Lexi Missimo
HONORS & AWARDS
Completed the USYNT Cycle (32 camps from U14 to U23)
Fastest student-athlete to 10 career goals in program history (12 matches)
Led the NCAA in assists per matches (0.88; 2022)
NCAA’s active leader in … career assists per match (0.79), points per match (2.13), assists (50), points (136)
Program’s career leader in … points (136) and assists (50)
Program’s single-season leader in … points (69 – 2023) goals (25 – 2023), assists (19 – 2023), shots (119 – 2023), penalty kicks (9 – 2023)
7x Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week Honorable Mention (4x – 2021, 1x – 2022, 2x – 2023)
5x Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (1x – 2022, 4x - 2023)
4x Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week (1x – 2022, 3x – 2023)
4x College Soccer News National Team of the Week (1x – 2022, 3x – 2023)
3x Big 12 Conference All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
3x All-Big 12 Conference First Team (2021, 2022, 2023^)
3x Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Week (3/8, 9/7, 9/14, 2021)
2x MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List (2022, 2023)
2x Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team (2022, 2023^)
2x United Soccer Coaches Preseason National Watch List – Midfielders (2022, 2023)
2x United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (9/13, 10/18/23)
2x College Soccer News National Player of the Week (9/4, 11/6/2023)
2x United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team (2021!, 2022)
2x Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Freshman Best XI (Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
1x Big 12 Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2023)
1x Big 12 Conference Midfielder of the Year (2023)
1x NCAA Digital Player of the Week (9/7/23)
1x Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 National Player Midseason Update (No. 1, 2023)
1x College Soccer News Preseason All-American (2023)
1x Top Drawer Soccer National Preseason Best XI Second Team (2023)
1x Top Drawer Soccer Women’s College Preseason Top 100 (No. 16, 2023)
1x Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 National Player Postseason Update (No. 30, 2022)
1x Big 12 Conference All-Academic Team (2022)
1x College Soccer News Preseason All-American Second Team (2022)
1x Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (9/13/22)
1x Top Drawer Soccer National Postseason Best XI Third Team (2022)
1x Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year (2021)
1x All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team (2021)
1x College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team (2021)
1x Top Drawer Soccer National Freshman Best XI First Team (2021)
1x Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 National Freshman Postseason Update (No. 5, 2021)
1x Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 National Freshman Midseason Update (No. 1, 2021)
No. 1 overall recruit in Top Drawer Soccer’s 2020 IMG Academy Top 150
Named to the 2023 Top Drawer Soccer Twenty-Three Players to Watch in ’23 List
Named to Pro Soccer Wire / USA Today Sports Best Young USWNT Players ’23 Prospect List
Named as one of Top Drawer Soccer’s Top Young U.S. Players of 2021
Ranked No. 4 on Goal.com’s #NXGN 2021, 2022 World Lists of the Top Wonderkids in Women’s Football
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Highest assist percentage in Division I women's soccer with an 0.88 assists per match mark
On the pitch for 1,380 total minutes over 17 matches played (16 starts)
Led the Big 12 Conference, ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division I and broke the program single-season record with 15 assists despite missing almost six total matches due to injury
Scored six goals and finished second in the league with 27 total points on 55 shots (23 on frame)
Finished first in the Big 12 Conference in assists-per-match (0.88), second in points-per-match (1.59) and seventh in goals-per-match (0.35)
Managed points in 12-of-17 matches played and in four consecutive contests on two occasions: Sept. 8-18 & Oct. 20-30
Returned from injury on Oct. 20 and combined for a goal and seven assists over Texas’ last seven matches
Was credited with an assist on Ashlyn Miller’s 79th minute goal during the 3-1, NCAA First Round triumph over Texas A&M (Nov. 11)
Recorded a four-point effort (goal and two helpers) in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal 4-0 win over Kansas State (Oct. 30)
Dished a season-high three assists during the 8-0 rout of Texas Southern (Sept. 15)
Also registered two helpers in wins over Lipscomb (Aug. 18) & Oklahoma (Oct. 27)
Managed a season-high five points on two goals and an assist in the 5-0 triumph over UTRGV (Sept. 11)
FRESHMAN (2021 FALL SEASON)
Started all 22 matches in 2021, playing 2,028 of 2,113 possible minutes
Totaled points in 12-of-22 matches with at least three points in five separate contests
Led the Longhorns with a school single-season record-tying 14 assists (equaled Kelly Wilson – 2004), while ranking second on the squad with nine goals and 32 total points
Topped the Big 12 Conference in assists (14) and assists-per-match (0.64), rated second in shots (89), fourth in points (32) and points-per-match (1.45) and tied for fourth in goals (nine)
Tied a program mark by scoring four goals in a 7-0 rout of UTRGV (Sept. 12), becoming the first Longhorns player to do so since Oct. 10, 2003 (Kelly McDonald)
Tied a school record for assists with four helpers during a 4-3 win at Oklahoma (Sept. 26)
With her four-goal effort versus UTRGV, Missimo also became the 11th different Texas player to score at least three goals in a single match and the first since 2010
Earned her program single-season record-tying 14th assist on Ashlyn Miller’s goal during the first half of the 2-1 loss to No. 9 in the Big 12 Championship Final
Dished three assists in UT’s 5-2 rout of Oklahoma during the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals (Oct. 31)
Scored at the 55:02 mark to seal a 2-0 league road triumph at Kansas (Oct. 28)
Assisted on Mackenzie McFarland’s match-winning goal at 53:57 to top Oklahoma State (Oct. 24), 2-1
