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Each day of the Olympics, SportsDay will be posting five things to know about Olympians - especially Texan Olympians - relevant to the day's competition. Here's the first installation in the series for Saturday, August 6.

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1. Some kick-butt soccer players on stage

Carli Lloyd (L) of the USA celebrates her goal during a Rio 2016 Olympic Games first round Group G women's football match United States vs New Zealand at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on August 3, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / GUSTAVO ANDRADEGUSTAVO ANDRADE/AFP/Getty Images (GUSTAVO ANDRADE / AFP/Getty Images)

Both the U.S. and Canada women's soccer teams play their second group-phase games on Saturday. Houston Dash stars Carli Lloyd and Morgan Brian return in the U.S.'s match against France, while Texas Tech alum Janine Beckie takes the field for Canada's match vs. Zimbabwe. After her astonishing four goals in the Women's World Cup final last summer, Lloyd remains dominant in the Games. She scored both U.S. goals in the team's Wednesday win over New Zealand. She'll likely bring them far.

Why watch Beckie? Her Canada squad topped Australia 2-0 on Wednesday but her individual record was the most exciting: Scoring 20 seconds into the match, Beckie scored the fastest-ever Olympic soccer goal. She may take longer on Saturday, but she'll be ready.

2. Swimming pool to heat up

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 30: Dana Vollmer of the United States reacts after competing in a semi-final heat for the Women's 100 Meter Freestyle during Day Five of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on June 30, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)

Saturday, Rio swimming debuts. Six Texan-tie Olympians will compete in their qualifying heats. Catch Dana Vollmer in the 100m butterfly at 11 a.m. The 28-year-old Granbury grad dives in with four Olympic golds under her belt, including the 2012 100m butterfly gold. Can she repeat? Simone Manuel will race the 4x100m freestyle relay too, just four days after her 21

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birthday. The Sugerland native is competing in the 50m freestyle, 100m free and 4x100m free relay in Rio so if you miss her first race, don't fret. She will be back.

3. Mavs, Spurs and DeAndre Jordan (which of these don't belong?)

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 22: (L-R) Draymond Green #14, DeAndre Jordan #6, Kevin Durant #5 and Harrison Barnes #8 of the United States laugh on the bench during a USA Basketball showcase exhibition game against Argentina at T-Mobile Arena on July 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The United States won 111-74. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Mavericks fans may hold animosity against DeAndre Jordan still (#emojigate). But come 5 p.m. Sunday, he'll help Longhorn Kevin Durant and new Maverick Harrison Barnes face China. Team USA has high standards for itself, winning five of the last six Olympic golds. Want a pregame game to watch? Catch new Maverick Andrew Bogut join Patty Mills on Australia's national team. Australia plays France and Tony Parker at 12:15 p.m.

4. If you don't know what epee is, now's the time to learn

Dictionary definition for epee: the largest and heaviest of three weapons used in sport fencing. Texas translation: The San Antonio-based Hurley sisters' craft to dominate. Courtney and Kelly Hurley compete early at 7 a.m. in the Round of 64. But if you're not up, be sure to follow them for future rounds. The Hurley sisters are their own team and a mighty good one. Kelly heads to her third straight Olympics, and both sisters helped Team USA to its first women's fencing medal - a bronze - in London.

San Antonio's fencing Hurley sisters have risen to Olympic heights as eternal outsiders

5. Longhorn breaks into the tennis game

Men's doubles tennis will play first-round games all day. Our Texas tie headed there: Miguel Reyes Varela. Representing Mexico, the former Longhorn is the first-ever UT player to compete in Olympic tennis. He joins Santiago Gonzalez as Mexico's doubles team. They likely won't medal, but his berth is still a milestone for the Longhorns.

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