TAMPA, Florida – Two top 10 squads faced off in an exhibition match at Ed Radice Park Monday evening with the No. 7 Florida Gators prevailing 2-1 against the No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies.
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The squads played three 30-minute periods with the starters going the first session and reserves entering the mix in the final two periods.
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Texas A&M broke the scoring seal in the eighth minute. The Aggies worked the ball around the 18-yard box with Sarah Shaw sending a pass from the right flank to Haley Pounds. Pounds worked the ball towards the penalty spot before shuffling a pass off to Emily Bates who sent a shot inside the left post for the 1-0 lead.
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Florida knotted the match in the 28th minute with Meggie Dougherty Howard working the ball across the top of the box before finding a shooting lane and sending in the equalizer.
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Texas A&M owned a 6-4 edge in shots in the opening act.
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The Gators wrangled the lead away in the 14th minute of the second period with Mayra Peloya scoring from 25 yards out.
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The Aggies made a late run in the third period, but were unable to pull even. The Maroon and White owned a 5-3 edge in shots and had the only corner kick of the stanza.
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For the edge, Texas A&M logged a 15-14 edge in shots and a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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Texas A&M returns to action on Saturday when the Aggies travel to Stillwater for a 7 pm match against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
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Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the match...
"It was a good night. We were able to get everybody in for some action against a very good opponent. Against a team like Florida, you learn a lot about what you do well and what you need to work on. We did a lot of things well. This a team with a very good future and I think we'll take a lot from this evening."
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On the newcomers...
"I thought this was a great night for our new players to show what they can do against a solid conference opponent. Tonight gives them a real good grasp of the speed of the game they will see when we play the best teams on our schedule."
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On the week ahead…
"I thought we created some really good chances that we didn't finish and defensively we gave up one soft goal, so those are some things we can work on. We will look at film from this and understand what we did well and what needs fine tuning. We'll have a great week of training and then head out to Stillwater and put what we've learned into action."
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The squads played three 30-minute periods with the starters going the first session and reserves entering the mix in the final two periods.
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Texas A&M broke the scoring seal in the eighth minute. The Aggies worked the ball around the 18-yard box with Sarah Shaw sending a pass from the right flank to Haley Pounds. Pounds worked the ball towards the penalty spot before shuffling a pass off to Emily Bates who sent a shot inside the left post for the 1-0 lead.
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Florida knotted the match in the 28th minute with Meggie Dougherty Howard working the ball across the top of the box before finding a shooting lane and sending in the equalizer.
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Texas A&M owned a 6-4 edge in shots in the opening act.
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The Gators wrangled the lead away in the 14th minute of the second period with Mayra Peloya scoring from 25 yards out.
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The Aggies made a late run in the third period, but were unable to pull even. The Maroon and White owned a 5-3 edge in shots and had the only corner kick of the stanza.
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For the edge, Texas A&M logged a 15-14 edge in shots and a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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Texas A&M returns to action on Saturday when the Aggies travel to Stillwater for a 7 pm match against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
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TEXAS A&M QUOTES
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Head Coach G Guerrieri
On the match...
"It was a good night. We were able to get everybody in for some action against a very good opponent. Against a team like Florida, you learn a lot about what you do well and what you need to work on. We did a lot of things well. This a team with a very good future and I think we'll take a lot from this evening."
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On the newcomers...
"I thought this was a great night for our new players to show what they can do against a solid conference opponent. Tonight gives them a real good grasp of the speed of the game they will see when we play the best teams on our schedule."
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On the week ahead…
"I thought we created some really good chances that we didn't finish and defensively we gave up one soft goal, so those are some things we can work on. We will look at film from this and understand what we did well and what needs fine tuning. We'll have a great week of training and then head out to Stillwater and put what we've learned into action."