Aug. 26, 2010
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The ninth-ranked Texas A&M soccer team hosts its second tournament of the season welcoming No. 16 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Washington State and Long Beach State for the Aggieland Invitational at the Aggie Soccer Stadium this weekend.
Texas A&M (1-1) takes on Virginia Tech (2-0) at 8 p.m. Friday and follows with Washington State (1-1) at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
The tournament opens with a match between Long Beach State (1-1) and Washington State Friday at 5 p.m., while the 49ers meet the Hokies Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Aggieland Invitational Schedule
Friday, Aug. 27
Long Beach State vs. No. 21 Washington State 5 p.m.
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 29
Long Beach State vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech 10:30 a.m.
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 21 Washington State 1:30 p.m.
TICKET AND PARKING INFORMATION
Tickets are $7 for adult general admission, $9 for reserved seats and $4 for youth general admission. Children under 2 are permitted free of charge in general admission seating. To purchase season or individual tickets, please contact the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Center at tickets.12thmanfoundation.com, 979-845-2311 or toll free at 1-888-99-AGGIE. Tickets are also available in person beginning one hour before the match at the Aggie Soccer Stadium.
Parking is free and is available in the Reed Arena and Olsen parking lots. For added convenience, there are now two entrances on the north end of the stadium.
PROMOTIONS
Friday is Fish Camp Night. Students who wear their fish camp T-shirt will receive free admission. This Sunday and every Sunday at the Aggie Soccer Stadium, kids get in FREE! Up to four kids are admitted FREE with one paying adult. Also on Sunday, wear your 12th Man Rewards soccer jersey to be eligible to enter a drawing for a soccer jersey signed by Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Gametracker will be available for all matches this weekend on AggieAthletics.com. In addition, live audio and live video will be provided for A&M games on AggieAthletics.com. Fans can listen to the broadcast live locally on Candy 95.1 HD3 Play-by-Replay channel, making it available worldwide on any iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry or PDA free of charge. Log on to RadioAggieland.com to download the app.
LISTEN TO THE GAME AT THE STADIUM
Fans, bring your radio to the Aggie Soccer Stadium and listen to play-by-play announcer David Ellis call all the action live on 88.1 FM.
FOLLOW AGGIE SOCCER ON TWITTER
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SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech enters the weekend ranked as high as 16th by the NSCAA and is untouched at 2-0 after defeating Elon, 2-1, and American, 3-0, in its opening weekend. The team averaged 20.5 shots per game and earned 28 corner kicks in the two matches. Kelly Conheeney has accounted for seven of the Hokies 13 points by burying three goals and adding an assist. Jennifer Harvey adds a score, while Kelsey Billups tallied a goal and an assist. Marika Gray has taken a team-high nine shots. Between the posts, Dayle Colpitts posts one shutout, but has not been forced to make one save. Tech finished 2009 with a 16-8-0 record, losing to Portland in the Sweet 16. The squad returns six starters and 13 letterwinners, while losing four of each.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State is ranked No. 21 by Soccer Times and has an even record at 1-1. The Cougars dropped their season opener, 1-0, against No. 6 Florida State before turning that decision around to a 1-0 victory against Utah. Tiara Pittman scored the team's lone goal with an assist from Shannon McFadden. Goalkeeper Meghan Berlingo tallies one shutout and has made 12 saves for a .923 save percentage. The Cougars have taken nine corner kicks and 24 shots in their first two matches. The team finished last season with a record of 14-6-2, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Washington State returns 13 letterwinners and seven starters, but also lost 12 letterwinners and four starters from its 2009 squad.
THE SERIES
Texas A&M has faced Virginia Tech once, coming away with a 3-1 win in Blacksburg, Va., on Sept. 5, 2008. Cydne Currie (27th minute) scored the Aggies' first goal and Laura Grace Robinson (67th minute) netted the game-winner on an assist from Mary Grace Schmidt (8th), Young (9th) and Hooper (11th) each made the list.
2010 ROSTER The Aggies' 26-player roster features 15 upperclassmen, nine sophomores and two freshmen. A&M's experienced squad is guided by eight seniors. The team returns 11 starters and 19 letterwinners from a year ago.
PICKED TO WIN THE BIG 12
Texas A&M notched the top spot in the 2010 Big 12 Soccer Preseason Poll, after receiving eight of the 10 first-place votes and tallying 95 points. With 73 points, Nebraska was chosen second, but only six points separate the Huskers from third-place Missouri (69), fourth-place Oklahoma State (68) and fifth-place Texas (67). The remainder of the poll consists of Texas Tech (61), Colorado (54), Kansas (45), Baylor (29), Oklahoma (28) and Iowa State (16).
THREE ON PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
Seniors Rachel Shipley, Hooper and junior Bri Young earned spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, making Texas A&M one of just two teams in the conference with three players honored. This trio of Aggies finished one, two and three in most points for A&M last season.HOME SCHEDULE A&M's home schedule in 2010 is quite favorable and should bring lots of excitement to the Aggie Soccer Stadium. There are 11 regular season contests on the home slate with six of those matches against teams that competed in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Aggies play five Big 12 games at home.
HOME SCHEDULE
A&M's home schedule in 2010 is quite favorable and should bring lots of excitement to the Aggie Soccer Stadium. There are 11 regular season contests on the home slate with six of those matches against teams that competed in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Aggies play five Big 12 games at home.
NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
A&M faces one of America's toughest non-conference schedules in the nation. The Aggies' nine-game slate pits them against seven teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009, three of which joined A&M in the round of 16, two that advanced to the Elite Eight, while the Tar Heels rose to a national championship.
THE AGGIE SOCCER HOUR
New this year, the Aggie Soccer Hour, Texas A&M soccer's weekly radio talk show sponsored by Monograms & More, is broadcast live from CiCi's Pizza on Texas Ave. in College Station every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. Come and be a part of the show each week, listen locally on KZNE 1150 AM or worldwide on Aggies All-Access and RadioAggieland.com.
THE AGGIE SOCCER SHOW
Each week, catch everything related to Texas A&M soccer with Will Johnson and head coach G Guerrieri on the Aggie Soccer Show. The show is available free each Tuesday on Aggies All-Access.
AGGIE SOCCER ON TV The Aggie soccer team will be on the tube for its Oct. 17 match at Missouri. The game will be broadcast nationwide on ESPNU. In addition, the finals of the Big 12 Championship will be broadcast live on FSN.