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Aggies Edged by Dash with Late Goal, 2-1
Apr 07, 2017 | Soccer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies were edged out by the Houston Dash, 2-1, Thursday night at Ellis Field with the visitors scoring a goal in the 80th minute.
The winning goal came in the 80th minute as Cari Roccaro sent a cross, from the right side, towards Rachel Daly, just outside the six-yard box. Daly delivered a flying header to put the ball to the far post for the decisive goal.
Coming out of the intermission, Ally Watt gave the Aggies the most dangerous attacks of the second half. In the 47th minute, Watt got a corner kick from Kendall Ritchie on the left side of the six-yard box and sent a shot that hit the cross bar on the right upper 90. In the 61st minute, the mercurial sophomore sent a header in from eight yards out that went a foot wide of the right post.
The Dash drew first blood in the 12th minute. Amber Brooks launched a free kick from 30 yards out into the left upper 90.
Briana Alston tied the game in the 17th minute. She sent a free kick from 65 yards out just off the right touchline. Her booming service took a bounce just outside the six-yard box and skipped past Dash keeper Lydia Williams for the equalizer.
For the match, the Dash owned the advantages in shots (15-5), shots-on-goal (5-1) and corner kicks (5-2).
The Aggies finished the spring, going 5-1 on the year, outscoring opponents 23-2. The Maroon and White outscored their three collegiate opponents, 13-0.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the chance to play the Houston Dash…
"It was a great experience for our players. Everybody who was available to play got to go in and play against a team that was extreme skillful. It was a really cool experience. I'm really thankful to Randy (Waldrum) and the Dash organization for coming here to play. It's very good for soccer in Brazos Valley and it is definitely good for our team."
On the match…
"The two goals that they (the Dash) scored were world class. The free kick by (Amber) Brooks – I don't think we've seen a shot like that before here at Ellis Field, including when the Dynamo played here or Sporting Kansas City. That was just an amazing free kick. And the diving header late in the match was a great learning experience for us. It was preventable, but it still took an amazing effort by (Rachel) Daly to score the goal. Beyond that, I think we got better and better after the slow start. We got the belief in ourselves back early in the second half and we made it very competitive."
On what was accomplished in the spring session…
"This has been a terrific spring. We already had a tight-knit team and a lot of talent. But to see them now start to put it together on the field. The played really well in spurts tonight. It showed what they have the possibility of doing in the fall."
The winning goal came in the 80th minute as Cari Roccaro sent a cross, from the right side, towards Rachel Daly, just outside the six-yard box. Daly delivered a flying header to put the ball to the far post for the decisive goal.
Coming out of the intermission, Ally Watt gave the Aggies the most dangerous attacks of the second half. In the 47th minute, Watt got a corner kick from Kendall Ritchie on the left side of the six-yard box and sent a shot that hit the cross bar on the right upper 90. In the 61st minute, the mercurial sophomore sent a header in from eight yards out that went a foot wide of the right post.
The Dash drew first blood in the 12th minute. Amber Brooks launched a free kick from 30 yards out into the left upper 90.
Briana Alston tied the game in the 17th minute. She sent a free kick from 65 yards out just off the right touchline. Her booming service took a bounce just outside the six-yard box and skipped past Dash keeper Lydia Williams for the equalizer.
For the match, the Dash owned the advantages in shots (15-5), shots-on-goal (5-1) and corner kicks (5-2).
The Aggies finished the spring, going 5-1 on the year, outscoring opponents 23-2. The Maroon and White outscored their three collegiate opponents, 13-0.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the chance to play the Houston Dash…
"It was a great experience for our players. Everybody who was available to play got to go in and play against a team that was extreme skillful. It was a really cool experience. I'm really thankful to Randy (Waldrum) and the Dash organization for coming here to play. It's very good for soccer in Brazos Valley and it is definitely good for our team."
On the match…
"The two goals that they (the Dash) scored were world class. The free kick by (Amber) Brooks – I don't think we've seen a shot like that before here at Ellis Field, including when the Dynamo played here or Sporting Kansas City. That was just an amazing free kick. And the diving header late in the match was a great learning experience for us. It was preventable, but it still took an amazing effort by (Rachel) Daly to score the goal. Beyond that, I think we got better and better after the slow start. We got the belief in ourselves back early in the second half and we made it very competitive."
On what was accomplished in the spring session…
"This has been a terrific spring. We already had a tight-knit team and a lot of talent. But to see them now start to put it together on the field. The played really well in spurts tonight. It showed what they have the possibility of doing in the fall."
Players Mentioned
The Aggie Soccer Hour (Extra)
Wednesday, September 17
The Aggie Soccer Hour (Ep 3)
Wednesday, September 10
Weekly Press Conference: G Guerrieri
Monday, September 08
Highlights: Texas A&M 1, TCU 2
Sunday, September 07
