BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Texas A&M sophomore forward Maile Hayes picked up her second consecutive SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition, the league announced Monday.
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With the Aggies trailing 1-0 at the intermission, Hayes exploded in the second half for two goals and one assist to lead the Maroon & White to the victory in Friday's match against Auburn.
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Hayes knotted the match in the 48th minute and in the second consecutive game the Spring, Texas native scored the game-winning goal with less than 4 minutes remaining, this time with just 2:55 left. Hayes assisted on the icing on the cake as Carissa Boeckmann scored in the final minute to put the match away.
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The Spring, Texas, native has registered four goals and two assists in the last three matches.
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This season, Hayes leads the team in points (16) and goals (6), along with having four assists. Her career numbers include 35 points on 13 goals and nine assists.
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Hayes became the first Aggie to earn back-to-back SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition. She joined Ally Watt as the only player to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week twice in the same season, a feat Watt accomplished in both 2018 and '19.
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It marks the second career weekly league honor for Hayes who earned SEC All-Freshman Team status in 2021.
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The Aggies (8-5-3, 2-4-1 SEC) return to action Thursday when they travel to Columbia for a 6 p.m. match against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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With the Aggies trailing 1-0 at the intermission, Hayes exploded in the second half for two goals and one assist to lead the Maroon & White to the victory in Friday's match against Auburn.
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Hayes knotted the match in the 48th minute and in the second consecutive game the Spring, Texas native scored the game-winning goal with less than 4 minutes remaining, this time with just 2:55 left. Hayes assisted on the icing on the cake as Carissa Boeckmann scored in the final minute to put the match away.
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The Spring, Texas, native has registered four goals and two assists in the last three matches.
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This season, Hayes leads the team in points (16) and goals (6), along with having four assists. Her career numbers include 35 points on 13 goals and nine assists.
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Hayes became the first Aggie to earn back-to-back SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition. She joined Ally Watt as the only player to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week twice in the same season, a feat Watt accomplished in both 2018 and '19.
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It marks the second career weekly league honor for Hayes who earned SEC All-Freshman Team status in 2021.
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The Aggies (8-5-3, 2-4-1 SEC) return to action Thursday when they travel to Columbia for a 6 p.m. match against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Back to back. She did that.
— Texas A&M Soccer (@AggieSoccer) October 17, 2022
Offensive POTW: @MaileHayes5
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