Saturday, August 9
Bryan-College Station
7:30 PM
Texas A&M
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UTRGV
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Photo by: Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Finish Preseason Camp with 4-1 Win versus UTRGV
Aug 09, 2025 | Soccer
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M soccer team was impressive in a 4-1 victory over the UTRGV Vaqueros Saturday at Ellis Field in the Aggies' final exhibition match.
The Maroon & White capitalized on three set piece goals, including two penalty kicks and a corner kick. Taylor Jernigan drew both penalties in the box after also earning a PK in last week's win against Rice.
The Aggies outshot the Vaqueros 17-4 including a 7-1 edge for shots-on-goal, and an 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Texas A&M owned a 2-1 halftime lead. The Maroon & White owned an 11-4 margin in shots, including 3-0 in shots-on-goal.
The Aggies broke through in the 14th minute after Jernigan was fouled inside the penalty box, with Leah Diaz converting from the spot. UTRGV was quick to tie the match in the 27th minute on a solo effort by Isabella Burtini, who finished with a long kick outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner.
The Aggies regained the advantage in the 35th minute when Mia Scranton found the back of the net on a right-footed shot to the bottom left, assisted by Leah Pirro's corner kick offering.
Texas A&M played stifling defense in the second half, holding the Vaqueros without a shot. Trinity Buchanan and Jernigan finished off the scoring with Kaylee Noble chipping in with an assist.
GOAL SUMMARY
14' | After being fouled inside the penalty box, Taylor Jernigan earned a penalty kick. Leah Diaz stepped up and buried the shot. A&M 1, UTRGV 0
27' | Isabella Burtini dribbled into space just outside the box and fired a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. A&M 1, UTRGV 1
35' | Leah Pirro delivered a precise corner kick offering to Mia Scranton, who finished with her right foot to the bottom left of the goal. A&M 2, UTRGV 1
48' | Trinity Buchanan scored off the assist by Kaylee Noble just inside the penalty box and finished a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. A&M 3, UTRGV 1
64' | After being fouled inside the penalty box, Jernigan earned another penalty kick. Jernigan stepped up and buried the penalty shot. A&M 4, UTRGV 1
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Thursday when they open the regular season at home with a 7:30 p.m. match against the Baylor Bears.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Senior defender Isabella Yakel
On the second half and if any changes were made to hold UTRGV without a shot...
"We wanted to come together as a unit and make sure everyone is going 100%, closing down every ball, and right when we lose it, closing down within our rule of six seconds. It takes the whole team to be doing this and then having the organization behind, helping out by communicating."
Junior forward Taylor Jernigan
On what her two preseason matches taught her...
"It taught us that we got some pretty good chemistry. I think we have surprised a few people with how well we played together and the chemistry that we have and how well we're doing and how many goals we're scoring."
The Maroon & White capitalized on three set piece goals, including two penalty kicks and a corner kick. Taylor Jernigan drew both penalties in the box after also earning a PK in last week's win against Rice.
The Aggies outshot the Vaqueros 17-4 including a 7-1 edge for shots-on-goal, and an 8-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Texas A&M owned a 2-1 halftime lead. The Maroon & White owned an 11-4 margin in shots, including 3-0 in shots-on-goal.
The Aggies broke through in the 14th minute after Jernigan was fouled inside the penalty box, with Leah Diaz converting from the spot. UTRGV was quick to tie the match in the 27th minute on a solo effort by Isabella Burtini, who finished with a long kick outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner.
The Aggies regained the advantage in the 35th minute when Mia Scranton found the back of the net on a right-footed shot to the bottom left, assisted by Leah Pirro's corner kick offering.
Texas A&M played stifling defense in the second half, holding the Vaqueros without a shot. Trinity Buchanan and Jernigan finished off the scoring with Kaylee Noble chipping in with an assist.
GOAL SUMMARY
14' | After being fouled inside the penalty box, Taylor Jernigan earned a penalty kick. Leah Diaz stepped up and buried the shot. A&M 1, UTRGV 0
27' | Isabella Burtini dribbled into space just outside the box and fired a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. A&M 1, UTRGV 1
35' | Leah Pirro delivered a precise corner kick offering to Mia Scranton, who finished with her right foot to the bottom left of the goal. A&M 2, UTRGV 1
48' | Trinity Buchanan scored off the assist by Kaylee Noble just inside the penalty box and finished a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. A&M 3, UTRGV 1
64' | After being fouled inside the penalty box, Jernigan earned another penalty kick. Jernigan stepped up and buried the penalty shot. A&M 4, UTRGV 1
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Thursday when they open the regular season at home with a 7:30 p.m. match against the Baylor Bears.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Senior defender Isabella Yakel
On the second half and if any changes were made to hold UTRGV without a shot...
"We wanted to come together as a unit and make sure everyone is going 100%, closing down every ball, and right when we lose it, closing down within our rule of six seconds. It takes the whole team to be doing this and then having the organization behind, helping out by communicating."
Junior forward Taylor Jernigan
On what her two preseason matches taught her...
"It taught us that we got some pretty good chemistry. I think we have surprised a few people with how well we played together and the chemistry that we have and how well we're doing and how many goals we're scoring."
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