The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Kayra Dollas
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lutheran of Orange County
- Hometown:
- Orange, Calif.
- Major:
- Applied Learning & Development: Youth & Community Studies
SENIOR (2018)
Registered two goals, three assists and 26 shots while starting all 21 matches in the midfield for the Longhorns and playing 1,816 total minutes ... Stepped up and drove home a 25th-minute penalty kick to give Texas an early lead in a 2-0 victory over Kansas (Oct. 19) ... Picked up an assist with a flicked-on header off a goal kick on Alexa Adams’ first goal at 62:51 of the 3-2 “Red River Showdown” triumph over Oklahoma (Oct. 12) ... Made her first goal of the season count by blasting a 19-yard match-winner into the upper 90 at 86:56 of the 2-1 victory over Iowa State (Oct. 5) ... Managed a pair of shots during the 2-1 (OT) win over Baylor (Sept. 21) ... Started the decisive play and earned an assist on Mackenzie McFarland’s match-winning goal to beat Long Beach State (Aug. 30), 2-1, by rattling a 25-yard shot off the crossbar that was cleaned up inside the 18 by the freshman forward ... Assisted on Tecora Turner’s 87th minute goal to finalize a season-opening, 3-0 win at Rice (Aug. 17).
JUNIOR (2017)
Rated third on the team with 1,913 minutes of action while starting all 21 matches in the midfield ... Registered two goals and three assists for seven total points on 30 shots (10 on goal) ... Had another possible goal off a header saved on a diving stop near the goal line during the 3-0 NCAA First Round win over North Texas (Nov. 10) ... Fired off three shots during the 1-0 (OT) loss to No. 22 Oklahoma State (Oct. 27) and two more in the 2-1 (OT) defeat versus Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal (Nov. 1) ... Finally hit paydirt off a cross during the 1-1 (2OT) tie with TCU (Oct. 6), finishing a header at the back post at 35:50 to give UT a first-half lead ... Came close to getting the winner by rattling a header off the crossbar during the second overtime as UT settled for a 0-0 (2OT) draw at Oklahoma (Oct. 1) ... Delivered the key assist on Cyera Hintzen’s 102nd minute “golden goal” to beat Texas Tech on Sept. 29, 3-2 (2OT) ... Had a header saved off the goal line during the second half of the 1-0 victory over No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 24) ... Came exceptionally close to scoring at 57:43 of the 1-0 triumph over Iowa State (Sept. 22) as her headed shot was somehow stopped by ISU’s keeper while on the goalline ... Fired a season-high-tying four shots while playing all 97 minutes during the 1-0 (OT) victory over UTRGV (Sept. 15) ... Just missed scoring during the 3-0 win over No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 8) as her 33rd minute shot rattled hard off the crossbar ... Was credited with an assist on Katie Glenn’s 13th minute goal to beat Sacramento State (Sept. 3), 1-0 ... Delivered a vital goal off a lengthy blast from 27 yards out at 37:48 to tie the score during Texas’ eventual 2-1 win over Little Rock (Aug. 25) ... Picked up her second career helper on Amber Stearns’ match-winning goal at 18:22 of the 2-0 shutout of Western Kentucky (Aug. 20).
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in 15 total matches with 14 starts, earning 1,285 total minutes of action ... Finished the year with one goal and two total points on 18 shots (eight on goal) ... Managed shots on goal during both the 2-0 victory over rival Texas Tech (Oct. 21) and in the 1-0 loss to No. 1 West Virginia (Oct. 23) ... Registered three shots, one on goal, in the 1-0 loss to Kansas (Oct. 2) and a pair of shots against both Kansas State (Oct. 7) and Iowa State (Oct. 14) ... Pushed Texas to the lead at 61:10 of the eventual 2-1 (2OT) loss versus Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) by heading home her first goal of the season off a corner from seven yards out ... Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes at Baylor (Sept. 23) and all 100 minutes at Oklahoma (Sept. 25), registering a season-high three shots, two on goal during the 2-1 (OT) loss to the Sooners ... Started and played 80-plus minutes in the midfield during victories over North Texas (Sept. 16) and previously unbeaten UCSB (Sept. 18) ... Registered her first shot on goal of the season in the 2-0 victory at Miami (OH) (Sept. 11) ... Got off a shot on a header while playing all 90 minutes during the 1-0 loss to No. 19 California (Sept. 4) ... Came off the bench as a sub in the midfield for 27 minutes during the 7-0 rout of Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Missed the first three games of the season with a lower leg injury suffered during preseason training.
freshman (2015)
Played in 17 matches with nine starts in 2015, while on the pitch for 1002 of 1720 possible minutes … Scored her first career goal at the 75:31 mark and managed a team-high five shots (two on goal) during the eventual 2-1 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal loss to Kansas (Nov. 4) ... Headed a shot on frame over 70 minutes in the 3-0 rout of Montana (Oct. 30) ... Started and played all 90 minutes in the midfield during the 2-1 loss to Baylor (Oct. 25) ... Registered a team-high six shots during the 2-1 victory over Iowa State (Oct. 9) ... Picked up her first career assist on Olivia Brook’s 72nd-minute goal during the 2-1 win at Kansas (Oct. 2) ... Reaped 83 minutes of time as a starter in the 2-0 loss at No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 25) … Was a constant aerial threat during the 0-0 (2OT) tie against Little Rock (Sept. 20), registering a career-best six total shots with three on goal over 101 minutes … Started and played 95 minutes in the midfield during the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Was credited with three shots in both the 2-0 loss at UCSB (Sept. 4) and the 2-1 upset win at No. 14 UCLA (one shot on goal - Sept. 6) … In 46 minutes as a sub, Dollas was credited with the first two shots of her career, one on frame, in the 0-0 (2OT) tie against #18 Ohio State (Aug. 30) … Earned the first playing time of her career by seeing 25 minutes of action off the bench during the 2-0 loss to No. 5 North Carolina on Aug. 28.
CLUB
Club soccer-wise, she played alongside current Texas teammate Mikayla Flores as part of the Legends FC 96 U-17 Girls 2014 Region IV Championship squad that topped the Pride Predators, 2-0, back on June 22, 2014 ... Dollas and Flores also combined to help guide Legends FC to the 2012 Girls Under-15 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship with a 1-0 victory over Kings Soccer Academy (Ohio).
High school
One of two players in Texas’ 2015 recruiting class to hail from “The Golden State,” Dollas played at Lutheran H.S. of Orange County under the guidance of head coach Jeremy Nelson … A three-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) All-Trinity League choice and 2015 team captain, Dollas was previously selected as one of the Orange County Register’s “Players to Watch” for the 2013-14 season … Reaped a first team CIF All-Trinity League nod, received an all-star senior game nomination and was chosen as her team’s Offensive Player of the Year (for the second time in her career – 2013, 2015) as a senior.
personal
Born on Oct. 2, 1996 … Mother is Lyne Dollas … Has a sister, Selina Barajas (23) … Interested in majoring in Eduation at Texas … Lists winning a national championship with her club team Legends FC as her best moment to date in soccer … Cites Barcelona superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar, former Texas volunteer assistant and Team USA legend Kristine Lilly and former U.S. standout Abby Wambach as her favorite athletes.
