Soccer blanks Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on the road, 3-0

Friday, March 26

Corpus Christi, Texas

7 p.m. CT

University of Texas

6-5-0, 4-5-0

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

4-7-2, 3-4-1

Texas

A&M-Corpus Christi

Soccer blanks Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on the road, 3-0

03.26.2021 | Soccer

Box Score

Julia Grosso, Mackenzie McFarland & Cameron Brooks all found the net during a second-half outburst

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – On Friday night at Jack Dugan Soccer Stadium, junior midfielder Julia Grosso, junior forward Mackenzie McFarland and junior forward Cameron Brooks all tickled the twine during the second half as Texas soccer (6-5) blanked Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4-7-2), 3-0.

Texas Notes

Texas out-shot Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by a total of 28-5, including 16-5 in shots on goal.
The 28 shots and 16 shots on goal both marked the most for the Longhorns in a match since putting up 30 shots (16 on goal) during a Sept. 22, 2019, win over Grambling.
The Longhorns improved to 3-0-0 all-time against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 2-0-0 in road matches against the Islanders.
Texas has now won 31 straight matches when scoring two-or-more goals dating back to the start of the 2017 season.
UT is 24-3-1 since the start of the 2018 campaign when scoring first in a match and 6-0-0 in such contests in 2020-21.
Sophomore forward Sydney Nobles' two assists against TXAM-CC were a career-high.
Grosso's goal was her team-leading fourth of the season, while Brooks registered her third and McFarland her second.
Senior midfielder Emily Strouphauer was credited with her first assist of 2020-21.
Senior goalkeeper Savannah Madden made five saves in recording her sixth shutout of the year.

The Details

It was Texas that managed the first shot of the match as freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo fired high of frame just 4:14 in.

What turned into a Longhorns shooting gallery continued nearly unabated as Missimo and Brooks forced Kyleigh Hall saves at 7:09 and 13:29, respectively.

Between the pipes, Hall continued to keep the Islanders in the contest, registering three stops over a 1:05 span from 19:22 to 20:27, as freshman defender Lauren Lapomarda, Brooks and McFarland all threatened the net.

Brooks was at it again at 21:10 as a one-two between Grosso and Missimo ended up at Brooks' feet. Unfortunately, her eventual shot hit off the side netting.

Texas A&M-CC finally managed a shot at 22:38 as Natalie Gonzalez fired a low effort that was saved by Texas keeper Madden.

Overall, during the first 45 minutes, Texas out-shot Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 15-3, including 8-3 in shots on goal, but couldn't grab a first-half lead.

The second half proved a very different story as the Burnt Orange & White finally got on the board at 57:24.

Freshman midfielder Kelsey Hranicky started the play with a blocked shot. Nobles tracked down the loose ball, and after making a couple of moves, dropped a pass back to Grosso. The Vancouver, British Columbia, native promptly drove a shot into the lower left corner from 15 yards to make it 1-0.

Just 6:50 later, the Longhorns doubled their advantage. Junior defender Emma Regan controlled a loose ball in the back and delivered a beautiful long pass behind the AMCC backline right into the path of an on-the-run Nobles. Unselfishly, the Southlake, Texas, product crossed from the right wing towards the top of the six-yard box. McFarland ran unopposed up the middle and tapped in easily from three yards for a 2-0 advantage.

During the 84th minute, Strouphauer started off UT's final goal by making a move up the right wing around an Islander defender. She delivered a picture-perfect cross towards the left side of the box where Brooks was waiting in space to roof a volley from six yards out and finalize a 3-0 score.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi managed just two shots over the final 45 minutes with Madden making saves at 54:24 on Kayla Gove's effort and on an Abby Deakin attempt at 65:49.