SAN MARCOS – The Texas A&M soccer team concludes the spring exhibition season Saturday when the Aggies travel for matches against A&M-Corpus Christi and host Texas State at the Bobcat Soccer Complex.
The Maroon & White play a shortened match against the Islanders at 4 p.m. and a full game versus the Bobcats at 5:30 p.m.
Admission is free for the evening's festivities.
In their most recent effort, the Aggies were edged out by TCU at Ellis Field, 3-1. But the Maroon & White were playing without the services of leading spring scorer Shae O'Rourke who traveled to Germany with the US Soccer U20 National Team and scored her first career goal with the squad. Texas A&M is 5-1 in the spring, outscoring opponents 19-5 in 405 minutes of action.
The Maroon & White wrapped up the 30th winning season in 31 years of the program in 2023. The Aggies posted a 10-8-4 record, playing in their 28th NCAA Tournament in the last 29 years and advancing to the second round for the 24th time in the last 26 years – a mark eclipsed only by North Carolina.
Texas A&M returns 19 letterwinners from the 2023 campaign, including eight players who started at least 50 percent of last season's 22 matches. The returnees account for 34 of the Aggies' 45 goals from last season. Texas A&M welcomes back All-SEC performers Carolyn Calzada and Mia Pante. Other key returnees include former SEC All-Freshman performers Adysen Armenta, Quinn Cornog and Margo Matula.
The Islanders are in their first season under head coach Daniel Clitnovici. Last season, A&M-Corpus Christi finished 7-8-4 overall and 4-5-1 in the Southland Conference. Leading scorer Mai-Lisa Atis returns off a season in which she logged 11 points on five goals and one assist. Senior Megan Guy added 10 points on three goals and four assists. Goalkeeper Zoe Theriot is back after starting 11 contests in 2023, posting a 1.23 goals-against average, a 4-3-1 record and two shutouts.
The Bobcats posted a 9-7-4 mark a year ago, including a 3-3-4 ledger in the Sun Belt. Former Ole Miss, Georgia and Lamar head coach Steve Holeman is in his third season at the helm. Texas State lost its points leader, but Zoe Junior (three goals, four assists), Victoria Meza (three goals, four assists), Mady Soumare (four goals, one assist) and Mya Ulloa (three goals, three assists) are among myriad of scoring options back in the lineup. Netminder Caitlyn Draper is back after registering a 1.29 goals against average, 6-4-4 record and five shutouts in 14 starts.
The next time the Maroon & White take the pitch will be an exhibition match August 3 against the Rice Owls at Ellis Field to kick off the fall.
The Maroon & White play a shortened match against the Islanders at 4 p.m. and a full game versus the Bobcats at 5:30 p.m.
Admission is free for the evening's festivities.
In their most recent effort, the Aggies were edged out by TCU at Ellis Field, 3-1. But the Maroon & White were playing without the services of leading spring scorer Shae O'Rourke who traveled to Germany with the US Soccer U20 National Team and scored her first career goal with the squad. Texas A&M is 5-1 in the spring, outscoring opponents 19-5 in 405 minutes of action.
The Maroon & White wrapped up the 30th winning season in 31 years of the program in 2023. The Aggies posted a 10-8-4 record, playing in their 28th NCAA Tournament in the last 29 years and advancing to the second round for the 24th time in the last 26 years – a mark eclipsed only by North Carolina.
Texas A&M returns 19 letterwinners from the 2023 campaign, including eight players who started at least 50 percent of last season's 22 matches. The returnees account for 34 of the Aggies' 45 goals from last season. Texas A&M welcomes back All-SEC performers Carolyn Calzada and Mia Pante. Other key returnees include former SEC All-Freshman performers Adysen Armenta, Quinn Cornog and Margo Matula.
The Islanders are in their first season under head coach Daniel Clitnovici. Last season, A&M-Corpus Christi finished 7-8-4 overall and 4-5-1 in the Southland Conference. Leading scorer Mai-Lisa Atis returns off a season in which she logged 11 points on five goals and one assist. Senior Megan Guy added 10 points on three goals and four assists. Goalkeeper Zoe Theriot is back after starting 11 contests in 2023, posting a 1.23 goals-against average, a 4-3-1 record and two shutouts.
The Bobcats posted a 9-7-4 mark a year ago, including a 3-3-4 ledger in the Sun Belt. Former Ole Miss, Georgia and Lamar head coach Steve Holeman is in his third season at the helm. Texas State lost its points leader, but Zoe Junior (three goals, four assists), Victoria Meza (three goals, four assists), Mady Soumare (four goals, one assist) and Mya Ulloa (three goals, three assists) are among myriad of scoring options back in the lineup. Netminder Caitlyn Draper is back after registering a 1.29 goals against average, 6-4-4 record and five shutouts in 14 starts.
The next time the Maroon & White take the pitch will be an exhibition match August 3 against the Rice Owls at Ellis Field to kick off the fall.