Sept. 30, 2007

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -

Despite Nicole Cauzillo's second goal of the season, Kansas fell to third-ranked Texas A&M, 5-1, Sunday at the Aggie Soccer Complex.

The Aggies improve to 7-2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12, while the Jayhawks fall to 1-8-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the conference.

Ashlee Pistorus scored a hat trick to power the Aggie offense.

Texas A&M took a 1-0 lead in the 41^st minute on a goal by Natalie Curry. Curry bent a corner kick off the far post and into the net at 40:31.

The Aggies struck again in the 52nd minute as Ashlee Pistorus headed home a cross from Rachel Shipley. Shipley chipped a pass from the far side of the box to the middle where Pistorus used her head to direct the ball past goalkeeper Colleen Quinn on the far side.

After Texas A&M took a 3-0 lead, KU answered as senior Nicole Cauzillo finished a play at the top of the box. Sophomore Kim Boyer started the play, sending a cross from the near side to sophomore Monica Dolinsky, who touched a pass to Cauzillo for the goal. It was the senior's second goal of the season.

Pistorus added her second goal of the match in the 68^th minute.

The Aggies outshot the Jayhawks 20-8 in the match and held a slight 4-3 edge in corner kicks.

Kansas will travel to Des Moines, Iowa for a non-conference match against Drake next Friday at 7 p.m.