2017 Soccer Roster
Sep 21 (Sun)
7:00 PM
Haley Pounds
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Woodlands Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
• All-SEC Second Team (2015 & 2016)
• NSCAA All-South Region Third Team (2015)
CAREER: Two-time All-SEC performer (2015 & 2016)... 2015 NSCAA All-South Region Third Team... owns 83 Aggie caps, including 61 starts... has racked up 72 career points with 27 goals and 18 assists... has 13 game-winning goals... converted on eight of nine penalty kicks in game action.
2017 - SENIOR: Has appeared in 12 games for the Aggies with 10 starts before missing time with an injury ... started the first five matches of the season... scored the go-ahead goal in the Aggies win over San Diego (8/20)... scored the game-winning goal at Kansas (9/10)... notched two goals including the game winning goal at Missouri (9/24) ... was credited with her first assist of the season in the win over Arkansas ... scored the lone Aggie goal in the home victory over Utah Valley (10/2) ... injured in the early-going against Alabama forcing her to miss the following Aggie games ...
2016 - JUNIOR: Started all 22 matches on the season... led the squad with 26 points, eight goals and 10 assists... All-SEC Second Team performer for the second consecutive season... tabbed a TDS Top 100 at the end of the season at No. 63... named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on 10/24... notched seven points, including her second career hat trick, in A&M’s 4-1 victory against Rice (8/21)... tallied one goal and one assist against Illinois (9/4)... logged an assist versus LSU (9/11)... registered one goal and one assist against UC Riverside (9/18)... tallied a goal at Alabama (9/25)... posted an assist at Ole Miss (10/14)... notched an assist on each of the two goals in a 2-1 win against Kentucky (10/20)... logged a goal in back-to-back games versus Auburn (10/23) and Mississippi State (10/23)... assisted on the only goal in the Aggies’ 1-0 SEC Tournament first round game victory against Alabama (10/31)... notched an assist in 2-1 SEC Tournament quarterfinal loss against South Carolina (11/2)... assisted on Texas A&M’s only goal in a 1-0 NCAA Championship first round victory at TCU (11/12).
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Started all 26 matches on the season... led the squad with 31 points and 13 goals, as well as notching 5 assists... earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region Third Team recognition... garnered All-SEC Second Team status... named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on 8/24 and CollegeeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer on 11/10... tabbed SEC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring or assisting on five goals in the first week’s two matches... became just the 11th Aggie to put together a three-assist game in the season opener at Rice (8/21)... had her second consecutive three-point game with a goal and an assist against Northwestern State in the first match at Ellis Field (8/23)... notched her second goal of the season against UC Irvine (8/28)... recorded the 35th hat trick in program history against Abilene Christian (9/6)... Scored a single goal against Dayton (9/13), Vanderbilt (9/18), Georgia (9/27), Mississippi State (10/2), Florida (11/8), and Washington (11/13)... scored two goals against Ole Miss (10/25)... played 90 or more minutes in 16 matches, including two matches with 110 minutes: one at Missouri (10/29) and one against Ole Miss (11/22) in the NCAA Championship third round.
2014 - FRESHMAN: Played in 23 matches as a rookie, including 3 starts... notched 4 points on 1 goal and 2 assists... made her first career start for the Maroon and White against SFA (8/24)... scored first career goal against Illinois State (8/31)... picked up her first career assist at LSU (9/26)... logged an assist on the lone goal of A&M’s 1-0 win over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament championship match (11/9).
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Pounds participated in U.S. National Team Camp on the U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-18 levels... led the Challenge ’96 Soccer Club to the State Cup championship in 2008 and ’11... guided club to a Region III quarterfinal appearance in 2009 and semifinal spot in 2010... was a three-sport standout at The Woodlands Christian Academy, twice earning first team all-district accolades in basketball, TAPPS 3A All-State Second Team in the triple jump and first-team TAPPS All-District 4-3A in the triple jump, 400 meters, 800 meters and 4x200 meters... was also a standout in the classroom, earning Academic All-State honors in basketball.
PERSONAL: Haley Pounds was born on February 21, 1996 to parents Blake and Dawn Pounds... father Blake Pounds (Class of ‘89) and grandfather Herb Pounds (Class of ‘65) attended A&M... has three siblings Kendall (18), Taylor (13), and Aaron (10)... majoring in telecommunications/media studies and aspires to be a sports broadcaster for ESPN... involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Grace Bible Church... in her leisure time enjoys traveling, running, reading, basketball, and mission work.
