Huskers Suffer First Big 12 Loss at the Hands of Texas

Nebraska 0, Texas 1

Friday, Sept. 12, Austin, Texas

Corner Kicks: Nebraska 4, Texas 2

Shots on Goal: Nebraska 6, Texas 6

Fouls: Nebraska 10, Texas 17

Goalie Saves: Nebraska 5 (Hornbacher 5), Texas 6 (Varnadore 6)

Notes: No. 5 Nebraska lost its first-ever Big 12 Conference loss, falling to Texas, 1-0, at the Longhorn Soccer Complex in Austin. The Huskers sufferend their first regular-season shutout since a 1-0 double overtime loss at UCLA on Oct. 30, 1995. The loss also ended Nebraska's 23-game regular-season winning streak. The Longhorns got on the board at 47:56 when reserve forward Rachel Safirstein scored on a blast from nearly 30 yards out off an assist from Bonnie McAuliffe. Safirstein shot went high into the net, just past the outstretched hands of Husker goalkeeper Rebecca Hornbacher, who leaped far to her right for the attempted save. Hornbacher recorded five saves on the evening for the Huskers. After the goal, Texas withstood a furious Nebraska rally. Longhorn goalkeeper Cami Varnadore turned in a perfect performance, recording six saves. Despite being shutout, the Huskers outshot the Longhorns, 19-13, and attempted four corner kicks to just two for Texas.

Scoring by Periods 1 2 OT OT F Nebraska 0 0 -- -- 0 Texas 0 1 -- -- 1 Attendance: 525