2021 TEXAS A&M SOCCER MATCH #3 | CLEMSON | 8/28/2021 | SEC+ GAME TIME: 7:00 P.M. CT | SITE: ELLIS FIELD, BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Texas A&M Media Relations * www.12thMan.com Soccer Contact: Thomas Dick / E-Mail: [email protected] / C: (512) 784-2153 RESULTS/SCHEDULE #9 CLEMSON #21 TEXAS A&M 8/19 at #1 Florida State L, 0-1 8/22 at #8 TCU L, 1-2 TIGERS AGGIES 8/28 #9 CLEMSON 7 p.m. 9/3 SAM HOUSTON 7 p.m. 9/5 UTEP 3 p.m. 2021 Record 2-0-0 2021 Record 0-2-0 Ranking Ranking 9/8 SOUTHERN 7 p.m. 9 - USC; 7 - TDS 21 - USC; 20- TDS Streak Won 2 Streak Lost 3 9/12 at #16 Oklahoma State 1 p.m. Last 5 / Last 10 2-1-2 / 7-1-2 Last 5 / Last 10 1-3-1 / 4-5-1 9/17 * at Kentucky 6 p.m. Last Game Aug 22 Last Game Aug 22 9/19 PEPPERDINE 1:30 p.m. LOYOLA (MD.) - W, 4-0 at #8 TCU - L, 1-2 9/23 * #13 ARKANSAS 6 p.m. Head Coach Eddie Radwanski (UNC Greensboro, ‘84) Head Coach G Guerrieri (Tulsa, ‘85) 9/26 * at Auburn 2 p.m. Overall 139-65-13 (21st season) Overall 484-153-40 (31st season) at Clemson at Texas A&M 10/1 * TENNESSEE 7 p.m. 107-67-23 (11th season) 468-142-40 (29th season) 10/7 * at LSU 6 p.m. The No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies begin a season-long four-match homestand as they host 10/10 * #23 OLE MISS 3 p.m. the No. 9 Clemson Tigers at Ellis Field. With the match, the Aggies wrap up a three-game 10/15 * ALABAMA 7 p.m. season-opening string against teams ranked in the top 10 of the United Soccer Coaches 10/21 * at Mississippi State 6 p.m. Preseason Poll, the only team in the nation to open with three top-10 foes. 10/24 * #18 VANDERBILT 3 p.m. 10/28 * at Missouri 6 p.m. BEST IN TEXAS 10/31- SEC Tournament The Aggies sport the best soccer team in Texas by every tangible measure. Texas A&M 11/7 (Orange Beach, Alabama) boasts 468 all-time wins, 40 ahead of SMU (428) the only other squad with over 400 wins. Texas A&M’s .753 winning percentage is joined by only North Texas (.713) in exceeding the .700 mark. The Aggies’ 26 NCAA Tournament appearances nearly matches the combined * - SEC game total of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams on the Lone Star list with Texas (14) and SMU (13). AMBITIOUS AUGUST The Maroon & White are the only squad to open the season with three consecutive games against teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 10. The Aggies open up with road games at No. 1 Florida State and No. 8 TCU on August 19 and 22, respective- ly. Texas A&M starts their home slate with a match against No. 9 Clemson on August 28. SERIES VS. CLEMSON The Aggies and Tigers are tied at 1-1 in the all-time series. Both meetings came at Ellis 2020 SEC STANDINGS Field with the Aggies claiming a 4-1 win in 1995 and suffering an early-season 4-1 loss in DIV PTS SEC PTS 2004. EASTERN DIVISION Tennessee 4-1-1 13 4-3-1 13 The 1995 victory came in Texas A&M’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game. Kristen Koop #9 South Carolina 4-2-0 12 6-2-0 18 scored a 5th minute goal and Clemson responded with a goal in the 28th minute. Yvette Missouri 3-2-0 9 3-2-2 11 Okler put the Aggies back in front in the 34th minute and she added an insurance goal two minutes into the second half. Nicole Shook tacked on another tally for Texas A&M in #13 Vanderbilt 3-3-0 9 4-4-0 12 the 89th minute. Georgia 2-1-2 8 2-3-2 8 Kentucky 1-3-2 5 1-4-3 6 The Aggies have fond memories of their lone trip to Clemson. Texas A&M traveled to His- Florida 0-5-1 1 1-6-1 4 toric Riggs Field for NCAA Tournament second and third round action in 2015. In the sec- ond round, the Aggies got a goal in the 28th minute and Danielle Rice added three saves WESTERN DIVISION in a 1-0 victory as the Maroon & White became the first team to ever eliminate the Tar #7 Arkansas 6-0-0 18 7-1-0 21 Heels from an NCAA Tournament prior to the Sweet 16. Host Clemson was eliminated in #8 Texas A&M 5-1-0 15 7-1-0 21 the second round via PKs by Ole Miss, so they would not face the Aggies in the third round. Mississippi State 2-2-2 8 2-3-3 9 Texas A&M and Ole Miss played to a 1-1 draw through 110 minutes with Mikaela Harvey #15 Auburn 2-3-1 7 3-3-2 11 scoring in the 31st minute for the Aggies. Harvey received a second yellow card in the