Sunday, August 31
Bryan-College Station
7:30 PM
Texas A&M
7
vs
1
Lafayette
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Noble Tallies Hat Trick in 7-1 Victory over Lafayette
Aug 31, 2025 | Soccer
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Kaylee Noble's hat trick keyed the Texas A&M soccer team's dominant performance in Sunday's 7-1 victory over the Lafayette Leopards at Ellis Field.
The Aggies wasted no time asserting control, scoring three goals in the span of four minutes to take a 3–0 lead at the 15-minute mark. Taylor Jernigan opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a strike into the top-right corner, followed quickly by a solo effort from Noble in the 13th minute and a ricocheted finish from Leah Diaz in the 14th. The Aggies carried a 4-1 lead into the intermission.
Noble added her second goal in the 23rd minute and racked up the hat trick in the 55th minute. It marked the program's first since Jazmine Wilkinson scored three at Tennessee on October 22, 2023, and A&M's first at Ellis Field since Haley Pounds tallied three against Rice on August 21, 2016.
The seven-goal outburst was A&M's highest scoring output since its 10–0 victory over Texas Southern in 2023.
Texas A&M dominated Lafayette statistically, holding a 32–4 advantage in shots, including a 12–2 edge in shots on goal. The Aggies also earned nine corner kicks while limiting the Leopards to just one.
Freshman Holly Storer tallied the first two goals of her career, both in the second half. Trinity Buchanan and Diaz each had two assists. Kat Campbell, Jernigan, Noble and Mia Scranton contributed on assist apiece.
Texas A&M (3-0-2) started the season undefeated through five matches for the first time since 2022.
GOAL SUMMARY
4' | Trinity Buchanan played a give-and-go with Leah Diaz before finding Taylor Jernigan, who weaved past two defenders and curved a shot into the top-right corner from 12 yards out. A&M 1, Lafayette 0
13' | Kaylee Noble dribbled down the right sideline, cut inside, and fired a low left-footed strike from 15 yards out that deflected off the keeper's foot into the bottom-right corner. A&M 2, Lafayette 0
15' | Holly Storer's cross was collected by Jernigan, who laid it off to Diaz at the top of the box. Diaz's right-footed strike from 18 yards out ricocheted off the crossbar and the goalkeeper's back before crossing the line. A&M 3, Lafayette 0
23' | Mia Scranton played Buchanan into space, and she delivered a sharp cross into the middle. Noble redirected it with the inside of her right foot from eight yards out into the bottom-left corner for her second of the match. A&M 4, Lafayette 0
34' | Catherine Apker launched a long free kick into the box, where Katrina Santelli rose above the defenders and headed it from 10 yards out over the keeper into the top-right corner. A&M 4, Lafayette 1
49' | Noble dribbled up the right side and sent a cross into the middle of the box, where Storer finished with a right-footed strike from eight yards out into the bottom-left corner. A&M 5, Lafayette 1
55' | Storer's corner kick deflected off multiple players in the box before Kat Campbell settled it and found Noble, who finished with a left-footed strike from 10 yards out into the bottom-left corner. A&M 6, Lafayette 1
66' | Diaz's shot inside the box was saved but rebounded to Storer, who finished with a right-footed strike into the bottom-left corner 8 yards out. A&M 7, Lafayette 1
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Thursday when they travel to Nacogdoches for a 7 p.m. contest against Stephen F. Austin.
The Aggies wasted no time asserting control, scoring three goals in the span of four minutes to take a 3–0 lead at the 15-minute mark. Taylor Jernigan opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a strike into the top-right corner, followed quickly by a solo effort from Noble in the 13th minute and a ricocheted finish from Leah Diaz in the 14th. The Aggies carried a 4-1 lead into the intermission.
Noble added her second goal in the 23rd minute and racked up the hat trick in the 55th minute. It marked the program's first since Jazmine Wilkinson scored three at Tennessee on October 22, 2023, and A&M's first at Ellis Field since Haley Pounds tallied three against Rice on August 21, 2016.
The seven-goal outburst was A&M's highest scoring output since its 10–0 victory over Texas Southern in 2023.
Texas A&M dominated Lafayette statistically, holding a 32–4 advantage in shots, including a 12–2 edge in shots on goal. The Aggies also earned nine corner kicks while limiting the Leopards to just one.
Freshman Holly Storer tallied the first two goals of her career, both in the second half. Trinity Buchanan and Diaz each had two assists. Kat Campbell, Jernigan, Noble and Mia Scranton contributed on assist apiece.
Texas A&M (3-0-2) started the season undefeated through five matches for the first time since 2022.
GOAL SUMMARY
4' | Trinity Buchanan played a give-and-go with Leah Diaz before finding Taylor Jernigan, who weaved past two defenders and curved a shot into the top-right corner from 12 yards out. A&M 1, Lafayette 0
13' | Kaylee Noble dribbled down the right sideline, cut inside, and fired a low left-footed strike from 15 yards out that deflected off the keeper's foot into the bottom-right corner. A&M 2, Lafayette 0
15' | Holly Storer's cross was collected by Jernigan, who laid it off to Diaz at the top of the box. Diaz's right-footed strike from 18 yards out ricocheted off the crossbar and the goalkeeper's back before crossing the line. A&M 3, Lafayette 0
23' | Mia Scranton played Buchanan into space, and she delivered a sharp cross into the middle. Noble redirected it with the inside of her right foot from eight yards out into the bottom-left corner for her second of the match. A&M 4, Lafayette 0
34' | Catherine Apker launched a long free kick into the box, where Katrina Santelli rose above the defenders and headed it from 10 yards out over the keeper into the top-right corner. A&M 4, Lafayette 1
49' | Noble dribbled up the right side and sent a cross into the middle of the box, where Storer finished with a right-footed strike from eight yards out into the bottom-left corner. A&M 5, Lafayette 1
55' | Storer's corner kick deflected off multiple players in the box before Kat Campbell settled it and found Noble, who finished with a left-footed strike from 10 yards out into the bottom-left corner. A&M 6, Lafayette 1
66' | Diaz's shot inside the box was saved but rebounded to Storer, who finished with a right-footed strike into the bottom-left corner 8 yards out. A&M 7, Lafayette 1
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Thursday when they travel to Nacogdoches for a 7 p.m. contest against Stephen F. Austin.
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