BOCA RATON, Florida - The No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies continue their historic season in Boca Raton, Florida on Friday as they make their first-ever College Cup appearance. The Aggies are slated to play the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers in the first semifinal match of the day, a 4 pm contest.
The Aggies are looking to extend a pair substantial streaks, including an eight-match win streak and a 14-match undefeated (13-0-1) streak.
The match features two of the most prolific offenses in 2014. Virginia leads the nation with 3.54 goals per game and Texas A&M ranks eighth with 2.69 goals per match.
A&M steamrollered through the first two rounds by a combined 12-2 margin with a 5-0 victory against Houston Baptist and a 7-2 triumph against Arizona to secure their 13th Sweet Sixteen appearance. They needed an 82nd minute goal by Kelley Monogue to beat Notre Dame, 2-1, in the third round match at Ellis Field. A&M got a pair of goals by Allie Bailey against Penn State to record a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinal round.
Virginia stormed through the first three rounds, outscoring High Point, Rutgers and Kentucky by a combined margin of 18-0. In the quarterfinal round, the Cavaliers dethroned the reigning national champion UCLA, 2-1, in Los Angeles.
The Aggies sported impressive numbers on the season to earn their first-ever No. 1 seed. Prior to the start of the NCAA Championship, A&M led the nation with 16 wins over RPI Top 100 opponents, while no other squad posted more than 13. The Aggies were also just one of four teams with nine or more wins over RPI Top 50 opponents.
RECORD SETTING SENIORS
The Aggies sport one of the most impactful senior classes to ever grace a collegiate soccer field with Allie Bailey, Bianca Brinson, Jordan Day, Leigh Edwards, Shea Groom, Annie Kunz, Renee McDermott, Kelley Monogue and Meghan Streight. The seniors are 75-18-7 over the last four years, besting the school record of 72 set by the 2002 seniors.
Texas A&M's nine seniors account for 597 of the possible 1,100 starts over their career, a rate of 54.3 percent. The tally includes 90 of 264 starts (.341) in their freshman campaign of 2011, 138 of 275 starts (.502) in 2012, 177 of 275 starts (.643) in 2013 and 192 of 286 (.671) starts this season.
The corps of seven field players has served to deliver a bulk of the payload the last four seasons, accounting for 198 of the 255 goals (.776). This season, the seniors have scored 63 of the 70 goals (.900). As freshmen they scored 52 of A&M's 76 goals (.684) and accounted for 37 of 48 (.771) in 2012 and 41 of 56 (.732) in 2013. The class has registered 129 of the Aggies' 244 assists (.529), with the most impactful year coming this season with 45 of 60 assists (.750). The point tally for their career stands at 525 of A&M's 754 (.696).
Day and McDermott have combined for all but 32 minutes in goal the four years, accounting for all 100 starts.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday's match will be televised on ESPNU. The match will have video streaming available to ESPNU subscribers on the WatchESPN app and ESPN3.com. Live stats for the match will be on NCAA.com. The match airs on SportsRadio 1150 The Zone in College Station.
AGGIES AMONG WINNINGEST SQUADS IN 21ST CENTURY
According to CollegeSoccer360.com, Texas A&M ranks fifth among all NCAA Division I teams in victories between 2000-14 with 262. The Aggies trail only North Carolina (311), Notre Dame (295), UCLA (291), Penn State (276). Stanford and Florida State also have 262 wins since 2000.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Aggies are playing in their 20th consecutive NCAA Championship, one of five teams to play in each of the last 20 tournaments. The other schools to make it to every tournament since 1995 are North Carolina (1982-2014), Notre Dame (1993-2014), Virginia (1994-2014) and Penn State (1995-2014). A&M is 31-19-4 (.611) all-time in the NCAA Championship. The Aggies have appeared in the Sweet 16 on 13 occasions, advanced to the Elite Eight five times and are making their first College Cup appearance.
Since 1999, Texas A&M has made 12 Sweet Sixteen appearances which is tied with Stanford for fifth in the nation for highest total during that span. The Aggies trail only North Carolina (17), UCLA (16), Virginia (15), and Florida State (14) over that stretch.
