The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Sunday, October 1
Norman, Okla.
12 p.m.
University of Texas
at
Oklahoma
No. 8 Soccer preview: at Oklahoma [Oct. 1, 2017]
09.30.2017 | Soccer
The Longhorns head out on the road in Big 12 play for the first time to battle the rival Sooners
Soccer Match 12: No. 8 Texas (11-0-0, 3-0-0 Big 12) at Oklahoma (2-8-2, 0-1-1 Big 12)
Time: Sunday, Oct. 1 – 12 p.m. CT
Location: Norman, Okla. (OU Soccer Complex)
Tickets: LINK
Live Stats: LINK
Television: The match will be broadcast live on ESPNU (accessible through WATCHESPN with certain cable providers) with Trey Bender (play-by-play) and Morgan Conklin (analyst) on the call.
Radio: None available
Free Kicks:
- Texas enters Sunday's match at rival Oklahoma with a 13-9-1 all-time series advantage over the Sooners, but just a 5-5 road mark in Norman. OU has taken the last two meetings between the two teams, including UT's most recent trip to the OU Soccer Complex on Sept. 25, 2016, 2-1 (OT). The last four, and five of the last six match-ups, have been settled by just one goal.
- UT's current 11-match winning streak ties for the longest in program history, equaling the previous record of 11 straight victories established from Sept. 21-Oct. 28, 2001.
- Texas sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen continues to score massive goals for the Longhorns in 2017 with a Big 12-leading five match-winning scores over the first 11 contests. Four of those winning goals have come in the 82nd minute of a match or later to beat North Texas, UTRGV (OT), No. 5 West Virginia and Texas Tech (2OT). Hintzen has ALREADY MOVED INTO A TIE FOR THIRD IN SINGLE-SEASON MATCH-WINNING GOALS AT TEXAS WITH FIVE alongside former Longhorns Kasey Moore (2007) and Kelly McDonald (2003). The school record for one campaign is eight match-winners by Kelsey Carpenter back in 2006.
- 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 & seven 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.
- 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 Friday's 3-2 (2OT) victory over Texas Tech (Sept. 29), Texas has now 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.
- 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 11 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.
- The Longhorns sky-rocketed up the major polls this week, following their big win over then-No. 5 West Virginia, climbing to No. 7 in the Soccer America and No. 8 in both the United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer polls. The No. 8 rating by the UCS is the highest for Texas in that rating system since coming in at No. 8 in the then-NSCAA rankings back on Sept. 30, 2008.
- Texas sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Curry currently leads the Big 12 Conference in shutouts with seven over her first 11 career matches played and rates second in the league in goals-against-average at 0.53. Curry has also entered the Texas single-season top 10 for clean sheets, tying former Longhorns Abby Smith (2012), Alexa Gaul (2011), Dianna Pfenninger (2006, 2007) and Jaime Strong (1994) for fifth.
- Texas' current team goals-against-average of 0.53 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 10 OF 11 MATCHES so far in 2017. UT leads in the category, 83-39, for an average margin of 7.5-3.5 shots on goal-per-match.
- UT's consecutive overtime winning "golden goals" to beat Northeastern (redshirt freshman forward Cydney Billups) and UTRGV (sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen) marked the first time UT won two overtime matches in a single season since the 2009 campaign when the Horns defeated Colorado twice in OT on Oct. 25 & Nov. 4. The occurrence is also the first time the Burnt Orange & White won in OT during consecutive contests since defeating Illinois (1-0, 2OT) and New Mexico (2-1, OT) on Sept. 3 & 7, 2006.
- 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 11 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 98 MATCHES (both occurrences happened at TCU on Oct. 17, 2014 & Oct. 28, 2016) and only once over the last 53 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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