# 2009 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team

The 2009 Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team represented Texas A&M University in the 2009 NCAA Division I women's college soccer season. The team belongs to the Big 12 Conference and played its home games at Aggie Soccer Stadium. The Aggies were led by G. Guerrieri, who has coached the team since the program's inception in 1993 (17 years).
The Aggies finished the season 15–7–3 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA tournament before falling to Florida State 2–1 in 2OT in Tallahassee, FL.
The 2009 team had 28 roster players, with 14 scholarships to utilize between them.

## Schedule/Results

| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Att | Rank |
| Aug 22, 2009 | (8) USC | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 3–0 | 1–0–0 | 2,713 | 7 |
| Aug 28, 2009 | Purdue | Aggie Soccer Stadium | L, 2–3 | 1–1–0 | 6,589 | 6 |
| Aug 30, 2009 | UTSA | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 3–0 | 2–1–0 | 2,752 | 6 |
| Sept 4, 2009 | at (14) California | Berkeley, CA | L, 0–1 | 2–2–0 | 275 | 10 |
| Sept 6, 2009 | at St. Mary's | Moraga, CA | W, 2–1 | 3–2–0 | 313 | 10 |
| Sept 12, 2009 | at (1) North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L, 2–0 | 3–3–0 | 1,846 | 13 |
| Sept 18, 2009 | (2) Portland | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 3–1 | 4–3–0 | 3,542 | 13 |
| Sept 20, 2009 | Sam Houston St. | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 4–0 | 5–3–0 | 2,822 | 13 |
| Sept 25, 2009 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | W, 1–0 | 6–3–0 (1–0–0) | 804 | 10 |
| Sept 27, 2009 | at Oklahoma | Norman, OK | L, 2–3 | 6–4–0 (1–1–0) | 570 | 10 |
| Oct 2, 2009 | (19) Kansas | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 4–3 | 7–4–0 (2–1–0) | 2,606 | 15 |
| Oct 4, 2009 | Missouri | Aggie Soccer Stadium | T, 4–4 2-OT | 7–4–1 (2–1–1) | 2,211 | 15 |
| Oct 9, 2009 | at Oklahoma St. | Stillwater, OK | W, 1–0 | 8–4–1 (3–1–1) | 405 | 14 |
| Oct 11, 2009 | Loyola-Chicago | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 2–1 OT | 9–4–1 | 2,209 | 14 |
| Oct 16, 2009 | at Iowa State | Ames, IA | W, 1–0 | 10–4–1 (4–1–1) | 435 | 14 |
| Oct 18, 2009 | at Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | L, 1–2 | 10–5–1 (4–2–1) | 485 | 14 |
| Oct 23, 2009 | Colorado | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 2–0 | 11–5–1 (5–2–1) | 2,622 | 20 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | Texas Tech | Aggie Soccer Stadium | T, 0–0 2-OT | 11–5–2 (5–2–2) | 2,866 | 20 |
| Oct 30, 2009 | at Texas | Aggie Soccer Stadium | W, 4–0 | 12–5–2 (6–2–2) | 4,385 | 20 |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||
| Nov 4, 2010 | vs. Baylor | San Antonio, TX | W, 2–0 | 13–5–2 | 1,072 | 20 |
| Nov 6, 2010 | vs. Texas | San Antonio, TX | W, 5–1 | 14–5–2 | 2,038 | 20 |
| Nov 8, 2010 | vs. Oklahoma St. | San Antonio, TX | L, 0–1 | 14–6–2 | 1,563 | 20 |
| NCAA tournament |||||||
| Nov 13, 2010 | vs. Memphis | Baton Rouge, LA | W, 3–1 | 15–6–2 | 843 | 22 |
| Nov 15, 2010 | at (10) LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | T, 1–1 2-OT (4–2 PK) | 15–6–3 | 833 | 22 |
| Nov 20, 2010 | at (5) Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL | L, 1–2 2-OT | 15–7–2 | 1,659 | 22 |

