| Match Info |
Opponent Info |
Oklahoma Christian vs. UT Tyler
OC: 2-4-2, 0-3 LSC | UTT: 6-1-1, 1-1-1 LSC
Saturday, Sept. 24th | 1 p.m.
Citizen's 1st Bank Perkins Soccer Complex | Tyler, Texas |
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ROSTER |
SCHEDULE |
STATS |
A 0-0 BATTLE
The University of Texas at Tyler women's soccer team battled to a 0-0 draw in a defensive battle on Wednesday night against Texas A&M International. The Patriots picked up an ever-important point in Lone Star Conference play in a difficult midweek trip to Laredo behind a clean sheet from keeperÂ
Camri Cecil and a rock-solid outing by the UT Tyler defense. The Patriot offense generated the majority of their chances on corner kicks and set pieces, holding the corner kick advantage 6-to-1 over the Dustdevils. Moreira and juniorÂ
Sydnee Garner led the Patriots with three shot attempts for the match, while seniorÂ
Brooklyn Robinson applied the pressure on the Dustdevil keeper with a pair of shot attempts off of corner opportunities for the Patriots. The scoreless draw earns each side a point towards the LSC standings, and brings UT Tyler's record to 6-1-1 on the year.
WHAT COACH WEBB IS SAYING
On the ever-improving and now effective defensive output... "Our defense was phenomenal.Â
Camri Cecil is playing really well for us in the net and giving us some confidence as we play forward. Our backline has really just connected and we're finally starting to see that the details really do matter. As a result our collective defending, not only our backline, but how we're defending as a group has been tremendous I've thought the last couple of games."
On the team's grade report so far in 2022... " I would say that we're around a B+ right now, but we're just getting started. We trained this morning and it was the best training we've had all year. Just the details that they're starting to see and put together is alot of fun. It's exciting to see where they're at and it's really exciting to see what their ceiling is. As long as they stay hungry about getting better everyday, this group could be really special."
PROMOTIONAL NIGHT
Saturday's match will serve as the annual Alumni Day for the UT Tyler women's soccer program. All alumni in attendance of the match will be asked to stand for recognition during halftime.
STAYING IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS
The UT Tyler women's soccer team stayed within the top 10 of the third edition of the United Soccer Coaches South Central Regional rankings this week. The Patriots debuted for the first time as a DIvision II program at no. 9 in last week's edition of the poll, and stayed within the top 10 after beginning the Lone Star Conference schedule with a 1-1 record last week.
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United Soccer Coaches South Central Region Poll 3
Records as of 9/19/22
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
Dallas Baptist University |
1 |
5-0-1 |
| 2 |
West Texas A&M University |
2 |
6-0-0 |
| 3 |
Colorado School of Mines |
3 |
5-1-1 |
| 4 |
Angelo State University |
4 |
7-0-1 |
| 5 |
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs |
5 |
5-1-2 |
| 6 |
St. Edward's University |
7 |
6-1-1 |
| 7 |
St. Mary's University (Texas) |
6 |
7-1-0 |
| 8 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
10 |
2-2-2 |
| 9 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
8 |
5-1-2 |
| 10 |
University of Texas-Tyler |
9 |
6-1-0 |
THE MATCH UP
Oklahoma Christian enters Saturday's match on the heels of three straight losses in Lone Star Conference competition. The Eagles are 2-4-2 on the year and have been outscored by an 11-to-7 margin so far in 2022. Kyla Lovelace leads the team with three goals while Manon Ceresola leads the team with 19 shots. UT Tyler leads the all-time series between the two programs by a 3-2 margin, and are 1-1 against Oklahoma Christian at home. The Eagles won last year's meeting between the two sides in a 2-1 overtime victory.
ALL ABOUT ALVARADO
Samaris Alvarado has been a focal point of the Patriot offense so far in 2022, and currently ranks fifth in the LSC with 13 total points. The Houston, Texas native has scored in every game except two this season, and has added an assist to those six goals scored. She ranks second on the team with 22 shots, and leads the team with 12 shot on goal attempts.
STAT CHECK
Alvarado leads the Patriots with 13 points on the year, while seniorsÂ
Jordan Colbert,Â
Edina Cakic and juniorÂ
Sydnee Garner have each netted a pair of goals. 13 different Patriots have notched an assist for the nation's third best side in terms of total assists (20). UT Tyler's scoring offense ranks 15th in the country with an average of 3.00 goals per game.
EVERY GAME MATTERS
With the start of the LSC schedule in full swing, it has become apparent that any result for the Patriots moving forward will be massive in securing one of the seven spots available in the 2022 LSC Postseason Tournament.
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COACH WEBB
Head coachÂ
Stefani Webb is in her 18th season as head coach of the Patriots and has accumulated a 197-87-21 overall record along the way. Webb led the Patriots to 10 or more wins in every season during the Division III era of the program from 2005-2018, culminating in NCAA Division III National Tournament bids in both 2014 and 2015. Webb holds a career record of 287-133-28 after serving eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Dallas from 1997-2004.
THE BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY
The UT Tyler women's soccer team began the season with a 5-0 record for the first time in the 22 years of the program, and completed their non-conference schedule with an undefeated record. The Patriots outscored their non-conference competition by a 19-to-4 margin. UT Tyler completed the 2015 season with an undefeated regular season record, but tied in the fourth game of the season, officially making the 2022 start to the season the best in program history.
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