The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Friday, September 6
Nacogdoches, Texas
7 p.m. CT
University of Texas
at
Stephen F. Austin
No. 24 Soccer preview: at Stephen F. Austin
09.05.2019 | Soccer
The Longhorns (1-2-0) look to climb back into the win column with a visit to face the LadyJacks
Match 4: No. 24 Texas (1-2-0) at Stephen F. Austin (1-2-0)
Time: Friday, Sept. 6 – 7 p.m. CT
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas (SFA Soccer Field)
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TV: The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ through SFAJacks.com via this LINK. You must have a subscription in order to view the broadcast.
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- The Longhorns enter Friday with a 3-0-0 record all-time against Stephen F. Austin, including a 1-0-0 road mark in Nacogdoches. Texas has outscored the Ladyjacks by a combined total of 11-0 and posted a 5-0 victory during the most recent meeting in Austin back on Sept. 2, 2018.
- According to the most recent release of the NCAA Division I stats (Sept. 3), Texas has played the FIFTH-TOUGHEST SCHEDULE by opponent winning percentage. Removing the match-ups against the Longhorns, UT's opponents are 8-0-1 for a .944 winning % mark. Florida State (13-0), Weber State (6-0), Eastern Illinois (6-0) and Mississippi Valley State (2-0) hold down slots one through four.
- By scoring her team-leading third goal over the opening three matches of 2019, sophomore midfielder Julia Grosso has already established a new single-season career-high for goals (had two as a freshman in 2018).
- With her 81st-minute goal during the 4-3 season-opening win over Gonzaga (Aug. 22), senior forward Cyera Hintzen registered her 10th career match-winning score. The Garland, Texas, native now owns 10 match-winners over her 23 career goals, meaning that 43% of the time she's scored, it has been to win a contest.
- Texas is currently riding its first two-match regular-season losing streak since Oct. 23-28, 2016, when the Horns dropped consecutive contests to No. 1 West Virginia and TCU.
- After the losses at Denver and Colorado, Texas is now 8-2-1 over its last 11 August matches dating back to the start of the 2017 season. UT is 10-2-1 in the month dating back to its last previous August loss against Seattle (0-1) on Aug. 19, 2016.
- Texas is currently listed at No. 24 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll and is "receiving votes" in the United Soccer Coaches rankings, while having fallen out of the Soccer America poll. The Longhorns have now appeared in 26 of the last 27 United Soccer Coaches polls dating back to Sept. 12, 2017. UT was No. 13 in the preseason Top Drawer Soccer poll, No. 17 in the Soccer America listing and No. 19 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
- Two Longhorns earned national honors following the season-opening, 4-3 win over Gonzaga as sophomore midfielder Julia Grosso (two goals, assist) earned a spot on the 11-member Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week, while senior forward Cyera Hintzen (match-winning goal, three assists) received an honorable mention selection to the prestigious squad. The duo combined to score three goals and dish four assists during the victory. For Grosso, the selection was her first, while for Hintzen it was the fifth of her career (two previous nods to the team and two honorable mention selections).
- Senior forward Cyera Hintzen recently received a nod to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Best XI Second Team heading into the 2019 campaign. She was one of just nine total forwards to be named nationally to either the TDS first-, second- or third- teams. Hintzen was also ranked No. 19 on Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason National Top 100 that was released on Aug. 21.
- The Longhorns were well represented on this season's MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List as both senior forward Cyera Hintzen and junior midfielder Haley Berg made the cut for consideration for the prestigious award. Two-time All-American Hintzen secured the program's first Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year award last season after leading the league in assists (nine) and points (29) while rating second in goals (10). Berg is coming off a United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-Big 12 sophomore season that saw her score six times and dish three assists for 15 points.
- Texas led the league by picking up four selections to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team as senior forward Cyera Hintzen, junior midfielder Haley Berg, sophomore midfielder Julia Grosso and sophomore defender Emma Regan all picked up inclusions. In all, the Longhorns boasted 33% of the 12-member team, marking the second-most selections in UT program history and the program's first time with four nods since 2007.
- The Longhorns brought back some impressive production for 2019 as Texas returned 24 letter winners who totaled 24-of-39 goals (62%), 24-of-42 assists (57%) and 72-of-120 total points (60%) for last season's 13-5-3 squad as well as all 13 goalkeeping wins and seven shutouts between the pipes.
- The Longhorns were picked to finish THIRD in the annual preseason Big 12 coaches poll. UT received three first-place votes and 65 total points to trail only West Virginia (four first-place votes/75 points) and defending league champ Baylor (three first-place votes/72 points).
- Once again this season, the Texas soccer program has adopted the acronym RAMPED as the guideline for the campaign. The letters represent the words Respect, Accountability, Mentality, Pursuit of Excellence, Energy and Discipline, all facets of a championship team.
