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16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS * 4 SEC CROWNS 13 NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES 20 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 5 NCAA ELITE 8 APPEARANCES * 2014 COLLEGE CUP TEXAS A&M SOCCER 2015 SEASON MATCH NOTES | MATCHES 14 & 15 Soccer Contact: Thomas Dick | [email protected] | Cell: 512-784-2153 | 12thMan.com 2015 SCHEDULE NO. 17 TEXAS A&M VS. ALABAMA Date Opponent Time/Result 8/21 at Rice W, 4-2 8/23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 3-0 Friday, October 9, 2015 8/28 UC IRVINE W, 4-0 7 p.m. 8/30 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 2-0 9/4 at #5 Florida State L, 1-3 Ellis Field 9/6 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 4-1 College Station, Texas 9/10 at #10 Florida* W, 2-1 9/13 at Dayton W, 3-1 9/18 VANDERBILT* W, 1-0 9/20 NORTH TEXAS 2 ot - W, 2-1 NO. 17 TEXAS A&M AT NO. 8 AUBURN 9/24 at #17 South Carolina* L, 1-2 9/27 at Georgia* L, 1-2 10/2 MISSISSIPPI STATE* W, 4-0 Sunday, October 11, 2015 10/9 ALABAMA* 7 pm 10/11 at #8 Auburn* 2 pm 2 p.m. 10/16 at Kentucky* 6:30 pm 10/23 ARKANSAS* 7 pm AU Soccer Complex 10/25 OLE MISS* 6 pm Auburn, Alabama 10/29 at Missouri* 8 pm 11/2-8 at SEC Tournament% 11/13-15 at NCAA First Round^ 11/20&22 at NCAA Second and Third Round^ Television: none 11/27-29 at NCAA Quarterfinal^ Digital Video: SEC Network+ 12/3&5 at College Cup+ Audio Streaming: 12thMan.com / RadioAggieland.com / RadioAggieland app Bryan/College Station Radio:Friday - Fusion FM HD - 95.1-2; Sunday - SportsRadio 1150 The Zone / 102.7 FM * - denotes Southeastern Conference match Live Stats: Friday - 12thMan.com; Sunday - AuburnTigers.com ^ - campus sites In-Game Updates: Twitter.com/AggieSoccer + - College Cup (Cary, North Carolina) All home games played at Ellis Field The No. 17 Texas A&M Aggies embark on a pivotal weekend as they host Alabama on Friday and travel to No. 8 All Times Central Auburn on Sunday. The Aggies enter the weekend in fifth place, but just four points behind conference leader South Carolina. On Friday, the Maroon and White look to continue a 15-match home unbeaten string, including a 12-match win streak at Ellis Field. Sunday marks the fourth time this season the Aggies will travel for a road match against a Top 20 team and the third time they will face a Top 10 squad on the road. FOLLOW THE ACTION Both matches are available digitally on mobile devices, tablets, PCs and connect-TVs for SEC Network subscrib- ers whose cable/satellite packages allow access to SEC Network+ through the WatchESPN app and SECSports. com. The matches can be heard on the RadioAggieland app, RadioAggieland.com and 12thMan.com. Friday’s match may be heard on Fusion FM - HD2 on HD radio at 95.1-2 FM locally. Sunday’s match may be heard on Sports Radio 1150 and 102.7 The Zone in Bryan-College Station. 2015 SEC STANDINGS (thru 10/7) ELLIS FIELD WIN STREAK #10 South Carolina 4-0-1 13 10-1-1 .875 The Aggies own a 12-match home win streak entering Friday’s action. The stretch includes a 7-0-0 mark at Ellis #8 Auburn 4-1-0 12 11-1-0 .917 Field in 2015 and four wins at the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M is also unbeaten in their last 15 matches #20 Kentucky 3-1-1 10 9-2-2 .769 at Ellis Field, going 14-0-1. Missouri 3-1-1 10 5-3-4 .583 #17 Texas A&M 3-2-0 9 10-3-0 .769 WEAPONS UPON WEAPONS Tennessee 2-1-2 8 6-1-5 .708 Texas A&M boasts one of the largest caches of offensive weapons in the nation. Among SEC teams, the Aggies #12 Florida 2-2-1 7 8-3-1 .708 are the lone squad to boast more than six players with three or more goals. Haley Pounds (9), Janae Cousineau Ole Miss 2-3-0 6 8-3-2 .692 Vanderbilt 1-2-2 5 5-5-3 .500 (4), Mikaela Harvey (4), Emily Bates (3), Kate Hajdu (3) and McKayla Paulson (3) all have three or more goals Mississippi State 1-2-2 5 3-6-3 .375 on the season. LSU 1-3-1 4 7-3-3 .654 Arkansas 1-3-1 4 5-6-1 .458 Alabama 1-4-0 3 4-7-2 .385 Georgia 1-4-0 3 2-8-1 .227 2015 TEXAS A&M SOCCER GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION CREAM OF THE SEC CROP Since Texas A&M’s entrance in the SEC in 2012, the Aggies own the best winning percentage in league play at LOCATION ............................ College Station, Texas .800. Texas A&M (31-7-2) and Florida (31-8-1) are tied for the most victories in league action during the span. FOUNDED .......................................................1876 Kentucky is the only other team in the league to log more than 25 wins in SEC play from 2012-15, going 26-12-2. ENROLLMENT ..............................................58,809 Texas A&M and Florida have accounted for all of the regular-season and tournament titles the last three years. NICKNAME ................................................... Aggies In 2012, Florida won the regular-season title by a two-point edge (33-31) and claimed the tournament crown. MASCOT.................... Reveille VIII, American Collie In 2013, the teams were co-champions identical 9-2-0 records in SEC play, but the Aggies prevailed over the COLORS ........................................Maroon & White Gators in the SEC Tournament championship game, 2-1. Last season, Texas A&M edged out Florida by one point CONFERENCE ........................... Southeastern (SEC) for the regular-season title (28-27) and completed their second consecutive SEC Double with a 1-0 win over INTERIM PRESIDENT ................... Michael K. Young Kentucky in the tournament title match. