Sept. 26, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - In its second Big 12 match of the season, the No. 10 Texas A&M soccer team travels to Norman, Okla., on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Sooners.
The Aggies (6-3-0) come into the contest on a three-game winning streak that began when they upended No. 2 Portland last weekend. A&M continued with a win against Sam Houston State and earned its first Big 12 victory on Friday at Baylor.
Junior Whitney Hooper paces the Aggies with five goals, including three game-winning goals in the last three matches. Junior Bri Young adds three goals and two assists, while senior Amber Gnatzig and junior Rachel Shipley each post five points.
Oklahoma (5-4-1) dropped their second straight match, a 2-1 decision to Texas on Friday. Three yellow cards and one red card were issued during the game. Whitney Palmer found the back of the net in the 48th minute and leads OU with eight goals and 18 points. Dria Hampton records two goals and four assists, while Michelle Alexander has also scored twice.
Texas A&M is undefeated against Oklahoma, posting a 14-0 record in the all-time series. Five of those wins came in Norman. Last season, A&M cruised to a 5-0 shutout in College Station. Young led the way with two goals, while Shipley and Gnatzig also scored.
The Aggies average 20.6 shots per game with a .459 shot on goal percentage. They are holding their opponents to 0.89 goals per game and 7.6 shots per game. The Sooners take an average of 19.9 shots per game with a .497 shot on goal percentage. Their opponents are scoring 1.30 goals per game and firing off 13.9 shots per game.
Follow A&M on the road Sunday with free live audio and live stats on AggieAthletics.com. The match will also be broadcast on KNDE-FM's HD3 channel, Play x REPlay (95.1-3 on the FM dial of an HD Radio), making it available worldwide on any iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry or PDA free of charge. Log on to radioaggieland.com for more information. Oklahoma will provide a video webcast on SoonerSports.com. In order to watch, Aggie fans must register with Oklahoma All-Access for a price of $9.95.