AMES, Iowa – On a brisk Thursday evening at the Cyclone Soccer Stadium, the No. 23 Texas soccer squad (11-1-4, 5-0-2 Big 12 Conference) stretched its unbeaten streak to a faculty record-tying 14 consecutive matches after battling Iowa State (3-9-4, 0-6-2 Big 12 Conference) to a 1-1 draw.
In the method, the Longhorns additionally prolonged their unbeaten run in Big 12 Conference regular-season play to 16 straight contests over a stretch of 713 days courting again to Nov. 6, 2020, at Texas Tech.
Texas Match Notes
- A win in both of the final two Big 12 matches of the season in opposition to Oklahoma State or Oklahoma would clinch Texas at least a share of its first Big 12 regular-season championship since 2001.
- With TCU’s 2-1 loss at Oklahoma on Thursday, Texas is now tied on factors (17) with Texas Tech within the race for the Big 12 regular-season title with a match in hand. The Red Raiders have only one league contest remaining, whereas each Texas and TCU (14 factors) have two matches left.
- Sophomore ahead Trinity Byars scored her career-high and Big 12-leading thirteenth purpose of the season within the 68th minute to drag Texas stage.
- Byars additionally stretched her point-scoring streak to 6 consecutive matches. That marks the second longest such skein of her profession (eight video games – Sept. 12-Oct. 8, 2021) and is tied for the third-longest streak in program historical past.
- In her return from a prolonged harm layoff, sophomore midfielder Lexi Missimo performed 63 minutes whereas recording her ninth help of the yr to tie Byars for the Big 12 Conference lead.
- Texas led Iowa State in whole photographs, 21-7, however tied 3-3 in photographs on purpose. UT additionally dominated the nook kick class with a 10-2 benefit.
The Details
Texas cranked up the offensive strain proper from the opening kick as sophomore midfielder Jilly Shimkin registered the match’s first shot for both staff on an 18-yard blocked shot at 2:43.
At the opposite finish, a UT turnover simply exterior the highest of the field led to Iowa State’s first try as Mira Emma blasted excessive from 20 yards (5:08).
Against the early run of play, Iowa State got here near an early breakthrough off a free kick. After a Texas foul was known as a number of yards exterior the highest of the field, ISU fed a ball in in direction of the again publish. Waiting in some area was Sophia Thomas however her nine-yard volley rattled off the highest of the cross bar at 11:30.
Iowa State settled into the match over the following 10 minutes with the Cyclones managing extra possession.
During the thirty third minute, one other free kick began a scoring probability for ISU. Off a cross from exterior the highest proper nook of the field, Jasmine Colbert hit a 14-yard shot on body, but it surely was saved by Texas graduate goalkeeper Savannah Madden.
Shimkin registered a shot off a Texas nook kick at 35:22, however her seven-yard strive from the fitting aspect of the field traveled vast proper.
Bracketed all through the competition by a number of Cyclone defenders, Byars registered her first shot of the match at 36:32 as her fast turnaround effort from 15 yards out was blocked and cleared.
The Longhorns had two good offensive probabilities through the forty third and forty fourth minutes. In her return to motion following an extended harm layoff, Missimo had a volley blocked out for a nook at 42:57. Off the following set piece, sophomore defender EmJ Cox leapt above the gang to move a ball in direction of body, however watched her 12-yard try drift vast left.
With simply 42 seconds left within the opening stanza, Iowa State’s Jada Colbert watched her personal 15-yard shot soar over the woodwork.
Off a nook kick simply 1:53 into the second half, Cox had a golden probability on a header from 5 yards out, however her shot deflected off an Iowa State defender and out of play.
Texas continued its strain over the following jiffy as sophomore ahead Holly Ward had a 15-yard shot from the left wing enterprise excessive at 47:50, whereas Shimkin had an try from the highest of the field blocked at 48:53.
With the Horns swarming across the offensive third, Shimkin fired excessive of body from 18 yards out at 51:37.
Iowa State finally broke the scoreless impasse off a nook kick within the 57th minute. On a supply in in direction of the left publish, the ball was headed again throughout the face of purpose. Waiting about six yards out to move the ball into the twine was Chloe Broughton at hand the Cyclones a 1-0 lead.
During the 63 rd minute, the woodwork denied the Longhorns. Missimo crossed a ball from the fitting aspect of the 18-yard field that was deflected by Iowa State goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz out to her proper. The ball rattled off the left publish earlier than popping again out entrance the place the Cyclones cleared their traces.
After threatening so many occasions all through, Texas lastly received on the scoreboard at 67:14. As they’ve carried out so many occasions of their Burnt Orange & White careers, Missimo and Byars labored an ideal one-two to tie the match. Byars began the play with a cross to Missimo close to the highest of the field, drove in direction of body and accepted a lofted return feed from Missimo. The Richardson, Texas, did not waste her probability as she completed into the twine on a leaping seven-yard shot to make it 1-1.
Byars threatened once more at the 70:03 mark as her 12-yard blast was blocked away by an Iowa State defender.
During the 79th minute, the Cyclones drew a foul up in direction of midfield. An extended ISU supply into the center of the field regarded promising, however Madden shortly snuffed any risk by racing off her line to make a catch.
Texas continued firing away down the stretch as fifth-year senior midfielder Emma Regan (80:07), Ward (86:07) and fifth-year senior defender Carlee Allen (87:01) all had makes an attempt go excessive or get blocked.
Things received actually chaotic over the past 1:15 of match motion. First, Iowa State’s Jada Colbert drove a low 19-yard shot on body that Madden managed to save lots of by a crowd.
With simply 48 seconds remaining, Shimkin someway broke in 1-v-1 for Texas in opposition to the Iowa State keeper, however was denied from point-blank vary by Silkowitz because the match resulted in a impasse.