Sweet 16 - 1995, '99, 2000, '01, '02 '03, '05, '06, '08, '09, '12, ' 13, '14
Elite Eight - 2001, '02, '06, '08, '14
College Cup - 2014
ADVANCING TO GOOD COMPANY
Texas A&M has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship in each of their last 17 appearances. It marks the fourth-longest active streak behind only North Carolina (33), Virginia (21) and UCLA (18). The Maroon and White have gone 15-0-2 during the span, advancing on PKs in 2003 (vs. SMU) and 2010 (vs. North Dakota State).
Since 1999, Texas A&M has made 12 Sweet Sixteen appearances which is tied with Stanford for fifth in the nation for highest total during that span. The Aggies trail only North Carolina (17), UCLA (16), Virginia (15), and Florida State (14) over that stretch.
PENALTY KICK HISTORY
With their penalty kick shootout against Texas Tech in last season's NCAA Championship second round, the Aggies came out on the top end of their ninth consecutive shootout. Six of the nine advances have come in NCAA Tournament play, including the 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 in which A&M scored a decision against UCLA despite not recording a shot in the 110 minutes of game action. Rachel Lenz made a penalty kick in each of the last four shootouts, including the 2010 Big 12 Quarterfinal against Colorado, NCAA First Round against North Dakota State, 2011 Big 12 Quarterfinal against Kansas and Friday's NCAA Second Round against Texas Tech.
Three current Aggies took part in last year's shootout against Texas Tech with Allie Bailey making the opening kick, followed by successful attempts by Meghan Streight and Kristi Leonard as A&M advanced 5-3.
In the 2011 Big 12 Quarterfinal against Kansas, Bailey, Annie Kunz and Streight started the Aggies' out with three straight makes en route to prevailing 5-3.
LAST TIME OUT - PENN STATE
It was deja vu for the Aggies as their 2-1 win over Penn State mirrored their 2-1 win over Notre Dame six days earlier. A&M once again got an early goal, this time in the fifth minute by Allie Bailey. The Maroon and White once again fought of a visiting attack for the remainder of the first half to take a 1-0 lead into the intermission. The Aggies once again yielded an equalizer in the second half, this time in the 52nd minute. A&M once again regrouped and reclaimed the lead minutes later, this time with Bailey finding the net in the 58th minute. Jordan Day had a monster game in goal for the Aggies, logging seven saves and snuffing out a pair of one-on-one breakaway opportunities by the Nittany Lions.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION AT ELLIS FIELD
The Aggies have been a tough opponent to handle in NCAA Championship action at Ellis Field. A&M owns a 24-4-1 (.845) record and the Maroon and White have advanced to the next round on 25 of 29 opportunities when playing on the friendly confines. The Aggies lost two of the first three NCAA Championship games at Ellis Field, against San Diego (5-3) in 1997 and SMU (1-0) in 1998. Since 1999, A&M has gone 23-2-1 (.904) and the Maroon and White have won their last nine NCAA Championship matches at Ellis Field and 15 of their last 16. The last NCAA Championship loss for the Aggies at Ellis Field came against Texas (3-2) in 2007.
A&M'S CONNECTION WITH THE COLLEGE CUP
Although Texas A&M is making its first appearance in the College Cup, the Aggies are no strangers to the event, having played host on three occasions. Ellis Field served as the venue for the College Cup in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
College Cups Played at Ellis Field
Year Champion Runner-up Score Other semifinalists
2005 Portland UCLA 4-0 Florida State, Penn
State
2007 USC Florida State 2-0 Notre Dame, UCLA
2009 North Carolina Stanford 1-0 Notre Dame, UCLA
WINNING
The Aggies are guaranteed they will finish the season with a winning record. A&M has finished with a winning record in all of its previous 21 seasons. The closest the Aggies have finished to the .500 mark is the 14-8 (.636) record they posted in 1998.
CONFERENCE WINNING
The Aggies have finished with a winning record in league play in all 19 years it was aligned with a conference. The closest the Aggies have finished to the .500 mark in league play is the 5-3-2 (.600) record they posted in Big 12 play in 2003. In 19 seasons of league action, A&M has finished first or second in the conference standings on 16 occasions with the other finishes coming in 1998 (3rd Big 12 - 7-2) and 2003 (5th Big 12 - 5-3-2).
