Soccer earns Kelly 250th career coaching win in 4-0 rout of Texas State

Friday, March 5

Austin, Texas

7 p.m. CT

University of Texas

5-5-0, 4-5-0

Texas State

4-11-1, 4-5-0

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Soccer earns Kelly 250th career coaching win in 4-0 rout of Texas State

03.05.2021 | Soccer

Box Score

Freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo scored a goal and dished two assists in her long-awaited debut

AUSTIN, Texas – On Friday night in Texas soccer's 2021 spring opener at Mike A. Myers Stadium, four different Longhorns (5-5-0) found the back of the net, including freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo who knocked home a penalty kick and added two assists in her collegiate debut, during a 4-0 rout over Texas State (4-11-1).

The win marked the 250th victory of head coach Angela Kelly's 21-year coaching career. The Brantford, Ontario, native is now 250-145-40 overall over 21 seasons.

Texas Notes

Top Drawer Soccer's No. 1 recruit in the nation for 2020, Missimo had quite the debut in the Burnt Orange & White, driving home a second-half penalty kick, while adding two assists for four total points.
With her goal, Missimo joined fellow freshman Presley Echols (versus Oklahoma) as Longhorns to score in their 2020-21 collegiate debuts.
Junior midfielder Julia Grosso (13th career goal) and senior midfielder/forward Haley Berg (23rd career goal) each scored their team-leading third goals of 2020-21, while junior forward Mackenzie McFarland tallied her first of the season.
Echols registered her team-leading third assist on Berg's 29th-minute goal, while Grosso added her second helper of the year on McFarland's 31st minute score.
Texas out-shot Texas State by a commanding total of 25-2, including 17-0 over the opening 45 minutes, and 11-1 in shots on frame.
Texas has now won its last 30 matches when scoring two-or-more goals in a match dating back to the start of the 2017 season.

The Details

For the 25th time under Kelly's guidance, the Longhorns grabbed an early lead during the first 10 minutes of the match.

This time it was Grosso tickling the twine just 4:24 in as the Vancouver, British Columbia, native corralled a Berg blocked shot, danced through some TXST defenders on the left edge of the 18-yard box and slotted a shot just inside the far post for a 1-0 lead.

Echols started Texas' second goal by controlling a long ball and playing it to Missimo. The rookie midfielder looked to penetrate on the dribble, but cut it back to Berg who finished on a right-footed shot at 28:31 to make it 2-0.

It took just 1:55 for the Longhorns advantage to grow to 3-0 as McFarland located the back of the net at 30:26. The play started with Grosso directing a short corner to Missimo. She spun quickly on the dribble and crossed a ball towards the top of the six-yard box. McFarland was waiting for the feed in plenty of space to volley home a nine-yard effort.

Looking for more in the second stanza, the Burnt Orange & White got a golden opportunity at 51:04 as Berg was taken down in the box. Missimo was called upon to take the ensuing penalty and drove home her first career goal from the spot to finalize the scoring in a 4-0 victory.