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Trinity Player Sets NCAA All-Division Scoring Record

Trinity senior Patrick Floeck has set a new NCAA record for all divisions by scoring 4 goals in a span of five minutes and 26 seconds. The feat occurred in San Antonio last Friday night during a 7-0 win against Birmingham-Southern College. In the same game, senior Noe Casanova tied the Trinity career assists mark with his 38th. The Trinity Men are ranked Number One nationally among Division III schools with a record of 16-0-0.

UTSA Downs North Texas on the Road

UTSA edges out North Texas, 1-0, on Sunday

DENTON � Freshman forward Taylor Padia�s game-winner lifts the UTSA soccer team to a 1-0 victory over North Texas in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon.

�This was a very good for us against a really North Texas team, who was coming off a big win against Oklahoma.� head coach Steve Ballard said. �We played well today and had good things go our way. This was a good win for our program.�

The Roadrunners (3-3) scored the lone goal of the match when Padia received a pass from freshman defender Jodi Leroy from the top of the box to give UTSA the 1-0 lead at the 43-minute mark of the first half.

In the second half action, UNT (3-1) had three opportunities to tie the match but freshman goalkeeper Nicoline Joergensen came up huge for the Birds. The Mean Green�s first attempt came at the 76-minute mark when Veronica Ayala and Julie Lackey had their shots stopped by Joergensen.

North Texas would then make a final attempt to score but again Joergensen came up with the save on Brittany Cleveland�s shot attempt with less than nine minutes to play in the match.

Texas Tech Tops UTSA

Texas Tech downs UTSA, 3-0, on Sunday

SAN ANTONIO � The UTSA soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision against Texas Tech in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at the UTSA Rec Sports Complex.

The Red Raiders, who improved to 2-1 on the season, grabbed the early 1-0 on Taylor Lytle�s goal at the 22-minute mark of the first half. The Roadrunners (2-2) had a couple of opportunities to tie the match, but Texas Tech�s goalie stopped freshmen Brittany Wilson�s and Taylor Padia�s shots at the 34-minute mark.

In second half action, the Red Raiders pushed their lead 2-0 on Megan Hoffert�s winner with 61:57 to play. Kendyl Mygatt then gave Texas Tech a 3-0 advantage with less than 11 minutes left in the match.

Junior Veronica Najera and sophomore Laurel Dierking recorded a team-high two shots, while senior Rachel Francis collected three saves and junior Kasi Hebert had four stops.

Tina Rincon faced nine shots on the day and made six saves. Meanwhile, Maegan Wilber led the Texas Tech with five shots.

UTSA hits the road for its next five matches beginning at nationally ranked Texas on Friday, Sept. 5 at Mike Myers Soccer Stadium. Kick off is slated for 7 p.m.

Two Dynamo Players Get US Call

HOUSTON, TX (August 28, 2008) -- Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching and midfielder Ricardo Clark have both been called up to the United States national team for their semifinal round World Cup qualifying matches against Cuba on September 6 and Trinidad & Tobago on September 10, it was announced today.

The United States will play at Cuba on Saturday, September 6, in the second of six matches in the semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifying. The United States will then host Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday, September 10, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. The U.S. beat Guatemala 1-0 in their semifinal opener on August 20, with Ching playing the full 90 minutes.

UTSA Edges Cougars on Road, 1-0

For Immediate Release
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
UTSA Soccer
Contact: Carlos Valdez (210) 887-1999

Najera�s game winner gives UTSA a 1-0 win at Houston

HOUSTON � Junior forward Veronica Najera scored the winning goal in double overtime to give UTSA (1-0) a 1-0 victory at Houston Friday night in non-conference action.

�It was a great match, but at times a little stressful.� UTSA head coach Steve Ballard said. �Our girls played very well as the game kept going. It was a great win for us especially opening the season on the road against a good team.�

McMurry Announces 2008 Recruiting Class

Second-year McMurry men�s soccer coach Tim Grove has announced his 2008 recruiting class.

With his first full offseason to work with, Grove gathered twelve new players to run on the pitch for McMurry in 2008. Of the 12 players, four are midfielders, four more are defenders, three are goalkeepers, and one is a forward.

�We looked at over 350 prospective players and decided on these 12 guys,� Grove said. �We decided to take only these 12 players because we have the core of our team returning and we wanted to strengthen and add depth to certain positions. With these new guys we feel that we did that.�

The four new midfielders are Roger Arredondo, Ben Sherwood, Jacob Balleza and Zach Davis.

Arredondo played high school soccer at Bryan High School and he also won a club state championship with FC Select. Sherwood played prep soccer at Hightower High School in Houston where he was a first-team all-district selection and also played for Texas Premier Soccer Club. Balleza played for Bangs High School and the club team San Antonio City, while Davis was a two-time first-team All-League selection at Calaveras High School in California.

The four new defenders are David Russo, Miguel Rodriguez, Logan Thibodeaux and Alan Vazquez.

Russo helped Cinco Ranch High School to a third-place finish at the 5-A state tournament his senior year and was also an all-district selection while playing his club ball with Texas Premier . Rodriguez played for Cypress Ridge High School and also the Houston Pride club team, while Thibodeaux played prep ball at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas and for the Tejanos 88 Soccer Club. Vazquez played for Langham Creek High School where he was named the Gatorade Rookie of the Year in 2006 and also helped his team to a district title in 2007 while captaining the Texas Premier Soccer Club.

The incoming goalies are Curtis Crocker, Leeland Karpf and Joseph Kaufman. Crocker, Karpf and Kaufman are all contending to replace Jesper Sehested, who was a second-team all-conference selection last year as well as the American Southwest Conference Freshman Defensive Player of the Year. Sehested, a native of Denmark, was a one-year wonder for McMurry as he returned to his native country to pursue a professional career. Crocker played high school soccer at Robinson High School where he was a first-team all-district selection as well as team MVP. Karpf played prep ball at Klein Collins High School where he was a two-time first-team all-district selection. Karpf also won a club state championship with the TSC Texans and was a member of the South Texas ODP team. Kaufman played for Corpus Christi Carroll High School and was named his districts most improved player.

The lone forward added to the roster is Alberto Lujan. Lujan was his district�s MVP as well as a first-team all-district selection at Irvin High School in El Paso he also spent time with the El Paso Patriots of the PDL.

The McMurry men�s soccer team has two scrimmages slated before it opens the regular season against Texas Wesleyan on Aug. 29.

STYSA Reaches Out to CAYSA Members

In response to CAYSA's decision to register its D4 players through US Club Soccer, STYSA president Jesse Harrell sent a letter directly to all CAYSA member associations. The text of the letter follows:

CAYSA Pulls Rec Players From STYSA

Breaking Story

According to a highly placed source, the CAYSA governing board has voted to register all Division IV players through US Club Soccer. This action is expected to result in a reduction of revenue to STYSA in the area of $60,000.

More as this develops.

Live Updates - Aztex vs. Silverbacks (US Open Cup)

STXSoccer will provide 15 minute updates for the Aztex-Silverbacks US Open Cup match, as well as halftime and goal updates. First update will air at approximately 7:27 p.m. Please watch the front page of the site.

We apologize for the unexpected technical difficulties with our broadcast. Apparently the scheduling of repeated updates was not possible under the protocols for our audio streaming partner. We will explore different ways of correcting this problem in the future.

FINAL: Austin 2, Atlanta 2
Atlanta advances on Penalty Kicks (5-4)

Interview with Silverbacks Coach

STXSoccer Talk Interview with Jason Smith, head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks. Coach Smith discusses the Silverbacks season and the upcoming US Open Cup match with the Austin Aztex.

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