2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team

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2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer
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NCAA tournament, Elite 8
Conference Big 12 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 7
Record18–5–1 (7–2–1 Big-12)
Head coach
Home stadium Aggie Soccer Stadium
Uniform
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Home
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Away
Seasons
 2007
2009  
2008 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 13 Oklahoma State  y712 .8001814 .870
No. 7 Texas A&M  y721 .7501851 .771
No. 17 Missouri  y730 .7001652 .739
No. 22 Colorado  y622 .7001454 .696
Nebraska  640 .6001091 .525
No. 18 Texas  y523 .6501344 .714
Kansas  y451 .4501382 .609
Texas Tech  370 .3008101 .447
Oklahoma  271 .2503151 .184
Baylor  172 .2005113 .342
Iowa State  082 .1005122 .316
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NSCAA Coaches [1]

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).

Contents

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. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultRecordAttRank
Aug 22, 2008 Rhode Island Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–21–0–06,71210
Aug 24, 2008 McNeese St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 9–02–0–02,79210
Aug 29, 2008(2) North Carolina Aggie Soccer Stadium L, 2–32–1–05,64211
Aug 31, 2008 Indiana Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–13–1–02,38811
Sept 5, 2008at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA W, 3–14–1–060311
Sept 7, 2008vs. (17) Wake Forest Blacksburg, VA W, 2–15–1–010311
Sept 19, 2008(16) California Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 1–06–1–03,3238
Sept 21, 2008at Rice Houston, TX W, 2–17–1–07108
Sept 26, 2008at (9) Texas Austin, TX T, 0–07–1–1 (0–0–1)5,5857
Sept 28, 2008at Baylor Waco, TX W, 1–08–1–1 (1–0–1)7647
Oct 3, 2008(10) Oklahoma St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–19–1–1 (2–0–1)3,3787
Oct 5, 2008 Oklahoma Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 5–010–1–1 (3–0–1)2,5867
Oct 10, 2008 Nebraska Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–011–1–1 (4–0–1)3,2857
Oct 12, 2008 Iowa State Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 2–012–1–1 (5–0–1)2,6267
Oct 17, 2008at Kansas Lawrence, KS L, 0–112–2–1 (5–1–1)4996
Oct 19, 2008(20) Missouri Aggie Soccer Stadium L, 0–312–3–1 (5–2–1)3,8156
Oct 24, 2008at Texas Tech Lubbock, TX Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine W, 1–013–3–1 (6–2–1)n/a11
Oct 26, 2008at (12) Colorado Boulder, CO W, 2–1 OT14–3–1 (7–2–1)2,01311
Oct 30, 2008 Houston Baptist Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 6–215–3–12,3699
Big 12 tournament
Nov 5, 2008vs. Kansas San Antonio, TX L, 2–415–4–11,0548
NCAA tournament
Nov 14, 2008vs. Texas St. Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 5–216–4–11,37513
Nov 16, 2008(22) Washington Aggie Soccer Stadium W, 3–117–4–199313
Nov 23, 2008at (8) Florida Gainesville, FL W, 2–118–4–11,18213
Nov 28, 2008at (3) North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L, 1–2 2-OT18–5–12,68613

Lineup and formation

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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

NoPosPlayerClHometownClubGPGSGAPtsShSog
5Laura G. RobinsonHouston, TX (Memorial)Challenge SC232395234425
7Rachel ShipleyPlano, TX (Plano West)Dallas Texans2421510205825
10Beth WestCentennial, CO (Grandview)Real Colorado242358185021
6Whitney HooperHouston, TX (Klein Forest)Challenge SC222065173519
11Bri YoungCastle Pines North, CO (Chaparral)Real Colorado242463155623
15Jennifer KmezichLarkspur, CO (Douglas County)Real Colorado22663152913
33 Alyssa Mautz O'Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt West/St. Louis)St. Louis SC19953132715
4Amber GnatzigHumble, TX (Humble)Challenge SC23224412168
9Becca HerreraAurora, CO (Grandview)Real Colorado23201911138
22Cydne CurrieIrving, TX (MacArthur)Dallas Inter SC77408156
19Inge HardingDripping Springs, TX (Dripping Springs)Lonestar SC1813172311
24Rachel BalaguerAustin, TX (St. Stephen's)Lonestars SC231811393
25Carly WohlersPlano, TX (Plano)FC Dallas11010242
14Shawn-tae GreeneMesa, AZ (Dobson)Gilbert Arsenal1010211
18Micah StephensFlower Mound, TX (Flower Mound)Sting Dallas16902200
16Raven TatumDallas, TX (The Hockaday School)D'Feeters SC2413011112
2Natalie CurrieIrving, TX (MacArthur)Dallas Inter SC13501174
17Kat ArmstrongDime Box, TX (Caldwell)Challenge SC13000072
26Megan MajewskiCypress, TX (Cy-Fair)Challenge SC4000051
16Emily PetersonTulsa, OK (Jenks)Tulsa SC211900031
23Lisel KrausSachse, TX (Sachse)FC Dallas4000010
1Kelly DyerGermantown, TN (St. Agnes Academy)Memphis Mercury232100010
21Sarah PiersonMissouri City, TXEclipse SC5000000
20Christy EndSt. Louis, MO (Nerinx Hall Catholic)St. Louis SC3000000
3Katie HamiltonSpring, TX (Klein)Challenge SC4000000
0GKKristen ArnoldCentennial, CO (Cherry Creek)Real Colorado3300000
8Nicole Ketchum (I-RS)Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair)Challenge SC0000000

Season summary

Non-conference

Conference

NCAA tournament

Accolades

Soccer BuzzAll-American [3]
PosPlayerTeam
DBri Young3rd Team
Soccer BuzzFreshman All-American [4]
PosPlayerTeam
DBri Young1st Team
MBeth West2nd Team
NSCAA All-Central Region [5]
PosPlayerTeam
DBri Young2nd Team
All-Big 12 [6]
PosPlayerTeam
GKKelly Dyer1st Team
MAmber Gnatzig2nd Team
DBri Young2nd Team
Aggie Team Awards [7]
AwardPlayer
Leading ScorerLaura Grace Robinson
Assists LeaderRachel Shipley
Offensive MVPLaura Grace Robinson
Midfield MVPLaura Grace Robinson
Defensive MVPEmily Peterson
Newcomer of the YearBeth West
Perseverance AwardMicah Stephens
12th Man AwardJennifer Kmezich
Spirit of Aggieland AwardNicole Ketchum

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