Friday, August 28
College Station
7:30 PM
Texas A&M
3-0-0
4
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0
UC Irvine
1-2-0
1
2
F
UC Irvine
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Texas A&M
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Aggies Dominate UC Irvine, 4-0, on Fish Camp Night
Aug 28, 2015 | Soccer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies overwhelmed the UC Irvine Anteaters, 4-0, Friday night in front of nearly 5,000 fans at Ellis Field.
The Maroon and White dominated all the offensive categories on the evening, including a 28-3 advantage in shots and an 11-1 edge in corner kicks.
For the second consecutive match, the Aggies notched a goal in the first five minutes of action. In the third minute of play, Mikaela Harvey controlled the ball at the centerline and weaved through five different defenders before settling in to the left of the penalty kick spot and unleashing a shot to the left of the keeper to give A&M a 1-0 edge 2:40 into the contest.
The Aggies added to the lead in the 21st minute of play. Emily Bates was 25 yards out and headed a ball onto the mercurial Haley Pounds as she was sprinting by a defender to into the penalty box. Pounds controlled the ball at her feet eight yards out and uncorked a shot into the left side netting for her second goal of the season.
Texas A&M (3-0-0) went into the intermission with the 2-0 advantage, controlling a 17-0 edge in shots and a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.
The Maroon and White continued the offensive pressure in the second half. In the 55th minute, the Aggies took advantage of a corner kick. Pounds sent the ball in from the right arc. After the ball knocked around in the six-yard box for several seconds, McKayla Paulson was finally able to send the ball goalward. It deflected back out to Kate Hajdu who punched it home for her third goal of the season.
The Aggies finished off the scoring with 9:30 remaining in the game. Bates sent in a pass from the right of the six-yard box finding Claudette Lassandro at the penalty kick spot. Lassandro sent the ball inside the right post with her left foot for the 4-0 advantage.
Texas A&M had several other chances to put points on the board, including Bates hitting the crossbar with a header from 10 yards out in the first half.
Taylor Saucier and Mia Hummel combined on the shutout for the second consecutive game. Saucier played the first 60 minutes and did not need to record a save behind the Aggies stout backline. Hummel made two saves in the final 30 minutes.
Texas A&M wraps up its three-game homestand on Sunday when the Aggies host the Florida Atlantic Owls in a 6 pm contest at Ellis Field.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the night's scoring…
"Their goalkeeper did a heckuva job to keep it at four goals. I thought she was their player for the game. She saved three breakaways and other shots. I thought UC Irvine fought hard the whole night. Scott Juniper does a good job of having them organized. I took some really special goal for us to put it in."
On the game's speed…
"It was cool to see how our freshmen and sophomores have really adapted to the speed of play we want to play at. The cool thing is this is only the start or second year of their careers."
On the crowd…
"The fish camp game is always electric and they brought the energy for the full 90 minutes. We hope the freshmen enjoyed the experience and decide to keep coming back. The 12th Man and the Maroon Militia mean so much to these players."
Sophomore forward Haley Pounds…
On the pressing approach…
"I think our forwards did really well putting a lot of pressure on UCI right away. They like to play the ball over the top and we limited them from doing. It worked well for us. It shows that we're a pretty fit team. We kept pounding them and pressing them. They weren't able to play their game."
On Mikaela Harvey's opening goal…
That's Mikaela for you. She is amazing at dribbling and she was able to create that chance for herself. It really relaxed the game for us and we were able to take a deep breath and keep going again.
Sophomore midfielder Mikaela Harvey
On the night's student support…
"It's awesome because I know other schools don't get this many fans. It's awesome to have the 12th Man behind us during this game."
On the team's freshmen impact…
"They really came in confident and were ready to learn and jump in on the team. They meshed really well with us. They've been really coachable with open ears, so it's been really easy to fit them in with this team."
On Sunday's match-up against undefeated FAU…
"I'm excited to see how we match up knowing we have harder games up ahead. I'm excited to get the team going."
The Maroon and White dominated all the offensive categories on the evening, including a 28-3 advantage in shots and an 11-1 edge in corner kicks.
