No. 17 Soccer preview: vs. Kansas at the Big 12 Championship [Oct. 28, 2018]

Soccer Match 19 – BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINAL: No. 6 seed Kansas (11-5-2, 5-4-0 Big 12) vs. No. 3 seed Texas (13-3-2, 5-3-1 Big 12)

Time: Sunday, Oct. 28 – 8 p.m. CT

Location: Kansas City, Mo. (Children's Mercy Victory Field - Swope Soccer Village)

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TV: The match is scheduled to be webstreamed on the Big 12 Digital Network through Big12Sports.com. The match can be viewed through this LINK.

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Junior forward Cyera Hintzen is attempting to accomplish something that only two players (Nebraska's Morgan Marlborough - 2010 and West Virginia's Frances Silva - 2013) have ever done in Big 12 history, lead the conference in goals, assists and points for an entire season. The Garland, Texas, native is currently on top of all three categories in the league with 10 goals, nine assists and 29 points through 18 matches.

Texas is making its 22nd all-time appearance at the Big 12 Championship, owning a 13-17-6 record in the annual event. UT is currently on a two-match losing streak in Kansas City with razor-thin losses to Kansas (2-1) in 2015 and Baylor (2-1, OT) in 2017.

The Burnt Orange & White lead their overall series against Kansas by a 16-7-2 total and own a 1-1 mark in neutral site matches against the Jayhawks. UT topped KU just nine days ago in Austin, 2-0, on goals from senior midfielder Kayra Dollas (penalty kick-24:35) and sophomore midfielder Haley Berg (85:08). Overall, Kansas has won three of the last four meetings, including the last neutral match-up between the pair during the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship back on Nov. 4, 2015, 2-1.

Texas has had plenty of heroines this season as seven different Longhorns have registered match-winning goals over the opening 18 contests. During last year's successful 2017 season, only five different Texas players scored match-winning tallies.

After going just 2-8 during one-goal matches during the 2016 season, the Longhorns have since turned around their fortunes in such contests by going a remarkable 18-6 over their last 24 one-goal matches since beginning 2017 and are 7-3 in 2018.

The Longhorns managed 13 regular-season wins this season, tying the 2017 and 2007 Texas teams for the third-most regular season triumphs in program history. UT needs five more victories to equal the school record of 18 overall single-season wins set by the 2006 edition of the Burnt Orange & White.

With Nicole Curry and Julia Grosso's nods as the Big 12 Defensive and Freshman of the Week on Oct. 23, respectively, the Longhorns registered a program record nine weekly league awards in 2018, breaking the old mark of seven set by the 2017 Texas squad.

With wins over Kansas and Kansas State, Texas made program history by completing the first perfect regular-season home schedule in school annals at 10-0-0. Overall, UT has out-scored its 10 opponents at Mike A. Myers Stadium by a staggering total of 29-6.

Texas is one of just three Big 12 teams to boast five players each with three-or-more goals this season, joining Baylor and Oklahoma State. The Longhorns continue to lead the league as a team in goals (39), assists (42) and total points (120).

Outshooting opponents has been important for the Longhorns' success this season as Texas owns a 10-0-1 mark when firing more shots in a contest. UT out-shot No. 13 Oklahoma State, 18-14, but was dealt a 1-1 (2OT) tie.

Texas is taking the mantra of "defending your home turf" to heart as the Longhorns are a perfect 10-0-0 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in 2018. UT has now won 11 consecutive home contests (including last year's NCAA First Round victory over North Texas) and 20 of their last 22 home match-ups overall. The program record for the longest home winning streak is 14 straight matches established over the 2004 & 2005 seasons.

Senior forward Alexa Adams has tallied at least one point in nine of her last 14 matches. Sophomore midfielder Haley Berg has now totaled two points in seven of UT's last 14 contests and junior forward Cyera Hintzen has points in eight of the last 11 matches. In all, Hintzen has registered at least one point in 13-of-18 matches this season and at least two points in 10-of-18 (she's scored goals in eight-of-18).

The Burnt Orange & White are an impressive 7-2-5 in overtime matches combining the 2017 & 2018 seasons (2-0-2 in 2018) and have gone to at least one extra session in 14 of their last 33 contests.

Texas has scored first in 12 of its 18 matches during the 2018 campaign, and the Longhorns have trailed for only 145:06 (parts of matches against Texas State, Baylor, No. 13 Oklahoma State, TCU, No. 16 West Virginia and Oklahoma) out of 1663:08 of match time so far this season. Texas has scored first in 28 of its last 39 total matches dating back to the start of 2017.

The Longhorns were ranked No. 9 in the sixth release of the NCAA Division I Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) on Monday. Texas ranks second in the Big 12, behind Baylor (fourth), and is one of five total league schools in the RPI Top 30. The Big 12 also rated first again this week in conference RPI, just ahead of the SEC and ACC.

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