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UTEP Soccer Newsletter: Winter 2014
Happy Holidays
From everyone with the UTEP soccer program, here's wishing a very special holiday season to you & yours! May you enjoy time with friends and family, with your days full of laughter and joy!
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Miners Achieve Success In 2014
The famed football coach Vince Lombardi was famous for the quote "winning is not everything-but making the effort to win is." The UTEP soccer team won plenty of contests in 2014 (12-5-4, 6-2-2 Conference USA), but its lasting legacy will be of a team that put forth tremendous effort every time out.
Perhaps no greater indication of the Orange and Blue's heart can be found in the fact that a single-season school record 10 contests went to overtime, and they forged a mark of 4-2-4 in such games. At one point UTEP had four straight-also a record- and six of seven matches go to overtime.
Another way to measure the character of a team is to see how it reacts to adverse circumstances. UTEP found itself in that sitiuation after falling 1-0, on a penalty kick, at home in overtime to North Texas on Oct. 3. The loss dropped UTEP to 7-5-1 on the year, including 4-3-1 at University Field.
With the outcome of the season hanging in the balance, the Miners showed a steely resolve in dropping Rice, which was on a nine-match unbeaten streak, 1-0 in overtime two days later
The win ignited a season-closing eight-match unbeaten surge (5-0-3) for UTEP, helping it finish with 12 wins and in third place in C-USA for the second consecutive year.
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Record-Setting Season
The exciting 2014 season, which came to a close in the C-USA quarterfinals in a tie game decided by penalty kicks vs. Louisiana Tech on Nov. 5, was also one for the record books. The Miners set single single-season school records for fewest goals allowed (15), goals against average (0.67) and first-team All-League honorees (three) and overtime games played (10).
UTEP's overall achievements aren't unprecedented for the program, especially under Coach Cross. The Miners have now finished fourth or better in league action for 10 of his 14 campaigns, including six within the top three. It served as UTEP's 13th consecutive year with 10+ triumphs. It was the second consecutive campaign that UTEP hit the 12-win plateau, marking the first time it did so since stringing together six such straight seasons (2004-09).
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Join Us On Social Media
UTEP has been so lucky to get such great fan support throughout the years. To make the relationship even better, the Miners are now interacting more than ever with its fans through social media. Be sure to join the more than 1,500 fans to LIKE us on Facebook if you haven't already.
Also come join the 1,000+ fans to FOLLOW us on Twitter if you are not yet doing that. We look forward to hearing from you all!
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This Is UTEP Soccer
For those who need a crash course on UTEP soccer, you've come to the right place. The Miners have been embraced by El Paso, and they have rewarded the faithful by turning into a league and regional power. Consider the following accomplishments under head coach Kevin Cross (* denotes prior to start of 2012 season):
- 158 wins to rate t23rd in the country since 2002
- 12 straight seasons with at least 10 victories
- Tied for second in C-USA with 118 wins after becoming a member in 2005
- Played in three league championship games, including in 2011
- Dominant record of 99-19-7 at home since 2002
- Scored 574 goals to place 14th in the country since 2002
- Four-time C-USA attendance leader & 52,396 fans since 2005
- Earned 149 athletic honors & 226 academic awards in its 17-year history*
- Won at Texas to advance to the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament
- Been represented at both the FIFA Women's World Cup & Summer Olympics
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