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ......................Eric Hyman HOME FIELD ................................Ellis Field (3,500) LAST TIME OUT - MISSISSIPPI STATE OPENED/RENOVATED ...............1994/2011 & 2013 The Aggies had their offense and defense clicking on all cylinders as they snapped a two-match funk with a 4-0 SURFACE ..............Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) win over Mississippi State. Mia Hummel picked up the shutout in her second career start, making one save and pouncing on a plethora of crosses to snuff out attacks. McKayla Paulson put the Aggies on top in the 12th min- ute knocking in a loose ball on a corner kick opportunity. Brittany Crabtree tacked on a goal in the 56th minute COACHING STAFF sending home a rebound after Stephanie Malherbe’s shot hit the crossbar. Janae Cousineau and Karlie Mueller assisted on a Haley Pounds goal in the 66th minute and Cousineau capped off the scoring in the 89th minute, HEAD COACH ...................G Guerrieri (Tulsa, 1985) getting her head on a Mueller free kick. RECORD AT A&M ....388-112-28 (.761)/23 seasons OVERALL RECORD ...404-124-29 (.751)/25 seasons SERIES VS. ALABAMA ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ..............Phil Stephenson The Aggies are 4-1-0 all-time against Alabama, including 2-0-0 since the Maroon and White joined the SEC in ................................................. (Lock Haven, 1987) 2012. Texas A&M won the initial SEC meeting, 5-0, at Ellis Field led by Shea Groom with two goals. The last ASSISTANT COACH ........................Lori Stephenson meeting came in 2013 with the Aggies scoring a 3-0 victory in Tuscaloosa paced by Groom with two goals again. ...................................................(Methodist, 1988) The teams met on three occasions in the 1990s. The first contest was in 1995 with Alabama scoring a 3-1 victory in College Station. The next season, the Aggies won 2-1 in Tuscaloosa and the Maroon and White won a 1998 VOLUNTEER ASST. COACH ................Kelley Monogue NCAA Tournament meeting, 3-1, at Ellis Field. ..................................................(Texas A&M, 2014) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ...........Curt Magnuson TEAM INFORMATION 2014 RECORD ....................................22-3-2 (.852) NUMERICAL ROSTER 2014 SEC RECORD (FINISH) .................... 9-1-1 (1st) FINAL NATIONAL RANKING ................ No. 5 NSCAA No. Name Pos. Cl-.Exp. Ht. Hometown (High School/College) ................................................................. No. 2 RPI 00 Taylor Saucier GK So-1L 5-10 Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 0 Danielle Rice GK Jr-TR 5-11 Westlake, Texas (Keller/Creighton) POSTSEASON ............... 1st Round, W 1-0 (ot) HBU 1 Ally Watt F Fr-HS 5-8 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) ........................................2nd Round, 7-2 ARIZONA 2 Emily Bates M/F Fr-HS 5-4 Melissa, Texas (Melissa) .............................. Sweet 16, W, 2-1 NOTRE DAME 3 Karlie Mueller D Sr-3L 5-4 Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelet) ................................Elite Eight, W, 2-1 PENN STATE 4 Kendall Ritchie D Fr-HS 5-4 Austin, Texas (Westlake) ................College Cup Semifinals, L, 1-3 vs Virginia 5 Brittany Crabtree F Fr-HS 5-10 Corinth, Texas (Denton Guyer) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ............................ 3/8 6 Kate Hajdu M Fr-HS 5-10 Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST ............. 11/13 7 Claudette Lassandro D/M Fr-HS 5-4 Austin, Texas (Westwood) NEWCOMERS ......................................................10 10 Stephanie Malherbe M/F So-1L 5-7 Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) 11 Janae Cousineau M Sr-3L 5-11 San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) 12 Haley Pounds F So-1L 5-8 Spring, Texas (The Woodlands Christian Academy) HISTORY 13 Mia Hummel GK Fr-HS 5-9 Anaheim, Calif. (Canyon) ALL-TIME RECORD ..388-112-28 (.761)/23 seasons 16 Ashlynn Harryman D/M Jr-1L 5-7 Dana Point, Calif. (Dana Hills) ALL-TIME HOME RECORD ..............220-30-6 (.871) 19 Grace Wright D Jr-2L 5-6 College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated) 20 McKayla Paulson D So-1L 5-10 Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) ALL-TIME ELLIS FIELD RECORD.......213-30-6 (.867) 21 Sarah Shaw M Jr-2L 5-1 Keller, Texas (Keller) ALL-TIME SEC RECORD.............