The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Spring Soccer Roster
Roster
Cyera Hintzen
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sachse
- Hometown:
- Garland, Texas
- Major:
- Applied Movement Science
HONORS & AWARDS
JUNIOR (2018)
Became the first Longhorns player to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors ... Finished tied for second in goals (10) and was first in both assists (nine) and points (29) in the Big 12 Conference stats ... Played in all 21 matches with 19 starts while reaping 1,379 minutes of playing time ... Became the first Longhorns player to ever score five goals in the first four matches of the season with a 19th-minute strike to begin a 2-1 victory over Long Beach State (Aug. 30) ... Dealt with an injury in the postseason that limited her to just 18 minutes off the bench in NCAA First Round play against Virginia Tech (Nov. 9) ... Assisted on Alexa Adams’ 36th minute winner during the 4-0 rout of Kansas State (Oct. 21) ... Was credited with helpers on both Adams goals in the 3-2 “Red River Showdown” triumph over Oklahoma (Oct. 12) ... Assisted on Haley Berg’s goal to give UT a lead in a 2-1 loss at No. 16 West Virginia (Oct. 7) ... Blasted home a 30-yard drive to open the scoring and assisted on Kayra Dollas’ 87th minute winner in the 2-1 road win at Iowa State (Oct. 5) ... Chipped a charging keeper at 76:09 to score and tie an eventual 1-1 (2OT) draw at No. 13 Oklahoma State (Sept. 28) ... Continued her remarkable season with a career-high two assists during the 2-1 (OT) win over Baylor (Sept. 21) ... Managed the first five-point effort by a Longhorns player since 2014 with two goals and an assist during the 3-0 victory over Northern Colorado (Sept. 16) ... Picked up an assist on Haley Berg’s opening goal in the 2-1 triumph over UTRGV (Sept. 14) ... Blasted a shot off a lunging Texas State (Sept. 7) defender’s knee and into goal for the tying score during UT’s 2-1 victory ... Was named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week, the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week and an honorable mention choice to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Aug. 28) after scoring all three goals during Texas’ roadtrip through Chapel Hill, N.C., including a brace (two goals) in the 2-1 (OT) win over No. 23 UCF (Aug. 24) and a score just 1:10 into the 1-1 (2OT) tie at No. 4 North Carolina (Aug. 22) ... Needed just 30:12 to register UT’s first goal and match-winner of the year during the season-opening, 3-0 victory at Rice (Aug. 17).
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Led the Big 12 Conference with 25 points while starting all 21 matches and playing 1,678 total minutes ... Topped UT with 10 goals (six match-winners) and five assists ... Guided the Longhorns with four shots (one on goal) during the NCAA Sweet 16 loss at No. 3 Duke (Nov. 19) ... Scored at the 60:47 mark on a 19-yard chip over the keeper to grant Texas a lead in an eventual 1-1 (2OT) tie in NCAA Second Round play vs. Clemson (Nov. 17) ... Tied a program NCAA match record with two goals, including the winner, to power the Horns past North Texas (Nov. 10) in NCAA First Round action, 3-0 ... Picked up an assist on Haley Berg’s “golden goal” to beat Kansas State (Oct. 15) on the road, 1-0 (OT) ... Led the Longhorns with five shots, four on goal, during the 0-0 (2OT) draw at Oklahoma (Oct. 1) ... Was at her best by posting her first career two-goal match (on two 20-yard-plus golazos, one was the “golden goal” at 101:32) to power Texas past Texas Tech (3-2, 2OT) on Sept. 29 ... Once again delivered in the clutch by scoring on a left-footed try from eight yards out at 87:40 to upset No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 24), 1-0 ... Came through with a clutch 98th minute “golden goal” from eight yards out to knock off UTRGV (Sept. 15), 1-0 (OT) ... Assisted on Cydney Billups’ “golden goal” at 98:37 that beat Northeastern (Sept. 10), 3-2 (OT) ... Posted her second career three-point night with a goal and an assist to help power Texas to a 3-0 rout of No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 8) ... Delivered a clutch goal in a scoreless contest at North Texas (Aug. 27) at 81:48 to secure a 1-0 victory over the Mean Green ... Worked a perfect give-and-go inside the 18 to earn an assist on former club teammate Berg‘s match-winning goal at 52:35 to beat Little Rock (Aug. 25), 2-1 ... Got her 2017 campaign off to a quick start by registering the match-winning goal and an assist to help power Texas past Rice in the season-opener, 2-1 (Aug. 18).
