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The women’s soccer team featured 21 games this season. Britney Curry, junior forward, started in all of them.
Curry was — and still is — the staple of the Bobcat soccer attack. She scored 18 goals in 21 games and played 1,305 minutes.
Unfortunately, what people sometimes overlook is her will to be part of the team.
Now that college football is coming down to the wire (like it does every year), some teams should be recognized.
There is Florida, Alabama and Texas, which are all undefeated (not a big surprise there). However, this year Texas Christian, Cincinnati and Boise State remain undefeated as well.
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At 6:40 p.m. everything was going according to plan until the lights went out on Texas State’s pre-game warm-up — literally.
A 35-minute delay — because of a power outage — left the basketball team and the fans in limbo of their second victory of the season. Lights did not cause the 54-48 loss to Louisiana-Monroe, but 30 percent shooting from the floor might have been the reason.
Texas State volleyball and football are entering the final stretch of the season and it should be noted both teams have turned their season around, thanks to their road heroics.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been dubbed the name “Cardiac Cats” in the NFL, but because a formally bad team has a good start to a season doesn’t mean it should get a “new nickname.” That nickname should belong to Texas State teams, who have made something of their seasons already.
The Texas State women’s soccer team has scored its last goal for the 2009 season. The Bobcats fell 2-0 against Southeastern Louisiana Sunday after defeating Sam Houston State 2-1 Friday in the semifinals.
“We played well on Sunday and got some great looks at the goal but couldn’t get past the goalkeeper,” said Coach Kat Conner. “Their first goal we made a mistake and they capitalized and it made us chase the game. (That’s how) you know you are playing against two opponents — (Southeastern) and time.”
Natchitoches, La. is the site for the hopeful final six women’s soccer teams left standing in the running for the Southland Conference tournament. The winner of the competition gets a bid in the NCAA Tournament. Texas State secured its No. 1 seed with a win over Texas-El Paso Friday and a Southeastern Louisiana loss Oct. 25.
“It is always great to win and accomplish part of your dream,” said Coach Kat Conner. “(Getting) another SLC title and finally beating (Texas-San Antonio) is a good feeling.”
Thank you to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks for being undefeated just so Texas State could clobber you 28-7. Thank you to the New York Giants for losing the last three games after everyone said you were the best. Thank you to the Oklahoma State Cowboys for giving us something to talk about after your embarrassing loss to Houston earlier this year, ending your “this is our year” bunch of nothing. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams for “upsetting” the Detroit Lions for your first win in 150 years and giving us ESPN highlights we were forced to watch.
Five hundred sixty fans watched as the Texas State Bobcats closed off their back-to-back conference championship seasons with a 3-1 victory over Texas-San Antonio Friday at home.
Lauren Lewis, junior forward, got Texas State going early with her first goal of the season in the 21st minute. The score was followed by goals from Taylor Kelley, freshman midfielder, and Erica Michaud, sophomore forward. Texas State’s defense dominated the Roadrunners, allowing UTSA seven shot attempts.
The Texas State women’s soccer team needs a tie to clinch the Southland Conference regular season title along with Southeastern Louisiana’s Sunday loss.
Texas State will take on Texas-San Antonio Friday for the final regular season game where the Bobcats hold an undefeated conference record at home.
The Roadrunners began the season with a 4-0 SLC record. However, UTSA is 0-2-2 in its past four games, including a 3-0 loss to Southeastern Louisiana. Texas State has never beaten UTSA in soccer, which is something the team hopes to change for the first time Friday.
Back in 2008, the Arena Football league was truly the fifth major sport. It had an ESPN contract, a 13,000-plus average attendance across the league (which is better than Texas State’s), 17 stable franchises and more than 20 years of credibility.
Too bad it was swimming in debt. Reports confirmed former commissioner David Baker put the league in debt because he tried to make it a fifth major sport, when in reality, that’s just not what it was. It was a fan-friendly sport that brought football closer to middle-class eyes.
