The Horns returned late Saturday evening from their trip to Lubbock empty handed after a difficult loss to Texas Tech: 7-14. In the opening of the game the Red Raiders took an early lead over Texas. Unable to get started, the Longhorns trailed at the end of the first by 2. The second quarter brought the Horns’ best of the day as they scored four goals to lead 5-4 at halftime.

Two goals in the third quarter delivered Texas its largest lead of the afternoon, 7-4. However, as the third quarter wore down, the Longhorns uncharacteristically began to fall apart. Three Texas Tech goals evened the game at 7 to start the final period. A further deterioration allowed Texas to give up seven more goals while finding none themselves on offense. In the end, Texas walked away with its first set of back-to-back losses this year.

However, with news that Texas has made this year’s playoff bracket, the Horns anticipate a possible rematch against the Red Raiders in a few weeks. In the meantime, the Longhorns move past their disappointing weekend to prepare for their final game of the regular season against the Texas State Bobcats which will be played in San Marcos this Saturday at 1:00 PM.

by William Kenneth Forrest