ISU's Final Road Trip of the Regular Season

COLLEGE STATION, Texas- The Iowa State soccer team visits the Lone Star state in its final road trip of the regular season. The Cyclones prepare to battle eighth-ranked Texas A&M in College Station on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Iowa State then travels to Austin to face No. 14 Texas on Sunday. The match begins at noon. Sunday's match marks the 12th regular season away game this season. The Cyclones have played in the most road contests in the program's 10 year history this year. ISU's record on the road in 2006 is 2-6 and have a 38-66-10 record overall.

Who: Iowa State (6-11-0, 2-5-0 Big 12) vs. Texas A&M (11-3-1, 7-0 Big 12)
Where: Aggie Soccer Stadium, College Station, Texas
When: Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Scouting the Aggies

Texas A&M enters the weekend on an eight game winning streak ... they are ranked eighth in the nation with an 11-3-1 overall record and a 7-0 Big 12 record ... last weekend, A&M played host to Nebraska on Friday ... the Aggies topped NU on two second-half goals and outshot the Cornhuskers 21-4 ... sophomore Laura Grace Robinson returned to the field after injury and scored her third goal of the season ... in the first half of the match, TAMU outshot NU 10-1 ... the Aggie's leading scorer is Suzette Devloo, who leads the conference in points (14), points per game (2.00), goals (7), goals per game (1.00) and game-winning goals (3) ... she was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3 ... midfielder Allison Martino leads the Big 12 in assists (6) as well as assists-per game (0.86) in conference matches ... senior Kat Krambeer also has six assists on the season ... conference shutout leader Kristin Arnold (11-2-1) has four shutouts, 20 saves and 0.69 goals against average in conference matches ... Arnold was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 29 and most recently on Oct. 10 ... last season, A&M won the conference tournament and went on the "Sweet 16" in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship ... last year against Iowa State, TAMU outshot the Cyclones 25-3 but was unable to win ... Stephanie Kaphingst scored the game-winning goal for the Cyclones ... Joanna Haig had 12 saves in the contest ... this year's Aggie team is one of the best teams A&M has ever had and leads the conference in shots, points, goals, goals per game, assists, assists per game and shutouts ... Iowa State will play on senior night for seven Aggie players and in front of a large crowd at Aggie Soccer Stadium.

Live Stats: Live stats will be available for this game. Visit cyclones.com under "Cyclone Game Day" or click here to watch ISU vs. TAMU.

Who: Iowa State (6-11-0, 2-5-0 Big 12) vs. Texas (12-3-1, 5-1-1 Big 12)
Where: Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin, Texas
When: Sunday at Noon

Scouting the Longhorns
Texas enters the weekend ranked 14th in the nation holding a 12-3-1 overall record and a 5-1-1 record in the Big 12 (3rd place) ... last weekend, UT beat Sam Houston State 7-0, in Austin, and Nebraska on Sunday at Lincoln ... UT rode seven goals from seven different Longhorns, outshooting SHSU 46-3 ... the 46 shots taken by the Texas offense shattered the previous all-time school record of 39 (vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 9, 2005) and the season-high 37 (at Nicholls State on Sept. 15) ... against Nebraska, Texas outshot the Huskers 11-9 ... the match was tied at one at halftime ... junior Kelsey Carpenter scored the game-winning goal ... in their 12 wins this season, Texas has outshot each of their opponents ... the three losses were in 1-0 decisions and the only loss at home was to No. 13 Oklahoma State ... the Longhorn defense has only allowed four goals in the second half this season ... Carpenter leads the offense with 10 goals, 24 points and 56 shots on the season and is ranked in every offensive statistical category in the conference ... she was named the Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5 ... senior Carrie Schmit leads the team with five assists on the season ... in conference matches, Schmit has nine points (T3rd) and three goals (T5th) ... UT goalkeeper Dianna Pfenninger has two shutouts, 14 saves, and holds a 0.97 goals-against average in conference matches.

Live Stats: Live stats will be available for this game. Visit cyclones.com under "Cyclone Game Day" or click here to watch ISU vs. UT.

Time to Turn it Up!
Iowa State is looking to rebound after a pair of tough losses to Kansas last Friday and nationally-ranked Colorado last Sunday ... the Cyclones need wins this weekend to keep their Big 12 tournament hopes alive ... although 11 teams compete in women's soccer in the Big 12, only the top eight teams will advance to the 2006 Big 12 Championship Nov. 1-5, in San Antonio, Texas ... rankings are determined by a point system that awards three points for a regular- season victory, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss ... Iowa State is currently in ninth place in the Big 12 with six points.

Record Breakers
Games Played: Seniors Kate Kirwan and Jess Villhauer broke into the top 10 in the ISU recordbooks for games played ... currently, each has played 76 career games and are tied for seventh place ... from here, each game played will send them climbing in the records ... the last regular season game against Missouri will mark the 79th game in each of their careers' as a Cyclone ... 79 games is good for a second-place tie in the records.

Games Started:
Kirwan also currently ranks tied for fifth in the ISU recordbooks for games started with 75 (out of 76) ... she is on track to finish the regular season with 78 games started (out of 79), ranking her fourth overall.

ISU Soccer- Career Games Played

	Name	Games Played	Years Played
1.	Lindsey Rector	80	1996-1999
2.	Deb Benakis	79	2002-2005
3.	Krista Odenwald	79	1997-2000
	Ali Sullivan	79	1997-2000
5.	Amy Flores	78	2002-2005
6.	Alicia Rollison	77	1996-1999
7.	Kate Kirwan	76	2003-2006
	Jess Villhauer	76	2003-2006
	Tiffany Belz	76	1999-2002
	Lindsey Lees	76	1999-2003

Up Next

Iowa State finishes the regular season with conference foe Missouri at the ISU Soccer Complex ... the Cyclones play next Friday at 7 p.m. ... live stats will be available at Cyclones.com.

Players Mentioned

Deb Benakis

Amy Flores

Joanna Haig

Stephanie Kaphingst

Stephanie Kaphingst

Kate Kirwan

Kate Kirwan

Jess Villhauer

Jess Villhauer

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