Past Articles
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Express Massive Comeback over Rainiers
23 Sep 2021
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What started as an indifferent performance for the Round Rock Express (62-58) ended in a massive comeback. The Express stared-down a six-run deficient to finish with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Tacoma Rainiers (73-48).
Round Rock’s first six innings of play lacked so much energy that local fans began…
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Sonny G Saves Bold from Defeat
22 Sep 2021
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In what can only be described as a storybook ending, local favorite-son Sonny Guadarrama entered the match between the Austin Bold FC (9-6-9) and the El Paso Locomotives FC (13-2-8) in the 77th minute and scored as time expired to salvage a draw for the Bold. The appearance was Guadarrama’s…
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Second Half Collapse Dooms Austin FC
18 Sep 2021
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Within a 14-minute span the Austin FC blew a 3-1 halftime lead against the San Jose Earthquakes and found themselves looking out of at a 3-4 hole, a hole they could not claw out of.
Saturday’s match was a far cry from the 0-0 draw in the team’s first meeting…
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UT Wins with Byar’s Walkoff Goal
16 Sep 2021
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University of Texas freshman forward Trinity Byars scored her first collegiate brace (two goals) to lead the University of Texas Longhorns (3-2-2) to a 2-1 double overtime victory over the Samford University Bulldogs (3-3-2). Byars scored the game winning goal for her first “golden goal.”
The victory was the 300th…
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Austin FC Disappoint Against LAFC
15 Sep 2021
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The Austin FC put in another solid performance, only to fall short again, this time to the LAFC by a 2-1 score. The loss was Austin’s fourth straight, and the ninth one-goal loss of the season.
LA opened the scoring in the 59th minute on a penalty kick by Cristian…
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Late Express Rally Falls Short
13 Sep 2021
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Rehabbing Major League made their presence felt as the Sugar Land Skeeters topped the Round Rock Express by a score of 4-2. Jason Castro and Taylor Jones of Houston Astros each drove in a run and drew a total of 5 walks for the Skeeters, while Andy Ibanez of the…
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Bold Give Thompson Second Win as Head Coach
10 Sep 2021
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It had only been two weeks since the Austin Bold faced the New Mexico United, but an entirely different Bold team appeared on the pitch. Austin surprised New Mexico by playing a highly competitive match, giving new head coach Ryan Thompson his second career victory with a 1-0 win. Thompson,…
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Texas State Rolls the Tide
10 Sep 2021
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The Texas State University Bobcats (2-6) defeated the University of Alabama Crimson Tide (5-3) in 4 sets in the opening match of the Bobcat Invitational. The match was Texas State’s first at home this season.
Alabama returns nine players from last year’s team while welcoming six freshman and two transfers.…
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Ducks Edge Longhorns in Tight Contest
09 Sep 2021
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The University of Oregon Ducks (3-0-2) edged the University of Texas Longhorns (1-3-2) in a tight contest Thursday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Oregon found the back of the net with three minutes remaining in the match to win 1-0. The Ducks lead the Longhorns all-time in the series,…
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Austin Bold Stand Strong Amidst Turmoil
07 Sep 2021
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All eyes were on new Austin Bold FC head coach Ryan Thompson as he and his team took the pitch against the San Antonio FC after the unceremonious demotion of Marcelo Serrano. Serrano had led the team since it inaugural season in 2019 and is now the Sporting Director. Thompson…
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Texas Tops New Mexico in One-sided Affair
02 Sep 2021
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The University of Texas Longhorn (1-2-1) women soccer team soundly defeated the New Mexico State Aggies (3-1) by a score of 4-to-0. It was the first meeting of the teams. The Aggies enter the match undefeated while the Longhorn were looking for their first win of the season.
The Texas…
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Disappointment: Austin FC Falls Badly to FC Dallas
29 Aug 2021
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The match between the Austin FC and the FC Dallas was the soccer equivalent of a drive-by shooting. Dallas scored three goals in five minutes in route to a 5-to-3 rout over Austin.
