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2014 SCHEDULE TEXAS STATE SOCCER 5-3-1; 0-0-0 SBC
HOME: 3-3-0 // AWAY: 2-0-1 // NEUTRAL: 0-0-0 2014 SCHEDULE Aug. 16 | 7:00 PM
HOUSTON BAPTIST (EXH).
W, 1-0 Aug. 22 | 7:00 PM
UTEP
T, 0-0 (2OT) Aug. 24 | 1:00 PM
Aug. 29 | 7:00 PM
NEW MEXICO STATE
W, 2-1
TX A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI
W, 2-0 Aug. 31 | 1:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN STATE
W, 3-0
MAROON DENOTES HOME GAME
*DENOTES SUN BELT CONFERENCE GAME
ALL TIMES CENTRAL | ALL GAMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Sept. 5 | 7:00 PM
LAMAR W, 3-0
Sept. 7 | 1:00 PM
TEXAS SOUTHERN
Sept. 12 | 7:00 PM
TCU
Sept. 14 | 7:00 PM
canceled
L, 0-1
UTSA L, 2-3 (OT)
Sept. 19 | 7:00 PM
Sept. 21 | 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
W, 2-0
TEXAS
L, 0-2 Sept. 26 | 7:00 PM
ARKANSAS STATE*
Sept. 28 | 1:00 PM
UALR
Oct. 5 | 1:00 PM
APPALACHIAN STATE
Oct. 10 | 7:00 PM
SOUTH ALABAMA
Oct. 12 | 1:00 PM
TROY
Oct. 17 | 7:00 PM
UL MONROE
Oct. 19 | 1:00 PM
UL LAFAYETTE
Oct. 24 | 7:00 PM
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Oct. 26 | 1:00 PM
GEORGIA STATE
Nov. 5 - Nov. 9
SUN BELT TOURNAMENT
GAME 10 vs. ARKANSAS STATE Date / Time: Sept. 26, 2014 / 3 p.m. Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Venue: A-State Soccer Park Series Record: TXST leads 1-0 GAME 11 vs. UALR Date / Time: Sept. 28, 2014 / 1 p.m. Location: Little Rock, Ark. Venue: UALR Rec. & Sports Complex Series Record: TXST leads 1-0 A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION - A-STATE The Arkansas State Red Wolves have started the season with a 3-6-0 overall record. Victories for the Red Wolves include the season opener against Murray State (3-2), the contest against Mississippi Valley State and their most recent game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Four different Bobcats put goals on the board. Caitlynn Rinehart recorded six saves in the shutout.
Samhia Smith leads the Red Wolves with two goals scored and three credited assists for a grand total of seven points. She also leads the squad in shots with 20 and shots on goal with 10.
Tori Hale is one assist away from having the most assists in program history in her career.
The Red Wolves have had three goalkeepers in net this season. Sara Wicks has put in the most time with just over 400 minutes of action. She has allowed 10 goals while tallying 30 saves.
Rachel Grout is now one of the goal leaders for Texas State after scoring two goals against Prairie View A&M last Friday.
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION - UALR The Trojans of UALR are one of only four squads in the nation to remain undefeated with a 9-0-0 overall record. Fali Garuba leads the Trojans in goals scored with six while four other members of the team have had five.
QUICK BOBCAT FACTS The Bobcats are off to the best start since the 2000 season with a 5-3-1 overall record.
Two of the seven goal scorers this season are freshman.
Kat Conner is seeking her 162th career victory against Arkansas State on Friday. She has been the sole coach for the Texas State soccer program. 2013 REVIEW With a debut in its third conference in as many seasons, the Texas State soccer team found its way to the semifinal match of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and an 8-9-2 overall record.
Bri Ilkuf has put in a team-high 450 minutes in the net while allowing just one goal this season. The Trojans as a team have only allowed two goals all season while scoring 36.
The 2013 Bobcats set a program record for most overtime contests in a single season with six, of which only one resulted in a victory.
LAST TIME OUT - A-STATE The Bobcat and the Red Wolves have only faced off in one contest, and that was last season in the regular season finale. The Bobcats defeated Arkansas State by a score of 3-0 at the Bobcat Soccer Complex.
Texas State finished the 2013 non-conference schedule with a 3-5-1 record, picking up home victories against Prairie View A&M and Sam Houston State while defeating Northwestern State on the road in the season opener.
Clarissa Leon had a big game for the Bobcats as she recorded a goal and an assist off the bench.
The Bobcats started the conference schedule on the right foot, posting a 2-0-1 record through the first three contests, including the team’s first ever Sun Belt Conference victory on the road against Troy.
LAST TIME OUT - UALR Last season, the Bobcats welcomed UALR to the Bobcat Soccer Complex for the first ever meeting between the two squads. Texas State won the game by a score of 4-0.
After the timely victory against Troy in the quarterfinal game, the Bobcats were matched up against a Western Kentucky squad who previously defeated them in the final moments of a double-overtime contest earlier
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