TCU Falters In Loss To WVU

Sunday, September 23

Fort Worth, Texas

1:00 p.m. CT

TCU

7-2-2 (0-1-1)

West Virginia

6-2-3 (2-0-0)

West Virginia

TCU

TCU Falters In Loss To WVU

9/23/2018 4:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Frogs fall for the first time at home this season

FORT WORTH – For the first time this season the TCU Horned Frogs dropped a home contest falling by a 2-0 score to West Virginia Sunday afternoon. Emily Alvarado made five saves in goal for the Frogs.

The Rundown
West Virginia took the opening touch downfield and wasted little time getting on the board. Sh'Nia Gordon found a loose ball inside the 18 and fired off a quick shot to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead.

TCU weathered the early flurry of activity from West Virginia before carry much of the play late in the half. Kayla Hill had the Frogs' first look in the 23^rdminute, but her shot from the top of the 18 was blocked before it found its way on goal.

The Frogs continued to push to get the equalizer. A corner kick in the 67^thminute led to a flurry of activity inside the 6-yard box. Karitas Tomasdottir's bid was knocked off the goal line by a WVU defender. Her follow-up shot was just wide.

West Virginia got a big insurance goal in the 73^rdminute. A foul gave the Mountaineers a free kick that found its way inside the 18. Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel's shot high under the crossbar made it a 2-0 game.

Stat of the Game
0:25 – West Virginia scored the game's first goal just 25 seconds into the match.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the game:
"We played a good team, congratulations to them. We weren't good enough. Our mentality wasn't the best and I think that's a credit to them. It took us a while to get our feet under ourselves and get into the game. Hat's off to West Virginia for making it uncomfortable for us. It was an opportunity lost. But, we will get back to the drawing board and we will be back Friday against Baylor and we will be ready."

Notes
• TCU was shutout for just the second time this season.
• TCU allowed double-digit shots for just the third time this season.
• TCU was outshot for just the third time this season.
• Karitas Tomasdottir led the team with two shots.
• Cachet Lue and Tijana Djuricek played the entirety of the match.

Up Next
TCU (7-2-2) hits the road on Friday for the first time in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs will square off against Baylor starting at 7 p.m.