November 16, 2006
The 8th-ranked Texas A&M soccer team will host its first ever NCAA Tournament Third Round match when it welcomes the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia to the Aggie Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is slated for Friday at 6 p.m.
| MATCH INFO |
| Friday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m. (CST) Aggie Soccer Stadium (3,000), College Station NCAA 3rd Round Tickets: At Gate |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 16-5-1 Virginia: 12-7-2 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 8th by Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times, 11th by the NSCAA and 18th by Soccer America. |
| LIVE VIDEO |
| Matt Simon, play-by-play Carrie Berend, commentary (broadcast time 5:45 p.m. CST) |
| RADIO |
| 89.9 FM inside stadium |
| INTERNET |
| Live Video (Free): (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: (aggieathletics.com) |
| SERIES |
| first meeting |
| UP NEXT |
| Winner vs North Carolina/Tennessee Date/Site/Time TBD NCAA Quarterfinals |
Free live video of Friday's match will be available to fans on AggieAthletics.com through the new CSTV Aggies All-Access. Fans attending the game on Friday can listen to the broadcast inside the Aggie Soccer Stadium on 89.9 FM.
A&M earned its eighth trip to the round of 16 and improved to 16-5-1 on the season after defeating Grambling State and SMU, 5-0 and 4-0 respectively, last weekend.
Junior forward Ashlee Pistorius was recently named a M.A.C Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. Pistorius leads the team in goals scored with 14 while chipping in five assists, three of the goals coming in the NCAA First and Second Rounds.
Virginia improved to 12-7-2 overall after a pair of 2-0 wins over both West Virginia and Wake Forest last weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Cavaliers' sophomore forward Jess Rostedt leads the team in scoring with nine goals while notching three assists.
Friday's match will mark the first ever meeting between the two schools and Virginia's first time to play in Texas. The winner will meet the winner of the North Carolina-Tennessee match being played at UNC.
Once again, as a thank you to the Texas A&M student soccer supporters, all Aggie students, who present a valid Texas A&M student ID, and all children, high school age and under, will be admitted FREE into Friday's soccer match against Virginia.
Free admission has once again been made possible courtesy of David Gardner's Jewelers, a member of the local organizing committee, Aggie head coach G Guerrieri and the Texas A&M soccer program.
Fans wanting to purchase tickets can call 1-888-99-AGGIE or 845-2311 or come in person to the ticket windows located in the Zone at Kyle Field. The ticket gate at the Aggie Soccer Stadium will open one hour prior to the match.
Public parking for fans is available in lots designated 100i, 100j, or 100k. The Reed Arena parking area will be pay-to-park on Friday due to both the men's basketball home game.