Ole Miss 2-4-0 6 4-4-0 12 94th minute, leaving A&M a player short for the final 16 minutes of action. The penalty kick Alabama 1-3-2 5 2-4-2 8 shootout went six rounds, with the Maroon & White advancing, 5-4. In the desicive round, LSU 0-5-1 1 0-6-2 2 Danielle Rice made a save on a shot by Ole Miss’ Gretchen Harknett and Sarah Shaw sent in the coffin-nailer for the Aggies. CONSISTENT SUCCESS QUICK FACTS G Guerrieri and North Carolina’s Anson Dorrance are the only two coaches to appear in every NCAA Championship since 1995. GENERAL INFORMATION WINNING LOCATION Bryan-College Station, Texas Texas A&M enters the 2021 campaign with 28 consecutive winning seasons - every year FOUNDED 1872 of the program. The closest the Aggies have finished to the .500 mark is the 12-8-2 (.591) record they posted in 2016. The 28-season string ranks sixth all-time among NCAA Divi- ENROLLMENT 71,109 (56,272 undergrad) - Fall 2020 sion I schools and it’s the third-longest active streak, trailing just North Carolina (39) and NICKNAME Aggies Virginia (34). MASCOT Reveille VIII, American Collie COLORS Maroon & White WINNERS WIN CONFERENCE Southeastern (SEC) The Aggies rank 12th among NCAA Division I programs in all-time victories. Now with 468 PRESIDENT Dr, Kathy Banks wins in the 29 years of the program. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Ross Bjork HOME FIELD Ellis Field (3,500) GOING PRO OPENED/RENOVATED 1994/2011 & 2013 The Aggies lost the services of two All-SEC performers during the break of this unique SURFACE Natural Grace (Tifway Burmuda) elongated 2020-21 campaign. Jimena Lopez and Addie McCain both elected to turn pro- fessional in January. The duo were selected in the 2021 NWSL Draft with McCain picked COACHING STAFF by Kansas City NWSL in the second round and OL Reign picked Lopez in the fourth round. Lopez elected to sign with Spanish club SD Eibar and she made her professional debut on HEAD COACH G Guerrieri (Tulsa, ‘85) February 7. The versatile Lopez was 2019 SEC Midfielder of the Year and 2020 SEC Co-De- RECORD AT A&M 468-142-40 (.753) / 29th year fender of the Year. McCain earned distinction as 2020 SEC Midfielder of the Year. OVERALL RECORD 484-154-40 (.745) / 31st year After the season, standout midfielder Taylor Ziemer inked a deal with Icelandic club ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Phil Stephenson (Lock Haven, ‘87) Breiðablik ASSISTANT COACH Lori Stephenson (Methodist, ‘88) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH With the current COVID-19 eligibility standards, all three players were eligible to compete Nathan Kogut (Colorado State, ‘09) for the Maroon & White in fall 2021. DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS Curt Magnuson (Texas A&M, ‘99) STRONG FINISHES The last five seasons, the Maroon & White have outscored opponents 97-44 in the second TEAM INFORMATION half, including 16-8 in 2020-21. In 2019, Texas A&M bested opponents, 29-13, in the second stanza. It continues a trend with the Aggies, who also outscored opponents 26-13 in the 2020-21 RECORD 12-4-1 (.735) second half in 2018 and 25-8 in 2017. 2020 SEC RECORD (FINISH) 7-1-0 (t-1st SEC) FINAL NATIONAL RANKING No. 8 USC, No. 6 RPI YOUTH MOVEMENT SEC POSTSEASON semifinal - L, 1-3 vs. Vanderbilt Last season, Texas A&M’s then-freshmen accounted for a whopping 18 of the team’s 33 NCAA POSTSEASON 2nd round - W, 2-0 vs. #15 South Florida goals through 17 matches. Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week Barbara Olivieri led the 3rd round - T, 3-3 (4-3 PK) vs. #19 Oklahoma State team with eight goals. Laney Carroll, Lauren Geczik and Taylor Pounds added three Quarterfinal - L, 0-1 vs. #2 North Carolina goals apiece. Kate Colvin notched her first tally in the SEC Tournament semifinal match against Vanderbilt. The newcomers also accounted for 10 of the team’s 26 assists. STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 8/3* * - started at least 50 percent of team’s matches LETTERWINNERS RETURNING / LOST 17 / 3 LEADERS ON BOTH ENDS The Aggies finished SEC league play as the leader in both offense and defense. The Ma- NEWCOMERS 8 roon & White led the league in goals per game at 2.25 with 18 tallies in eight games.