2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team

2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Elite 8
Conference Big 12 Conference
2008 Record 18–5–1 (7–2–1)
Final Rank #7 (NSCAA)
Head Coach G. Guerrieri (16th year)
Home Stadium Aggie Soccer Stadium
Colors Maroon and White

             

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Seasons
« 2007 2009 »
2008 Big 12 soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Oklahoma St. 7 1 2     18 1 4
#7 Texas A&M 7 2 1     18 5 1
#17 Missouri $ 7 3 0     16 5 2
#22 Colorado 6 2 2     14 5 4
Nebraska 6 4 0     10 9 1
#18 Texas 5 2 3     13 4 4
Kansas 4 5 1     13 8 2
Texas Tech 3 7 0     8 10 1
Oklahoma 2 7 1     3 15 1
Baylor 1 7 2     5 11 3
Iowa State 0 8 2     5 12 2
  • † Tournament Champion
    NCAA Tournament participants highlighted
Rankings from NSCAA Final Poll

The 2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team represented Texas A&M University in the 2008 NCAA Division I women's college soccer season. The team belongs to the Big 12 Conference and played its home games at Aggie Soccer Stadium. The Aggies were led by G. Guerrieri, who has coached the team since the program's inception in 1993 (16 years).

The Aggies finished the season 18–5–1 and advanced to the Elite 8 of the 2008 NCAA Tournament before falling to North Carolina 2–1 in 2OT in Chapel Hill, NC.

The 2008 team had 28 roster players, with 14 scholarships to utilize between them.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Record Att Rank
Aug 22, 2008 Rhode Island Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–2 1–0–0 6,712 10
Aug 24, 2008 McNeese St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 9–0 2–0–0 2,792 10
Aug 29, 2008 (2) North Carolina Aggie Soccer Stadium L, 2–3 2–1–0 5,642 11
Aug 31, 2008 Indiana Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–1 3–1–0 2,388 11
Sept 5, 2008 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA W, 3–1 4–1–0 603 11
Sept 7, 2008 vs. (17) Wake Forest Blacksburg, VA W, 2–1 5–1–0 103 11
Sept 19, 2008 (16) California Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 1–0 6–1–0 3,323 8
Sept 21, 2008 at Rice Houston, TX W, 2–1 7–1–0 710 8
Sept 26, 2008 at (9) Texas Austin, TX T, 0–0 7–1–1 (0–0–1) 5,585 7
Sept 28, 2008 at Baylor Waco, TX W, 1–0 8–1–1 (1–0–1) 764 7
Oct 3, 2008 (10) Oklahoma St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–1 9–1–1 (2–0–1) 3,378 7
Oct 5, 2008 Oklahoma Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 5–0 10–1–1 (3–0–1) 2,586 7
Oct 10, 2008 Nebraska Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–0 11–1–1 (4–0–1) 3,285 7
Oct 12, 2008 Iowa State Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–0 12–1–1 (5–0–1) 2,626 7
Oct 17, 2008 at Kansas Lawrence, KS L, 0–1 12–2–1 (5–1–1) 499 6
Oct 19, 2008 (20) Missouri Aggie Soccer Stadium L, 0–3 12–3–1 (5–2–1) 3,815 6
Oct 24, 2008 at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX W, 1–0 13–3–1 (6–2–1) n/a 11
Oct 26, 2008 at (12) Colorado Boulder, CO W, 2–1 OT 14–3–1 (7–2–1) 2,013 11
Oct 30, 2008 Houston Baptist Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 6–2 15–3–1 2,369 9
Big 12 Tournament
Nov 5, 2008 vs. Kansas San Antonio, TX L, 2–4 15–4–1 1,054 8
NCAA Tournament
Nov 14, 2008 vs. Texas St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 5–2 16–4–1 1,375 13
Nov 16, 2008 (22) Washington Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–1 17–4–1 993 13
Nov 23, 2008 at (8) Florida Gainesville, FL W, 2–1 18–4–1 1,182 13
Nov 28, 2008 at (3) North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L, 1–2 2-OT 18–5–1 2,686 13

Lineup and formation

K. Dyer (So)
S. Pierson (Fr)
B. Herrera (Fr)
C. End (So)
K. Armstrong (So)
E. Peterson (Jr)
S. Greene (Fr)
B. Young (Fr)
L. Kraus (Fr)
R. Balaguer (Fr)
M. Stephens (Sr)
A. Gnatzig (Jr)
C. Wohlers (Fr)
L. Robinson (Sr)
B. West (Fr)
M. Majewski (Fr)
R. Shipley (So)
N. Currie (Jr)
R. Tatum (Fr)
A. Mautz (So)
C. Currie (Sr)
W. Hooper (So)
J. Kmezich (Fr)
I. Harding (So)