GUERRIERI RANKS AMONG THE NATION'S WINNINGEST COACHES
Texas A&M head coach G Guerrieri ranks among the leaders in winning percentage and victories among active Division I coaches. With a career record of 394-120-29 (.752), he ranks fifth in victories and winning percentage (minimum five years as a Division I head coach). Guerrieri ranks sixth all-time among NCAA Division I coaches in victories, trailing North Carolina's Anson Dorrance (779), Connecticut's Len Tsantiris (525), Florida's Becky Burleigh (436), Santa Clara's Jerry Smith (424) and Randy Waldrum (400), who left Notre Dame in the off-season to become head coach of the Houston Dash of the NWSL.
MONOGUE CLIMBING THE CAREER POINTS LIST
Kelley Monogue currently ranks fifth on the Aggies' career points list with 128. Against LSU, Monogue scored a goal to pass Kristen Strutz (104 - 2000-03) for fifth place on the list. She has a bit of work to do to catch Nicky Thrasher (140 - 1997-2001) for fourth place on the list. Ashlee Pistorius (2004-07) owns the school record with 194 points followed by Bryn Blalack (1994-197) with 192. During her healthiest campaign, Monogue logged 47 points as a freshman in 2011. Recovering from a knee injury in 2012, the McKinney, Texas native logged 20 points. Last season, she registered 17 points as she still felt the effects of the earlier ailment.
GROOM CLIMBING THE CAREER POINTS LIST
Shea Groom currently ranks sixth on the Aggies' career points list with 107. In A&M's 1-0 against Kentucky, Groom became the ninth player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau. She passed Kristen Strutz (104 - 2000-03) for sixth place on the list with her one-goal, two-assist effort in A&M's 7-2 win against Arizona. She trails teammate Kelley Monogue by 17 points for fifth place on the chart.
MONOGUE SCORES 50
With her two goals against Arizona in the NCAA Championship second round, Kelley Monogue became the fifth player in school history to log 50 goals. She added two more goals against Notre Dame to up her career tally to 52. The McKinney native trails only Ashlee Pistorius (81 - 2004-07), Bryn Blalack (79 - 1994-97), Nicky Thrasher (57 - 1997-2001) and Kristen Koop (55 - 1993-96). Monogue was A&M's leading goal scorer as a freshman with 19 tallies in 2011. She added 10 in 2012 and six in 2013.
GROOM AND KUNZ CLIMBING THE CAREER GOALS LIST
Shea Groom and Annie Kunz both notched a goal in the NCAA Championship second round match to move their career total to 41 and 39, respectively. Groom ranks sixth on A&M's career list, nine behind Kelley Monogue for fifth place. With her last goal, Kunz tied Melissa Garey (39 - 2004-07) for seventh place on the Aggies' career list. Groom was limited by injury in her freshman campaign, with six goals in just 10 matches and added five as a sophomore, but she's come on strong the last two seasons with 14 goals in 2013 and 16 this year. Kunz tallied 14 goals as a freshman and 13 as a sophomore. Hampered by an injury that held her out of four games and limited her to a reserve role most of the 2013 campaign, Kunz managed just five goals in 2013.
SERIES VS. VIRGINIA
The Aggies won the lone meeting between the two squads, 2-1, in an NCAA Championship third round (Sweet Sixteen) match at Ellis Field in 2006. All the scoring was done in the first half as Ashlee Pistorius scored in the 20th minute and Elisabeth Jones followed with a goal in 23rd minute to give A&M a two-goal lead. Jen Redmond scored for Virginia in the 39th minute to cap the scoring.
SCOUTING VIRGINIA
Virginia received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, posting a 18-2-0 overall record. The Cavaliers finished third in the ACC with a 9-1-0 mark. They are currently 22-2-0 on the season after smashing High Point (8-0), Rutgers (3-0) and Kentucky (7-0) in the first three rounds of the NCAA Championship and then dethroning the reigning national champion UCLA, 2-1, in the quarterfinal. Virginia owns the NCAA's most prolific offense, logging 85 goals on the season. The defense is nearly as impressive with a 0.58 goals-against average and 12 shutouts. Both of Virginia's losses came to Florida State, by identical 1-0 scores. The Cavaliers have allowed more than one goal on just one occasion, a 6-3 win against Boston College.
