a four-game unbeaten streak as conference play and new league rival Texas A&M looms Friday.

“There was just so much adrenaline out there, and we needed all of it,” Kinneman said. “It was a great win to get knowing what’s ahead.”

On an unseasonably cool night, Memphis (2-3) cranked up the heat early.

The blue-clad Tigers — who returned nine contributors from a squad that didn’t lose a regular-season game last year — were ferocious from the opening kick in the offensive third.

Led by shifty forward Christabel Oduro, Memphis compiled a whopping 24 shots, five corner kicks and ran the LSU defense ragged.

But Kinneman staved off a pair of point-blank Memphis shots, and LSU capitalized on its first serious offensive push to earn an early lead.

Freshman midfielder Fernanda Piña maneuvered past a falling defender, reaching the endline and sending a low cross to fellow freshman Colby Maffei, who found the net from nine yards away in the 24th minute.

“That was really a class goal,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “Two minutes after they sub in, to create a goal like that was almost a bonus.”

Maffei’s goal was the first of her career and made her the seventh LSU player and fourth Tiger freshman to score this season.

But the visitors — and Kinneman — were just getting started.

Oduro earned a penalty kick just minutes later, but Kinneman saved midfielder Kylie Davis’ on-target liner.

Kinneman followed that up by thwarting two straight one-on-one Oduro breakaways just before halftime to keep LSU in control.

“[Oduro] just created everything for them,” Kinneman said. “It stretched our defense, but I was ready for it.”

Three more prime Memphis scoring opportunities failed early in the second half, before LSU found some desperately needed separation.

Freshman Heather Magee boomed a left-footed strike from 20 yards out in the 61st minute, as the ball ricocheted off the crossbar barely over the line for her second goal of the season.

“Heather had been beating them to the corner all night, but she cut inside,” Lee said. “She actually hit it with the weaker foot, but the range wasn’t unexpected.”

Oduro finally found the net in the 76th minute, deftly curling the ball above Kinneman from the endline at a near-impossible angle.

But the home Tigers held off one final Memphis barrage, only surrendering a single corner kick in the waning minutes and ultimately avenging last August’s 3-0 defeat in Memphis.

“[Memphis] swung the point of attack and kept us reeling,” Lee said. “That’s as good a team as we’ll see in the SEC. This win will count for a lot down the road, not just in the RPI, but for our experience level against good opponent.