AUSTIN, Texas – No. 21 Texas soccer (8-0-0) has been rewarded for its early-season success as the Longhorns are listed at No. 3 in the initial release of the 2017 NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).

South Carolina (7-1-0) topped the RPI, a measure utilized to rank teams based on a combination of wins & losses as well as strength of schedule, followed by Stanford (7-1-0), Texas, UCF (4-1-0) and North Carolina (5-2-0). Duke (8-1-0) ranked No. 6 followed by Rutgers (7-0-1), Princeton (7-1-0), Florida (7-1-0) and West Virginia (7-2-0).

Texas remains one of just two undefeated & untied teams left in NCAA Division I women's soccer alongside Tennessee (9-0-0). The Longhorns boast a higher opponent winning percentage than the Lady Volunteers, however, with their foes combining to post a .569 mark (30-22-6) to Tennessee's .469 (29-33-2).

The Burnt Orange & White are coming off a 1-0 (OT) victory over UTRGV last Friday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium as sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen worked a give-and-go with redshirt freshman forward Cydney Billups before scoring a "golden goal" winner from eight yards out at 97:13. The Horns out-shot the Vaqueros by a dominant 28-5 total and managed a 12-1 lead on corner kicks during the contest.

With the triumph, Texas registered the first 8-0 start in program history, while also managing to complete its season non-conference schedule undefeated and untied for the first time.

Next up for the Longhorns is the start of the Big 12 Conference season. UT opens league play at home on Fri., Sept. 22, against Iowa State (7 p.m. CT) before welcoming in 2016 NCAA Finalist and No. 6-ranked West Virginia on Sun., Sept. 24 (1 p.m. CT).