The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2020
- Class:
- 2008
The Texas Soccer program's only three-time United Soccer Coaches All-American, as well as a four-time, first-team United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-Big 12 Conference selection, Kasey Moore Powers helped lead the Longhorns to a 58-21-13 overall record, four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Big 12 Conference Tournament titles (2006, 2007). During her stay on the Forty Acres, the Longhorns reached the NCAA Round of 16 twice (2006, 2007), finished in the national rankings three times, including a program-best No. 8 in 2006, and achieved the No. 1 spot in the polls for the only time in school history in October 2007. A native of Mission Viejo, Calif., Powers still rates among the program's career top 10 in points (9th, 59), goals (6th, 24) and match-winning goals (5th, 9) despite playing as a defender in the back line. In 2005, she earned Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year honors after starting all 21 matches and totaling 11 points on five goals and an assist, while helping UT to an 11-9-1 mark and the NCAA Tournament Round of 64. During her sophomore campaign in 2006, Powers earned the distinction as the only United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American in program history after netting four goals and dishing two assists, while helping UT to a program-record 18 victories, a then-program record 10 shutouts, Texas' first Big 12 Conference Tournament title and a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. She was named Soccer America's National Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2006) after scoring the match-winning goal during a 1-0 upset over No. 5 Texas A&M to give the Longhorns consecutive wins over the Aggies for the first time in program history. During her final two seasons on the Forty Acres, Powers earned consecutive All-America honors while twice being named the Big 12 Conference's Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior in 2007, she led the squad in minutes played (2,353) and match-winning goals (five), while dishing a key assist on the match-winning goal during the 2-1 title-game win over top-seeded Texas A&M that handed Texas its second consecutive Big 12 Tournament Championship. Her 2007 squad also made school history by climbing to the No. 1 spot in the polls in early October for the only time in school history and picking up the three highest-profile victories in program history over No. 2 UCLA and No. 2 Texas A&M (twice). During her All-American final season of 2008, Powers scored a team-leading six goals and was the anchor in a defense that set a school record with 11 shutouts and a 0.64 goals-against-average while posting a Texas-record four-straight shutouts from Oct. 12-24, 2008. Internationally, she spent time as part of the U.S. Under-16, Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 National Teams, traveling to Spain with the U.S. U-23 squad in 2008. Following her collegiate career, Powers was drafted with the 15th overall pick by the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), going on to make 37 appearances as a pro from 2009-11 until the league's folding. She graduated from Texas with a bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in business. Powers and her husband, Ed, currently live in Austin where she works as a Senior Affiliate Account Manager for Modernize.
