The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Alexa Adams
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Quartz Hill
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Calif.
- Major:
- Applied Learning & Development: Youth & Community Studies
HONORS & AWARDS
SENIOR (2018)
Played in all 21 Texas matches with 15 starts (1,244 total minutes) while posting six goals and six assists for a career-high 18 total points ... Picked up the winning score on a seven-yard shot at 35:17 of the 4-0 rout of Kansas State (Oct. 21) ... Delivered a beautiful cross from the right wing that was volleyed home inside the right post by Haley Berg at 85:08 to seal a 2-0 victory over Kansas (Oct. 19) ... Equaled a career-high with two goals (both after the 62nd minute), including the match-winner on a clean up from six yards out at 89:00, to lead UT past Oklahoma (Oct. 12) in the “Red River Showdown,” 3-2 ... Dished the final pass that led to Kayra Dollas’ 87th minute match-winner to beat Iowa State (Oct. 5), 2-1 ... Scored to make it 2-0 at 33:06 on a quick run up the right wing before finishing 1v1 from seven yards out against Northern Colorado (Sept. 16) ... Made a terrific move and cross to the left wing to begin the play that led to Katie Glenn’s match-winning goal against UTRGV (Sept. 14) ... Registered a career-high four points on a goal and two helpers in the 4-0 rout of Houston Baptist (Sept. 9) ... Assisted on Cyera Hintzen’s tying goal at 26:39 of the 2-1 win over Texas State (Sept. 7) ... Was credited with her fifth career match-winning goal, after scoring from seven yards out following a 30-plus yard run and a 1-v-1 situation with the keeper, just 8:20 into the 5-0 rout of Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 2).
JUNIOR (2017)
Returned from ACL surgery (2016) to play in each of Texas’ 21 matches of the 2017 campaign with six starts, totaling 830 minutes on the pitch, while scoring a goal and dishing an assist ... Fired a shot in 39 minutes off the bench during her first career NCAA contest against North Texas (Nov. 10) ... Tied her season highs with four shots, two on frame, during the 1-0 (OT) win at Kansas State (Oct. 15) ... Started and managed two shots (one on goal) over 76 minutes during the 1-1 (2OT) tie versus TCU (Oct. 6) ... Tied a season-high with two shots on goal during the 3-2 (2OT) victory over Texas Tech (Sept. 29) ... Was on the pitch for 58 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Iowa State (Sept. 22) ... Registered a season-high four shots, two on goal, in 72 minutes during the 1-0 (OT) victory over UTRGV (Sept. 15) ... Scored her first goal, dished her first assist and registered her first points (three) since returning from injury during the 3-0 blanking of No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 8) ... Managed her first two shots and shots on goal of the season during the 2-0 victory over Western Kentucky (Aug. 20) ... Played 19 minutes in her first action back from surgery during the Longhorns’ season-opening, 2-1 triumph over Rice (Aug. 18).
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Lost for the season to an ACL tear in her left knee 42 minutes into the 2-1 (2OT) loss to Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) ... Led the Longhorns in scoring with five goals and 12 points on 27 shots (10 on goal) ... Totaled at least one point in 12 of her last 19 matches played dating back to the end of 2015 ... Played in 12 matches with 11 starts this season (816 minutes) before her injury ... Fired three shots, one on frame, in 76 minutes of action during the 2-1 (OT) loss at Oklahoma (Sept. 25) ... Was on the pitch for 82 minutes and managed a single shot on frame in the 1-1 (2OT) tie at Baylor (Sept. 23) ... Registered an assist via a perfect pass to Tecora Turner for the winning score in the 65th minute to knock off previously unbeaten UCSB (Sept. 18) ... Picked up her first match-winning goal of the year by tickling the twine from a sharp angle at the 4:52 mark of the 2-0 shutout of Miami (OH) (Sept. 11) ... Scored from a header off a corner just 3:22 into the eventual 2-1 (OT) loss at No. 19 Ohio State (Sept. 9) ... Extended her scoring streak to three consecutive contests by registering a goal and an assist during the 7-0 rout of Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) .. Made it two straight matches with a goal by knocking home a header that hit the right post before trickling in at 72:44 to provide Texas with valuable insurance in an eventual 3-1 victory over Detroit (Aug. 28) ... Broke through four defenders inside the 18-yard box and scored unassisted from 14 yards in the 58th minute during the 3-1 triumpb over the College of Charleston (Aug. 26) ... Registered two shots in 57 minutes off the bench in the season-opening, 1-0 loss to Seattle (Aug. 19).
