The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Sunday, September 19
Austin, Texas
1 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
SIUE
Soccer preview: SIUE
09.18.2021 | Soccer
The Longhorns will battle the Cougars for the first time in school history on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
Match 9: SIUE (3-3-0) at Texas (3-3-2)
Time: Sunday, Sept. 19 – 1 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Soccer Stadium)
Tickets: Admission is FREE for all fans
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TV: The match will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network and can be watched online through this LINK.
Free Kicks:
- Texas will be facing off against SIUE for the first time in program history. The Longhorns are 1-0-0 against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference following a 1999 win over Eastern Illinois.
- The dynamic freshman scoring duo of Lexi Missimo and Trinity Byars is officially off-and-running now as the pair have combined to score seven of Texas' last nine goals against UTRGV (Sept. 12) and Samford (Sept. 16). Missimo is currently tied for the Big 12 Conference lead in total goals (six) and points (16), while Byars is tied for sixth in the league with 10 points (three goals, four assists).
- The Longhorns currently lead the Big 12 Conference and rank 12th in all of NCAA Division I in shots-per-game at 21.9. Freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo tops the Big 12 with 37 total shots, while freshman forward Trinity Byars rates tied for third with 29.
- Texas players have recorded four multi-goal efforts so far in 2021 as Lexi Missimo has done it twice (New Mexico State, UTRGV), while senior midfielder Julia Grosso (New Mexico State) and freshman Trinity Byars (Samford) have each recorded a brace.
- Following her four-goal performance against UTRGV (Sept. 12), Texas freshman midfielder Lexi Missimo was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Honorable Mention) and picked up her second straight nod as the Big 12 Conference's Freshman of the Week (Sept. 14). MISSIMO IS ONE OF JUST FOUR PLAYERS IN ALL OF NCAA DIVISION I TO SCORE FOUR GOALS IN A MATCH IN 2021.
- Lexi Missimo now owns an impressive nine career goals, six career assists and 24 career points over her first 11 collegiate matches after her school-record-tying four-goal outburst against UTRGV on Sept. 12. She's currently tied with former Longhorns All-American Kelly Wilson (2001) for the most goals by a freshman after her first 11 collegiate matches in school history.
- Texas senior defender Emma Regan has been voted as one of the team leaders for a reason. It's because she provides a consistent presence in the Longhorns backline. The Burnaby, British Columbia, native has played in Texas' last 48 matches and is riding a streak of 44 consecutive starts dating back to Oct. 25, 2018. For her career, Regan has played in 54 total matches with 53 starts. As a freshman in 2018, she missed numerous matches due to a Team Canada call-up for senior-level international duty at the CONCACAF Women's Championship.
- Julia Grosso usually makes her shots on goal count. Since the start of the 2019 season, Grosso has scored 16 goals on her last 46 shots on frame (35% shot efficiency).
