University of North Texas Athletics
Burnell, Roebuck, Wesco Named To AAC Watch List
8/14/2023 11:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
DENTON — North Texas women's soccer forwards Kat Burnell and Bailey Wesco along with senior defender Rachel Roebuck were named to the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Watch List on Monday.
Burnell is the Mean Green's top returning goal scorer and was named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman team a season ago. She scored the opening goal last week in UNT's 5-1 exhibition win over Abilene Christian.
Wesco is a newcomer to the Mean Green this season after transferring from Oklahoma. The 5-foot-11 forward was one of the top prep prospects coming out of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. TopDrawerSoccer ranked Wesco as a four-star prospect. The Midlothian High School grad scored 53 career goals in 60 career matches. Wesco scored two goals in UNT's exhibition win last week over ACU.
Senior defender Rachel Roebuck was a second-team all-conference honoree last season. She played in 18 matches and made 17 starts and averaged over 77 minutes played per match at the defensive centerback position. The Royse City, Texas, native was new to the Mean Green last season after transferring from Paris Junior College where she was an all-region honoree.
In the American Preseason Poll, North Texas was picked by the league's coaches to finish third in the ultra-competitive west division.
West Division
No. 20 Memphis (11)
SMU (1)
North Texas
Rice
UTSA
Tulsa
East Division
South Florida (11)
UAB (1)
Florida Atlantic
East Carolina
Charlotte
Temple
North Texas, which moved into the American this summer, opens the 2023 season on Thursday at UNLV. First kick is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT. Since 2006, the Mean Green are 16-0-1 in season openers. UNT makes its season home opener on Aug. 20 versus Northwestern State.
The Mean Green enter the new conference after 10 seasons in Conference USA where they won a league record eight women's soccer conference championships. They finished last season with a 12-6-2 overall record, continuing its streak of never having a losing season.
Olympic Sport Passes for next season's Mean Green volleyball, soccer and softball seasons are available now. Fans can purchase a general admission Olympic Sport Pass for $75 and receive season tickets for all three teams.
Soccer Single-Match Tickets
Olympic Sport Passes
Burnell is the Mean Green's top returning goal scorer and was named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman team a season ago. She scored the opening goal last week in UNT's 5-1 exhibition win over Abilene Christian.
Wesco is a newcomer to the Mean Green this season after transferring from Oklahoma. The 5-foot-11 forward was one of the top prep prospects coming out of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. TopDrawerSoccer ranked Wesco as a four-star prospect. The Midlothian High School grad scored 53 career goals in 60 career matches. Wesco scored two goals in UNT's exhibition win last week over ACU.
Senior defender Rachel Roebuck was a second-team all-conference honoree last season. She played in 18 matches and made 17 starts and averaged over 77 minutes played per match at the defensive centerback position. The Royse City, Texas, native was new to the Mean Green last season after transferring from Paris Junior College where she was an all-region honoree.
In the American Preseason Poll, North Texas was picked by the league's coaches to finish third in the ultra-competitive west division.
West Division
No. 20 Memphis (11)
SMU (1)
North Texas
Rice
UTSA
Tulsa
East Division
South Florida (11)
UAB (1)
Florida Atlantic
East Carolina
Charlotte
Temple
North Texas, which moved into the American this summer, opens the 2023 season on Thursday at UNLV. First kick is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT. Since 2006, the Mean Green are 16-0-1 in season openers. UNT makes its season home opener on Aug. 20 versus Northwestern State.
The Mean Green enter the new conference after 10 seasons in Conference USA where they won a league record eight women's soccer conference championships. They finished last season with a 12-6-2 overall record, continuing its streak of never having a losing season.
Olympic Sport Passes for next season's Mean Green volleyball, soccer and softball seasons are available now. Fans can purchase a general admission Olympic Sport Pass for $75 and receive season tickets for all three teams.
Soccer Single-Match Tickets
Olympic Sport Passes
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