Travis Clark of Top Drawer Soccer had the following write-up on our regional:
Four separate conferences are represented in College Station, and each would want to represent their university but also their respective league well. The Pac-12's rep, USC, faces a Big 12 foe in the form of Baylor. The overlooked national champs needed two overtimes to beat a plucky Eastern Washington side last weekend. There's plenty of reason to believe the Women of Troy can pull themselves out of this group, though big weekends are needed from
Savannah DeMelo,
Alex Anthony and
Ally Prisock. The Bears rolls into this one on the back of four straight wins, with three of those coming in the conference tournament. Brazilian senior midfielder
Aline De Lima leads the team in goals and assists.
Host side Texas A&M certainly stands out as favorites to advance, but can't take the second-round matchup against Notre Dame for granted.
Natalie Jacobs and
Jennifer Westendorf are a fearsome one-two punch offensively. They'll need to be spot on to stop the Aggies, who have won 14 straight games, with the athletic speedster
Ally Watt one of many players that can create trouble in the final third. Home field advantage can't be overlooked, but this game should be a good one.
Predicted Quarterfinalist: Texas A&M