Red Raiders to Host Kansas on Senior Night
October 22, 2015 | Women's Soccer
RED RAIDERS TO HOST KANSAS FOR SENIOR NIGHT
The No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders will host Kansas for their last regular season home contest of the 2015 season Friday night at the John Walker Soccer Complex. Texas Tech currently sits in fifth place in the Big 12 standings with the conference championships just two weeks away.
INSIDE THE KANSAS SERIES
Texas Tech and Kansas will be meeting for the 22nd time on Friday with Kansas holding an 8-12-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two squads. Texas Tech has won five of the last six meetings dating back to the 2010 season including a 1-0 victory on the road in Lawrence in the last meeting between the teams last season. In the Tom Stone era, Texas Tech has gone 5-4-1 against the Jayhawks including posting a 2-2-1 record when playing in the friendly confines of the John Walker Complex. Texas Tech has shutout the Jayhawks in the last three meetings marking a three year scoring drought for Kansas against the Red Raiders.
TEXAS TECH IN BIG 12 PLAY
With Texas Tech's 1-1 draw on the road this past Sunday, Texas Tech secured their ninth berth to the Big 12 Championship hosted at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo. on November 4-8. The Red Raiders, with a 1-2-3 conference record, have accumulated six competition points with two matches still remaining. The Red Raiders are just three points behind Kansas for
TEXAS TECH IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Coming off one of the best seasons in program history, the Texas Tech soccer program opened its 2015 campaign ranked 15th in the preseason NSCAA top-25 poll. It was the highest preseason ranking ever for the Red Raiders, who began the 2014 season ranked 17th before eventually ending the year at No. 14 overall. On October 8, Texas Tech climbed to its highest ranking of the regular season being ranked No. 13 by the NSCAA. The Red Raiders, after falling to No. 21 the first week of the season, have climbed in the rankings in all but two weeks during the regular season. The highest ranking ever for the Red Raiders came in the 2014 season when Texas Tech was tabbed as the No. 6 team in the country on September 16, 2014.
BECKIE NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Beckie recorded two big goals last weekend, including the game-tying score in the 90th minute versus Baylor. Trailing 1-0 and competing down one player, Tech needed a goal to force overtime. The senior forward converted a penalty kick with just 44 seconds remaining to force overtime. Beckie also had a score in a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Texas. She has 52 goals in her career and tied for the Big 12 lead in points this season.
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
After dropping a heartbreaker to USC on Sep. 21 the 17th-ranked Red Raiders did not lose a match in their next 12 appearances. The 12 match unbeaten streak, that was snapped by the fourth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers, was the nation's longest active streak. The 12 match unbeaten streak covered exactly 50 days and saw the Red Raiders earn a 8-0-4 record during the streak.
FORMER RED RIADER JAELEN HINKLE MAKES US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM DEBUT
Former red Raider Jaelene Hinkle made her US Women's National Team debut Wednesday night in a hard fought 1-1 draw with Brazil in Seattle. Hinkle made her presence known early, stepping out and intercepting a pass near midfield, and eventually being involved in a sequence of passes that led to the equalizing goal by Carli Lloyd in the 85th minute of the match. Hinkle became the first Texas Tech player to cap for the US National Team, joining Janine Beckie who capped for the Canadian team this past summer. During her time as a Red Raider, Hinkle became the second All-American in school history while also being named to the NSCAA All-Central Region first team. She was also the first Red Raider in school history to earn All-Region honors three times in a career.
