News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
The Texas A&M soccer team lost a 3-2 battle against Texas State Wednesday evening at Bobcat Soccer Complex.
Trinity Buchanan needed just 40 seconds to break the scoring seal. She scored her team-leading third goal of the season with an assist from Ava Sexton. It was the fifth quickest goal in Texas A&M history.
Ireland Chuchill scored her first career goal in the 55th minute to put the Maroon & White up 2-1, but the Bobcats scored two goals in the final 12 minutes to pull out the victory.
The match was a 1-1 stalemate at the intermission, despite the Aggies owning an 8-4 edge in shots. Churchill appeared to score in the 21st minute, but the offside flag was up. The Texas A&M staff called for a video review, but unfortunately only one camera in the facility, at the center stripe, was able to capture the play.
Coming out of the lengthy review and a water break, Texas State notched an equalizer with a long-distance free kick assist.
For the match, the Aggies had a 17-11 edge in shots, but Texas State owned an 8-5 edge in shots-on-goal and 4-2 in corner kicks.
GOAL SUMMARY
1’ | Ava Sexton delivered a 25-yard pass to Trinity Buchanan at the left side of the penalty arc. Buchanan worked to a shooting window 18 yards out, beating the keeper to the right upper 90. A&M 1, TSXT 0
22’ | Victoria Meza scored on a first-touch shot from eight yards out off Jenny Ngankem’s booming free kick service from the center stripe. A&M 1, TXST 1
55’ | Finley Lacher delivered a perfect corner kick into the six-yard box where Ireland Churchill finished with a header. A&M 2, TXST 1
79’ | Ngankem equalized on a Bobcats’ corner putting a left-footer in off Brooke Martinez’s service. A&M 2, TXST 2
87’ | Meza completed the brace when she finished off a ricochet in the box. A&M 2, TXST 3
UP NEXT
The Aggies open their home slate Saturday when they host Sam Houston for an 8 p.m. contest at Ellis Field.