Makenzy Doniak ranks fourth in the nation with 49 points and seventh with 19 goals. Morgan Brian, who has seen action in just 16 matches, has 33 points on 10 goals and 13 assists. Danielle Colaprico ranks third in the nation with 18 assists and has six goals on the year. Brittany Ratcliffe has 26 points on 10 goals and six assists. Morgan Stearns has seen a majority of the action in goal for Virginia, posting a 0.60 goals-against average and six shutouts in 1,803 minutes.
Virginia is one of the most storied programs in collegiate women's soccer. The Cavaliers are making their third College Cup appearances (1991, 2013). Virginia is making its 21st straight appearance in the NCAA Championship, the third-best streak all-time in NCAA Division I women's college history.
CHALLENGING NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
The non-conference slate was one of the toughest on record for the Aggies. All eight opponents finished in the Top 100 in the final RPI last season, with Arizona being the lowest rated team at 83. Marquette (6), UCF (13), Stephen F Austin (51), Arizona State (60), Illinois State (66), Florida Gulf Coast (67), Dayton (70) and Arizona finished last season with an average RPI of 52 compared to last year's eight non-conference opponents owning an average RPI of 101.
FACING CHAMPIONS
Texas A&M's non-conference schedule was challenging with six of the eight opponents having won their league's regular-season title in 2013. The Aggies went 6-0 against the champions, outscoring the crop, 17-5. The defending league champions on the non-conference slate included Dayton (Atlantic 10), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), UCF (The American), Illinois State (Missouri Valley), FGCU (Atlantic Sun) and Marquette (Big East). All six teams were selected to repeat as 2014 champions in their league's respective preseason coaches' polls. The two non-conference opponents who did not win conference titles last year are Arizona and Arizona State, who both finished in the middle of the powerhouse Pac 12 Conference that produced national champion UCLA.
AGGIES EXTEND 15-WIN SEASON STRETCH TO 11 YEARS
With their win in the regular-season finale against Georgia, the Aggies posted their 11th consecutive 15-win season dating back to 2004. In their first 22 seasons, the only two years the Aggies have not reached the 15-win plateau are 1998 (14-8) and 2003 (13-6-3). The school record for victories stands at 20, set in 2002 with a 20-5-1 mark.
AGGIES SET SINGLE-SEASON RECORD WIN TOTAL
With their 2-1 win against Notre Dame in the NCAA Championship third round, the Aggies set a new school record with their 21st victory of the season, eclipsing the 20 wins amassed in 2002. That season, the Aggies finished 20-5-1, advancing to the NCAA Championship quarterfinal round. In 2002, teams were credited with wins if they prevailed in a penalty kick shootout situation. A&M won two penalty kick shootouts during the 2002 NCAA Championship.
The Aggies are currently 22-2-2 and own an .885 winning percentage. A&M's school-record for best winning percentage in a season is 1997 when they finished 18-3 (.857). When they play Virginia on Friday, the Maroon and White will set a new school-record for matches played in a season with 27. The prior record was 26 set in 2002.
AGED ARSENAL
171 of the Aggies' 200 points and 63 of the 100 goals this season have been scored by seniors. Kelley Monogue (17), Shea Groom (16), Bianca Brinson (10), Allie Bailey (10), Annie Kunz (7), Meghan Streight (2) and Leigh Edwards (1) account for the 63 senior goals. Janae Cousineau (6) and Haley Pounds (1) have accounted for the seven goals not scored by seniors.
NIP-AND-TUCK
Over the last two years the Aggies have fared well in tightly contest matches, going 21-4-4 in matches decided by one goal or less. This year, in regular-season action, A&M has posted one-goal wins over Dayton (4-3), Stephen F. Austin (1-0), Florida Gulf Coast (2-1), Ole Miss (2-1), Kentucky (2-1), Arkansas (2-1) and Georgia (2-1), but played Arizona (2-2) and South Carolina (2-2) to draws and suffered a 2-1 defeat at Arizona State and 1-0 loss to Florida. The Maroon and White won their SEC Tournament semifinal match, 1-0, against South Carolina and their title match, 1-0, against Kentucky. After a pair of five-goal wins in the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship, A&M edged Notre Dame and Penn State by identical 2-1 margins.
