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Saturday’s school soccer slate solely featured one matchup of two groups ranked within the AP Top 25. The ninth-ranked Missouri Tigers traveled to Kyle Field to tackle the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies.
While Missouri entered the sport because the favorites, the Aggies finally cruised to a 41-10 win. Texas A&M operating again Le’Veon Moss was requested if he thought the Aggies shocked their top-10 ranked opponent.
“Most positively,” he stated earlier than he laughed. “They thought they was coming to get a chunk of cake — straightforward.” Moss ran for a career-high 138 yards and scored three touchdowns throughout the sport.
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Texas A&M has now gained 5 video games in a row. The Aggies dropped their season opener to Notre Dame.
“We are in a progress mindset… we are attempting to develop each single day,” first-year Texas A&M coach Mike Elko stated. “We didn’t flinch once we didn’t get the job finished towards Notre Dame.”
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Texas A&M was up 24-0 at halftime and padded the lead when Moss ran 75 yards for a landing on the primary play of the third quarter. He burst by way of a gap within the line and evaded one sort out earlier than merely outrunning everybody for his second rating of the day.
“We simply wished to return out and proceed to place our foot on their neck,” Moss stated. “That’s it.”
Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner, left, and defensive lineman Nic Scourton react after a sort out throughout the first half of an NCAA school soccer sport towards Arkansas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Brady Cook had 186 yards passing with a landing for Missouri, which was enjoying its first highway sport of the season. Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz used his opening assertion within the postgame press convention to take duty for the crew’s efficiency and issued an apology to the fanbase.
“Just a very poor efficiency by my soccer crew, and it begins with me and I apologize to our followers. It’s my duty for us to be higher. The begin on the first half… not with the ability to convert third downs, not with the ability to cease them on third down… finally (was) the distinction within the sport.”
“We weren’t aggressive and that’s not Mizzou soccer,” Drinkwitz added.
Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman threw for 276 yards in his return after lacking three video games with an damage to his throwing shoulder and Amari Daniels added two dashing scores.
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies operating again Le’Veon Moss (8) celebrates with offensive lineman Chase Bisontis (71) after scoring a landing within the second quarter towards the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.)
Texas A&M led 10-0 when Luther Burden III appeared to have scored on a 75-yard reception. But it was referred to as again when the Tigers had been flagged for having an unlawful receiver downfield.
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Missouri’s solely landing got here on a 59-yard landing cross from Cook to Wease that lower the result in 34-7 with about 5 minutes left within the third.
Texas A&M shall be on a bye week subsequent Saturday, earlier than returning to motion towards Mississippi State on Oct. 19. Missouri will look to rebound subsequent week once they host Massachusetts..
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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