Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raider Soccer Set to Kick Off 2005 Season
August 25, 2005 | Women's Soccer
Aug. 25, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Neil McGuire era of Texas Tech soccer begins this weekend as the Red Raiders kick off their 2005 campaign on Friday by traveling to
The Red Raiders put the final touches on their preseason camp on Aug. 20 as they downed West Texas A&M, 2-0, in an exhibition match at R.P. Fuller Stadium. Freshman Chessa Purser highlighted the evening, as she tallied both of the team's goals in her first action as a Red Raider. Redshirt freshman Amy Mathiak and junior Ana Morton each chipped in with assists in the match, while senior goalkeepers Megan Knauss and Beth Lippert combined their efforts in goal and kept the Buffaloes off the scoreboard. Senior forward Kimmie Davis was very active on the offensive end against West Texas A&M, taking six shots in the game.
Tech returns 10 starters and 15 letterwinners from last season's squad and is also boosted by the addition of nine newcomers. Sophomore forward Priscilla Esquivel returns after leading the team with seven goals and 15 points in 2004. Midfielder Ashley Reed is back after posting an impressive freshman campaign, which saw her tally four goals and nine points. Senior Karen Stephens enters the season with a streak of 53 consecutive starts in the Tech midfield, while juniors Meghan Blume and Ana Morton and sophomore Alex Aton return to bring experience to the Tech defense.
TCU is coming off a 6-11-1 season a year ago, which saw them finish in a tie for eighth in Conference
Sunday's opponent, the SMU Mustangs, venture to
Tech has opened two of the last three seasons with a victory, including a 6-2 win over Oral Roberts to begin the 2004 campaign.
Red Raider Soccer on The Internet
Fans can keep up with Red Raider soccer all season long by logging on to www.texastech.com. This season for the first time, all eight of Texas Tech's home matches will be broadcast over the internet. In addition to internet radio, fans can follow the progression of the match on gametracker, which provides real-time scoring and statistics. Gametracker will be available for all home games this season and certain road matches. Both the internet radio and gametracker features can be accessed by logging on to the 2005 soccer schedule page on www.texastech.com or by clicking on the following link - Internet Radio & Gametracker
