September 09, 2005
The No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies took an early 1-0 lead and never let up as they rolled past East Carolina 3-0 in front of 4,673 fans at the Aggie Soccer Stadium on Friday.
"I was pleased with the pace of the game," commented A&M head coach G Guerrieri. "It' unfortunate that we hit the post four times, but our attack is coming along; we are becoming much more dangerous with our shots."
In the first seven minutes of play, sophomore forward Melissa Garey maneuvered around an East Carolina defender and then beat the Pirates' goal keeper Amber Campbell for the game winner, a straight shot into the back of the net. Garey nearly scored again shortly thereafter, but the shot ricocheted off the right post.
With a little over 24 minutes left in the first half the Aggies posted their second goal of the night as Jordan Falcusan served a rebound to Ashlee Pistorius who put the ball away, scoring her team leading, fifth goal of the season.
Going into halftime A&M had taken nine shots to East Carolina's one. The Aggies didn't let up as they came out of the locker room firing in the second half, outshooting the Pirates overall, 24-5.
Late in the second half, the Aggies capitalized on a corner kick from Laura Probst when freshman midfielder Laura Grace Robinson headed the ball past Campbell for A&M's third and final goal of the night.
In having three different Aggies score goals, Guerrieri said, "The depth of this team is tremendous. We are very fortunate to have an arsenal of players."
After scoring the first goal of her collegiate career, Robinson was named State Farm Player of the Game.
The Aggies head to Knoxville, Tenn. on Friday to play the Washington Huskies in the First Tennessee Classic. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. A&M leads the series 2-0 against Washington.