FRESHMAN (2015)
Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference ... Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team ... Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 13) ... Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13) ... Played in all 18 matches in 2015 with 12 starts, totaling 1072 of 1720 possible minutes … Her match-winner to beat Iowa State was tabbed at No. 8 on ESPN SportsCenter’s “Top 10 Plays” on Fri., Oct. 9 ... Failed to tally a point for the first time in seven matches while playing 58 minutes during the 2-1 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal loss to Kansas (Nov. 4) ... Scored a goal and assisted on another to stretch her point streak to six straight matches (tied for the second-longest streak in program history) during the 3-0 rout of Montana (Oct. 30) ... Managed single assists against Oklahoma (Oct. 23) and Baylor (Oct. 25) ... Registered a key assist on Mikayla Flores’ tying goal in the 2-1 (2OT) road upset of No. 17 Texas Tech (Oct. 19) ... Scored consecutive braces and match-winners during back-to-back wins over Iowa State (Oct. 9) and TCU (Oct. 11), becoming the first Texas player to score four times over two matches since Olivia Brook from Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 2014 ... Was credited with a career-best three shots, one on goal, during the 0-0 (2OT) tie at Oklahoma State (Oct. 4) ... Earned 38 minutes of playing time as a sub in the 2-0 loss at No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 25) … Launched two shots in 54 minutes as a starting forward in the 2-1 win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 13) and two more in 68 minutes after starting the 0-0 (2OT) tie against Little Rock (Sept. 20) … Started and registered a single shot over 85 minutes of action in the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Made her first career start and goal count during the 2-1 upset win at No. 14 UCLA (Sept. 6) as her goal at 60:51 into an empty net proved to be the match-winner … Fired her first two career shots, one on goal, over 51 minutes as a sub in the 0-0 (2OT) tie against #18 Ohio State (Aug. 30) … Was on the pitch for 16 minutes off the bench during the 2-0 loss to No. 5 North Carolina (Aug. 28) … Drew 46 minutes of action as a sub up top during her first collegiate match as Texas topped Miami (FL) on Aug. 23, 1-0.
CLUB
Adams was truly prolific for her club programs Real So Cal ECNL 97 and LA Premier FC, managing a combined 100 goals and 53 assists for head coaches Richard Simms and John Marquez … Her most prolific campaign came in 2013-14 as Adams totaled 41 combined scores and 18 assists (LA Premier – 18 goals, Real So Cal ECNL – 23 goals) … She was also a part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV ’97 Player Pool and the ECNL Player Development Program.
HIGH SCHOOL
Adams made quite the impression on the pitch for Quartz Hill High School over her four seasons on the pitch … The Lancaster, Calif., native totaled a staggering 102 goals and dished 60 assists for 264 total points, while helping guide her team to four consecutive California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Golden League championships (combined 53-1-2 overall record) and earning three-straight first team All-Golden League accolades (four overall including a second team nod as a freshman) … As a senior, Adams tallied a career-high 37 goals and 24 assists for 98 total points and was chosen as first team All-CIF and the AV Sports Player of the Year while helping Quartz Hill go 13-0-1 in league action … She scored 33 goals and dished nine helpers (75 points) as a junior for the Rebels on the way to reaping her third-straight All-Golden League nod and an inclusion as part of the L.A. Daily News 2014 All-Area Girls Soccer Team … Named first-team All-CIF as a sophomore, after totaling 24 goals and 19 helpers, while helping her team reach the CIF Regional Championship.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 30, 1997 … Parents are Robert and LaDeana Adams … Has two sisters, Bria and Carissa … Comes from an athletic family as father Robert played baseball at Riverside City College (1983-85), uncle Jimmy Culpepper played baseball for Cal Baptist University (1987-89) and sister Bria played soccer at San Francisco State University (2011-13) … Chose to play at Texas over Ohio State, Pepperdine, UC Davis, SMU, Missouri, San Diego and UCSB …Lists FC Barcelona, the U.S. Women’s National Team and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as her favorite sports teams ... Interested in Sports Management.
