The Teams: Tarleton State Texans (0-1-2, 0-0-0 UAC) vs. UTRGV Vaqueros (1-2-0, 0-0-0 SLC)
Where: Stephenville, Texas
Stadium: Tarleton State Soccer Complex (500)
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Streaming Platform: ESPN+
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This is the fifth meeting and second in Stephenville. The Texans are 3-0-1 all-time against the Vaqueros, 3-0-0 on the road, with the draw happening at home 1-1 in 2024. These teams have played each season in Tarleton State's program history.
• The Texans have shut out UTRGV three times in four matches.
• Emma Barnes played the final 45 minutes last time at UTRGV, allowing no goals with one save. Isa Bergeron-Prejean had an assist in that match.

 
QUICK HITS

• Thursday's match falls on National Burger Day, and Tarleton State will help celebrate by hosting a Grumps truck prematch, with first arriving fans receiving free burgers.
• The Texans have scored in each of their first three matches to start the season since 2023, and their four goals through three matches is their second most in program history (six in 2023).
• Peyton Bryant has yet to sub out, playing all 270 minutes through three matches this season.
• Zahra Friess (eight), Grace Berry (seven) and Adelaide Wyrzynski (five) have combined to take 20 of Tarleton State's 33 shots this season (60.6 percent). Those three have each scored a goal, accounting for three of the Texans' four this year. Those three also have 10-of-16 shots on goal for the team, with Wyrzynski leading at five.
• Tarleton State battled UTEP to a 1-1 draw last Thursday in front of a near-capacity crowd (88.6 percent) in its home opener. It was the Texans' second draw against an FBS institution (1-1 against ULM in 2023). The Texans evened the match in the 58th minute on a Wyrzynski penalty kick, thanks to a foul drawn by Friess.
• Freshman Naomi Langille scored her first goal in Tarleton State's last match at Houston on Sunday. She became the third Texan freshman since their second season of competition to score a goal within her first three matches (Sam Liaty in 2024, Jessica Baires in 2023). TSU had 16 freshmen in its first season, five scoring in first three.

 
UP NEXT
The Texans stay home for a Sunday match against Lamar at 5 p.m., a Military Appreciation Match.