## Lineup/Formation

* 4–3–3 was utilized for most of the season
* Mouseover names for stats

## Roster/Statistics

* Starters highlighted in green
| No | Pos | Player | Cl | Hometown | Club | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | Sh | Sog |
| 7 | M | Rachel Shipley | Jr. | Plano, TX (Plano West) | Dallas Texans | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 87 | 33 |
| 6 | F | Whitney Hooper | Jr. | Houston, TX (Klein Forest) | Challenge SC | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 24 |
| 11 | D | Bri Young | So. | Castle Pines North, CO (Chaparral) | Real Colorado | 25 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 14 |
| 3 | F | Katie Hamilton | So. | Spring, TX (Klein) | Challenge SC | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 27 |
| 12 | F | Nora Skelton | Fr. | Austin, TX (James Bowie) | Lonestars SC | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 16 |
| 33 | M | Alyssa Mautz | Jr. | O'Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt West/St. Louis) | St. Louis SC | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 27 |
| 5 | F | Kim Castleberry | Fr. | McKinney, TX (McKinney) | Dallas Texans | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 13 |
| 4 | M | Amber Gnatzig (I-RS) | Sr. | Humble, TX (Humble) | Challenge SC | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 22 | F | Cydne Currie | Sr. | Irving, TX (MacArthur) | Dallas Inter SC | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | M | Becca Herrera | So. | Aurora, CO (Grandview) | Real Colorado | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | D | Mary Grace Schmidt | Fr. | Orange, CA (Mater Dei) | Slammers SC | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 |
| 19 | D | Emily Peterson | Sr. | Tulsa, OK (Jenks) | Tulsa SC | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | M | Nicole Ketchum | Jr. | Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair) | Challenge SC | 24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 15 | F | Jen Kmezich | So. | Larkspur, CO (Douglas County) | Real Colorado | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | F | Catalina Clavijo | Fr. | Winnipeg, Manitoba CA (Shaftesbury) | Manitoba Provincial | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | M | Chelsea Jones | Fr. | Belton, TX (Belton) | Lonestars SC | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 |
| 24 | D | Rachel Balaguer | So. | Austin, TX (St. Stephen's) | Lonestars SC | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | F | Christina Navalta | Fr. | Carrollton, TX (Creekview) | FC Dallas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | D | Lyndsey Gnatzig | Fr. | Humble, TX (Atascocita) | Challenge SC | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Kelly Dyer | Jr. | Germantown, TN (St. Agnes Academy) | Memphis Mercury | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | M | Megan Majewski | So. | Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair) | Challenge SC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | D | Lisel Kraus | So. | Sachse, TX (Sachse) | FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | F | Kat Armstrong | Jr. | Dime Box, TX (Caldwell) | Challenge SC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | M | Carly Wohlers | So. | Plano, TX (Plano) | FC Dallas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | D | Shawn-tae Greene | So. | Mesa, AZ (Dobson) | Gilbert Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | GK | Kristen Arnold | Jr. | Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) | Real Colorado | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | M | Beth West (I-RS) | So. | Centennial, CO (Grandview) | Real Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | M | Raven Tatum (I-RS) | So. | Dallas, TX (The Hockaday School) | D'Feeters SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Season Review
### Non-Conference

* Coming Soon

### Conference

* Coming Soon

### NCAA tournament

* Coming Soon

## Accolades/Notes

* Texas A&M made its 15th straight NCAA tournament appearance.
* Texas A&M finished #23 in the RPI and was not awarded a seed for the first time since 1998.
* 2009 was the first time in program history the Aggies started the NCAA tournament on the road.
* Texas A&M reached at least the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament for the 9th time.
* Texas A&M finished the season ranked #13, the 14th time in 15 years the program has finished ranked in the Top 15.
* Defender Emily Peterson won the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
* Texas A&M averaged 3,211 fans per game at the Aggie Soccer Stadium, its 3rd highest in school history.
NSCAA All-Central Region :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| M | Rachel Shipley | 1st Team |
| F | Whitney Hooper | 2nd Team |
| D | Emily Peterson | 3rd Team |
All-Big 12 :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| M | Rachel Shipley | 1st Team |
| F | Whitney Hooper | 2nd Team |
| F | Alyssa Mautz | 2nd Team |
| D | Emily Peterson | 2nd Team |
Aggie Team Awards :
| Award | Player |
| Leading Scorer | Whitney Hooper |
| Assists Leader | Rachel Shipley |
| Offensive MVP | Katie Hamilton & Whitney Hooper |
| Midfield MVP | Rachel Shipley |
| Defensive MVP | Emily Peterson |
| Perseverance Award | Katie Hamilton |
| Newcomer of the Year | Mary Grace Schmidt |
| 12th Man Award | Cydne Currie |
| Spirit of Aggieland Award | Amber Gnatzig |
| Most Improved | Katie Hamilton |
| Iron Aggie | Amber Gnatzig |