Aggies Celebrate Howdy Week with 5-0 Triumph over Sam Houston

• Ireland Churchill and Trinity Buchanan both notched two goals and an assist.
• Makenna August mustered her first career collegiate shutout for Aggies.
• Ellis Field welcomed 3,768 fans for first home match.
  
  COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M soccer team cruised to a 5-0 victory against Sam Houston Saturday evening at Ellis Field.
  
  Ireland Churchill and Trinity Buchanan each tallied five points with two goals and one assist to lead the charge. For the match, the Aggies had a 27-2 edge in shots, with 12 coming on frame. They also had the advantage in corners, 8-2. 
  
  The Aggies started the match on the front foot, tallying five shots in the opening 15 minutes. Leah Diaz and Buchanan both forced the Bearkats keeper to make key saves, keeping the game tied at 0-0.
  
  The Maroon & White broke the deadlock when Hattie Patterson delivered a cross from the left side of the field, where Churchill made a run into the box and headed the ball into the back of the net.
  
  The Aggies got their double when Churchill found Buchanan outside the box, who expertly slotted her shot in the bottom left corner.
  
  The Maroon & White controlled the first half heading into the break with a 2-0 lead, dominating the shot category 17-0. The Sam Houston keeper has been vital in keeping the Aggies' lead to just two, making 8 important saves to keep her team in the contest.
  
  Churchill and Buchanan completed their braces in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Ciara Jade Mitchell logged her first career goal while Brynja Rán Knudsen, Finley Lacher, Lucy Landherr and Morgan Landry added assists to round out the offensive action.
  
  Makenna August had little to do, being called into action only once, while the Aggies forced the Sam Houston keeper to make 10 saves throughout the game.

GOAL SUMMARY
19’ | Hattie Patterson skillfully delivered a cross from the left side of the field, where Ireland Churchill made a dashing run into the box, connecting with her head, beating the keeper, and breaking the deadlock. A&M 1, SAM 0

39’ | Churchill found Trinity Buchanan outside the box who expertly slotted her shot past the helpless Sam Houston keeper. A&M 2, SAM 0

50’ | Buchanan’s line-breaking pass found Churchill alone in the six-yard box as she calmly slotted it in the bottom right corner. A&M 3, SAM 0

55’ | Finley Lacher dribbled past multiple defenders before ultimately finding Buchanan at the top of the box whose strike found the back of the net. A&M 4, SAM 0

81’ | Sami Ruiz pulled multiple defenders before finding Lucy Landherr on the left side of the box whose shot was expertly saved by the keeper, but Ciara Jade Mitchell poached the follow up. A&M 5, SAM 0

UP NEXT
The Aggies continue their home slate Thursday when they host Air Force for a 7 p.m. contest at Ellis Field.