The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Friday, October 6
Austin, Texas
7 p.m.
University of Texas
vs
TCU
No. 7 Soccer preview: vs. TCU [Oct. 6, 2017]
10.05.2017 | Soccer
Two of the top three teams in the current Big 12 standings will battle on Friday at Mike A. Myers Stadium
Soccer Match 13: TCU (9-4-0, 3-1-0 Big 12) at No. 7 Texas (11-0-1, 3-0-1 Big 12)
Time: Friday, Oct. 6 – 7 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field)
TEXAS CLEAR BAG POLICY: Please note that there is a new Clear Bag Policy in effect for fans when attending Texas Athletic events in 2017. For more details, please visit this LINK
Tickets: LINK
Promotions: It's "KICK FOR A CURE" night as Longhorns fans are encouraged to wear pink to support breast cancer awareness.
Live Stats: LINK
Television: The match will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network (accessible through WATCHESPN with certain cable providers) with Glenn Davis (play-by-play) and Kate Markgraf (analyst) on the call. Fans can watch via this LINK.
Radio: None available
Free Kicks:
- Texas enters Friday's match versus TCU with an 8-4-1 all-time series lead over the Horned Frogs, including a 5-1 mark in Austin. UT has won the last two meetings at Mike A. Myers Stadium while TCU hasn't scored a goal in Austin since winning back on Aug. 21, 2009, 2-1. The Longhorns are just 2-4-1 against the Horned Frogs over the last seven total meetings in the series.
- Expect to see a lot of corners on Friday night as TCU (tied for first with 108) and Texas (fifth with 104) are two of the top five corner-kick producers in NCAA Division I and the top two in the Big 12.
- It's almost hard to believe but Texas soccer has trailed for only 63:55 of 1127:22 of match time over 12 contests in 2017. The only times the Longhorns have been behind on the scoreboard are for 26:59 against Little Rock (UT eventually rallied back to win 2-1) and for 36:56 against Northeastern (UT eventually rallied back to win 3-2 in OT). In all, Texas hasn't trailed at a single point over the last 528:13 of match time dating back to the 50:32 mark in the match versus Northeastern on Sept. 10.
- Despite a tie at Oklahoma on Oct. 1, the Longhorns are still unbeaten at 11-0-1 and are closing in on yet another program milestone. Texas' current 12-match unbeaten streak is tied for the second longest in school history, just one short of equaling the mark of 13 established from Oct. 1-Nov. 13, 2006. l With nine home victories already in 2017, the Longhorns have tied for the second-most home triumphs in a single season in program history. The all-time UT record is held by the 2004 Longhorns, who went 12-1-0.
- At 11-0-1, Texas is one of just three remaining unbeaten teams (with ties) in all of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer alongside No. 1 UCLA (10-0-1) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11-0-2).
- Texas picked up two more Big 12 weekly awards this week as sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen and freshman midfielder Haley Berg repeated as the league's Offensive and Freshman of the Week, respectively. With their honors, the Longhorns have now won 41% (7-of-17) of the Big 12 weekly accolades in 2017. UT has won four Offensive Player of the Week awards in a row for the first time in program history, while the seven total honors are the most in a single-season in program history.
- Texas sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry currently leads the Big 12 Conference in shutouts with eight over her first 12 career matches played and rates second in the league in goals-against-average at 0.48. Curry has also leapt up the Texas single-season top 10 for clean sheets, tying former Longhorns Abby Smith (2013) and Alexa Gaul (2010) for third.
- The Longhorns picked up a single first-place vote in moving up a spot to No. 7 in this week's United Soccer Coaches national poll. UT also held steady at No. 7 in the Soccer America and No. 8 in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings, while falling three slots to No. 8 in the NCAA RPI. The No. 7 ranking from USC is the highest for Texas in that listing since rating sixth in the then-NSCAA poll back on Oct. 16, 2007.
- 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 14 of Texas' 20 total goals, 13 of 20 total assists and all 11 wins & eight shutouts in goal (sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry).
- 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 11 of Texas' 20 goals, registered six of 20 total assists and managed 28 of the Longhorns' 60 total points (47%) this season.
- 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 12 contests, the Longhorns are a perfect 9-0 in one-goal decisions with victories over Rice, Little Rock, North Texas, Sacramento State, Northeastern, UTRGV, Iowa State, No. 5 West Virginia and Texas Tech.
- Texas' current team goals-against-average of 0.48 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 11 OF 12 MATCHES so far in 2017. UT leads in the category, 90-39, for an average margin of 7.5-3.0 shots on goal-per-match.
- 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!
- With the 3-2 (2OT) win over Texas Tech, the Longhorns have now won three overtime matches in a single-season for the first time since doing so in 2006. The school record for most OT victories in one campaign is five back in 2004.
- For the Longhorns, scoring the match's first goal seems to be a key to victory in 2017 as the Longhorns are 9-0 when putting the initial score on the board and 4-0 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 12 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 99 MATCHES (both occurrences happened at TCU on Oct. 17, 2014 & Oct. 28, 2016) and only once over the last 54 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.
- Texas sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen was chosen as one of 11 players on the annual Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league office announced. The Garland, Texas, native is coming off a 2016 campaign that saw her tally two goals on the way to earning the program's fourth all-time selection as the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. She was one of just three sophomores to make the preseason squad. Hintzen has wasted no time making her impression felt in 2017 with the match-winning goal and an assist during the 2-1 season-opening victory over Rice (Aug. 18).
- Dorothy once said there's no place like home. The Texas soccer squad takes that line from "The Wizard of Oz" to heart as in five-plus seasons under coach Angela Kelly, the Longhorns have posted a 39-17-6 (.677) record in the friendly confines of Myers Stadium and are 34-12-5 (.716) over the last 51 home matches. Texas owns an all-time home record of 136-43-19 (.733) in now the 19th year (1999-present) at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field. In the 20+-year history of Texas Soccer, the Horns have registered an overall record of 158-55-21 (.719) in all home games.
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