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Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713 • (512) 471-6036 • www.TexasSports.com • @TexasSoccer 2021 Schedule and Results at #19 RICE (5-0-0) 1-2-1 Sun., Sept. 5 l 7 p.m. Central Date Opponent (TV) Time (CT)/Result Holloway Field l Houston, Texas AUG. 13 ABILENE CHRISTIAN^ (LHN) W, 3-0 Aug. 19 at UCF (ESPN+) L, 0-4 TEXAS (1-2-1) No. 19 RICE (5-0-0) Aug. 22 at Florida (SEC Network+) T, 1-1 (2OT) 2021 Record ..........1-2-1 (0-0-0 Big 12) 2021 Record ..............5-0-0 (0-0-0 CUSA) AUG. 29 #11 GEORGETOWN (LHN) L, 0-2 Goals ................................................5 Goals .............................................. 12 Assists .............................................6 Assists ............................................ 17 SEPT. 2 NEW MEXICO STATE (LHN) W, 4-0 Points .............................................16 Points ............................................. 41 Sept. 5 at #19 Rice 7 p.m. Shots ..............................................67 Shots .............................................. 98 SEPT. 9 OREGON (LHN) 7 p.m. Shot % .........................................075 Shot % ......................................... .122 SOG (SOG%) ....................... 29 (.433) SOG (SOG%) ........................51 (.520) SEPT. 12 UTRGV (LHN) 3 p.m. Corner Kicks ..................................25 Corner Kicks ................................... 40 SEPT. 16 SAMFORD (LHN) 7 p.m. Shots Per Game ..........................16.8 Shots Per Game .......................... 19.6 SEPT. 19 SIUE (LHN) 1 p.m. Saves .............................................18 Saves .............................................. 19 Sept. 23 at Kansas State* 7 p.m. Broadcast Information Sept. 26 at Oklahoma* 1 p.m. TELEVISION: Sunday’s match will be broadcast live on Conference USA TV. SEPT. 30 TCU* (LHN) 6 p.m. TWITTER: Live Twitter updates for each Texas soccer match can be accessed at the team’s official account - @TexasSoccer OCT. 3 TEXAS TECH* (LHN) 1 p.m. TEXAS LONGHORNS QUICK KICKS ... OCT. 8 IOWA STATE* (LHN) 7 p.m. l Texas and Rice will be meeting Sunday for the seventh time overall with the Longhorns holding a 5-1-0 all-time series advantage. UT is 1-1-0 in Houston with the most recent meeting coming back on Aug. 17, 2018, a 3-0 Texas Oct. 15 at Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 7 p.m. victory. Head Coach Angela Kelly is 3-0-0 against the Owls during her time on the Forty Acres. OCT. 21 WEST VIRGINIA* (LHN) 7 p.m. l Texas’ offense finally broke out on Thursday against New Mexico State as the Longhorns scored four first-half goals on the way to a 4-0 rout of the Aggies. Senior midfielder Julia Grosso and freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo OCT. 24 OKLAHOMA STATE* (LHN) 1 p.m. each scored braces (two goals) to lead the charge. The occurrence marked the first time two different Longhorns both scored two goals in a single match since Grosso and Texas-Ex Haley Berg did so during the 8-0 rout of Grambling Oct. 28 at Kansas* 7 p.m. back on Sept. 22, 2019. l Grosso’s brace was the fourth of her career (vs. Kansas State – Oct. 21, 2018; vs. Grambling – Sept. 22, 2019; vs. Gonzaga – Aug. 22, 2019; vs. New Mexico State – Sept. 2, 2021) while Missimo’s was the second of her brief career Big 12 Soccer Championship - Round Rock, Texas in the Burnt Orange & White (at Baylor – April 1, 2021; vs. New Mexico State – Sept. 2, 2021). Oct. 31/Nov. 4/Nov. 7 l Missimo now owns an impressive five career goals and 14 career points over her first seven collegiate matches NCAA First Round Nov. 12-14 after her career-high, five-point effort on Thursday against the Aggies (two goals, one assist). NCAA Second & Third Round Nov. 19-21 l Freshman forward Trinity Byars registered her first two collegiate assists (and points), while freshman forward Tati Fung was credited with her initial career assist (and point) in the victory over New Mexico State. NCAA Quarterfinals Nov. 26-28 l Julia Grosso usually makes her shots on goal count. Since the start of the 2019 season, Grosso has scored 15 NCAA Women’s College Cup Dec. 3-5 goals on her last 40 shots on frame (38% shot efficiency). l Texas enters Sunday needing just two more wins to reach 300 all-time program victories. The Longhorns overall ^ - Exhibition Match record is currently 298-201-54 (.588). l Five of Texas’ eight 2021 signees played together for Solar SC (Byars, Missimo, EmJ Cox, Miller, Stanley) under * = Big 12 Conference match head coach Derek Missimo (Lexi’s dad), while McFarland, Nobles, Claros, Lapomarda, Sydney Cox and Pace are also -- Home contests listed in BOLD CAPS previous Solar FC products. Tatiana Fung grew up playing alongside Missimo and Byars on teams in both California and Texas, while Holly Ward was part of the same Vancouver Whitecaps program that produced Grosso, Regan and -- All times listed are Central and subject to change. Akindoju. -- All rankings listed are from the United Soccer Coaches poll l The Longhorns have won 33 consecutive matches in which they scored two-or-more goals in a contest dating back to the start of the 2017 season. The last time Texas failed