No. 24 Tech set for Thursday clash with Colorado

LUBBOCK, Texas – Winners of five-straight matches and 19-straight home matches, No. 24 Texas Tech Soccer continues a three-match home stand Thursday when they play host to RV Colorado at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

Looking to also extend a 23-match Big 12 unbeaten streak that is the longest amongst power conference members in the country, Tech will also look to win to extend the a nation's-leading 19-match home winning streak.

The Red Raiders and Buffaloes will meet for the first time since the 2010 season when Colorado was also members of the Big 12 Conference.

Thursday's matchup against CU will be the Breast Cancer Awareness match and will also feature a parking lot tailgate with Two Docs Brewing. In addition, there will be a student sweepstakes where students can enter to win sideline passes for Texas Tech Football vs. Colorado (Nov. 9), an Indoor Grill, a Vacuum and a Waffle Maker.

The first 200 fans to come through the gates of the Walker will also receive a fleece headband, while fans can also visit the marketing table for an autograph session with Lady Raider Basketball.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: No. 24 Texas Tech (10-2-1, 5-0-1 Big 12) vs. RV Colorado (10-2-1, 4-1-1 Big 12)
DATE: Thursday, October 10, 2024
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Lubbock, Texas (John Walker Soccer Complex)

LAST TIME OUT:
A 62nd minute goal from Ashleigh Williams and suffocating defense effort from the backline propelled Texas Tech Soccer to a 1-0 win over Baylor, Friday night at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

In arguably its strongest defensive performance of the season and in front of a crowd of over 1500, Texas Tech's (10-2-1, 5-0-1 Big 12) backline and GK Faith Nguyen limited the Baylor (6-5-3, 1-3-2 Big 12) attack to just four total shots and a pair of shots on goal.

After outshooting Baylor 8-1 in the opening half, the Red Raiders stayed the course in the second period, as the Red Raiders finally broke through just 21 seconds into the 62nd minute, when a rising shot from Williams deflected off BU goalkeeper Azul Alvarez and the crossbar before falling into the bottom corner of the net.

The goal was Williams' 34th-career goal and 15th game winner of her career. The forward needs just one more game winner to tie former Big 12 Player of the Year and First Round NWSL draft pick Kirsten Davis for the second-most game-winning goals in program history. Williams also recorded career points 74 and 75 on the strike, which was made possible by a pair of strong passes from Elise Anderson and Kaitlyn Giametta.

After scoring twice in Waco in a 2-0 win, Williams once again was the difference in the Red Raiders third straight win over BU.

Armed with the 1-0 lead, the Red Raiders again led by their backline were able to close out the 23rd-straight Big 12 result (19-0-4), the 19th-straight home regular season win and the 10th-cosnecutive Big 12 home clean sheet.

With the second half goal tonight, the Red Raiders are now outscoring teams 26-1 at Walker this season and have outscored teams 17-1 in the second half. The Red Raiders also extended their Big 12 leading goal margin to +8 (9-1) for the year.

QUICK KICKS:
• Unbeaten in nine straight matches (8-0-1) and winners of five straight, Texas Tech continues a three-match homestand on Thursday night when they welcome fellow 10-win team Colorado for the first matchup between the two programs since 2010.

• With Friday's 1-0 win over Houston, the Red Raiders have now outscored opponents 77-19 (+58) since the start of the 2023 season and have outscored opponents 32-8 this season after outscoring opponents 45-11 a season ago.

• The Red Raiders enter Friday's match against Baylor riding three different streaks, the first being a 23-match unbeaten streak in Big 12 Conference matches (19-0-4). That streak has reached over two seasons, as it dates back to a Sept. 25, 2022 loss to Texas.

• The Red Raiders also have won 19-straight home regular season matches dating back to the UT setback. The third and final streak that the Red Raiders will take into the game against BU is a 10-match home Big 12 clean sheet streak. The last time the Red Raiders conceded a home goal at Walker was the Sept. 25 match back in 2022 against UT.

• It's been home sweet home for the Red Raiders at the Walker this season, but really the last three seasons, as Tech is 20-2-2 at home since the start of the 2022 season.

• The Red Raiders are outscoring opponents 69-7 since the start of the 2022 season at Walker.

• In fact, since installing the natural grass surface at the Walker (ahead of the 2023 season) the Red Raiders have won 16-straight home games and are outscoring opponents 57-3.
• After outscoring opponents 31-2 last season at Walker, the Red Raiders have been even more dominant at home, as they have outscored their opponents 26-1 in seven home matches this season.

• After playing four of the first five games of conference play on the road, and the last three matches away from Lubbock, the Red Raiders returned to the Walker for the start of a pivotal three-match homestand last Friday against Baylor.

• The homestand continues Thursday with the matchup with Colorado, before Sunday's home stand finale against Iowa State. With just five games left in the regular season, the Red Raiders will play three of the final five at Walker.

• Entering the third-to-last weekend of the regular season, the Red Raiders not only sit atop the Big 12 standings with WVU, but they also control their own destiny to take home the Big 12 title for the second-consecutive season.

• The Red Raiders who face WVU next Thursday night in Morgantown, sit two points clear of third place TCU. Colorado sits just one point behind TCU (13) for the coveted fourth and final bye in the upcoming Big 12 Championships that start on Oct. 30.

UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders close out the aforementioned three-match home stand on Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. matchup against Iowa State. Sunday's match will be Senior Day for Texas Tech, as prior to the match the program will honor Sidney O'billovich, Jillian Martinez, Cassie Taylor and Ashleigh Williams.

No. 24 Tech set for Thursday clash with Colorado

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Players Mentioned

Elise Anderson

Kaitlyn Giametta

Jillian Martinez

Faith Nguyen

Sidney O'billovich

Cassie Taylor

Ashleigh Williams