- Sydney Fuller earned her first start of the season between the posts, recording a clean sheet with four saves, including one on a penalty kick in the 85th minute.
- The Aggies recorded their first clean sheet against a ranked opponent since playing then No. 8 South Carolina in Columbia last season in a 0-0.
- Texas A&M outshot the Gamecocks 23-14, including 13-6 in the first half.
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M soccer team played the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks to a 0-0 stalemate at Ellis Field.
With the draw, the Aggies (4-9-1, 0-6-1 SEC) earned their first conference point of the campaign. Throughout the match, the Maroon & White controlled the ball in the Gamecocks' half but were unable to produce in front of goal. Texas A&M held a 23-14 advantage in shots, including a 7-5 edge in shots on goal, while winning the corner battle, 8-4.
South Carolina (11-1-2, 5-0-2 SEC) struggled to find its rhythm offensively, but goalkeeper Christina Tsaousis kept the Gamecocks in the contest. The shot-stopper turned away four shots in the opening 45 minutes before adding three more saves in the second half to preserve the clean sheet.
Sydney Fuller anchored the Aggie defense in her first start of the season. Fuller snatched the match from the jaws of defeat with a crucial penalty kick save in the 85th minute after Finley Lacher was whistled for a handball on the goal line. The PK stop locked up the scoreless draw and securing her first clean sheet of the campaign. The Maroon & White mustered their third clean sheet of the season, and first since last year against a ranked opponent.
The match was another in a long line of defensive donnybrooks in the series. Fourteen of the 16 matches have been decided by one goal or less and Thursday’s contest marked the second consecutive 0-0 draw. Neither team has scored more than two goals in a match with Texas A&M now holding a 7-5-4 edge.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M return to Ellis Field Sunday when the Aggies host the LSU Tigers in a 2 p.m. contest at Ellis Field.
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