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| Men's Soccer loses tight match to Texas A&M |
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The men's soccer team faced a tough opponent in Texas
A&M University at home last Saturday. A&M narrowly defeated Rice 3-1 in
what was one of the Owl's hardest games.
A&M scored fast. At the half, they led the game 2-0. In the second half the Rice club got back into the game when sophomore forward Gabe Garcia scored. "We were really excited after we lessened the gap in the score. We even moved an extra forward up," Garcia scored. "Gabe's goal was really nice; it put the game back in reach for us," freshman midfielder Tony Licata said. Yet for all of Rice's extra efforts, A&M scored a third goal in the final minutes of the second half, which effectively shut the door on Rice's chances for a win. Senior goalie Mike Tuckman foresees the Owls bouncing back this weekend. "The A&M game was tough to lose -- we had those guys beat," he said. "Southwest Texas has pretty good team, but they had some guys graduate. We've got a bunch of new guys who will stick it to them." The men's soccer team next faces the University of Houston on Saturday and Southwest Texas State University on Sunday. Both games are at home.
This item appeared in the Sports section of the October 10, 1997 issue. |
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