ROUND ROCK, Texas - Lexi Missimo had a goal and two assists to lead No. 1-seed Texas to a 4-0 win over No. 8-seed Kansas State to kick off the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship Quarterfinals.
Texas started the scoring with two goals off of corner kicks in the span of two minutes. Forward Holly Ward was assisted by EmJ Cox and Lexi Missimo in the 26
th minute, followed by Cox, who pushed in a goal of her own as she got in front of Kansas State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer in the 28
th minute. The Longhorns picked up nine corner kicks in the first half as the Wildcats had two.
Missimo finished a penalty kick in the 34
th minute to give Texas a 3-0 halftime lead. Trinity Byars solidified the win the 70
th minute with a goal.
The quarterfinal match was the first appearance of the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 Soccer Championship. Werremeyer had five saves in net, and K-State’s Jazmin Brown had the Wildcats’ best scoring chance in the 42nd minute. Brown’s shot was right on target but was deflected over the crossbar by Texas goalkeeper Savannah Madden, who picked up the shutout.