Women’s Soccer Falls to the Aggies in GTE Soccer Classic – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 12, 1999
The Ohio State Buckeyes finished second place at the GTE Soccer Classic after losing 2-1 to No. 10 Texas A&M. %^$ %^$After a scoreless first half, OSU struck first in the second half, with a goal by Lindsay Eckles (Fr., Hilliard, Ohio) at the 53:51 mark. Eckles went one-on-one with Texas A&M goalkeeper Melanie Wilson and fired the ball into the upper right corner of the net. %^$Texas A&M answered with two goals from midfielder Alison Peters to win the tournament and remain undefeated with a 6-0-0 overall record.
%^$Buckeyes Amber Barnes (Jr., Fairfield, Ohio), Jen Miller (Fr., Centerville, Ohio) and Emily Thorpe (So., Cincinnati, Ohio) were named to the GTE Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team.
%^$The Buckeyes, who defeated Houston 1-0 on Friday, are 4-1-1 overall and return home for their%^$Big Ten opener against Michigan, Friday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. %^$ %^$
Match Summary
%^$ %^$Ohio State 0 1 1
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Texas A&M 0 2 2%^$
1st Half%^$
No Scoring%^$
2nd Half%^$
OSU – Eckles, 53rd minute%^$
TAMU – Peters, 70th minute (Remington)%^$
TAMU – Peters 88th minute%^$
Shots%^$
OSU – 8%^$
TAMU – 32 %^$
Saves %^$
OSU – Amber Barnes, 5%^$
TAMU – Melanie Wilson, 8%^$
Records%^$
OSU – 4-1-1 overall (0-0-0 Big Ten)%^$
TAMU – 6-0-0 overall (2-0-0 Big 12)%^$