The Dallas duo of Jesus Ferreira and Ricardo Pepi scored two goals each in the first half.…
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Elier Hernandez Leads Express over Chihuahuas
24 Aug 2021
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The Round Rock Express (45-50), led by Elier Hernandez’s two-run home run, came from behind to defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas (39-55) by a score of 3-2. The Express spilt the 6-game series with the win.
The game was a confidence builder for Express starting pitcher Yerry Rodriguez, who entered…
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Bold Escape with Draw
23 Aug 2021
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The Austin Bold entered this match with more draws than any other team in the USL Championship. They were fortunate to add to that draw total as they were out-played to a skillful New Mexico United team. The teams played to a 1-1 draw.
They could have easily lost the…
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Austin FC Start Fast in Blowout Win
21 Aug 2021
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The Austin FC have the Portland Timbers’ number.
Austin pummeled Portland in their first meeting on July 1st. Their second meeting on Saturday was more of the same, even better. The Verde and Black scored three time in the first 29 minutes in route to a 3-to-1 victory over the…
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El Paso Defeats Round Rock with Big Finish
20 Aug 2021
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What started as a pitcher’s duel ended as a rout as the Round Rock Express fell to the El Paso Chihuahuas. El Paso (38-52) put up 5 runs in the final 2 innings to defeated Round Rock (42-49) by a score of 6-to-1.
Round Rock starting pitcher A.J. Alexy threw…
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Austin Loses Battle of the Bottom
18 Aug 2021
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The Austin FC, 13th in the MSL Western Conference, took on the Vancouver Whitecaps, 12th in the conference, in what should have been a home field advantage win. Instead, Austin squandered a first half lead and fell to the Whitecaps, 2-to-1.
It was the third consecutive loss for Austin FC.…
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Austin, RGV Struggle to 1-1 Draw
17 Aug 2021
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The best thing to come from this match was it was refereed by a woman. A first at Bold Stadium.
The most entertaining thing to come from this match were 3 women, thinking they were going to a concert at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater, but got the night wrong. Instead,…
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Bold Miss Opportunities Against Miami
14 Aug 2021
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This was a match the Austin Bold FC should have won. Instead, the Bold found mercy for The Miami FC and settled for a 0-0 draw.
The Bold dominated the play. This was greatly helped by red card issue to Connor Sparrow, the Miami goalkeeper, for a hands ball outside…
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UT Blanks Abilene Christian
13 Aug 2021
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The University of Texas Longhorns women’s soccer team took on the Abilene Christian University Wildcat with the expected results. The Longhorns decisively defeated the Wildcats by a score of 3-0 in the only exhibition match of the season
Both teams took their time adjusting to the competitive pitch in the…
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Surprises Abound as Austin Falls to Dallas
07 Aug 2021
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“These games against Dallas and Houston, the mentality has to be there,” said Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff entering the first ever Copa Texas. “Sure, there’s the tactical element, but there’s also the will and the belief that you can get it done irrespective of tactics. It’s about players…
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Austin Tops Houston in Copa Texas First
04 Aug 2021
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The Austin FC wasted no time to make it known: they were a force among the Texas MLS teams. Tomas Pochettino scored the first of his two goals in the 7th minute of play to lead the ATXFC to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo. The match was the…
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Express Drop Game, Series to Dodgers
03 Aug 2021
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The Oklahoma City Dodgers took the final game of their series to the Round Rock Express by a score of 7-3, taking the series 4 games to 2.
Dodger pitcher Andre Jackson (1-0) earned the win in his first Triple-A game. Jackson allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 5…
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Austin FC’s Drought Continues
31 Jul 2021
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July has been one of the rainiest months in years, but a drought has befallen the Austin FC. The team dropped its third straight MLS match, and hasn’t scored a goal in an MLS match in 270 minutes since the Austin FC. The saga continued as the lost to the…
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Express Top Dodgers in Series Opener
29 Jul 2021
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The Round Rock Express (36-37) brought home the positive mojo generated while on the road and defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers (37-36) by a score of 3-to-1. Long balls by Delino DeShields (5) and Yohel Pozo (18) accounted for two the Express’ runs.
The Dodger’s Carlos Asuaje opened the scoring…
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