Frogs wrap up home schedule this weekend
10/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 14, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's soccer team wraps up their 2005 home schedule this weekend when they host a pair of Mountain West teams. UNLV and San Diego State head to Fort Worth for the first time ever. The Rebels and the Frogs square off on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Sunday the Frogs will honor four seniors prior to their match against San Diego State. Kickoff time is slated for 1:00 p.m.
News & Notes:
STREAK COMES TO AN END
•In the 76th minute of the match against Utah, Katy Buchanan saw her shutout streak come to an end. The streak spanned four matches and included back-to-back shutouts of Sam Houston State and Boise State. The streak ended at 277:10.
HOME COOKING
• The Frogs will be playing their final two matches at Garvey-Rosenthal this weekend. TCU has enjoyed its home stadium as they own a 4-3 record in seven matches this season. They have outscored their opponents 12-8 and are averaging 721 fans.
SEARCHING FOR A GOAL
• The Frogs suffered back-to-back shutout losses for the first time since the 2004 season. TCU will be looking for their first goal in 180 minutes of play, dating back to its 1-0 overtime win against Boise State on October 2.
SENIOR DAY
• Sunday, the Frogs will honor four seniors in their final home game of their careers. Bara Gunnarsdottir, Moran Lavi and Ginny Hubbard will all play in their final home matches in Fort Worth. TCU will also bid farewell to Lauren Siepiela. Lauren has been sidelined for two seasons with a back injury.
FROGS VS. UNLV
• The Frogs and the Rebels have never met on a soccer pitch. Despite both being members of the WAC, the two teams were never scheduled together. Interestingly, Coach Abdalla is the former head coach of the Rebels. He led them for five years before coming to TCU.
SCOUTING THE REBELS
• A goal in the last minute of play against Wyoming propelled the Rebels into a two-way tie with Utah for first place in the league. The Rebels, formerly coached by Dan Abdalla, are in their first season under new head coach Katherine Mertz. They are riding a four-match winning streak, made even more impressive by the fact that they haven't allowed a goal in four matches. Ciera Nero is largely responsible for the streak with a 0.81 GAA and 55 saves on the season. Offensively they are led by Katie Carnie and Tanya Roberts. They are averaging 13 shots a match.
FROGS VS. SAN DIEGO ST.
• The Aztecs led the all-time series against TCU 2-0-0. The last time they met was on November 6, 1998 in the WAC tournament played in Provo, Utah. SDSU was ranked No. 9 in the country and won by a 6-0 score. The other meeting came in 1991 at Moraga, Calif. The Aztecs won that meeting 2-0.
SCOUTING THE AZTECS
• After dropping their conference opener to Wyoming, the Aztecs rebounded with a 3-1 at Air Force. Three of their five losses have come in overtime. They have won four of their last six contests. With an overall record of 9-6-0, the Aztecs are 4-3-0 on the road. Leading the way offensively for San Diego State is Jen Mello with seven goals. Erika Sutton has also been an offensive threat as she leads the team with 39 shots. The defense has surrendered just 14 goals this season thanks to strong goalkeeping from Christi Tount. She has made 35 stops this season and has a GAA of 1.09.
