The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Soccer’s Smith named to Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
09.03.2014 | Soccer
Junior goalkeeper made 12 saves and shutout nationally-ranked Arkansas last weekend.
AUSTIN, Texas —As a result of her outstanding play last weekend, Texas junior goalkeeper Abby Smith has been selected as the lone net minder out of 11 inclusions on Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week.
The Plano, Texas, native opened her weekend by making a season-high seven stops in helping her squad shutout No. 22 Arkansas in a 0-0 (2OT) draw. During Sunday's match-up against Nevada, the preseason All-Big 12 Conference selection was called upon to corral five more shots on frame, giving her 17 stops on the season. Smith has already made quite a name for herself during the early campaign, not just for her ability between the pipes, but also for scoring her second career goal on a 45-yard free kick to begin the scoring in a 2-2 (2OT) against Arizona State on Aug. 22.
Smith and her Longhorn teammates return to action on Fri., Sept. 5, in Corpus Christi, Texas, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 7 p.m. UT then returns home to Mike A. Myers Stadium on Sun., Sept. 7, for a 7:30 p.m. match against Montana that will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network.
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week
GK – Abby Smith – Texas
D – Melanie Fox – Long Beach State
D – Abby Dahlkemper – UCLA
D – Courtney Assumma – Pepperdine
M – Reilly Parker – USC
M – Daphne Corboz – Georgetown
M – Dagny Brynjarsdottir – Florida State
M – Liana Salazar – Kansas
F – Kelley Monogue – Texas A&M
F – Vanessa Skrumbis – Georgetown
F – Lynn Williams - Pepperdine