FRESHMAN (2016)
Was named the Big 12 Conference’s Freshman of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Freshman after scoring two goals and totaling four points in 2016 ... Played in 13 matches with 12 starts in 2016, totaling 1005 minutes while leading the Longhorns in shots (46) and shots on goal (19) ... Tied for the team lead with two shots on goal and played all 90 minutes during the 1-0 loss to No. 1 West Virginia (Oct. 23) ... Totaled a career-high seven shots, three on frame, in the 2-0 shutout of rival Texas Tech (Oct. 21) ... Was credited with four attempts (two on goal) in 84 minutes at Iowa State (Oct. 14) ... Registered five shots, two on frame, during both the 2-1 (2OT) loss to Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) and a 1-0 defeat to Kansas (Oct. 2) ... Pushed UT in front, just 8:23 into the eventual 2-1 (2OT) loss at Oklahoma (Sept. 25), by registering her first career Big 12 goal (second career goal) ... Fired one shot in 89 minutes during the 1-1 (2OT) tie at Baylor (Sept. 23) ... Scored her first career goal, on a 25-yard strike just 9:38 in to set the right tone, during the Longhorns’ 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten UCSB (Sept. 18) and fired six total shots, three on frame, over 70 minutes ... Started her initial career Texas match at Miami (OH) (Sept. 11) and registered two shots (one on frame) as the Longhorns shutout the RedHawks, 2-0 ... Earned her first career playing time on the Forty Acres by entering in the 25th minute of the eventual 2-1 (OT) loss at No. 19 Ohio State (Sept. 9) and managing two shots (one on goal) over 62 minutes of action ... Missed Texas’ first five matches of the season because of a lower leg injury suffered in preseason training camp.
INTERNATIONAL
Hintzen spent time as part of the U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team training camps held in Carson, Calif., over Oct. 3-10, 2015, and at Lakewood Ranch, Fla., from Jan. 23-30, 2016 ... Earned caps as a member of the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team that traveled to New Zealand in June of 2016, scoring goals during both a 4-4 draw and a 4-1 win over the New Zealand Under-20 National Team.
CLUB
During her club soccer career, she played for Antonio “Tatu” Pecorari with the Dallas Sting ECNL.
HIGH SCHOOL
A prolific scorer at Sachse H.S., Hintzen combined to total a Garland ISD record 108 goals and 52 assists for 268 total points … While helping Sachse to the Class 6A Region playoffs as a senior in 2016 with a 21-1-1 overall record, Hintzen totaled 22 goals and nine assists on her way to earning first team Top Drawer Soccer TeamSnap Winter All-American, All-Region and Texas State Star honors, the nod as the 2016 Texas Gatorade State Player of the Year as well as first team Dallas Morning News and her second career District 11-6A Most Valuable Player accolade … During a prolific junior campaign, she scored 46 goals and delivered 19 helpers on her way to receiving her first MVP nod in District 11-6A as well as the Sachse Offensive MVP award … On the volleyball court, Hintzen reaped an All-District 11-6A Honorable Mention nod.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 28, 1997 … Parents are Derek Hintzen and Melynda Vandiver … Has one sibling, Jayden … Hails from an athletic family as her mom played soccer at Missouri, her uncle Byron Sneed played football at Alabama (1987-91), her cousin Richard Soanes played soccer at Clemson and her grandmother Marsha Thomas played volleyball and softball at West Texas State … Chose to attend Texas over an impressive list of schools that included SMU, Arkansas, TCU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and UCLA … Cites getting called up to participate in the U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team as her greatest personal athletic achievement to date.
