COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M junior forward Ally Watt was named a TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week Honorable Mention for the second consecutive week.
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Watt scored a goal in both matches last weekend, including the game-winner Sunday against San Diego. Her current run gives her four goals in the last three games. Both goals were of the world-class variety. Late in the BYU match, Watt gathered the ball at the left corner of the penalty box with her back to the goal, she wheeled around and sent a howitzer off the bottom of the crossbar and into goal. In the sixth minute of Sunday's match, Watt stole the ball from a midfielder 35 yards out, blew by two defenders down the inside right channel into the penalty box before ripping a shot 10 yards out into the left upper 90.
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Watt finished the 2017 season as the Aggies' leading scorer with 24 points on a team-high 11 goals and two assists. She earned All-SEC First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team and SEC Tournament All-Tournament team recognition. Watt was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 after scoring both goals in Texas A&M's 2-1 win over Arkansas.
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The Colorado Springs native was a redshirt during the 2016 campaign while playing for the United States Under-20 Women's National Team. She played in 14 matches for the United States U20 squad, including five matches at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea. She notched seven goals during her time with the United States U20 squad, including two tallies in World Cup action.
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Watt earned SEC All-Freshman recognition in 2015. She earned 26 caps that season, including 17 starts. Her rookie campaign was highlighted by seven goals, including four game winners. She scored the Aggies' lone goal in their memorable victory over North Carolina at the NCAA Championship, the first time in 32 years the Tar Heels were vanquished before the Sweet 16. She also earned SEC Freshman of the Week distinction after she accounted for the lone goal in a win at Kentucky.
Texas A&M returns to action Friday when they host the Oklahoma Sooners in an 8 p.m. contest at Ellis Field.