to win when tickling the twine on two occasions was -- (#XX) Ranking in parentheses signifies Texas’ ranking as in a 3-2 defeat at TCU back on Oct. 28, 2016. of match time l UT is 26-3-2 since the start of the 2018 season when scoring first in a match and is 1-0-1 in such contests in 2021. l Senior midfielder Julia Grosso recently made history as part of the Canadian Senior National Team’s gold medal win over Sweden at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In helping Canada to its first gold medal, Grosso earned five overall caps (Great Britain, Chile, Brazil, United States, Sweden) and made the decisive sixth-round shootout penalty kick in MEDIA RELATIONS the final to seal the extra-time title triumph over the Swedes. Soccer Contact: Brian Davis l Julia Grosso also became the first Olympian in Texas soccer history and is now the first Olympic medalist in program annals. Office: (512) 471-9801 l The Longhorns coaching staff looks significantly different this season as head coach Angela Kelly hired former Cell: (865) 696-7947 Samford assistant coach Ben Munger and former UAB assistant coach Lee Hughes to replace departed assistants Keeley Hagen and Keri Sanchez. Hagen moved on to become the head coach at Colorado State, while Sanchez is now E-mail: [email protected] the head coach at Illinois Wesleyan. Media Relations Fax: (512) 471-6040 l Texas now has both the 2020 and 2021 Top Drawer Soccer IMG Academy No. 1 national recruits in uniform at the same time as Lexi Missimo (2020) and Trinity Byars (2021) each don the Burnt Orange & White. The duo are longtime UT Athletics Website: www.TexasSports.com best friends (13+ years), having grown up together playing for Missimo’s dad Derek as part of Solar FC. Myers Press Box Phone: (512) 232-3840 l Texas freshman Lexi Missimo registered quite the collegiate debut against Texas State back on March 5, 2021, by scoring her first collegiate goal (penalty kick) and dishing two assists for four total points in a 4-0 victory. For her 2021 TEXAS SOCCER 2021 QUICK FACTS (records entering season) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl-Exp. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous School-Team) Location: ______________________________________Austin, Texas 0 Savannah Madden GK 5th Sr.-3L 5-7 San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch) Enrollment: _____________________ 50,950 (39,619 undergraduate) 1 Cameron Brooks OB/F Sr.-3L 5-9 Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Ridge) President: _______________________Gregory L. Fenves (Cornell ‘79) 5 Carlee Allen M Sr.-3L 5-9 Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Founded: ____________________________________________ 1883 6 Amelia Abbott M Fr.-HS 5-8 Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson College for Girls) Conference: _________________________________________ Big 12 7 Julia Grosso M Sr.-3L 5-8 Vancouver, British Columbia (Burnaby Central) 8 Avery Vander Ven M So.-1L 5-9 Lone Tree, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) Nickname/Mascot: _________________________ Longhorns/Bevo XV 9 Teni Akindoju F Jr.-2L 5-7 Halifax, Nova Scotia (Burnaby Central) Colors: ___________________ Burnt Orange (Pantone 159) and White 10 Lexi Missimo M Fr.-HS 5-8 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Vice President/Director of Athletics: _______________ Chris Del Conte 11 Lola Stanley F/M Fr.-HS 5-4 Frisco, Texas (Frisco) NCAA Faculty Representative: _______________ Dr. Michael Clement 13 Holly Ward F Fr.-HS 5-6 North Vancouver, British Columbia (Burnaby Central) 14 Tatiana Fung M/F Fr.-HS 5-3 Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) First Year of Soccer: ___________________________________ 1994 15 Trinity Byars F Fr.-HS 5-5 Richardson, Texas (The June Shelton School) 17 Lauryn Oliver M/F Jr.-2L 5-8 Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) All-Time Record: ___________________ 297-199-53 (.589) - 27 years 18 Mackenzie McFarland F Sr.-3L 5-6 Coppell, Texas (Coppell) All-Time Big 12 Record: _______________________ 131-77-25 (.616) 19 Sydney Nobles F Jr.-2L 5-5 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Big 12 Championships (Regular Season/Tournament): 20 Charlotte Bluemel CB R-Fr.-HS 5-9 Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia (Gym St. Mauritz) ___________________________________________________3 (1/2) 21 Kailey Smith M Sr.-3L 5-5 Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro) NCAA Tournaments (Record): _______________________ 14 (8-14-2) 22 Kelsey Hranicky M So.-1L 5-5 Houston, Texas (Memorial) 23 Emily Jane “EmJ” Cox CB Fr.-HS 5-10 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) 24 Morgan Pace D So.-1L 5-7 Dallas, Texas (Duncanville) Facility: ____________ Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium (20,000) 25 Lauren Lapomarda D So.-1L 5-2 Prosper, Texas (Prosper) Myers Stadium Record: _______________________ 157-51-20 (.732) 26 Emma Regan OB Sr.-3L 5-4 Burnaby, British Columbia (Burnaby Central) All-Time Home Record: _______________________ 181-63-22 (.722) 27 Ashlyn Miller M Fr.-HS 5-3 McKinney, Texas (Liberty) 28 Megan Hogate GK Fr.-HS 5-9 Orange, Calif.