Texas Tech secures a feisty, four-star defender with national pedigree. This former USWYNT prospect joins the Red Raiders, bringing aggressive play and game-changing potential.
Texas Tech soccer and head coach Tom Stone didn't waste time once the 2025 season wrapped. The Red Raiders went right back to the transfer portal hunting for a difference-maker - and they landed one with serious Texas pedigree.
Former BYU Cougar Abbi Sine, a Coppell native and highly touted former youth national team prospect, is headed to Lubbock. Sine will enroll when classes begin in January and will immediately join Tech for the spring season, giving the Red Raiders a key addition during the most important stretch of offseason development.
If the name sounds familiar to recruiting junkies, it should.
Sine was one of the most respected youth players in the state of Texas, earning spots in the U-15, U-16, U-17, and U-19 pools for the U.S. Women's Youth National Team and participating in five USWYNT camps. She's a player who was consistently on the radar at the national level.
And the rankings backed it up.
Coming out of high school, Sine was labeled a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer, the No. 12 player in the country by PrepSoccer, and an IMG Top-150 standout as the No. 21 overall player, No. 8 defender, and No. 4 player in Texas. She wasn't just good, she was supposed to be a problem.
Her college career at BYU didn't fully match the early hype, but not because of a lack of talent. Injuries disrupted the early portion of her time with the Cougars, limiting her to 19 total appearances across two seasons and 265 minutes played.
Still, in 2025, she recorded her first career assist, coming in BYU's 2-1 setback at UCF ... a small stat line, but a reminder that her upside is still sitting right there, waiting for the right situation.
Texas Tech believes it's the perfect fit.
Stone made it clear the Red Raiders have a specific identity at outside back: aggressive, attacking, and constantly involved up the field. And he didn't just endorse Sine, he stamped her as a culture match.
"She's technical, feisty as heck and fits the West Texas way," Stone said, adding that Tech jumped at the chance once she entered the portal.
For Texas Tech, this pickup isn't about adding depth. It's about adding a player who plays with an edge ... and could turn one of the most demanding positions in Stone's system into a weapon.