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Preview: Soccer hosts Little Rock [Sept. 20, 2015]
09.18.2015 | Soccer
Texas looks to stretch its unbeaten streak to a season-best four matches by hosting the Trojans
Texas Game Notes vs. Little Rock
Match #8: Little Rock (5-4-0) at Texas (3-2-2)
Time: Sunday, Sept. 20 – 1 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field)
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Television: The match will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network (accessible through WATCHESPN with certain cable providers) with Pete Pranica (play-by-play) and Monica Gonzalez (analyst) on the call. -- WATCH LIVE online: LINK
Radio: All UT home matches can be heard free via an internet audio stream at: http://texas.leanplayer.com/ - Lincoln Rose will call the action for Texas home matches.
Free Kicks:
- Texas enters Sunday's match-up against Little Rock (formerly Arkansas Little Rock or UALR) with a perfect 2-0 all-time mark against the Trojans. The Longhorns picked up home victories back on Oct. 16, 1994 (3-0) and last season on Oct. 20, 2014 (2-0). Against the Sun Belt Conference, UT is a flawless 5-0-0 and has never allowed a goal to a member of the league, out-scoring Little Rock, South Alabama and Texas State over five combined matches, 12-0.
- The Longhorns prep to play Little Rock with a three-match unbeaten streak in tow, the longest such skein for UT this season. The last time Texas was unbeaten over three matches stretched from Nov. 5-Nov. 14, 2014, during its postseason run at the Big 12 Championship and including NCAA First Round action. The last time UT was unbeaten over at least four matches was a six-match run from Aug. 22-Sept. 7, 2014.
- Senior midfielder Lindsey Meyer has now scored a goal in consecutive matches (vs. Oregon State and Abilene Christian) for the second time in her Texas career. The Coppell, Texas, native previously turned the trick over Oct. 26-31, 2014, against Baylor and Oklahoma State. Meyer has never scored in three straight contests.
- The 26 shots in Texas' recent win over Abilene Christian were the most for the Longhorns in a single contest since putting up 29 in a victory over Little Rock on Oct. 20, 2014, while the 14 shots on frame were the most since directing 14 on net in a win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sept. 5, 2014.
- UT senior goalkeeper Abby Smith has certainly been busy so far in 2015 as the Plano, Texas, native currently leads the Big 12 Conference in saves with 43. She also tops the league in saves-per-match at 6.14, a product of Texas' rugged early schedule.
- Besides goalkeeper Abby Smith, three players always seem to be penciled into the starting lineup. Senior midfielder Lindsey Meyer has started all 70 possible career matches at UT over her career, while junior defender Isabelle Kerr and junior midfielder Julia Dyche have made 30 consecutive starts.
