Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Texas State Rolls the Tide
September 10, 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
September 9, 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
September 7, 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
September 2, 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
August 29, 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
August 24, 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
August 23, 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
August 21, 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
August 20, 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
August 18, 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
August 17, 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
August 14, 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
August 13, 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
August 7, 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
August 4, 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
August 3, 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
July 31, 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
July 29, 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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Austin Loses Heart Breaker to Seattle
July 22, 2021
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The Austin FC had not played an MLS match since July 7th. The result was a re-energized, but equally as in effective, team. The Verde & Black fell to the Seattle Sounders FC before a capacity crowd and a nationally televised audience by a score of 1-0.
The conference leading…
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Bold Dominate Real Monarchs
July 18, 2021
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The Austin Bold (5-3-4) dominated the Real Monarchs SLC (2-8-4) and walked away with an easy 1-0 victory.
It took the Bold only 12 minutes for Juan Torres to collect a pass from Ates Diouf and curl in past Monarchs’ goalkeeper Jeffrey Dewsnup from outside the box. The Monarchs hunkered…
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Historic Meeting Austin FC, Club Tigres
July 13, 2021
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The Austin FC made history as they played their first international match in Q2 Stadium against the Club Tigres UANL. The Tigres are the seven-time Liga MX Champion and the reigning CONCACAF Champions League winner. The Tigres bested Austin by a score of 3-1.
Austin used the match to provide…
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Express’ Slide Continues
July 12, 2021
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The Round Rock Express (28-31) failed to find their bats, again, as they fell to the cellar-dwelling Albuquerque Isotopes (23-35) by a score of 4-to-2. After hitting 69 home runs during May (42) and June (27), Round Rock has totaled only three over eleven games in July. And the team…
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Cruz Azul Edge Bold in Historic Meeting
July 10, 2021
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The Austin Bold took on the Cruz Azul in the first friendly international match played at Bold Stadium in its three-year history. Cruz Azul’s Walter Montoya scored the match’s only goal, giving the Bold a very respectable defeated.
The heritage of each team could not be different. Cruz Azul is…
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Chupacabras Come from Behind
July 8, 2021
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The Round Rock Express (28-27), playing as the Chupacabras, defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes (19-35), playing as the Mariachis de Nuevo México, by a score of 7-6 in a rain-shortened contest. The rebranding of the teams is part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión campaign, a nationwide initiative to…
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Austin FC Drops First Home Match
July 7, 2021
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The wrong kind of history was made as the Austin FC lost their first match at Q2 Stadium to the LAFC by a score of 2-0. It was Austin’s fourth match with home field advantage.
The Verde & Black controlled most of the match, besting LA in possession (60% to…
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