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Find a channel near youPurchase TicketsLive StatsMatch NotesCOLLEGE STATION, Texas – HBU women's soccer will make their first trip to the NCAA Tournament, when the Huskies take on No. 3 Texas A&M in the NCAA First Round Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 pm from Ellis Field.
There will be a fan bus for the game for all HBU students, faculty, and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. The bus will leave at 4 pm Friday in front of the HBU Student Center. The University will cover the cost of the shuttle for the first 40 to sign up, as well as all students who show their valid HBU ID who make the trip. Students will be directed to the Pass Gate, located on Olsen Blvd., across from Blue Bell Park. To make a reservation, please contact Brenda Woods at
bwoods@hbu.edu or 281-649-3238.
Tickets can be purchased online at
www.12thMan.com in-person at the Zone at Kyle Field box office, or over the phone at 1-888-99-AGGIE. Tickets purchased online or over the phone will be delivered via Flash Seats. The card used for purchase of tickets will be swiped at the gate for admission. Fans may purchase reserved tickets for $18 (West Midfield), $15 (West Sideline) or $9 (West Goal Line), or can buy general admission tickets for $7 (Adult) or $3 (Youth or Student). Children two-and-under will be admitted free. Use the link above to purchase tickets online.
The game will be shown live on the SEC Network. Click the link above to find a provider in your area.
Texas A&M leads the all-time series, 1-0-0, and won the first meeting, 6-2, in 2008 in College Station.
HBU and Texas A&M have only one common opponent in Stephen F. Austin. The Aggies defeated SFA, 1-0, on Aug. 24, while HBU fell to the Ladyjacks, 2-0, Oct. 3 in Houston and defeated SFA by the same score in the Southland Conference championship match, Nov. 9 in Beaumont, Texas.
HBU (10-6-5) is on a program-record 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2), as the Huskies won their first Southland Conference championship Nov. 9 in Beaumont, Texas, and earned the automatic bid, knocking off top-seed Stephen F. Austin, 2-0. Prior to that, third-seed HBU defeated No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana, 2-1 in double overtime, Thursday in the quarterfinals, and bested No. 2 Sam Houston State 4-2 in penalty kicks in Friday's semifinals after tying the Bearkats, 1-1.
HBU is led in scoring by senior forward
Natalie Hager with eight goals and 17 points. Freshman forward
Ellee Hall had a huge tournament (3g, 1a) and now has five goals and four assists for 14 points. Sophomore defender
Kristi O'Brien follows with 10 points. Junior midfielder
Rebekah Tovar has a team-best five helpers on the season and has nine points.
Between the pipes, senior
Patty Walrath is 10-5-4 overall with a 0.85 goals-against average, a .863 save percentage, and six complete-game shutouts. She has one shared shutout with freshman
Katie Turner. Walrath has made 107 saves in 1791 minutes.
A couple of Huskies are chasing program records, as Walrath is tied for the career record of 11 shutouts, while Hager is one game-winning goal shy of breaking the program record of 10.
Texas A&M (18-2-2) is also on a 10-match unbeaten streak (9-0-1), as the Aggies shut out all three opponents in the SEC Tournament en route to the championship and the automatic bid: 3-0 versus Georgia Wednesday, 1-0 versus No. 17 South Carolina Friday, and 1-0 versus No. 20 Kentucky in Sunday's championship tilt.
Both Shea Groom (14g, 4a) and Kelley Monogue (11g, 10a) have a team-best 32 points. Groom has seven game-winning goals, while Bianca Brinson has five game winners, as she has posted eight goals and five assists for 22 points.
Jordan Day played the entire tournament and is 5-0-1 overall with a 0.40 goals-against average, a .893 save percentage, and three shutouts (one shared). She has made 25 saves in 668 minutes. Renee McDermott is 13-2-1 with a 1.13 GAA, a .673 save percentage, and four shutouts (one shared). She has made 35 saves in 1351 minutes.
The winner of the match will face the winner of Oklahoma State-Arizona next Friday, Nov. 21.