For the second consecutive match, the Aggies notched a goal in the first five minutes of action. In the third minute of play, Mikaela Harvey controlled the ball at the centerline and weaved through five different defenders before settling in to the left of the penalty kick spot and unleashing a shot to the left of the keeper to give A&M a 1-0 edge 2:40 into the contest.
The Aggies added to the lead in the 21st minute of play. Emily Bates was 25 yards out and headed a ball onto the mercurial Haley Pounds as she was sprinting by a defender to into the penalty box. Pounds controlled the ball at her feet eight yards out and uncorked a shot into the left side netting for her second goal of the season.
Texas A&M (3-0-0) went into the intermission with the 2-0 advantage, controlling a 17-0 edge in shots and a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.
The Maroon and White continued the offensive pressure in the second half. In the 55th minute, the Aggies took advantage of a corner kick. Pounds sent the ball in from the right arc. After the ball knocked around in the six-yard box for several seconds, McKayla Paulson was finally able to send the ball goalward. It deflected back out to Kate Hajdu who punched it home for her third goal of the season.
The Aggies finished off the scoring with 9:30 remaining in the game. Bates sent in a pass from the right of the six-yard box finding Claudette Lassandro at the penalty kick spot. Lassandro sent the ball inside the right post with her left foot for the 4-0 advantage.
Texas A&M had several other chances to put points on the board, including Bates hitting the crossbar with a header from 10 yards out in the first half.
Taylor Saucier and Mia Hummel combined on the shutout for the second consecutive game. Saucier played the first 60 minutes and did not need to record a save behind the Aggies stout backline. Hummel made two saves in the final 30 minutes.
Texas A&M wraps up its three-game homestand on Sunday when the Aggies host the Florida Atlantic Owls in a 6 pm contest at Ellis Field.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the night's scoring…
"Their goalkeeper did a heckuva job to keep it at four goals. I thought she was their player for the game. She saved three breakaways and other shots. I thought UC Irvine fought hard the whole night. Scott Juniper does a good job of having them organized. I took some really special goal for us to put it in."
On the game's speed…
"It was cool to see how our freshmen and sophomores have really adapted to the speed of play we want to play at. The cool thing is this is only the start or second year of their careers."
On the crowd…
"The fish camp game is always electric and they brought the energy for the full 90 minutes. We hope the freshmen enjoyed the experience and decide to keep coming back. The 12th Man and the Maroon Militia mean so much to these players."
Sophomore forward Haley Pounds…
On the pressing approach…
"I think our forwards did really well putting a lot of pressure on UCI right away. They like to play the ball over the top and we limited them from doing. It worked well for us. It shows that we're a pretty fit team. We kept pounding them and pressing them. They weren't able to play their game."
On Mikaela Harvey's opening goal…
That's Mikaela for you. She is amazing at dribbling and she was able to create that chance for herself. It really relaxed the game for us and we were able to take a deep breath and keep going again.
Sophomore midfielder Mikaela Harvey
On the night's student support…
"It's awesome because I know other schools don't get this many fans. It's awesome to have the 12th Man behind us during this game."
On the team's freshmen impact…
"They really came in confident and were ready to learn and jump in on the team. They meshed really well with us. They've been really coachable with open ears, so it's been really easy to fit them in with this team."
On Sunday's match-up against undefeated FAU…
"I'm excited to see how we match up knowing we have harder games up ahead. I'm excited to get the team going."
Team Stats
UCI
TAMU
Goals
0
4
Shots
3
28
Shots on Goal
2
11
Saves
7
2
Corners
1
11
Fouls
11
11
Scoring Plays
Harvey, Mikaela (2)
Slipped through multiple defenders, fire
2:40
Pounds, Haley (2)
Assisted By: Bates, Emily
Scored from right corner of six-yard box
20:25
Hajdu, Kate (3)
Assisted By: Paulson, McKayla
Cleaned up mess in six-yard box
54:46
Lassandro, Claudette (1)
Assisted By: Bates, Emily
Pass from right of 6yard box, knocked in
80:30
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
cdm
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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