The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Thursday, October 27
Austin, Texas
7 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Oklahoma
No. 17 Soccer preview: Oklahoma
10.26.2022 | Soccer
The Longhorns host the Sooners in the annual Red River Rivalry with a chance to clinch the outright Big 12 title
Match 18: Oklahoma (8-6-3, 3-4-1 Big 12) at No. 17 Texas (12-1-4, 6-0-2 Big 12)
Time: Thursday, Oct. 27 – 7 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field)
Tickets: Admission is FREE for all fans
Parking: Available in advance for the East Campus Garage through Click-And-Park ($5): LINK
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TV: The match will be broadcast live on Longhorn Network (accessible through WATCHESPN with certain cable providers) and can be watched online through this LINK.
Free Kicks:
- Texas has already clinched at least a share of its first Big 12 regular-season championship since 2001, but can secure the title outright on Thursday. If the Longhorns win or tie against Oklahoma, UT clinches the outright crown regardless of the result between Texas Tech and TCU. If Texas were to lose to the Sooners, either Texas Tech or TCU could win a share of the title with a victory in their Thursday match-up in Fort Worth.
- Texas leads its all-time series over Oklahoma by a total of 18-9-2, including 9-2-1 in Austin, The Longhorns have won the last five meetings (and the last two at Mike A. Myers Stadium) dating back to Oct. 12, 2018. UT has averaged 3.2 goals-per-match over that five-contest winning streak.
- Texas is currently on pace to register the best winning percentage in a single season in program history. At 12-1-4, the 2022 Longhorns own an .824 win percentage, while the school mark of .780 was set back in 2006 (18-4-3).
- UT sophomore midfielder Lexi Missimo registered her 10th assist of the year at Oklahoma State. With that helper, the Southlake, Texas, native became just the third Texas player to register at least two double-digit assist seasons in program history, joining former All-Americans Kelly Wilson (2001, 2002, 2004) and Kati McBain (2000, 2002).
- Texas sophomore forward Trinity Byars is setting quite a pace nationwide as the Richardson, Texas, native is currently the ONLY PLAYER IN DIVISION I TO RANK IN THE TOP 10 FOR GOALS, ASSISTS AND POINTS. She's fourth in the national stats in points (37) and goals (14) and 10th in assists (nine). Byars is incredibly efficient as she's scored on 52% of her shots on goal in 2022 (14 goals on 27 shots on frame).
- With 14 goals this year, Byars is closing in on even more program history. The sophomore forward needs just three more scores to establish a new single-season record in the category, surpassing former All-American Kelly Wilson's school mark of 16 goals set back in 2004.
- Byars is currently tied for the Division I lead in match-winning goals (six) alongside Imane Addi (South Alabama), Itala Gemelli (Dayton), Imani Jenkins (Hartford) and Reilyn Turner (UCLA).
- Texas enters Thursday riding a school record 17-MATCH BIG 12 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON UNBEATEN STREAK (12-0-5). UT's last regular-season Big 12 defeat OCCURRED 720 DAYS AGO back on Nov. 6, 2020, in a 1-0 loss at Texas Tech.
- Texas also enters Thursday riding a program record 15-MATCH UNBEATEN STREAK (11-0-4) dating back to Aug. 28 against Florida.
- Byars enters Thursday's match against Oklahoma riding a SEVEN-MATCH POINT-SCORING STREAK. It's her second five-plus match point-scoring skein of the season, while the longest such streak of her career was eight consecutive contests from Sept. 12-Oct. 8, 2021.
- Byars is closing in on more program history. After registering 12 goals and 10 assists during her 2021 freshman campaign, Byars is only one assist from becoming just the second player in Longhorns history to post two seasons with double-digit goals & assists (and the first to do it in consecutive years). The other was former two-time All-American Kelly Wilson back in 2001 (13G, 12 A) and 2004 (16G, 14A).
- The Longhorns currently rank SECOND IN NCAA DIVISION I in assists-per-match (2.82) and THIRD in total assists with 48 helpers over their first 17 contests. Individually, sophomore midfielder Lexi Missimo is tied for SIXTH IN THE NATION in total assists (10), while sophomore forward Trinity Byars is tied for 10TH in assists (nine) and ranks 11TH in assists-per-match (0.56).
- The Longhorns also currently rate FIFTH IN NCAA DIVISION I in points (136), SIXTH in goals (44), EIGHTH in shots-per-match (19.18) & NINTH in scoring offense (2.59). Individually, sophomore forward Trinity Byars currently ranks FOURTH IN NCAA DIVISION I in points (37), points-per-match (2.31) and total goals (14) & SIXTH in goals-per-match (0.88).
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