Texas A&M rides some momentum into a tough road game against the #24 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks. The match kicks off at 6PM on Thursday. This game will be on SEC+ and the audio streams live on the 12th Man app and 12thman.com.
South Carolina is 9-3-3 overall this season and is 4-3 in conference play. The Gamecocks entered the season with a #12 ranking and battled #1 Florida State to a 0-0 draw. They're a talented team.
After two more draws with ACC sides Clemson (2-2) and NC State (0-0), they entered conference play undefeated and were promptly beat by Alabama 0-2. Their other conference losses came against Arkansas (0-1) and Vanderbilt (1-2). Every other SEC game for Carolina has been a 1-0 win.
In fact, rounding down their average result for the season is a 1-0 win. It's an anemic attack that's totaled 19 goals on the season that's been carried by a defense that's only allowed 8 goals. For comparison, A&M has scored 32 goals on the season, while allowing 16 goals against.
It's been effective though, keeping South Carolina lingering in the top 25 and basically guaranteeing a spot in the NCAA Tournament. A&M is going to need to harness that renewed energy in the attack to net a goal against this stingy defensive minded side.
South Carolina is 9-3-3 overall this season and is 4-3 in conference play. The Gamecocks entered the season with a #12 ranking and battled #1 Florida State to a 0-0 draw. They're a talented team.
After two more draws with ACC sides Clemson (2-2) and NC State (0-0), they entered conference play undefeated and were promptly beat by Alabama 0-2. Their other conference losses came against Arkansas (0-1) and Vanderbilt (1-2). Every other SEC game for Carolina has been a 1-0 win.
In fact, rounding down their average result for the season is a 1-0 win. It's an anemic attack that's totaled 19 goals on the season that's been carried by a defense that's only allowed 8 goals. For comparison, A&M has scored 32 goals on the season, while allowing 16 goals against.
It's been effective though, keeping South Carolina lingering in the top 25 and basically guaranteeing a spot in the NCAA Tournament. A&M is going to need to harness that renewed energy in the attack to net a goal against this stingy defensive minded side.