Texas Tech University Athletics
No. 23/19 Tech opens 2026 season at Hawaii
August 12, 2026 | Women's Soccer
The Red Raiders will partake in the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff
HONOLULU – No. 23/19 Texas Tech Soccer opens the 2026 season on Thursday night when they face the University of Hawaii.
First touch is set for 9 p.m. (CT)/4 p.m. (HST).
The Red Raiders stay in Hawaii will also feature a Sunday contest against Seattle U. First touch from Lower Campus Stadium is set for 6 p.m. (CT)/1 p.m. (HST).
Tech enters the regular season nationally-ranked in both the Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 23) and the TopDrawer Soccer Poll (No. 19). It marks the second time in three seasons (2024) that Tech has started the regular season ranked in both polls.
Live stats for both Thursday's match with UH and Sunday's match versus SeattleU will be available, but neither match will be streamed.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: No. 23/19 Texas Tech (0-0) vs. University of Hawaii (0-0)
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
TIME: 9 p.m. (CT)/4 p.m. (HST)
LOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii (Lower Campus Stadium)
LAST TIME OUT:
Four different players found the back of the net, including a pair of freshman, as No. 23/19 Texas Tech downed a feisty New Mexico squad, 4-1, in an exhibition contest at the John Walker Soccer Complex.
After a quiet first 40 minutes, Texas Tech exploded for a goal with less than 90 seconds to play in the first half and just 27 seconds into the second half to pull away from the game Lobos.
In her 2026 debut, Kylie Bahr assisted on the first two goals of the evening and helped anchor a Tech backline that held UNM to just three total shots in the first half and eight for the contest.
It was Bahr's picture-perfect cross that found senior Skylar Haase whose perfect header put the Red Raiders up 1-0 with just 82 seconds to play in the first half.
As has become a staple for the Red Raiders, Tech struck early in the second half, when sophomore Raleigh Greason zoomed past the Lobo defense after a strong feed from Bahr.
The Greason strike put Tech up 2-0.
After a screamer from UNMs Alyssa Whelchel cut the Tech lead to 2-1, freshman Diana Asta Gudmundsdottir buried a 1v1 chance to put the Red Raiders up by a pair. The opportunity was set
up by a perfect through ball from striker Taylor Zdrojewski.
Not satisfied, the Red Raiders put the capper on the night when freshman Mattie Neves also found the back of the net with less than five minutes to play.
In net, goalkeeper Addie Todd made four saves.
Tech attempted all five corners on the night and outshot UNM 11-8.
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders close out the weekend on Sunday evening with a 6 p.m. (CT)/1 p.m. (HST) contest with SeattleU.
