2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team
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ConferenceBig 12 Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 7
Record18–5–1 (7–2–1 Big-12)
Headcoach
- G. Guerrieri (16th season)
| 2008 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer | |||
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NCAA tournament, Elite 8 | |||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7 | ||
| Record | 18–5–1 (7–2–1 Big-12) | ||
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| Home stadium | Aggie Soccer Stadium | ||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Oklahoma State †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Texas A&M y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 18 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Missouri ‡y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Colorado y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Texas y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas y | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 13 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .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).
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]
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Att | Rank |
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| 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 Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine | 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
- 4–4–2 was utilized for most of the season
- Mouseover names for stats
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
- Starters highlighted in green
| No | Pos | Player | Cl | Hometown | Club | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | Sh | Sog |
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| 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 |
