Texas Tech University Athletics
Soccer Team Starts Three Game Road Swing
September 18, 2001 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 18, 2001
Texas Tech and New Mexico are meeting for the fourth time. The Lobos hold the overall advantage 2-0-1 with the last meeting resulting in a tie, 1-1, Sept. 12, 1999.
About Tech: Texas Tech is coming off a 4-0 loss at to the Denver Pioneers in the Four Points Sheraton Shoot-Out held in Lubbock. Carrie Graham (5-3, Forward, Dallas/Ursuline Academy/UAB) is leading the way for the Red Raiders thus far as she is leading the team in goals, 2, and points, 4. Senior forward Melanie Brosnahan (5-7, Plano/Ursuline Academy) recorded her first points on the season as she netted a goal and an assist in Sunday's game. Michaela Roberts (5-3,Fr, forward, San Antonio/Reagan) scored the game-winning goal against UTEP for her first goal on the season, tying Kerri Campbell (5-2, Fr, midfielder, Duncanville) for third on the team in points with two. In goal for Tech is all-time saves leader Brittney Peese. Peese (5-8, Sr, goalkeeper, San Antonio/Clark) has started in all four games for the Red Raiders this season stopping 11 shots while allowing 11 goals.
About New Mexico: The Lobos enter the game with a 0-3-1 record. The last time out the New Mexico fell to 23rd-ranked Arizona State, 3-0. Tuesday game will be the home opener for the Lobos, as they opened the season with four consecutive games on the road. The Lobos are led by Rachael Addison and Camille Bremer. Addison has two starts on the season scoring a goal on five shots, while Bremer has a goal in four games. Minding the goal for UNM is Shelly Hammock. Hammock has allowed 11 goals while making 32 saves in four starts this season.
Looking Ahead: The Red Raiders will play three game, all on the road, this week. Friday the team will Oral Roberts in Edmond, Okla., where they will stay and play Tulsa on Sunday.
Gunnin' Graham... Senior Carrie Graham is getting, and creating scoring opportunities so far this year. The forward from Dallas has taken 15 shots in the first four games of the season, with eight shots on goal. Graham had goals in back-to-back games, at Arkansas and agianst UTEP, and leads the team with four points.
Peese Keeper... Tech's all-time saves leader, Brittney Peese, has added 11 more saves to her record, bringing the senior's career total to 236.
Sharp Shooters... Kerri Campbell has taken seven shots this season with five being on goal. The sophomore from Duncanville has a .714 shots on goal percentage, and has scored a goal.
Freshman Michaela Roberts has an on goal percentage of .571, and recorded the game winning goal, her first of the season, in a 3-2 OT victory against UTEP.
Awaken Giant... Melanie Brosnahan, Tech's top goal scorer of a year ago, recorded her first points on the season as she scored a goal and an assist, against UTEP, in the Four Points Sheraton Shoot-Out.
Welcome Home... Although Tech is on the road for some on the team it will be like a home game. Four Red Raiders call New Mexico home, three went to high school in Albuquerque. Freshmen Allison Siefert, Erin Shrouf and Roxanne Frilot, last year's New Mexico Player of the Year, are all from Albuquerque, while Senior Marie Valdez is from Isleta. For Valdez this game has added meaning, she should be cleared to play following knee last spring.
From the Training Room... Tech's latest injury came opening night, against TCU, when freshman Jordan Wicker was helped off the field with a separated shoulder. Her arm has been placed in a sling, as she will be out for about a month. Tech is already short handed as sophomore Lindsey Scott is still recovering from surgery prior to the season and Megan Jensen will be out the entire year.
