Aug. 28, 2000

Denton, Texas - The Texas Tech soccer team lost its season opener Sunday afternoon on the road at North Texas, dropping a 1-0 decision to the Mean Green.

Teresa Vise scored unassisted in the 93rd minute with a 20-yard boot for the only goal of the match, as North Texas picked up the win despite Texas Tech outshooting the Mean Green, 15-5.

The Red Raiders had several chances to put the ball in the back of the net during the contest according to head coach Felix Oskam. Tech hit the post on two occasions during the match and played very well for 90 minutes, but came up a little unlucky in its opening match of the 2000 campaign.

"We played well enough to win. We just couldn't put the ball in the net," Oskam said. "Some days you find ways to get the ball in the net, but we were not lucky today.

"They had one beautiful shot, and we just couldn't do very much about it."

The Red Raiders kept North Texas goalkeeper Monica Housden very busy, as Housden ended the match with nine saves. The Tech defense played well, limiting the Mean Green to just five shots and forcing keeper JoDee Campbell to make only one save during the match.

Tech returns to action Tuesday against the Horned Frogs of TCU in Fort Worth in a 4 p.m. match. The Red Raiders open the home slate on September 14 against West Texas A&M.