In 2013, Texas A&M played 14 matches decided by one goal or less, posting a 10-2-2 record in those contests. Nine of the Aggies' last 10 wins were decided by one goal, including three victories at the SEC Tournament and their NCAA Championship first round win against Utah. A&M's only blemishes in close matches were 1-0 losses against Duke and Tennessee and a 0-0 draw against Baylor. The Aggies also played to a 2-2 draw against Texas Tech in the NCAA Championship second round, but advanced to the third round on penalty kicks.
BIG 12 ERA
The Aggies won their 12th-and-final Big 12 Championship during the 2011 conference tournament. With just 15 seconds left in the Championship match, Tournament MVP and then-freshman Kelley Monogue weaved through three defenders and ricocheted a shot off of the left post that found then-senior Megan Majewski at 18 yards from goal. Majewski fired with nine seconds on the clock and netted the 1-0 goal against Oklahoma State to win the tournament. The Aggies were the only team in the conference to earn a Big 12 Tournament berth in the first 16 years of its existence.
2014 ROSTER
The Aggies' 22-player roster features 13 upperclassmen, five sophomores, one redshirt freshman and four true freshmen. A&M's squad is guided by nine seniors. The team returns 10 starters and 18 letterwinners from a year ago.
SET PIECE SUCCESS
24 of the Aggies' 70 goals this season have come on set pieces, including 11 corner kicks, 10 free kicks, two throw-ins and one penalty kick. The Maroon and White scored their lone goals in both 1-0 wins of the SEC Semifinal and Final on corner kicks. A&M scored on a corner kick in each of the first four matches of the season. In their SEC opener, Shea Groom scored off a free kick and a throw-in en route to her second career hat trick. The Aggies scored on two free kicks in their 7-2 win against Arizona in the NCAA Championship second round. In the 2-1 win over Notre Dame in the third round, Monogue put a corner kick in on her own with a bender from the left arc.
GROOM NAMED A MAC HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST
Texas A&M senior Shea Groom was one of 12 players named as a Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy semifinalist as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Tuesday. Groom and Meghan Streight were tabbed to the 35-player preseason watch list for the trophy in August.
TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM PRESEASON TOP 100
The No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies had four players listed on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Top 100 released on August 20. 2013 NSCAA All-America Third Team midfielder Shea Groom led the group of Aggies, listed at No. 31. Fellow seniors midfielder Kelley Monogue (No. 36), goalkeeper Jordan Day (No. 39) and defender Meghan Streight (No. 52) also spangled the Top 100. Texas A&M was one of six schools to have four or more players listed on the Top 100. UCLA led the way with eight. Florida, Florida State, North Carolina and Virginia joined A&M with four players apiece.
HIGH-SCORING TRIO
The Aggies' roster boasts three of the 20 active players with 95 or more career points. Kelley Monogue ranks sixth among all active players with 128 points. Shea Groom ranks 15th with 107 points. Annie Kunz reports in at 20th with 95 points. The only other squad with multiple players on the list is Virginia (Morgan Brian - 124; Makenzy Doniak - 123).
SHE'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT
Bianca “B.B.” Brinson has a pair of last minute goals this season that have altered the results of Aggie games. In A&M's 2-2 tie against Arizona, Brinson scored her second goal of the match with 33 seconds remaining as the Maroon and White staved off defeat. In the Aggies' home match against Kentucky, Brinson tallied a goal with 52 second remaining to send A&M to a 2-1 victory. She also scored the game-winning goal in A&M's 1-0 win over No. 17 South Carolina in the SEC Tournament semifinal match with 3:20 left in the second half.
THE NCAA'S MOST EXPERIENCED SQUAD
The Aggies boast one of the most experienced squad in the nation for 2014. Currently, Texas A&M has six of the top 11 active players in terms of matches played. Allie Bailey and Meghan Streight enter the NCAA Championship second round match tied for third among all active players with 100 matches. Kelley Monogue is in sixth place with 99 matches under her belt and Leigh Edwards ranks seventh with 98 matches. Annie Kunz and Bianca Brinson are tied for 10th place with 96 matches. Meghan Streight's 100 starts leads all active players.
