Alabama Soccer Falls to No. 19 Texas A&M, 2-0, in Texas

Thursday, October 5

College Station, Texas

7 p.m. CT

Alabama

8-5-1, 0-4-1SEC

Texas A&M

9-2-1, 4-1-0SEC

Alabama

Texas A&M

Alabama Soccer Falls to No. 19 Texas A&M, 2-0, in Texas

10/5/2017 9:29:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score Alabama vs. Texas A&M Box Score

Freshmen Nicole Lyubenko and Taylor Morgan led the Tide with two shots apiece

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Alabama women's soccer dropped its fourth top-25 match on Thursdaynight, falling to No. 19 Texas A&M, 2-0, at Ellis Field in College Station, Texas. The Aggies (9-2-1) improve to 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference while the Crimson Tide (8-5-1) slips to 0-4-1 in conference play.

After a slow start opened the match, Texas A&M netted a goal in the 30^th minute and extended its lead by two in the final minutes of the conference showdown to pick up its fifth-straight win.

Alabama pressured the goal early, putting up five shots and earning one corner in the opening stanza, but Texas A&M was able to capitalize on its lone shot on goal attempt of the first half for the 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

After a quiet 10 minutes opened the match, the Aggies broke free in the 12^th minute and attempted a cross from the right wing to get on board, but senior goalkeeper Kat Stratton intercepted the play to stop Texas A&M in its tracks.

Then in the 13^th minute, Stratton stopped the Aggies again punching out back-to-back corner kicks to keep the game scoreless.

With under 30 minutes in the first half, Alabama launched its first shots of the game on two set-piece opportunities, but both shots rolled just outside the posts. A couple of minutes later, the Tide continued to pressure Texas A&M's net with shots from freshman Taylor Morgan and junior Emma Welch, but the pair of shots couldn't find the back of the net.

In the 30^th minute, the Aggies took the lead, volleying their shot over the head of Stratton for the 1-0 advantage.

Texas A&M started the second half with three early shots, but none would pass Stratton, keeping the lead at a single goal.

Eager to tie the game at one apiece, Alabama put up three shots in the second half, but none found the right opening. Morgan fired a shot off the cross on a corner in the 71^st minute, but the freshman's attempt was saved by the Aggie keeper. The Tide would again attack with two other shots provided by junior Abbie Boswell and freshman Nicole Lyubenko, but Texas A&M defended both of Alabama's threats.

Wiith the clock winding down, Texas A&M insured their victory with a goal in the 87^th minute to record its fifth shutout of the season.

Lyubenko and Morgan led the Alabama offense with two shots apiece and Stratton recorded one save in 90:00 minutes in the net.

Alabama returns to the pitch on Sunday, Oct. 8 to take on in-state rival Auburn at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Complex.

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