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AUSTIN, Texas – Less than a week after winning the SEC Tournament, the University of Texas women’s soccer program will have more in its trophy case as the Longhorns begin the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship. Consider adding hardware. They will play Boston University on Friday, November 15th at 6pm at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
TV: Katie Goodman (play-by-play) and Ray Villarreal (analyst) will be the TV talents for Friday night’s broadcast on ESPN+ and streamed on the ESPN app.
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Friday night’s meeting on the field at Mike A. Myers Stadium will mark the first-ever football game between the University of Texas and Boston University women’s programs. Even during her time as head coach at Tennessee (2000-11), Texas head coach Angela Kelly never faced Boston Terroir on the football field.
kick off:
As a result of her assist on Texas’ game-winning goal against South Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 10, senior midfielder Lexi Missimo now appears on the program’s single-season assist list for the fourth time, the most ever. He broke a tie with Kelly Wilson to become the most memorable student-athlete in program history. Misimo currently holds the 1st (20-2023), 2nd (15-2022), 3rd (14-2021), and 10th (11-2024) positions on the list. Kelly tied for 3rd place (2014-2004), 8th place (2012-2001), and 10th place (2011-2002). Longhorn second-year goaltender Mia Justus’ next win between the pipes extends the program’s single-season wins record (17 wins), which she set in her first season at Forty Acres in 2023. You will have to line up. Friday’s win over Boston College would give the Texas program 17 consecutive wins in a season, tying the 2006 (18) and 2007 (16) seasons for the highest total win total in program history over two seasons (34). recorded a win). Trinity Byers, Ashlyn Miller and Lexi Misimo join Sierra Hintzen (2017-19) and Kelsey Carpenter for the most goals by a Longhorn women’s soccer student-athlete during the NCAA Tournament each Friday night game. He was one goal short of matching his goal (2004-07). Along with Byers, Miller and Missimo, Jilly Simkin is the only player to score a goal during the NCAA Tournament, finding the back of the net against Texas A&M on Nov. 11, 2022. Texas will have an all-time record of 6-4-0 starting Friday night’s game against Boston College in NCAA Tournament play in Austin, Texas. Under head coach Angela Kelly, the University of Texas is 4-1-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament play at Forty Acres. The Longhorns haven’t lost a postseason game in Austin since Nov. 9, 2018, when Virginia Tech defeated then-No. 1 Austin. 17 Texas 1-0. When Friday night’s game kicks off, Texas will be looking to make a run for its second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance in as many years. This is the second time in program history that the Longhorns have accomplished this feat by reaching the third round in both tournaments. 2006 and 2007 seasons. Texas has an all-time record in first-round games at 8-9-0 and will be aiming for three consecutive first-round wins, tying the longest in program history from 2006-2008.
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