Roster and statistics

No Pos Player Cl Hometown Club GP GS G A Pts Sh Sog
5 M Laura G. Robinson Sr. Houston, TX (Memorial) Challenge SC 23 23 9 5 23 44 25
7 M Rachel Shipley So. Plano, TX (Plano West) Dallas Texans 24 21 5 10 20 58 25
10 M Beth West Fr. Centennial, CO (Grandview) Real Colorado 24 23 5 8 18 50 21
6 F Whitney Hooper So. Houston, TX (Klein Forest) Challenge SC 22 20 6 5 17 35 19
11 D Bri Young Fr. Castle Pines North, CO (Chaparral) Real Colorado 24 24 6 3 15 56 23
15 F Jennifer Kmezich Fr. Larkspur, CO (Douglas County) Real Colorado 22 6 6 3 15 29 13
33 F Alyssa Mautz So. O'Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt West/St. Louis) St. Louis SC 19 9 5 3 13 27 15
4 M Amber Gnatzig Jr. Humble, TX (Humble) Challenge SC 23 22 4 4 12 16 8
9 D Becca Herrera Fr. Aurora, CO (Grandview) Real Colorado 23 20 1 9 11 13 8
22 F Cydne Currie Jr. Irving, TX (MacArthur) Dallas Inter SC 7 7 4 0 8 15 6
19 F Inge Harding So. Dripping Springs, TX (Dripping Springs) Lonestar SC 18 1 3 1 7 23 11
24 D Rachel Balaguer Fr. Austin, TX (St. Stephen's) Lonestars SC 23 18 1 1 3 9 3
25 M Carly Wohlers Fr. Plano, TX (Plano) FC Dallas 11 0 1 0 2 4 2
14 D Shawn-tae Greene Fr. Mesa, AZ (Dobson) Gilbert Arsenal 1 0 1 0 2 1 1
18 D Micah Stephens Sr. Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound) Sting Dallas 16 9 0 2 2 0 0
16 F Raven Tatum Fr. Dallas, TX (The Hockaday School) D'Feeters SC 24 13 0 1 1 1 12
2 M Natalie Currie Jr. Irving, TX (MacArthur) Dallas Inter SC 13 5 0 1 1 7 4
17 D Kat Armstrong So. Dime Box, TX (Caldwell) Challenge SC 13 0 0 0 0 7 2
26 M Megan Majewski Fr. Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair) Challenge SC 4 0 0 0 0 5 1
16 D Emily Peterson Jr. Tulsa, OK (Jenks) Tulsa SC 21 19 0 0 0 3 1
23 D Lisel Kraus Fr. Sachse, TX (Sachse) FC Dallas 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK Kelly Dyer So. Germantown, TN (St. Agnes Academy) Memphis Mercury 23 21 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK Sarah Pierson Fr. Missouri City, TX Eclipse SC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 D Christy End So. St. Louis, MO (Nerinx Hall Catholic) St. Louis SC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 F Katie Hamilton Fr. Spring, TX (Klein) Challenge SC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 GK Kristen Arnold Jr. Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) Real Colorado 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 M Nicole Ketchum (I-RS) Jr. Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair) Challenge SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Accolades

Soccer Buzz All-American[2]
Pos Player Team
D Bri Young 3rd Team
Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American[3]
Pos Player Team
D Bri Young 1st Team
M Beth West 2nd Team
NSCAA All-Central Region[4]
Pos Player Team
D Bri Young 2nd Team
All-Big 12[5]
Pos Player Team
GK Kelly Dyer 1st Team
M Amber Gnatzig 2nd Team
D Bri Young 2nd Team
Aggie Team Awards[6]
Award Player
Leading Scorer Laura Grace Robinson
Assists Leader Rachel Shipley
Offensive MVP Laura Grace Robinson
Midfield MVP Laura Grace Robinson
Defensive MVP Emily Peterson
Newcomer of the Year Beth West
Perseverance Award Micah Stephens
12th Man Award Jennifer Kmezich
Spirit of Aggieland Award Nicole Ketchum

References

  1. "The scholarship game: Numbers add up for parents".
  2. "Lenz Named to Soccer America All-Freshman Team". AggieAthletics.com. 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. "Lenz Named to Soccer America All-Freshman Team". AggieAthletics.com. 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. "2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru NCAA Division I Women All-Central Region". NSCAA.com. 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. "Big 12 Announces 2010 Soccer Postseason Awards". Big12Sports.com. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. "Team Awards Announced at Annual Soccer Banquet". AggieAthletics.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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