2014 RED RAIDER SOCCER NEWS & NOTES • Texas Tech is 2-0 already this season against top-25
teams with wins over No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 11 California. • Friday will be the third all-time meeting between Texas Tech and West Virginia as both teams are 1-1 against each other. • This is the second-straight season where Texas Tech and West Virginia have face each other while ranked in the top-20 nationally. • The Red Raiders are ranked in the NSCAA/Continental Tire top-25 poll for the 18th-consecutive week, the longest streak in program history.
2014 SCHEDULE / RESULTS AUGUST 16 ~ at #25 Denver W, 2-1 22 NEW MEXICO Canceled 24 ORAL ROBERTS W, 5-0 29 % at #11 Notre Dame W, 2-1 31 % vs. Eastern Michigan W, 2-1 (OT) SEPTEMBER 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 3-1 7 PORTLAND STATE W, 1-0 (2OT) 12 at #11 California (Pac-12 Net.) W, 1-0 (2OT) 14 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 2-0 19 + vs. Tulsa W, 3-1 21 + vs. Memphis W, 1-0 26 * at Texas (LHN) L, 0-1 (OT) 28 UC RIVERSIDE W, 3-2 OCTOBER 3 * OKLAHOMA L, 0-1 (2OT) 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE T, 1-1 (2OT) 10 * at #17 West Virginia (NSCAATV) 6 p.m. 17 * at Kansas 7 p.m. 19 * at TCU 1 p.m. 24 * BAYLOR 7 p.m. 26 * IOWA STATE 1 p.m. NOVEMBER 5-9 Big 12 Championship TBA 14-16 NCAA First Round TBA 21-23 NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBA 28-30 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA DECEMBER 5-7 NCAA College Cup TBA ~ Exhibition match • % Notre Dame Invitational • + Oklahoma State Invitational • * Big 12 Conference match All times listed are Central and subject to change.
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#15 TEXAS TECH (10-2-1; 0-2-1) AT #17 WEST VIRGINIA (8-2-2; 1-0-1) Oct. 10 • 6 p.m. CT • Morgantown, W.Va. • Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,650) TV: NSCAATV.com • Radio: None
NO. 15 TEXAS TECH TRAVELS TO WEST VIRGINIA FOR TOP-20 BATTLE For the third time already this year, Texas Tech will be involved in a battle between top-20 ranked teams on Friday as the 15th-ranked Red Raiders travel to face No. 17 West Virginia in a 6 p.m. CT kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown. The Red Raiders are 2-0 already this season against ranked opponents after downing both Notre Dame (2-1) and California (1-0) earlier in the year. Similar to Friday night’s match with the Mountaineers, both matches came with Tech on the road.
10-2-1; 0-2-1 BIG 12
8-2-2; 1-0-1 BIG 12
The match will be the NSCAA Game of the Week and will air live on NSCAATV.com. Dean Linke will call the action while Allie Dosmann will provide the color analysis and Kelsi Steele will serve as sideline reporter. This is the third time in the past four seasons where the NSCAA has selected a Texas Tech match for its television schedule. The Red Raiders previously faced Oklahoma State during both the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the NSCAA Game of the Week. TEXAS TECH AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS The Red Raiders will be once against squaring off with a top-25 team this Friday as Texas Tech is already 2-0 in such matches this season. Tech previously defeated an 11th-ranked Notre Dame squad, 2-0, on Aug. 29 and then followed up with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over No. 11 California on Sept. 12. Both matches came on the road where Tech is 2-1 this year. The Red Raiders had not previously defeated two ranked opponents in a single season prior to its victory over Cal. Since the start of the 2012 season, Tech is 4-3-1 against ranked opponents with wins in three of its last four matches. The Red Raiders have not lost to a top-25 team since falling in double overtime at No. 7 Florida State, 3-2, in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
WHO TO WATCH
PAIGE STRAHAN
5-2 • MF • SR Strahan is the senior leader for the Red Raiders, who will without a doubt be counted on Friday at West Virginia. Strahan has two goals so far this season to go along with three assists for the Red Raiders, who will be looking for their third road win over a ranked opponent this year.
JANINE BECKIE
5-8 • F • JR Beckie is tied for the Big 12 Conference lead with nine goals already this year as she has been Tech’s primary option up top. The Highlands Ranch, Colorado native has now scored 35 goals in her career, six shy of the all-time record of 41 that was set by Kristy Frantz from 1996-99.
CAITY HEAP
5-4 • F/MF • JR Heap has provided Tech another attacker besides Beckie for opposing defenses to worry about as of late as she has three goals this season to go along with a pair of assists. Heap hit the crossbar or post twice last Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Oklahoma State.
REBEKAH O’BRIEN
5-6 • MF/D • FR O’Brien has started each of the last three matches for the Red Raiders as she served various roles for the Red Raiders from playing in the midfield to as an outside back as well. She has played the majority of minutes in Tech’s last two matches, totaling 138 last weekend alone.
MATCH BREAKDOWN NO. 15 TEXAS TECH Record_____________________ 10-2-1; 0-2-1 Big 12 Streak________________________________ Tied 1 Home Record___________________________ 5-1-1 Away Record____________________________ 2-1-0 Neutral Record__________________________ 3-0-0 Ranking (NSCAA)_______________________ No. 15 Last Match_____________Tied Oklahoma State, 1-1 Head Coach_______________________ Tom Stone Career Record___________________88-52-15 (8th) Record at Tech_________________________Same vs. West Virginia________________________ 1-1-0
NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA Record______________________ 8-2-2; 1-0-1 Big 12 Streak________________________________ Won 1 Home Record___________________________ 6-1-1 Away Record____________________________ 1-1-1 Neutral Record__________________________ 1-0-0 Ranking (NSCAA)_______________________ No. 17 Last Match______________________Def. Texas, 2-0 Head Coach__________________ Nikki Izzo-Brown Career Record_______________ 272-103-41 (20th) Record at WVU_______________ 259-98-41 (19th) vs. Texas Tech__________________________ 1-1-0