No. 16 Soccer’s Kelly earns 300th career coaching victory

Thursday, September 5

Austin, Texas

6 PM

University of Texas

5-0-1, 0-0-0

San Diego State

1-3-1, 0-0-0

San Diego St.

Texas

No. 16 Soccer’s Kelly earns 300th career coaching victory

09.05.2024 | Soccer

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Texas remains undefeated at Mike A. Myers Stadium through first five home matches of 2024 season

By: Chris Allen Brown

AUSTIN, Texas – The machine that Angela Kelly built over the last 13 seasons on the Forty Acres carried the head coach to her 300th career coaching victory on Thursday night following Texas' 3-1 win against San Diego State.

While most of her 140 career wins at Texas have come with ease, it was a come-from-behind effort that gave the 25-year coaching veteran the milestone after the Aztecs took a quick 1-0 lead less than four minutes into the contest. But it was a pair of first-year Longhorns that immediately erased UT's first deficit at home since Oct. 8, 2023 against Iowa State.

Just over two minutes after San Diego State's goal, Madison Haugen connected with freshman Amalia Villarreal with a cross from left of the 18-yard box that the Michigan native sent into the back of the net for her second career goal and tie the match at 1-1.

The 1-1 score stood for nearly the next 40 minutes before Carly Montgomery headed in a Lexi Missimo corner kick for not only her second career goal but a goal that pushed the Longhorns ahead 2-1. It became 3-1, Longhorns, in the closing minutes of the night as Ashlyn Miller flicked a pass over the back line of the Aztecs' defense for Missimo, who converted a 1-on-1 opportunity with San Diego State goalkeeper Alexa Madueno for her 49th career goal.

FROM HEAD COACH ANGELA KELLY

"To be perfectly honest, I wasn't aware that (the 300th win) could have been tonight. I don't really think about those types of things or track those. It's not about me and I don't earn any one of those wins without the squad and, obviously, the duo of Lexi Missimo and Trinity Byars. It's a great accomplishment. I'm happy, but I'm most happy for the program and the team."

MATCH NOTES

With her performance on the pitch throughout Thursday night's match, Texas is now 27-1-2 all time when Lexi Missimo scores at least one goal in a match for the Longhorns.
- Overall, Texas has now won its last 12 consecutive matches when the midfielder out of Southlake, Texas finds the back of the net at least once.
Carly Montgomery's first-half goal was the first for the North Carolina native in nearly a calendar year.
- The 5-foot-10 sophomore defender last scored during the second half of Texas' 7-0 win against Stephen F. Austin on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.
San Diego State's goal less than four minutes into the match was the first goal allowed by Texas goalkeeper Mia Justus at home this season, snapping a streak of six consecutive home matches with a clean sheet.
- Justus last allowed a goal at Mike A. Myers Stadium against West Virginia on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Thursday night's outcome resulted in the first-ever win for Texas against San Diego State on a soccer pitch.
- Prior to Thursday's match, the two programs had only met once — in 2011 — when the Aztecs earning a 1-0 victory.
As a result of her three-point performance on the night, Lexi Missimo has now surpassed 150 career points during her time on the Forty Acres.
- Missimo, who already holds the program record for career points, will enter Sunday night's contest with 152 career points.

UP NEXT

Texas (5-0-1) will look to add another home victory to its 2024 season résumé next time out as the Longhorns take on Long Beach State (2-2-1) at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8.

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