Sept. 9, 2010
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -
The No. 7 Texas A&M soccer team goes on the road for the first time this season and travels north to face Indiana on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Purdue on Sunday at 11 a.m.
After playing their first five matches in the comfortable confines of the Aggie Soccer Stadium, A&M (4-1) is riding a four-game winning streak and has outscored its opponents 14-4 in those four matches.
The Hoosiers (3-2) are coming off of a 3-1 loss to Nebraska, while Purdue (3-2-1) last dropped a 1-0 match to USC.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Gametracker will be available for both matches this weekend on AggieAthletics.com. In addition, live audio will be provided on AggieAthletics.com. Fans can listen to Sunday's broadcast only 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.
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ALL ABOUT A&M
After dropping its season opener to top-ranked North Carolina, the Aggies have won four straight matches, two of which were shutouts. A&M is averaging 2.8 goals per game and 23.4 shots pre game with a .444 shot on goal percentage. The team has doubled its opponents' shots on goal, 52-25. Senior Laura Grace Robinson put A&M on the scoreboard with a first-half header. The Aggies dominated the offensive numbers outshooting the Hoosiers 22-4 and taking 12 corner kicks to IU's one.
The Aggies have also had just one match with Purdue, in which the Boilermakers stunned the Aggies with a 3-2 win on Aug. 28, 2009 in College Station. In front 6,589 fans, the Boilermakers struck on the opening kickoff, but the Aggies quickly bounced back with goals from Mary Grace Schmidt (6th), Young (9th) and Mautz (13th) each made the list. Shipley was ranked sixth on the national 100 list and Schmidt was 91st. On their national top 100 freshmen list, Rachel Lenz was listed 59th.
