Trojans Set to Split Weekend Between Texas, Mo. State

Game 3: Little Rock at Texas
Date	Friday, August 25
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Austin, Texas
Stadium	Mike A. Myers Stadium
Stats	Statbroadcast
TV/Video	Longhorn Network
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock soccer team's difficult non-conference schedule continues this weekend with the team traveling to Texas and hosting Missouri State on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
 
Friday's game at Mike A. Myers Stadium against the Longhorns will be aired on the Longhorn Network starting at 7 p.m. Sunday's home game against Missouri State will begin at 1 p.m. at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex.

Kickoff off the weekend in Austin, Texas, will bring another giant challenge for Little Rock in just its third game of the season. Coming off a game against a Memphis squad that went to the NCAA Tournament in 2016, the Trojans will face a Texas team that competes against some of the nation's best teams in the Big 12 Conference.

Game 4: Little Rock vs. Missouri State
Date	Sunday, August 27
Time	1 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Stadium	Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex
Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock | Missouri State

 

Texas has started the season with a 2-0 record after victories against Rice and Western Kentucky last weekend. Four different players scored for the Longhorns and Nicole Curry allowed just one goal on seven shots faced.
 
Missouri State, meanwhile, comes into the weekend with a record of 0-2. The Bears lost by scores of 2-1 to Arkansas State and Mississippi State last weekend. Rachel Catrell and Brooke Prondzinski each scored a goal for Missouri State while Kaitlin Maxwell allowed four goals and made nine saves combined in two contests.
 
Little Rock began the season with a split weekend on Friday and Sunday, defeating rival Central Arkansas 2-1 thanks to an overtime goal by Jaclyn Purvine before falling 3-0 to Memphis on the road. The Trojans used 13 different starters in the two games and 19 different players on the roster.
 
Most recently against Texas, Little Rock forced a 0-0 draw on the road in 2015. When the team last played Missouri State, it defeated the Bears 2-0 in Springfield in 2016.
 
 
KICK OFF

• Little Rock had a split opening weekend, winning a 2-1 overtime thriller at home against UCA before falling 3-0 on the road to Memphis.
• Jaclyn Purvine was the hero for the Trojans on Friday night, scoring a goal four minutes into the overtime period to give Little Rock the sudden-death victory.
• Megan Swanson has started both games in goal for the Trojans, making eight total saves in 169 minutes of play.
• No Trojan has played all 184 minutes of action this season, but senior defender Lisa Ryan is closest with 182. Nine players have started both games.
• The Trojan soccer team had its best-ever season in 2016 with a program-record 12 wins and six conference wins. The team finished third in the Sun Belt, its highest-ever finish.
• Little Rock reached the Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal for the first time since 2009 last year.
• The Trojans were picked to finish third in the Sun Belt when the league released its preseason poll last week.
• Senior Quin Wilkes and junior Arola Aparicio were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt team by the league's coaches.