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  Tina Rincon
Tina Rincon

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Carrollton, Texas

High School:
Creekview

Height:
5-6

Position:
GK

Experience:
3L

2007 Season: Started all 17 matches for the Red Raiders in goal, while playing in all but 13 minutes all season ... named a team captain prior to the season ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... allowed 27 goals for a goals-against-average of 1.55 ... collected 96 saves, which is the fourth most for a single season in school history ... moved into third place atop the school's all-time saves list with 217 ... posted five shutouts, which matched the second most in school history, while also moving into third on the school's career shutouts list with eight ... became first Red Raider since Stephanie Carter in 1995 to post consecutive shutouts twice in a season as Rincon followed up shutouts to SMU and Colorado by blanking both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State late in the season ... was Tech's first goalkeeper to hold Texas to just one goal since 1995 ... posted a season-high 10 saves against Missouri.

2006 Season: Started 19 matches in goal for the Red Raiders ... posted a .768 save percentage and a 1.48 goals against average ... collected 86 saves ... helped lead the Red Raiders to six shut-out victories during the season ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.

2005 Season: Redshirt

2004 Season: Started five matches in goal for the Red Raiders during her freshman campaign ... posted a 3.74 goals against average and .673 save percentage in 409:05 minutes ... collected 35 saves.

High School: Member of the Sting `87 Royal club team ... State Champions 1999-2003 ... Regional Champions and third place National Champions 2002-2003 ... member of the North Texas State Pool ... named District 5A MVP during her senior campaign ... District 8-5A Goalkeeper of the Year ... named Freshman of the Year in 2001 ... District Champions in 2003 and 2004 ... member of the 2006 USASA Regional Championship team, the Sting Royal `87 ... club team placed third at the 2006 Youth Soccer National Championship Tournament ... invited to the USASA National team camp.

Personal: Born Cristina Rincon on August 18, 1986, to parents Jorge and Lori Rincon, who both attended Sam Houston State University ... has two sisters, Ana and Eva ... majoring in business.