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Fall Sports Opener


Sep 11, 2006 1:01:05 AM



Fall sports opener — Texas A&M University, College Station, kicked off the women’s soccer season August 25 with a significant upset, knocking off the 18-time national champions from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1-0, in double overtime. The loss was the first in a season opener for the Tar Heels since 1983. Texas A&M’s Ashlee Pistorius (right) scored the winning goal in front of an NCAA regular-season, record crowd of 8,204 at Aggie Soccer Stadium.

Photo courtesy of Texas A&M media relations


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