The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Wednesday, November 1
Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
University of Texas
vs
Baylor
No. 14 Soccer preview: Big 12 Quarterfinal vs. Baylor
10.31.2017 | Soccer
The Longhorns start their run in Kansas City by facing the Lady Bears on Wednesday at 2 p.m. CT.
Texas Game Notes vs. Baylor - Big 12 Quarterfinal
Soccer Match 18: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINAL
Baylor (10-5-2, 4-4-1 Big 12) vs. No. 14 Texas (13-2-2, 5-2-2 Big 12)
Schedule:
Wed., Nov. 1 #5-seed Baylor vs. #4-seed TEXAS 2 p.m. CT – Big 12 Digital Network
Location: Kansas City, Mo. (Swope Soccer Village)
Tickets: LINK
Bracket: LINK
Television: Wednesday's match will be broadcast via webstream through the Big 12 Digital Network and is accessible for FREE at this LINK.
Free Kicks:
- Texas is making the program's 21st all-time appearance in the Big 12 Championship and owns a 13-16-6 all-time mark in the event. UT is 0-2 all-time against Baylor in the league's showcase after suffering first round losses to the Lady Bears back during the 1996 and 1999 Big 12 Championships.
- The Longhorns now hold a 12-8-4 all-time series advantage over Baylor and have now won three of the last five against the Lady Bears after winning in Waco back on Oct. 20, 1-0 (OT) on junior midfielder Katie Glenn's 97th minute goal. Each of the last 12 meetings in the series has ended either in a tie or been settled by one goal with Texas leading over that span, 6-3-3.
- Goals will be at a premium on Wednesday as Baylor and Texas enter play as the top two defensive teams in goals allowed in the Big 12. The Bears have permitted nine scores, while the Longhorns have allowed 10.
- Texas is an incredibly young team with just two seniors (that pair has combined to play in two matches in 2017) and a total of 18 freshmen or sophomores on the roster. Those freshmen and sophomores have combined for 16 of Texas' 24 total goals, 17 of 25 total assists and all 13 wins & 10 shutouts in goal (sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry).
- The Longhorns have already played overtime on eight occasions (5-1-2) this season, tying for the most OT sessions in a single year in program history (2004 - eight). Texas' five overtime victories are tied for the most (2004 Longhorns) in a single season in program annals.
- Texas sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry is currently tied for the lead in the Big 12 Conference in shutouts with 10 over her first 17 career matches played and rates fourth in the league in goals-against-average at 0.56, 0.11 behind the leader. Curry has also leapt up the Texas single-season top 10 for clean sheets, breaking the old school record for single-season shutouts (nine) previously held by Longhorns Abby Smith (2014) and Dianna Pfenninger (2008).
- After struggling in close matches during the 2016 season (just 2-8 overall in one-goal contests and 0-3-1 in OT), Texas has gotten off to a roaring start in such match-ups in 2017. So far through 17 contests, the Longhorns are a sparkling 11-2 in one-goal decisions with victories over Rice, Little Rock, North Texas, Sacramento State, Northeastern, UTRGV, Iowa State, No. 5 West Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Baylor.
- Texas' current team goals-against-average of 0.59 rates ahead of the program record of 0.64 established back during 2008 when that Longhorns squad allowed just 14 total goals all season (21 matches) with a school record 11 shutouts.
- Texas' offense has managed to register more shots on goal than its opponent in 13 OF 17 MATCHES so far in 2017. UT leads in the category, 117-68, for an average margin of 6.9-4.0 shots on goal-per-match.
- Fans and opponents better watch out for Texas' dynamic duo of sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen and freshman midfielder Haley Berg. The duo has combined to score 12 of Texas' 24 goals, registered seven of 25 total assists and managed 31 of the Longhorns' 73 total points (42%) this season.
- The Longhorns defense has been stout throughout the 2017 campaign, but Texas recently managed a ridiculous streak, keeping the opposition from registering a single shot on goal over a stretch of 194:37 that included portions of matches against Texas Tech, Oklahoma and TCU.
- Texas won 25% (7-of-28) of the Big 12 weekly awards handed out over the 10 weeks of the 2017 soccer season. UT won four consecutive Offensive Player of the Week awards (Sept. 12-Oct. 3) for the first time in program history, while the seven total honors were the most in a single season in program history. Sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen owned three Offensive Player of the Week accolades and freshman midfielder Haley Berg won two Freshman of the Week honors, while junior midfielder Katie Glenn (Offensive) and sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry (Defensive POW) earned one each.
- Texas' 3-2 (OT) win over Northeastern (Sept. 10) was noteworthy in that it marked the first time the Longhorns had allowed at least two goals in a match and won since beating Dayton back on Aug. 17, 2012, 3-2 (OT). That covered a stretch of 105 total matches between the occurrences, and UT had been 0-25-2 when allowing two or more goals over that span. With a 3-2 (2OT) victory over Texas Tech (Sept. 29), Texas turned the trick twice in just five matches in 2017!
- For the Longhorns, scoring the match's first goal seems to be a key to victory in 2017 as the Longhorns are 11-1-1 when putting the initial score on the board and 4-1-1 when leading at the halftime break.
- Texas has had plenty of heroines to start the season as five different Longhorns (Cyera Hintzen, Haley Berg, Katie Glenn, Amber Stearns and Cydney Billups) have all registered match-winning goals over the opening 17 contests of 2017. During the ENTIRE 2016 campaign, only four different players managed match-winning tallies.
- Texas' defense is particularly stingy, having allowed more than two goals in a single match ONLY TWICE OVER THE LONGHORNS' LAST 104 MATCHES (both occurrences happened at TCU on Oct. 17, 2014 & Oct. 28, 2016) and only once over the last 59 matches. In fact, an opponent has scored more than two goals in a contest only five times since head coach Angela Kelly took over the program (three times during her first season on the Forty Acres in 2012).
- With her goal just 25 seconds into the season-opening, 2-1 victory over Rice (Aug. 18), freshman midfielder Haley Berg became the first Longhorns player to score in her first collegiate match since now senior forward Olivia Brook knocked home a goal during the 44th minute of her debut in a 2-2 (2OT) tie versus Arizona State back on Aug. 22, 2014.
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