BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies host the final dress rehearsal for the 2021 campaign when they welcome the Baylor Bears for an exhibition match Sunday evening. Match time at Ellis Field is 7 p.m.
The event is free to the public. No video is available for the match. Fans may listen to the match in the Brazos Valley on 97.3 FM and worldwide in the 12th Man Mobile app.
In their first exhibition match of the season, the Maroon & White played North Texas to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday with freshman Makhiya McDonald scoring for Texas A&M in the 74th minute with the Mean Green scoring the tying goal in the 96th minute. The Aggies' coaching staff had an opportunity to use a lot of combinations on the pitch with 23 players seeing at least 20 minutes of action.
Texas A&M returns 17 letterwinners from the 2020-21 campaign, including eight players who started at least 50 percent of last season's 17 matches. The returnees account for 22 of the Aggies' 33 goals from last season. The Maroon & White welcome back All-American defender Karlina Sample and fellow All-Southeast Region performer Barbara Olivieri. Other key returnees include defenders Katie Smith (1,560) and Macie Kolb (1,549) who paced the team in minutes played in 2020-21.
Olivieri, the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020, was the Aggies' leading scorer last season, logging 21 points on eight goals and five assists. Laney Carroll chipped in with nine points on three goals and three assists.
The Maroon & White also boast three goalkeepers who started multiple matches last season, all who sport goals-against averages of 1.00 or below. The trio includes Jordan Burbank (0.50), Kenna Caldwell (0.89) and Shantel Hutton (1.00).
In regular-season and postseason action, the Maroon & White are 14-4-2 in the all-time series against their former Big 12 foes. The Aggies have a 12-team unbeaten string in the series, including 11 wins in a row before the teams played to a 0-0 draw in their last meeting in 2013.
The Bears were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. Baylor posted a 5-5-3 overall mark during the 2020-21 campaign. They finished 3-3-3 in their fall Big 12 schedule with six of nine matches ending in a shutout for the Baylor defense, including three 0-0 draws. The Bears return leading scorer Taylor Moon who found the back of the net on six occasions as well as the other six goal scorers from 2020-21. Baylor topped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-0, on Thursday.
The event is free to the public. No video is available for the match. Fans may listen to the match in the Brazos Valley on 97.3 FM and worldwide in the 12th Man Mobile app.
In their first exhibition match of the season, the Maroon & White played North Texas to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday with freshman Makhiya McDonald scoring for Texas A&M in the 74th minute with the Mean Green scoring the tying goal in the 96th minute. The Aggies' coaching staff had an opportunity to use a lot of combinations on the pitch with 23 players seeing at least 20 minutes of action.
Texas A&M returns 17 letterwinners from the 2020-21 campaign, including eight players who started at least 50 percent of last season's 17 matches. The returnees account for 22 of the Aggies' 33 goals from last season. The Maroon & White welcome back All-American defender Karlina Sample and fellow All-Southeast Region performer Barbara Olivieri. Other key returnees include defenders Katie Smith (1,560) and Macie Kolb (1,549) who paced the team in minutes played in 2020-21.
Olivieri, the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020, was the Aggies' leading scorer last season, logging 21 points on eight goals and five assists. Laney Carroll chipped in with nine points on three goals and three assists.
The Maroon & White also boast three goalkeepers who started multiple matches last season, all who sport goals-against averages of 1.00 or below. The trio includes Jordan Burbank (0.50), Kenna Caldwell (0.89) and Shantel Hutton (1.00).
In regular-season and postseason action, the Maroon & White are 14-4-2 in the all-time series against their former Big 12 foes. The Aggies have a 12-team unbeaten string in the series, including 11 wins in a row before the teams played to a 0-0 draw in their last meeting in 2013.
The Bears were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. Baylor posted a 5-5-3 overall mark during the 2020-21 campaign. They finished 3-3-3 in their fall Big 12 schedule with six of nine matches ending in a shutout for the Baylor defense, including three 0-0 draws. The Bears return leading scorer Taylor Moon who found the back of the net on six occasions as well as the other six goal scorers from 2020-21. Baylor topped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-0, on Thursday.