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J.N. teams. 1-1) lost to the No. 4 Flori-
It still usu. ors (2-0) by the score of 1-
0 in overtime at the Aggie Soccer
Complex.
A rowdy crowd of 1,043 specta
tors were treated to a battle be
tween two top 10 teams that had a
playoff atmosphere.
In a physical game that includ
ed a total of 31 fouls, six yellow
cards and one red card, the A&M
soccer team played the No. 4 team
in the country to a 0-0 draw for the
first 90 minutes of regulation.
Both teams played inconsis
tently in the first half, with neither
team able to establish any kind of
sustained offense.
In the second half, the Aggies’
midfield dominated play, creating
numerous scoring opportunities.
Despite their domination of
play, the Aggies were unable to
capitalize on their scoring oppor
tunities and the game went into
sudden death overtime.
In overtime, A&M continued to
play well and seemed to have
control of the game.
A momentary defensive lapse
let Florida’s All-American
Danielle Fo-
topoulos get
behind the
defense
with the
ball, and
she took a
shot on goal
from point
blank range.
Aggie ju
nior goalie
Melanie
Wilson
made an ex
ceptional
save and the
threat appeared to be over.
Wilson then tried to pass the
ball to a teammate, but Fotopou-
los got to the ball first and took a
shot on goal, scoring and win
ning the game 1-0 in the sixth
minute of overtime.
Despite the loss. Coach G. Guer-
rieri said he thought the Aggies
played well.
“I thought that our girls did a
good job especially for as young
of a team as we are,” Guerrieri
said. “To come in and be able to
play in front of a big crowd and be
able to play with a lot of pressure,
1 was pretty pleased.”
Guerrieri said the Aggies would
use this as a learning experience.
“I thought it was a very enter
taining game,” Guerrieri said. “I
thought both teams were deserving
of the win. It was an unfortunate
lightning bolt that struck at the
end. That is one of the reasons Fo-
topolous is one of the top scorers in
the country. She is very oppor
tunistic and causes problems just
by her presence on the field.
“I thought that even in the over
time we dominated all but 10 sec
onds of the period. This is a good
learning experience for us and it
shows us some things that we can
make some improvements on.”
Senior defender Emily Elias said
the team will use this game to
build off of.
“I think this
game was a
great game,”
Elias said. “We
played great,
worked well as
a team, and we
will just build
off it and try to
score faster
next time.”
Wilson
showed why
she is consid
ered one of the
top five goal
keepers in the nation.
She made great saves through
out the game and held an explo
sive Florida offense scoreless for
95 minutes.
Guerrieri said that Wilson kept
the Aggies in the game.
“Melanie had a great game,”
Guerrieri said. “She had a great
game and she kept us in the game.”
The Aggies’ next game is at 7
p.m. Monday against the Univer
sity of New Mexico at the Aggie
Soccer Complex.
BY MICHAEL TAGLIENTI
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Senior leadership on a team
can mean the difference between
a champion and just another com
petitive team. The Texas A&M
Soccer Team is learning on the fly
as they continue the defense of
their Big 12 Conference title with
a young team devoid of four se
niors from last year.
The 9th-ranked Aggies (1-1)
will take on the University of New
Mexico Lobos at 7 p.m. at the Ag
gie Soccer Complex.
The Aggies lost their all-time
leading scorer off last year’s team
when Bryn Blalack completed her
eligibility. The team has used an
influx of freshman talent to offset
the loss of Blalack.
The Lobos can relate to the Ag
gies dilemma having lost six letter
winners from last year’s squad in
cluding the team’s leading scorer
with the graduation of All-WAC
forward Laurie Hegedorn.
Hegedorn led the Lobos to a
15-5 record last season and a sec
ond place finish in the WAC
Mountain Division.
After the loss Friday, Coach
G. Guerrieri said that the team
will be ready for the game
against the Lobos.
“Monday night we will be
ready to go again,” he said. “We
will be ready to play against
New Mexico.”
The New Mexico game will
mark the end of the three-game
home stand for A&M. The Aggies
lead the all-time series 4-0.
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A&M’s Ashley Fendley (No. 16, left) dribbles around a Florida player,
passing to Emily Elias (No 3, right). A&M will face New Mexico Monday.
“I thought that
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win. It was an un
fortunate lightning
bolt that struck at
the end”
-G. GUERRIERI
A&M SOCCER COACH
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