Active Leaders, Matches Played
1. Kristin Grubka, Florida State - 102
2. Jamia Fields, Florida State - 101
3. Allie Bailey, Texas A&M - 100
Meghan Streight, Texas A&M - 100
Whitney Church, Penn State - 100
6. Kelley Monogue, Texas A&M - 99
7. Leigh Edwards, Texas A&M - 98
Danielle Colaprico, Virginia - 98
Emily Hurd, Penn State - 98
10. Bianca Brinson, Texas A&M - 96
Annie Kunz, Texas A&M - 96
Despite missing 12 games and 18 starts, Jordan Day ranks seventh among all active goalkeepers in minutes played with 7,247.
RPI NOTES
The Aggies entered the NCAA Championship with a No. 3 ranking in the RPI released by the NCAA on November 9. Prior to the NCAA Championship, twenty of A&M's 22 opponents were in the top 100, including 13 in the Top 50. The Aggies were 16-2-2 against RPI Top 100 squads and 9-2-2 against RPI Top 50. Texas A&M led the country with 16 wins against RPI Top 100 squads and A&M was one of just four teams with nine or more wins against the RPI Top 50 (Stanford 10, Texas A&M 9, UCLA 9, West Virginia).
Texas A&M (1), Penn State (1) and Oklahoma State (0) were the only three teams to play fewer than two teams ranked outside the RPI Top 150.
MONOGUE AMONG TOP ACTIVE PLAYERS IN GOALS SCORED
Kelley Monogue enters the NCAA Championship quarterfinal ranked fourth among all active players in goals scored with 52. Illinois State's Rachel Tejada leads the nation with 74, followed by Winthrop's Krystyna Freda with 63 and LaSalle's Kelsey Haycook with 60. Monogue is the lone player remaining in NCAA Championship play.
ONE-TWO PUNCH
The Aggies boast one of the most prominent one-two scoring punches in the nation this season. Kelley Monogue has 44 points on the season, followed by Shea Groom with 39 points. Monogue's point tally ranks second in the SEC and 10th in the nation while Groom ranks third in the SEC and 14th in the nation. A&M is one of three teams in the nation with two players tallying at least 35 points, joined by East Tennessee State and Hofstra.
Monogue has 17 goals and 10 assists on the year. The 10 assists rank second in the SEC and 31st in the nation and the 17 goals rank second in the SEC and 11th in the nation. Groom has 16 goals on the season, ranked second in the SEC and 19th in the nation.
OFFENSE EVERYWHERE
In what could be described as the most dizzying offensive attack in the nation, Texas A&M ranks third in the nation in goals (70). The Aggies are one of only two teams (Virginia) in the nation to boast six different players with at least six goals on the season, and A&M is the only squad with four players with 10 or more goals. Kelley Monogue leads the attack, ranking second in the SEC and 11th in the nation with 17 goals. Shea Groom ranks third in the SEC and 19th in the nation with 16 goals. Bianca Brinson has a career-high 10 goals on the season, including four in the last six matches. Allie Bailey also has a career-high 10 goals, including five in the NCAA Championship. Annie Kunz (7) and Janae Cousineau (6) have added to the diverse attack.
MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES
The Aggies have had players record multiple goals in a game 11 times this season, including Shea Groom's hat trick against Tennessee on September 18. Groom also added two goals in a 4-1 win over LSU. Kelley Monogue leads the team with five multiple goal efforts, with two goals each against Dayton and UCF in the regular-season and Houston Baptist, Arizona and Notre Dame in the NCAA Championship. Bianca Brinson tallied two goals in a 2-2 tie against Arizona. Annie Kunz logged two goals in a 6-2 win at Vanderbilt. Allie Bailey joined Monogue in scoring two goals against Arizona in the NCAA Championship second round and added another two-goal effort against Penn State in the NCAA Championship quarterfinal round.
8/22 Kelley Monogue (2) - DAYTON (W, 4-3)
8/29 Kelley Monogue (2) - UCF (W, 3-0)
9/5 Bianca Brinson (2) - vs. Arizona (T, 2-2)
9/18 Shea Groom (3) - TENNESSEE (W, 3-0)
9/26 Shea Groom (2) - at LSU (W, 4-1)
10/10 Annie Kunz (2) - at Vanderbilt (W, 6-2)
11/14 Kelley Monogue (2) - HOUSTON BAPTIST (W, 5-0) - NCAA Championship
11/21 Allie Bailey (2) - ARIZONA (W, 7-2) - NCAA Championship
11/21 Kelley Monogue (2) - ARIZONA (W, 7-2) - NCAA Championship
11/23 Kelley Monogue (2) - NOTRE DAME (W, 2-1) - NCAA Championship
11/29 Allie Bailey (2) - PENN STATE (W, 2-1) - NCAA Championship
40-20 CLUB
There are 10 active NCAA Division I players with 40 or more goals and 20 or more assists for their career and Texas A&M boasts two of them. Kelley Monogue has 52 goals and 24 assists and Shea Groom has 41 goals and 25 assists. The Aggies and Virginia are the only squads with multiple players on the list. Monogue is one of only four players with 50 or more goals and 20 or more assists.
