Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders to Hold Final Preseason Scrimmage on Sunday
August 23, 2002 | Women's Soccer
Aug. 23, 2002
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech soccer will finish up its preseason schedule this weekend as they host the Midland Blast '85, a club team from Midland, Texas. The match is slated to begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, at R. P. Fuller Stadium and will be the team's final preseason scrimmage before they begin the 2002 season. This weekend's scrimmage will be free admission and the public is invited to attend.
Tech returns eight starters and twelve letterwinners from last season's squad that posted a 4-15 record. During the off-season, the Red Raiders signed eleven newcomers to add much needed depth to the young team. The team will be led by senior captain Lindsey Wile, who has been a mainstay on the Tech defense since 1999. She has started in all 57 games since joining the program three years ago. Juniors Kerri Campbell and Rachel Mavris will be counted on to lead the offensive charge for the Red and Black. Campbell is a co-captain and coming off a nine point campaign which saw her chip in three goals. Mavris finished the 2001 season second on the team in scoring with seven goals and 16 points.
The Red Raiders will kick off the 2002 campaign with a trip to Syracuse, N. Y. to take part in the Syracuse Orange Classic. The Colgate Raiders will be the first Tech opponent of the season; they will battle the Red Raiders on Aug. 30th. The team will open Big 12 Conference play on Sept. 27th as they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to battle the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State.
Tech will open its home schedule on Sept. 6th as it hosts the Southwest Texas State Bobcats at 7 p.m. at R. P. Fuller Stadium.
