This date in Texas history: Longhorns set offensive records on the soccer field

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Today is Sept. 1, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, the Texas soccer team had a record-setting day as it opened its 1996 season.

To open the 1996 campaign, Texas head coach Dang Pibulvech's crew scored 12 times in a shutout of Pittsburgh. While leading the offensive onslaught in Austin, Carol Finch recorded the first haul — also known as a four-goal game — in Texas' history.

Here is a look at the school records that still stand from that pummeling on the pitch of Pittsburgh:

• Most points (team): 36
• Most points (individual): Finch, 10
• Most goals (team): 12
• Most goals (individual): Finch, 4
• Most assists (team): 12
• Most assists (individual): Katie Baruth, 4
• Fewest shots taken by an opponent: 0
• Largest margin of victory: 12

The Pittsburgh game would be one of the few highlights for UT that soccer season. Texas went 8-10-2 and missed the NCAA tournament in 1996.

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