Managed match-winning scores to beat both SIUE (Sept. 19) and Iowa State (Oct. 8)
Recorded her second career brace in the 4-0 romp over New Mexico State (Sept. 2)
FRESHMAN (2021 COVID SPRING SEASON)
Started and played 260 of 270 possible minutes over Texas’ three 2021 spring matches
Second on the team in the spring with three goals and two assists for eight points
Fired a team-high 17 spring shots, eight of those on frame
Wasted no time in her collegiate debut by scoring a goal and dishing two assists in a 4-0 win over Texas State (March 5)
Managed her first Texas two-goal effort by tickling the twine at 33:22 and 52:49 during the 4-0 rout of Baylor (April 1) in Waco
CLUB
Played exclusively for Solar Soccer Club
Rated as a five-star recruit and both the No. 1 overall player and midfielder in the nation according to TopDrawer Soccer's 2021 IMG Academy Top 150 rankings from the Fall of 2018 to the Fall of 2021
Reclassified as the No. 1 overall player and midfielder in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer’s 2020 IMG Academy Top 150 rankings after graduating HS in June 2020
Spent time in August & November 2019 training alongside numerous World Cup players with England's Manchester City Women’s Football Club
Three-time youth United Soccer Coaches All-American (2018-2020)
2018-20 USSF Girls DA - scored 100 goals, assisting on 153, to become one of only two players in the history of the league to score 100 during her career
2018/ 2019 USSF Girls DA Golden Boot winner as the nation's leading scorer, after scoring 63 goals and dishing 41 assists in only 31 matches
2016 US Youth Soccer - U13G National Champions
2017 Elite Clubs National League - U15G National Finalist
2017 Elite Clubs National League - Texas Conference U15G Grand Champions
2018 USSF U18/19G National Finalist
2018/19 USSF U18/19G Frontier Conference Grand Champions
2019 USSF U17G National Champions
2018/19 USSF U17 Frontier Conference Grand Champions
The 2018/19 USSF Girls Development Academy Player of the Year
2017/2018 & 2018/ 2019 USSF Central Conference Selected BEST XI
2017/18 TopDrawer Soccer Youth National Player of the Year Nominee
Selected BEST XI for every ECNL and/or USSF National Showcase event participated in from 2016-2020
2020 Solar u17 GDA was the consensus Top Drawer Soccer & USSF No. 1 nationally ranked U17G Team in America before the pandemic ended the season
INTERNATIONAL
From 2016-23, participated in 32 domestic camps/international events with U.S. Soccer teams stretching from Under-14 through the Under-23 age groups while playing in 12 different countries completing the USYNT cycle
Selected to U.S. Under-23 Women’s Youth National Team roster for the Thorns Preseason Tournament which will feature three matches against NWSL teams over seven days in Portland, Oregon. March 12-18, 2023
Selected to U.S. Under-23 Women’s Youth National Team will travel to Paris for two games against the France U-23 WNT. The games will take place on Feb. 17 and 20 at Clairefontaine, France’s famed National Training Center located outside of Paris. Feb 12-21, 2023
Selected to U.S. Under-20 roster for the Sud Ladies Cup in Aubagne, France, from June 16-29, 2022
Named to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI Team after scoring three times in Group E play - Team USA went 7-0 and out-scored its opponents, 49-0, in securing the event title and earning a berth in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica
CONCACAF U-20 Championship - Dominican Republic (Feb. 25-March 12, 2022)
U-20 Women’s National Team Camp - Chula Vista, Calif. (December 2021)
U-17 Women’s National Team International Friendlies - Sarasota, Fla. (February 2020)
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp - Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (January 2020)
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (November 2019)
U-17 Women’s National Team International Tournament - Falkenberg, Sweden (Sept 2019)
U-17 Women’s National Team International Tournament - Lisbon, Portugal (May 2019)
U-17 Women’s National Team International Camp Bisham at the Abbey National Sports Center - Berkshire, United Kingdom (Feb 2019)
U-19 Women’s National Team International Event - Vriezenveen, Netherlands (Nov 2018)
U-18 Women’s National Team Camp - Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (October 2018)
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp in Carson, Calif. (September 2018)
U-17 Women’s National Team International Camp - Seoul, South Korea (August 2018)
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp in - Carson, Calif. (July 2018)
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp in - Kansas City, Kan. (June 2018)
The 15th Annual Delle Nazioni Women U17 International Tournament - Florence, Italy (April 2018) USA Grand Champions
U-17 Women’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (March-2018)
U-16 Girl’s National Team Camp - IMG Academy, Fla. (January-2018)
U-15 Girl’s Germany International - Weltzar, Germany (October-2017)
U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (September-2017)
U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp - Portland, Ore. (June-2017)
U-16 Girl’s Belgium International Tournament - Brussels, Belgium (May-2017)
U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp - College Station, Texas (April-2017)
U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (February-2017)
U-14 Girl’s National Team Camp - Sunrise, Fla. (November-2016)
U-14-Girl’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (October-2016)
U-14-Girl’s National Team Camp - Fort Collins, Colo. (July-2016)
U-14 Girl’s National Team Camp – Carson, Calif. (May-2016)
U-14 Girl’s National Team Camp - Carson, Calif. (January -2016)
HIGH SCHOOL
Did not play soccer for Southlake Carroll High School
PERSONAL
Daughter of Susan and Derek Missimo
Has an older sister, Gabriella, who played soccer at Texas in 2019
Father is the all-time leading scorer for the North Carolina men’s soccer program, while her mother played collegiate soccer at TCU
Derek has coached Lexi in soccer throughout her entire career
Graduated from Southlake Carroll High School a year early
