November 01, 2005
The 10th-ranked, Texas A&M soccer team (13-3-2, 7-2-1 Big 12) will be traveling to the Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio as the No. 1 seed to face the No. 8 seed, Missouri Tigers, (9-7-3, 3-5-2 Big 12) in the first round of the Big 12 Championship tournament on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
?We?â„¢re looking forward to the opportunity to defend another title,? commented A&M head coach G Guerrieri. ?But we know that every game in this tournament is going to be very competitive and challenging. Missouri has been a difficult opponent for us the last couple of years; however we?â„¢re heading into this match with lots of confidence in our ability to win.?
Last Friday, the Aggies clinched their seventh Big 12 championship (fourth regular season), with the 4-0 win over Baylor. The previous championships were won in 1997, 2002 and 2004.
Texas A&M has won three Big 12 Tournament titles (1997, 2001 and 2004).
Heading into the tournament, Ashlee Pistorius has totaled the most points in the conference (40); she and Melissa Garey are now tied for the league lead in goals scored (15). Kati Jo Spisak was last year?â„¢s Big 12 Tournament Defensive MVP and remains in first place with the best goals against average in the Big 12 (0.72).
In the midst of his 13th season as the Aggies?â„¢ head coach, Guerrieri holds an overall record of 215-63-11 with a 76-19-6 mark in Big 12 play. Under Guerrieri?â„¢s direction, the Aggies have made five ?Sweet 16? appearances; two ?Elite 8? showings; have four Big 12 Regular Season titles and three Big 12 Championship tournament titles.
Tournament Schedule:
Wednesday, November 2
Game 1 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Missouri
Game 2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Kansas
Game 3 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Colorado vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
Game 4 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Texas
Friday, November 5
Game 5 4:30 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (FSN)
Game 6 6:30 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, November 6
Game 7 1:00 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (FSN- Tape Delayed)
Seed Team Overall Conference:
1. Texas A&M 13-3-2, 7-2-1
2. Colorado 10-6-3, 6-3-1
3. Iowa State 11-5-3, 6-3-1
4. Nebraska 12-6-1, 6-3-1
5. Kansas 11-6-2, 6-3-1
6. Texas 10-7-1, 6-4-0
7. Oklahoma 13-5-1, 5-4-1
8. Missouri 9-7-3, 3-5-2
Texas A&M vs. the Tournament Field:
Team Series Record in Big 12 Tourney
Colorado A&M leads 12-0-1, A&M leads 3-0-0
This season A&M won 2-1 in College Station (10/21)
Iowa State A&M leads 10-2-1, A&M leads 1-0-1
This season Iowa State won 1-0 in College Station (10/7)
Nebraska NU leads 13-7-0, NU leads 4-2-0
This season A&M won 4-0 in College Station (10/9)
Kansas A&M leads 8-1-1, 0-0-0
This season A&M won 3-2 in Lawrence (9/25)
Texas A&M leads 16-2-1, A&M leads 3-0-0
This season Texas won 2-1 in Austin (9/2)
Oklahoma A&M leads 11-0-0, A&M leads 2-0-0
This season A&M won 6-2 in Norman (10/14)
Missouri A&M leads 8-2-0, 0-0-0
This season A&M won 3-2 in Columbia (9/23)
Texas A&M has played 96 games against the teams in this year?â„¢s Big 12 Championship tournament. Overall the Aggies have a record of 72-20-4 against the seven teams in the field. The Aggies have played in 20 games during the nine-year history of the Big 12 Championship tournament and hold an overall record of 14-5-1 and are only one of three teams to hold a winning tournament record, Nebraska and Missouri being the other two. The Aggies are 5-2 this season against the teams in the tournament field.
Tickets for the tournament are $5 per day or $10 for a three-day pass and can be purchased at the stadium or through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
FOX Sports Net will televise two of the tournament games from San Antonio?â„¢s Blossom Soccer Stadium. Friday?â„¢s first semifinal match will be televised live and Sunday?â„¢s championship match will be televised on a tape-delay basis. Check local listings for viewing in your area.
Those unable to attend the Aggie matches will be able to follow the action through live audio and statistics here on aggieathletics.com.