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Texas women’s soccer players Lexi Missimo, left, and Holly Ward embrace while Ashlyn Miller runs toward them after Ward’s goal in a 3-1 win over BYU in the Big 12 title game last season. The Longhorns, who return almost all of their players from 2023, hope to compete for the SEC title this year.
If any other coaches in the Texas athletic department need a travel guide while exploring new roads in the SEC, Angela Kelly can help out.
The Longhorns’ women’s soccer coach spent 16 years coaching in the SEC, including 12 as the head coach at Tennessee. She may be more eager than any other Texas coach about joining the SEC, especially since her program seems primed to make an immediate push for a conference title.
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“I’m really excited to get back into the SEC,” Kelly said. “I had some success in the league there, (and) I think it’s very professional. I think they really brand their sports. ‘It means more’ is their motto, and we’re excited to get into an environment where it means as much as it possibly can.”
Texas looks like an SEC soccer contender
Kelly should be excited about the Longhorns’ chances after comparing the SEC with Texas’ previous conference. No. 3 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech, two of the Longhorns’ toughest foes in the Big 12 last season, each rank in the top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. Georgia, at No. 14, is the first SEC side to appear in the poll, which suggests national pundits don’t expect a national championship contender to emerge from the conference.
“I think there’s a TCU in there, I think that there’s a Texas Tech in there and I don’t know if there’s a BYU, to be fair,” Kelly said. “I’ve played that game quite a bit in the past six months as I prepare. But they (the…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-08-14 11:05:45
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