COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M junior forward Haley Pounds notched her second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the No. 8 Aggies past the Rice Owls, 4-1, Sunday evening at Ellis Field.Pounds ended the match with a career-high seven points with the three goals and the assist.Texas A&M converted three set pieces in the win, scoring on a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick with Pounds taking the first touch on all three goals.Pounds first goal came with 4:01 remaining in the first half to tie the match at 1-1. Texas A&M was awarded a free kick at the top of the penalty area when Grace Piper was tackled from behind on a shot attempt. Pounds launched the free kick from 20 yards out, with the shot clipping the crossbar before cascading down the back netting.The Aggies claimed their first lead of the match in the 55th minute. Rice was called for a foul in the box when Brittany Crabtree was taken down just outside the six-yard box. Pounds took the penalty kick, blasting the ball past Owls goalkeeper Maya Hoyer, who guessed correctly but was unable to make the stop.Texas A&M finished strong with two goals in the waning moments of the match.With 7:32 remaining in the second half, Pounds delivered a corner kick to the near post from the left arc. Her offering found the head of freshman Cienna Arrieta who put it home for her first career goal and the 3-1 advantage.Pounds finished off the hat trick in the 84th minute. Mikaela Harvey intercepted a poor clearance on the offensive side of the center circle. She rumbled through the defense to the penalty arc before slipping a pass through the back line to find Pounds 15 yards out. Pounds used her first touch to send a right-footed missile through the mitts of Hoyer.Rice drew first blood in the 21st minute. Nia Stallings sent a pass in from the left side of the penalty box. Her offering found Aliza Wolfe at the righthand corner of the six-yard box and she sent it to the left upper 90 for the 1-0 lead.Texas A&M owned the advantages in shots (18-6), shots-on-goal (12-1) and corner kicks (5-2).The Aggies return to action Friday when they host the UCLA Bruins in a 7:30 pm match at Ellis Field. Custom New York Mets Jerseys . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Gary Carter Jersey . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. http://www.metsbaseballauthentic.com/tug-mcgraw-mets-jersey/ . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Dwight Gooden Jersey . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Lenny Dykstra Jersey . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. PHOENIX -- Brittney Griner scored 21 points and Penny Taylor had eight in her final regular-season home game to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 86-62.Taylor announced her retirement at the end of July. The Australian international was a three-time All-Star during 13 WNBA seasons, beginning her WNBA career with the Cleveland Rockers in 2001 and joining Phoenix in 2004.The Mercury (15-18) clinched a playoff spot before tipoff with Washingtons 94-91 loss to Atlanta.The Storm (15-18) fell into a tie withh Mercury but retained their hold on the No.dddddddddddd 7 seed due to winning the season series. Both teams conclude the season Sunday when Phoenix visits San Antonio, and Seattle hosts Chicago.Phoenix led by as many as 17 in the first quarter and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Seattle trailed by 24 at the break and got no closer than 65-50 late in the third quarter. ' ' '