2008 Scorpion Women's Soccer Team

Fall 2007 Season Achievements
2007 Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
Overall Record 13-7 / RRAC 5-2 / RRAC Regular Season 3^rd / Undefeated at home 5-0
68 Goals Scored / 26 Goals Against / 10 Shutouts in 20 Games
8 RRAC All-Conference Team Players
RRAC Offensive Player of the Year & Newcomer of the Year
1 NAIA National Player of the Week
4 NAIA Region VI All-Conference Team Players
2 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Players
NAIA Region VI Tournament Quarterfinals
 

Scorpions, Oklahoma Baptist Battle 110 Minutes to 1-1 Deadlock
Posted September 6, 2008
After 110 minutes of hard-nosed soccer in field conditions immediately after a rainstorm, UTB/TSC and Oklahoma Baptist University battled to a 1-1 tie in a women's soccer match Saturday, September 5, at Morningside Park. More
Houston Baptist Remains Unbeaten after 2-1 Win over Scorpions
Posted September 1, 2008
HOUSTON -- Houston Baptist University remained undefeated after three games after a 2-1 victory over the UTB/TSC Scorpions Monday, September 1, at Husky Field. More
Scorpions Open Season with 3-1 Victory over TAMIU
Posted August 31, 2008
Linette Cuvillier scored two goals to lead the UTB/TSC women's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Texas A&M International University in its season opener Sunday, August 31 at Morningside Park. More
Final Recruits for Scorpion Women's Soccer Sign Letters of Intent
Posted August 1, 2008
The final pieces of the 2008 Scorpion women's soccer puzzle are complete with a little taste of Jamaica. More
Villarreal Signs Letter of Intent to Join Scorpion Women's Soccer Team
Updated July 29, 2008
Nedelin "Nena" Villarreal, a 2008 graduate of Rivera High School, has signed a Red River Athletic Conference Letter of Intent to join the Scorpion women's soccer team. More
Scorpion Women's Soccer Team Signs Goalkeeper Reid
Updated June 2, 2008
Goalkeeper Stephanie Reid of Mississauga, Canada has signed a Red River Athletic Conference Letter of Intent to join the Scorpion women's soccer team. More

Girls' Summer Soccer Camps Scheduled for Youth July 14-17
Updated June 2, 2008
Girls ages 4 to 15 are invited to participate in the Scorpion Soccer Summer Camp this summer at Scorpion Field. More

Four New Recruits Join Scorpion Women's Soccer Team
Posted June 4, 2008
Four new recruits have signed Red River Athletic Conference Letters of Intent to join the 2008 UTB/TSC women’s soccer team. More

Scorpion Women's Soccer End-of-Year Awards Presented Four members of the Scorpion women's soccer team were honored at the Scorpion Athletics Awards banquet held April 24. Pictured are (Left to right) Lena Candia, Most Valuable Player, Cristin Resing, Defensive Player of the Year; Mayra Solis, Freshman of the Year; and Brittany Moesley, Scorpion Award. For a list of complete Women's Soccer awards, click here.

Women’s Soccer Players Help Children at Buena Vida Housing Project UTB/TSC women's soccer players joined their male soccer team friends to teach children at the Buena Vida Housing Project basic fundamentals of soccer. More

Scorpion Women’s Soccer Prospect Camp/Evaluations Scheduled April 18-19
Posted April 10, 2008
Prospects for the UTB/TSC Women’s Soccer Team are invited to attend the 2008 Prospect Camp/Evaluations for all players Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, at Morningside Park. More
 

De Leon Signs Letter of Intent to Join Scorpions Posted May 6, 2008 Bianca De Leon of San Benito High School has signed a Red River Athletic Conference Letter of Intent to join the UTB/TSC women’s soccer team. More

Scorpions at the Charro Days Parade The UTB/TSC Scorpions men's and women's soccer team were part of the Charro Days Parade held on February 29. The soccer teams were featured on a float during the parade, where they waved to crowds and showed off some soccer moves. The coaching staff of the men's and women's soccer teams showed their support and really enjoyed being part of this memorable day. "It was amazing to have our players be a part of this great event that has deep roots in the Brownsville community and culture of the entire region," said Nikola Barjaktarevic, women's soccer head coach. More

Bridge Clean Up Day The UTB/TSC Scorpions women's soccer team helped with the Bridge-2-Bridge Clean-Up Day. Players who volunteered were: Lena Candia, Christin Resing, Brittany Moseley, Carling Rootes, Vanessa Gallegos, Lori Gomez, and a newly signed recruit Julia Dell-Aquila. The women enjoyed volunteering their time to help make the campus look beautiful. "It was fun to help make our school look cleaner, and it was a great bonding experience for our team." said soccer player Lori Gomez. More

2008 NAIA National Tournament Venue Announced KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has proudly announced that the 2008 Women's Soccer National Championship will return to Daytona Beach, Fla. The event will be held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from December 1-6. More

Scorpion Women's Soccer Team Begins Spring Practice The UTB/TSC women's soccer team has begun its spring practice with intrasquad games, testing, weight-lifting and other workouts. More

Dell-Aquila Becomes Fourth Soccer Scorpion to Sign Posted February 4, 2008 Striker Julia Dell-Aquila signed a Red River Athletic Conference Letter of Intent to play women's soccer for the UTB/TSC Scorpions during a ceremony Monday, February 4. More

DiBenedetto Becomes Third Soccer Scorpion to Sign Posted February 1, 2008 Midfielder Sara DiBenedetto signed a Red River Athletic Conference Letter of Intent to play women's soccer for the UTB/TSC Scorpions during a ceremony Friday, February 1. More

Women's Soccer Signs First Two Recruits for New Season Posted January 31, 2008 Midfielders Theresa Berman and Milica Mihajlovic signed Red River Athletic Conference Letters of Intent to play women's soccer for the UTB/TSC Scorpions during a ceremony Thursday, January 31. More

Six Honored in First Women's Soccer Coach's Honor Roll
Posted January 4, 2008
Six Scorpion women's soccer student-athletes have been honored in the first UTB/TSC Women's Soccer Coach's Honor Roll. More

Lena Candia	Aliesha Cassie	Linette Cuvillier	Tiffany Hernandez	Cristin Resing	Samantha Thorman

Candia, Gallegos Receive Honorable Mention All-America Honors
Posted December 1,  2007
Scorpions forward Lena Candia and midfielder Vanessa Gallegos have been named to the NAIA Region VI All-Region Team and were also selected as Honorable Mention selections to the NAIA All-America Team. More
 

Lena Candia	Vanessa Gallegos

Scorpions' Successful Season Ends
at Regional Quarterfinals, 2-0
Posted November 3,  2007
BETHANY, Okla. -- The UTB/TSC women's soccer team saw its successful first season come to an end with a 2-0 defeat to Southern Nazarene University Saturday, November 3, at Harmon Field in Bethany, Okla. in a NAIA Region VI first-round playoff game. More

 

Scorpions Win RRAC Tourney Championship over Bacone

Lena Candia sprints downfield past Bacone College defender

Posted October 27, 2007

FORT WORTH -- How sweet it is!
 

In its first year of soccer, the UTB/TSC women's soccer team can call itself champions, after stopping Bacone College, 1-0, to win the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament championship Saturday, October 27, at Martin Field.

The Scorpions, now 13-6, came into the tournament as the third-seed in the six-team tournament, because they were 5-2 in regular season play with two losses to Northwood University and Texas Wesleyan University. More