Huskers Upset No. 14 Texas A&M, 2-1

Lincoln - Freshman Morgan Marlborough delivered the biggest play of the season to date with her game-winning goal in the 82nd minute to lead the Nebraska soccer team (9-3-4, 3-2-2) to a 2-1 upset victory over No. 14 Texas A&M (10-5-1, 4-2-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Nebraska Soccer Field.

In one of the most intensity-filled games of the year, Marlborough's second goal of the day broke a 1-1 tie after Texas A&M had tied the contest on a penalty kick (hand-ball) by Rachel Shipley in the 68th minute. Marlborough answered 14 minutes later, resulting from an intercepted pass by senior Julie Berkshire in front of the midfield line. Berkshire then fed the ball to Marlborough, who dashed through the Texas A&M defense right-to-left and sent in the game-winning goal from 15 yards away on the left side of the penalty box.

With the victory, Nebraska has won three of its past four games against top-25 opponents at the Nebraska Soccer Field, while improving its 2009 home record to 8-0-2.

Marlborough now has seven multiple-goal games this season, as she also connected in the 19th minute to give Nebraska an early 1-0 lead. Caniglia took a free kick from 30 yards out, which was headed by freshman Jordan Jackson before Marlborough swept up the pass on the left side of the net and scored off the crossbar.

Trailing 1-0 at halftime, Texas A&M turned up its offensive pressure in the second half and outshot Nebraska 13-5 in the final 45 minutes. The Husker defense, however, came up big in crucial situations to hold the Aggies scoreless aside from Shipley's penalty kick with 22 minutes remaining. Texas A&M only had three shots on goal, including a free kick in the 60th minute that nearly found the top of the net, but was deflected over the crossbar by junior goalkeeper Jessica Mills.

Nebraska took five shots on net, including a pair from Marlborough that accounted for both of Nebraska's goals. The Lee's Summit, Mo., native has a nation-leading 21 goals to tie for the fourth-most in a single-season in school history. Sunday also marked the third time that she has scored multiple goals in a Big 12 game after a pair of goals at Texas Tech on Sept. 27 and a hat trick vs. Oklahoma on Oct. 11.

Caniglia contributed on both of Marlborough's goals and now has a team-leading seven assists.

The Huskers are back in action this weekend for a pair of road match-ups against Big 12 North opponents. Nebraska faces Kansas in Lawrence on Friday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m., before traveling east to Columbia to take on Missouri on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.