tExAS A&m SoCCEr 2009 GAME NOtes - WEEk 11 10 Big 12 Championships • 14 Straight nCAA tournament Appearances • nine nCAA Sweet 16 Appearances• Four nCAA Elite Eight Appearances Soccer Contact: Deanna Werner • [email protected] • Office: 979-862-5443 • Cell: 231-288-3700 • Website: AggieAthletics.com StAtE farm LonE StAr ShoWdoWn 2009 SCHEDULE Texas At no. 20 tExas A&m Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 15 UAB (ExhiBition) W, 4-0 Aug. 22 No. 8 uSC W, 3-0 Aug. 28 Purdue L, 2-3 Aug. 30 UTSA W, 3-0 Sept. 4 @ No. 14 California L, 0-1 Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. Sept. 6 @ Saint Mary’s W, 2-1 Aggie Soccer Stadium • College Station, Texas Sept. 12 @ No. 1 North Carolina L, 0-2 Internet - AggieAthletics.com (Live stats/live audio/live video) Sept. 18 No. 2 Portland W, 3-1 HD Radio - kNDE-FM’s HD3 Channel, Play x Replay, 95.1-3 FM Sept. 20 SAm houSton StAte W, 4-0 Sept. 25 @ Baylor * W, 1-0 Sept. 27 @ Oklahoma * L, 2-3 The No. 20 Texas A&M soccer team closes out the 2009 regular season against Texas Friday in the State Oct. 2 No. 19 KAnsas * W, 4-3 Farm Lone Star Showdown at the Aggie Soccer Stadium. Seniors Cydne Currie and Emily Peterson will be Oct. 4 Missouri * (ESPNU) (2OT) t, 4-4 honored prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff. Oct. 9 @ Oklahoma State * W, 1-0 The Aggies (11-5-2, 5-2-2 Big 12) can clinch a second place seed in the Big 12 Tournament with a win Oct. 11 Loyola Chicago (FSC) (OT) W, 2-1 against the Longhorns (8-7-2, 4-2-3 Big 12) Friday. UT is currently in a three-way tie for third with 15 points Oct. 16 @ Iowa State * W, 1-0 and A&M is second with 17 points. Oct. 18 @ Nebraska * L, 1-2 Texas A&M is coming off of an undefeated weekend where it shutdown Colorado, 2-0, and played to Oct. 23 CoLorAdo * W, 2-0 a scoreless draw with Texas Tech to mark its eighth shutout of the season. Texas had similar outcomes Oct. 25 Texas Tech * (2OT) t, 0-0 against the same two teams, tying the Red Raiders, 2-2, and defeating the Buffaloes, 1-0, in double over- Oct. 30 Texas * (Senior Day ) 7:00 P.m. time. Nov. 4-8 Big 12 Championship TBA The Aggies lead the all-time series 17-5-1 and won 14 straight games from 1993-2002. The Longhorns have Nov. 12-15 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA taken four of the last six matches, but A&M is 8-1 at home against UT. Nov. 20-22 NCAA 3rd Round TBA Tickets are available for purchase online at tickets.12thmanfoundation.com or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE. Nov. 27-29 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA Dec. 4-6 nCAA WomEn’S CoLLEgE CuP TBA Fans can follow all the action of Friday’s match with free live video, audio and live stats on AggieAthletics. com. *Denotes Big 12 Conference match Parking is free and is available in the Reed Arena parking lots. For added convenience, there are now two All home games played at Aggie Soccer Stadium entrances on the north end of the stadium. All Times Central PROMOTIONS Aggie fans that wear a Halloween costume to the match Friday receive FREE general admission. StAtE FArm LonE StAr ShoWdoWn Texas A&M took home the State Farm Lone Star Showdown trophy for the 2008-09 school year, but Texas currently holds a one-point lead after winning both volleyball matches this season. Aggie soccer could even the score with a win on Friday night. Each sport is worth one point towards the Rivalry Series champion- ship. A total of 19 points can be won. LASt timE out The Aggies scored two first half goals and held on for a 2-0 victory against Colorado last Friday. Junior Alyssa Mautz scored just 2:43 into the match with what would be the game-winning goal from 25 yards out into the upper-left 90. Sophomore katie Hamilton put the Aggies up 2-0 in the 34th minute. On Sunday, A&M posted its eighth shutout and created numerous scoring opportunities in a 0-0 tie against Tech. The THE AGGIE SOCCER STADIUM Aggies outshot the Red Raiders 35-14, including 10 shots on goal to just five from Tech. A&M also held the IS HOME OF THE 2009 NCAA® advantage in corner kicks and earned a season-high 16 to Texas Tech’s five. WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP® DECEMBER 4 AND 6, 2009 1 uP nExt gEnErAL inFormAtion A&M heads to the Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday for the single-elimination LOCATION ................................. College Station, Texas Big 12 Soccer Championship. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualify and A&M secured its 14th straight appearance. The Aggies, and UT, are the only two teams to advance to every postseason tourna- FOUNDED ............................................................1872 ment since the league began in 1996. Matches run Wednesday, Nov. 4, Friday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 8, ENROLLMENT ...................................................48,039 with only the winner of each game advancing. NICkNAME ........................................................ Aggies VOTE PEtErSON FOR LoWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD MASCOT......................... Reveille VIII, American Collie Senior Emily Peterson was selected as one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and COLORS .............................................Maroon & White is on a ballot for a nationwide vote concluding November 13. Fans can vote for Peterson daily by going to CONFERENCE .....................................................Big 12 http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/womens_soccer_2009/ or by texting W9 to 74567. These votes will be combined with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award. INTERIM PRESIDENT .......................... R. Bowen Loftin DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ..............................Bill Byrne LEAding thE WAy HOME FIELD .................Aggie Soccer Stadium (3,500) Junior Rachel Shipley leads the Aggies with seven assists and 17 points. She is third on the team with five OPENED ...............................................................1994 goals behind junior Whitney Hooper who has seven scores and sophomore katie Hamilton with six goals. Junior goalkeepers kristin Arnold and kelly Dyer post a 1.13 goals against average and a .734 save percent- SURFACE ...................Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) age. SHUTTING doWn itS oPPonEntS Coaching StAFF This season, Texas A&M has totaled eight shutouts, already matching its season total from last year. It ranks the Aggies first with five Big 12 shutouts and second in the conference behind Oklahoma State who HEAD COACH ........................G Guerrieri (Tulsa, 1985) has posted 10 blanks overall. RECORD AT A&M ...........273-78-15 (.766)/16 seasons OVERALL RECORD ..........289-90-15 (.753)/18 seasons SCouting tExAS The Longhorns moved into third place in the Big 12 last weekend and have the possibility of finishing sec- ASSISTANT COACHES ......Phil Stephenson (Lock Haven, 1987) ond with a win against the Aggies. They are 2-2-1 in their last five matches and 1-3-1 on the road. UT is 1-1 Lori Stephenson (Methodist, 1988) against ranked opponents this season. The team is led by kylie Doniak (5G, 2A) with 12 points. Hannah Hig- DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS ...Curt Magnuson gins adds three goals and Niki Arlitt contributes three assists, while Alexa Gaul records a 1.07 goals against average and a .757 save percentage in between the posts. In his 11th season as head coach Chris Petrucelli owns a 142-71-21 record at UT. Team inFormAtion VErSuS thE LonghornS The Aggies lead the all-time series 17-5-1 and won 14 straight games from 1993-2002. The Longhorns have 2008 RECORD .........................................18-5-1 (.771) taken four of the last six matches, but A&M is 8-1 at home against UT. Last season in front of 5,585 fans in 2008 BIG 12 RECORD (FINISH) ...................7-2-1 (2nd) Austin, the two teams played to a scoreless tie. Dyer made a career-high eight saves in goal, while shots on FINAL NATIONAL RANkING .................... No. 7, NSCAA goal were in favor of Texas, 8-7. POSTSEASON .................................3-1 (Quarterfinals) A&m At HOME def. Texas State 5-2, def. Washington 3-1, The Aggies have fared well inside the comfortable confines of the Aggie Soccer Stadium. A&M is 7-1-2 at def. Florida 2-1, lost to North Carolina 1-2 home, compared to 4-4 on the road. The Aggies’ only home loss was against No. 18 Purdue, 3-2. In fact, STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ................................. 9/1 only six teams have defeated Texas A&M at home since 2005 – Purdue, North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Cal State Fullerton and Iowa State. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST .................... 19/5 NEWCOMERS .............................................................8 AggiES LEAding thE nAtion in ATTEndAnCE A&M ranks second in the nation in average attendance this season. The Aggies are just one of two programs that average over 3,000 fans per game. A&M’s crowd of 6,589 on Aug. 28 was the third-largest hiStory in program history. Here’s the list: 1. Portland (3,558) 2. Texas A&M (3,093) 3. North Carolina (2,418) 4. BYU (2,252) 5. Georgia (1,591) 6. New Mexico (1,542) 7. Notre Dame (1,443) 8. Stanford (1,432) 9. Florida ALL-TIME RECORD .........273-78-15 (.766)/16 seasons (1,342) 10. Colorado (1,283). ALL-TIME HOME RECORD ...................150-21-2 (.873) nCAA rPi ALL-TIME BIG 12 RECORD ............................. 101-21-6 Texas A&M is ranked 23rd in the most recent rating percentage index (RPI) that was released Oct.