Soccer’s Missimo ties program career goals record

Thursday, October 10

Austin, Texas

8 PM

University of Texas

10-2-2, 3-2-1

Oklahoma

8-5-1, 1-4-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Oklahoma	0	0	0
Texas	1	0	1

Soccer’s Missimo ties program career goals record

10.10.2024 | Soccer

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Texas senior midfielder Lexi Missimo matches teammate Trinity Byars’ 52 career goals

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, Texas – The list of things Lexi Missimo hasn't accomplished during her time on the Forty Acres is growing shorter and shorter by the day, especially following Texas' 1-0 victory over Oklahoma on Thursday night.

During the early seconds of the 17th minute in the first half, Missimo, already the program's leader in career points (163) and assists (59), saw an Amalia Villarreal cross from the edge of the 18-yard box and used her head to send the loose ball flying past Oklahoma goalkeeper Caroline Duffy for the match's only goal. Not only was it Missimo's first goal against a Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent during conference play, but it also tied her with teammate Trinity Byars atop the program's career goals list with 52.

Missimo had multiple opportunities throughout the remainder of the night's contest for the record-breaking goal.

Less than 15 minutes into the second half, Missimo had one of her five shots on the night saved by Duffy. 15 minutes later, the senior just missed the frame with a shot that went left of the goal. After five more minutes ticked off the clock, Missimo, again, had two more looks on goal but both were saved by Duffy.

just like that @MissimoLexi ties the program record with her 52nd career goal 🤘#HookEm | #RunWithTexas pic.twitter.com/HYdeB7a0sk
— Texas Soccer (@TexasSoccer) October 11, 2024

FROM HEAD COACH ANGELA KELLY

"(Lexi) has been doubled- and tripled-team her whole career and she still finds the space to get shots off. Like tonight, she had five shots and four of them were on goal. She's such an exceptional talent and we are so incredibly fortunate that she came to Texas."

FROM SENIOR MIDFIELDER LEXI MISSIMO

"Well, my job as the 10 is to get assists and goals and I was just doing my job tonight. I couldn't have done it without my teammates around me, though."

MATCH NOTES

With the win, Texas has now won 10-or-more matches in a single season seven consecutive completed season.
- The Longhorns only won seven of 12 matches during the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
By starting Thursday night's match, Texas fifth-year senior defender Lauren Lapomarda became the first student-athlete in program history to appear in 92-or-more career collegiate women's soccer matches.
- Lapomarda passed Emily Anderson (2006-09), Kasey Moore (2005-08) and Amy Burlingham (2003-06) to earn the accomplishment.
Thursday night's win over Oklahoma marked the 16th consecutive match that Texas has not lost at Mike A. Myers Stadium, becoming the second-longest streak in program history.
- The Longhorns did not lose a home match over the course of a 21-match span from Aug. 31, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2008 to set the record.
By keeping the Oklahoma offense off the scoreboard throughout the 90-minute match, Mia Justus was credited with her ninth clean sheet on the season, becoming the first student-athlete in program history with multiple seasons on the Forty Acres with nine-or-more clean sheets.

UP NEXT

Texas (10-2-2, 3-2-1) will travel to Baton Rouge, La., for the first time since 2006 as the Longhorns take on LSU at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13.
- The Tigers (7-6-1, 2-4-0) dropped a Thursday night contest, 2-1, at Kentucky and are 3-2-1 at LSU Soccer Stadium this season.

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