The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Friday, November 11
Austin, Texas
5 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Texas A&M
No. 16 Soccer preview: Texas A&M - NCAA First Round
11.10.2022 | Soccer
The Longhorns welcome in their old rivals to begin the 2022 NCAA Tournament run
NCAA First Round: Texas A&M (9-6-5, 3-4-3 SEC) at No. 16 Texas (14-2-4, 7-0-2 Big 12)
Time: Friday, Nov. 11 – 5 p.m. CT
Location: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Stadium & Soccer Field)
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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' high-scoring 2022 offense is closing in on single-season program records for GOALS (51 goals - needs seven to break 2002 record of 57 goals), ASSISTS (56 assists - needs seven to break 2004 record of 62 assists), POINTS (158 points - needs 15 to break 2002 & 2004 record of 172 points) and CORNER KICKS (160 corners - needs three to break 2003 record of 162 corners).
- Texas is currently on pace to register the best winning percentage in a single season in program history. At 14-2-4, the 2022 Longhorns own an .800 win percentage, while the school mark of .780 was set back in 2006 (18-4-3).
- Texas is making its 16th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament (8-15-2 overall record) and will be hosting NCAA First Round action for the sixth time in program history (fourth time under head coach Angela Kelly). In first round contests, UT is 6-9-0 overall and 3-2-0 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
- Texas trails its all-time series against Texas A&M by a total of 19-5-2 overall and 5-3-2 in Austin. The Longhorns last victory over the Aggies occurred back on Nov. 17, 2007 (W, 3-2) as A&M has posted a 4-0-2 record over the last six meetings. Friday's match-up will mark the third all-time NCAA Tournament meeting between the two squads as well as the first to be contested in Austin. The teams split the two previous NCAA matches in College Station with the Longhorns winning in the 2007 second round (W, 3-2) and Texas A&M prevailing in the 2019 first round, 4-1.
- Texas sophomore forward Trinity Byars recently posted a NINE-MATCH POINT-SCORING STREAK (ended against West Virginia at the Big 12 Championship). It was her second five-plus match point-scoring skein of 2022 and tied the school record of nine straight matches with a point established by Kelly Wilson back from Sept. 7-Oct. 14, 2001.
- Byars is setting quite a pace nationwide as the Richardson, Texas, native is currently ONE OF JUST TWO DIVISION I PLAYERS (Michelle Cooper - Duke) TO RANK IN THE NATIONAL TOP 16 FOR GOALS, ASSISTS AND POINTS. She's third in the national stats in points (41), fifth in goals (16) and 16th in assists (nine). Byars is incredibly efficient as she's scored on 50% of her shots on goal in 2022 (16 goals on 32 shots on frame).
- With 23 total points (average of 2.56 points-per-match), Texas secured the outright 2022 Big 12 regular-season title and the top seed for the Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. It marked the Longhorns second all-time regular-season crown and first since 2001.
- The Longhorns currently rank THIRD IN NCAA DIVISION I in total assists and FOURTH in assists-per-match (2.80) with 56 helpers over their first 20 contests. Individually, sophomore midfielder Lexi Missimo is tied for SECOND IN THE NATION in total assists (14) and is FIRST in assists-per-match (0.93), while sophomore forward Trinity Byars is tied for 16TH in assists (nine) and ranks 22ND in assists-per-match (0.47).
- The Longhorns also currently rate FOURTH IN NCAA DIVISION I in points (158), SEVENTH in goals (51), 14TH in shots-per-match (18.60) & NINTH in scoring offense (2.55). Individually, sophomore forward Trinity Byars currently ranks THIRD IN NCAA DIVISION I in points (41) & points-per-match (2.16), FIFTH in total goals (16) & SIXTH in goals-per-match (0.84).
- 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). Wiith 14 assists this year, Missimo needs just one more helper to break her own 2021 school single-season record.
- With 16 goals this year, Byars is closing in on even more program history. The sophomore forward needs just one more score 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 second in NCAA Division I in match-winning goals (six) alongside Imane Addi (South Alabama), Imani Jenkins (Hartford), Reilyn Turner (UCLA), Amanda Attanasi (James Madison), Rebecca Cooke (Quinnipiac) and Riley Mattingly Parker (Alabama).
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