Always great to beat Texas soundly, but the first 10 minutes of the match were worrisome as the Horns had possession and chances on goal and took the lead 1-0. Then A&M found a rhythm and basically dominated throughout in a game that should have been about 10-1. I don't remember another time, especially in the tournament, when A&M missed so many point blank shots from 5 yards out in the penalty box. I mean, we're talking about easy tap in goals that a fan out of the stands could put in the back of the net. Probably overly anxious shots, but you only need to touch the ball past the GK when you have those easy looks. Instead we continually blasted it over the goal. I felt bad for Watt in her last game at home, with 3 misses in front of goal. We will certainly miss her next year though. Piper had a great goal from distance to finish her career, and Tera Ziemer had a nice finish to put A&M ahead in the game. But overall A&M played an inspired game and really dismantled an average (at best) team in Texas.
A&M had a lot of possession in the middle of the field and continued to stretch the Horns defense with runs at goal and getting wide with crosses into the box. Ziemer, McCain, and Piper all played well. And Asdis had a solid game up front, holding possession and setting up multiple chances on goal for her teammates. Can we please play like that next week against USC? I'm still worried about our GK play though, with Caldwell getting the start. Thankfully Texas didn't get many good shots off on her, with only a few going straight to her for easy saves. Coach Phil got the win for Coach G, who hopefully is seeing his mother recover. I think the team played inspired for him as well. It was a great way to send off the seniors too in their last home game. Next week will be tough, but at least the team had one great memory for the season.