October 26, 2006
The 5th-ranked Texas A&M soccer team (13-3-1, 9-0-0) is looking to close out its perfect conference record as it travels to Austin on Friday to battle the 9th-ranked Texas Longhorns in the State Farm Lonestar Showdown. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Mike Myers Stadium.
| MATCH INFO |
| Friday, October 27, 7 p.m. (CDT) Mike A. Myers Stadium (20,000), Austin, Texas State Farm Lone Star Showdown Tickets: |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 13-3-1, 9-0 Big 12 (1st) Texas: 14-3-1, 7-1-1 Big 12 (3rd) |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 5th by all four major polls (Soccer Buzz, NSCAA, Soccer Times and Soccer America). UT sits 9th in Soccer America, 10th in Soccer Times, 11th in Soccer Buzz and 12th in the NSCAA. |
| RADIO |
| Matt Simon, play-by-play Carrie Berend, commentary (broadcast time 6:45 p.m. CDT) (audio available on or around 89.9 FM inside Myers Stadium) |
| DELAYED VIDEO |
| Matt Simon, play-by-play Carrie Berend, commentary (DELAYED, posted soon after completion of match--go to "Past Games" section in Soccer) |
| INTERNET |
| DELAYED Video (Free): (Aggies All-Access) LIVE Audio (Free): (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: (aggieathletics.com) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 16-2 Last Meeting: (10/2/05) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M vs. Oklahoma/Baylor Wednesday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m. (CST) Big 12 Soccer Championship Quarterfinal Blossom Athletic Complex, San Antonio, Texas |
Fans can listen to the match live and free of charge on the new Aggies All-Access beginning at 6:45 p.m. Those inside Myers Stadium can listen to the broadcast on or around 89.9 FM.
In addition, a free video broadcast of the match in its entirety will be posted for viewing as soon as possible following completion of the match. To access the video feed on Aggies All-Access, fans should go to Soccer-Past Games.
The Aggies improved to 13-3-1 on the season and clinched its third consecutive Big 12 regular season championship as they improved to a sound 9-0-0 in league play, after defeating both Iowa State and Missouri at home last weekend. Junior forward Ashlee Pistorius recorded her fourth career hat trick to lead the scoring attack. Four more Aggies (juniors Amy Berend and Melissa Garey and seniors Kat Krambeer and Suzzette Devloo) would answer with goals of their own as A&M blew past the Cyclones 7-0 on Friday. A&M came back Sunday with goals from Garey, Krambeer, Paige Carmichael, and Pistorius to lead the Aggies to a 4-2 win over the University of Missouri. With the win the Aggies secured the No. 1 seed at the Big 12 Tournament in San Antonio (Nov. 1-5).
The Longhorns enter Friday's match at 13-3-1 overall and 5-1-1 in Big 12 play after also posting wins over Missouri and Iowa State last weekend. Texas slipped past Missouri, 1-0, on Friday as senior midfielder Carrie Schmidt scored the game's lone goal in the 40th minute off a corner kick. The Horns then defeated Iowa State, 4-1, on Sunday with senior Amy Burlingham, junior Kelsey Carpenter, sophomore Stephanie Logterman and freshman Emily Anderson scoring goals for Texas.
A&M holds the all-time series lead against the Longhorns, 16-2-0. The last match-up between the two teams was in 2005 in front of 1,906 fans at Mike Myers Stadium in Austin. Kasey Moore got Texas on the board first in the game's 46th minute. Caitlin Kennedy would tack another goal on for the Horns just four minutes later. Melissa Garey netted a goal at the 67:33 mark to bring the score within one, but despite a hard battle the Aggies were unable to score the equalizer, dropping a tough 2-1 decision.
Junior forward Ashlee Pistorius has been named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week as well as being named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week for her combined four-goal effort against Iowa State and Missouri last weekend.