DAY CLIMBING CAREER WINS LIST
Jordan Day enters Friday's match with a career record of 59-16-6 (.765). She ranks third on the Aggies' career list for goalkeeper victories, trailing only Kati Jo Spisak, who owns the school record with her 69-21-6 mark from 2002-05, and Melanie Wilson who logged 66 wins from 1996-99.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUCCESS
The Aggies have a tradition of success at conference tournaments with an overall mark of 30-11-4 in league tournaments, winning seven conference tournament crowns, including back-to-back SEC titles. A&M posted a 23-10-4 record at the Big 12 Championship and won the title in five of the tournament's first 16 years. The Aggies won titles in 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2011.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORING
A&M's Active Leading Scorers in NCAA Championship play
Kelley Monogue - 16 points (8 goals)
Annie Kunz - 13 points (5 goals, 3 assists)
Shea Groom - 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists)
Allie Bailey - 12 points (6 goals)
Bianca Brinson - 8 points (2 goal, 4 assists)
Meghan Streight - 5 points (2 goals, 1 assist)
Janae Cousineau - 1 point (1 assist)
Leigh Edwards - 1 point (1 assist)
Karlie Mueller - 1 point (1 assist)
AGGIES RIDING 14-MATCH UNBEATEN STRING
Texas A&M enters Saturday night's match on a 14-match unbeaten string, going 13-0-1 during the stretch. The Aggies were exactly one minute from a 13-match win streak as the Maroon and White allowed the game-tying goal to South Carolina with 1:00 showing on the clock in the second half.
Following a 1-0 loss to Florida on October 3, the Aggies rattled off five consecutive wins. The Maroon and White and South Carolina played to a 2-2 draw on October 26, before A&M strung together their current seven-match win streak that includes three matches at the SEC Tournament and three matches at the NCAA Championship .
During the 14-match stretch, A&M has outscored opponents 41-12. The span has seen a balanced scoring attack with six players logging double-digits in the scoring column during the stretch. Kelley Monogue has 23 points on nine goals and five assists. Bianca Brinson supplements the attack with 21 points on seven goals and seven assists. Annie Kunz has 18 points on six goals and six assists. Allie Bailey is coming on strong with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Shea Groom has logged 15 points on five goals and five assists. Janae Cousineau, who has missed two matches in the stretch, has 13 points on six goals and one assist.
PLAYING THE FIELD
Texas A&M played a bold schedule in 2014 and as a result they faced 12 of the 64 teams in the NCAA Championship field for a total of 15 matches, going 11-2-2. The challenging slate had A&M playing eventual NCAA Championship participants in six of their eight non-conference matches.
BACK-TO-BACK SEC DOUBLES
The Aggies won both the SEC regular-season and tournament titles for the second consecutive season. The Maroon and White became the first team to win the SEC double in consecutive years since Florida in 2000 and 2001. The Aggies were the first team to win back-to-back SEC Tournament titles since Tennessee in 2002 and 2003.
HISTORIC SEC SEASON
The Maroon and White helped spearhead a historic season for the Southeastern Conference on the pitch. A&M's College Cup marks just the third appearance for an SEC school and the first since Florida in 2001. The Gators also played in the College Cup in 1998, winning the national championship. The SEC set new league standards for the number of teams reaching the Elite Eight (3 - Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M) and number of teams reaching the Sweet 16 (4 - Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas A&M). The SEC led all conferences with its three Elite Eight squads, topping the ACC (2), Pac 12 (2) and Big Ten (1).
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UP NEXT
The winner advances to the Women's College Cup final in Boca Raton, Florida. The match will be against the winner of the semifinal match between Florida State and Stanford with the contest to be played on December 7.