9/9/04
2004 Weekend Match Preview

MATCH
#5
No. 10 Texas (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) at
No. 15
Texas A&M (2-2, 0-0 Big
12)
When: Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Central
Where: College Station, Texas (Aggie
Soccer Complex)
SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series Record: A&M leads 12-1-0
First Meeting: 9/25/1994; a 2-1 (2OT) A&M win in College Station
Last Meeting: 10/31/2003; a 2-1 (2OT) UT win in Austin
Petrucelli vs. A&M: 1-5-0
COACH PETRUCELLI'S KEYS TO THE MATCH
Control the effectiveness of A&M's outside midfield players.
Attack A&M's outside midfield players.
Control the emotions of the match.
TEXAS TERRITORY
After dropping their season-opener by a score of 1-0 to Clemson,
the Longhorns have won three straight matches and scored at least
three times in each of those tilts.
Texas' 5-0 shutout win over Florida International on Sept. 3 marked
UT's first blanking of an opponent since Oct. 19, 2003 (1-0 at Iowa
State).
Eleven different Longhorns have registered points through four matches
this season, while seven different Texas players have tallied goals.
Both Kelly Wilson and Caitlin Kennedy have tallied at least one point
for the Horns during each of that last three games. Notably, Wilson
has also averaged three points in each of those contests.
Up
next, Texas returns to Myers Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. Central match
with Tulane on Friday, Sept. 17. For Texas Soccer home game tickets,
call by phone at (512) 471-3333 / 1-800-982-BEVO or log on to www.TexasBoxOffice.com.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Senior midfielder Kati McBain scored her first
goal of the year at 89:23 to tie the score and send the match into
overtime at Myers Stadium.