Alisha Ortiz Credit: Photo courtesy of UT

This just in: The University of Texas Longhorns got two early goals from freshman Alisha Ortiz to beat BYU, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Thursday afternoon in College Station, despite being outshot 25-12. They now advance to the second round Saturday afternoon, against Texas A&M, who beat Stephen F. Austin, 4-1, in the nightcap.

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