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Texas A&M begins SEC Tournament play the same way they closed out the season - with a match against the fierce Gamecocks (and with me paying for Southwest Air wifi to compose the game thread). The game kicks off at 2:30PM and will air live on the SEC Network.
The Gamecocks finished the regular season with a 12-4-1 record and a 6-3-1 mark in conference play. Of course, they closed the season a few days ago with a 1-0 overtime loss to the Aggies.
South Carolina has outscored opponents 25-8 through the season and have tallied 12 total shutouts. South Carolina has only been shutout themselves TWICE this season, including their loss to the Aggies on Thursday.
Sophomore midfielder, Lauren Chang has a team high 6 goals on the season along with 2 assists. 2 of those goals came from PKs. Freshman Selma Sol Magnusdottir has team high with 7 assists. 3 of her 4 goals have proved to be gamewinners this season.
Mika Krzeczowski has played in goal for all 16 games this season. She has allowed 8 goals while making 40 saves. She has only allowed multiple goals 3 times this season (2 at NC State, at Miss State, at LSU). Kreczowski's goal against average is .46. Krzeczowski and her superlative defensive unit have totaled 10 shutouts this season. Krzeczowski herself has 34 shutouts in her career, which is the most in school history.
In the regular season finale, the Aggies and Gamecocks were even with 13 shots, though the Aggies placed 4 shots on frame to South Carolina's 2.
A&M is 6-3-1 all-time versus the Gamecocks and most of those games have been closely contested dogfights (cockfights?). I don't expect this one to be much different. I think we're looking at a 1-0 final or a 2-1 final if there are some real fireworks today.
Texas A&M begins SEC Tournament play the same way they closed out the season - with a match against the fierce Gamecocks (and with me paying for Southwest Air wifi to compose the game thread). The game kicks off at 2:30PM and will air live on the SEC Network.
The Gamecocks finished the regular season with a 12-4-1 record and a 6-3-1 mark in conference play. Of course, they closed the season a few days ago with a 1-0 overtime loss to the Aggies.
South Carolina has outscored opponents 25-8 through the season and have tallied 12 total shutouts. South Carolina has only been shutout themselves TWICE this season, including their loss to the Aggies on Thursday.
Sophomore midfielder, Lauren Chang has a team high 6 goals on the season along with 2 assists. 2 of those goals came from PKs. Freshman Selma Sol Magnusdottir has team high with 7 assists. 3 of her 4 goals have proved to be gamewinners this season.
Mika Krzeczowski has played in goal for all 16 games this season. She has allowed 8 goals while making 40 saves. She has only allowed multiple goals 3 times this season (2 at NC State, at Miss State, at LSU). Kreczowski's goal against average is .46. Krzeczowski and her superlative defensive unit have totaled 10 shutouts this season. Krzeczowski herself has 34 shutouts in her career, which is the most in school history.
In the regular season finale, the Aggies and Gamecocks were even with 13 shots, though the Aggies placed 4 shots on frame to South Carolina's 2.
A&M is 6-3-1 all-time versus the Gamecocks and most of those games have been closely contested dogfights (cockfights?). I don't expect this one to be much different. I think we're looking at a 1-0 final or a 2-1 final if there are some real fireworks today.
