Tech Soccer Opens Big 12 Play This Weekend
September 25, 2003 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2003
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COMING UP THIS WEEK
The Texas Tech women's soccer team will open Big 12 Conference play this weekend as the Red Raiders travel to Oklahoma State on Friday and host Kansas on Sunday. Texas Tech and the OSU Cowgirls will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Friday while Tech and Kansas will tangle at 1 p.m. here in Lubbock.
RAIDERS OPEN BIG 12 PLAY AFTER SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND
Texas Tech head coach Felix Oskam and his Red Raiders finally got into the win column last weekend as Tech defeated Texas State 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Red Raiders came away with a tie on Friday night in Nacogdoches as Tech and SFA battled to a 1-1 tie through two overtime periods.
Texas Tech will get a strong test to open league play as the Red Raiders will travel to Stillwater to take on an Oklahoma State team that is currently undefeated on the year as they stand at 8-0. Oklahoma State is averaging 5 goals-per-game as the Cowgirls have netted the ball 40 times in eight games this year. Adriane Radtke leads the team with 10 goals scored and 39 shots.
The Kansas Jayhawks will come to Lubbock on Sunday to take on Texas Tech in what will be the first official home game of the season. The Jayhawks are 8-1 on the year with their lone loss coming to Wisconsin (3-2) on Sept. 7. Kansas is averaging 2 goals-per-game and Caroline Smith leads the team with 11 goals.
RED RAIDER NOTEBOOK
- Tech goalkeeper Megan Knauss has recorded 39 saves on the season and has allowed nine goals.
- Jennifer Vasquez scored the first goal of the season for Texas Tech when she scored at the 12:44-mark in the first half of the game against Stephen F. Austin.
