Longhorns Come Up Short, and Other News
The UT Longhorns won their first game in the NCAAs, beating Washington State, 1-0, then were ousted, 2-0, by the host Portland Pilots, who outshot UT 22-4 and dominated play despite having three starters off in Chile, playing for the U.S. in the Under-20 Women's World Cup. It was the third time in five years that the Pilots have ended UT's season in the NCAAs. (Speaking of youth World Cups, the U.S. lost to North Korea, 2-1, in the final of the U-17 Women's World Cup on Sunday in New Zealand.)
And so, suddenly, the local college soccer season is over, though elsewhere it goes on. Texas A&M was the only Texas or Big 12 team to make it through the first weekend in Division I; they're at Florida on Sunday. Texas A&M-Commerce advanced to the final 16 in Women's D2. Still alive on the men's side: Wichita Falls' Midwestern State in Division II, and unbeaten Trinity of San Antonio in Division III. No Texas teams qualified in Men's Division I.
Below – seasons go on: Aztex, Stoke, WC2010, Champs League, MLS Cup Final