TCU Topples K-State, 4-0

Thursday, October 24

Fort Worth, Texas

9 a.m.

TCU

10-5-1, 4-2-1

Kansas State

3-11-2, 1-6-0

Kansas St.

TCU

TCU Topples K-State, 4-0

10/24/2019 11:58:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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Messiah Bright scores twice for the Frogs

FORT WORTH – A four-goal outburst in the first half set TCU on the path to victory as the Horned Frogs topped Kansas State 4-0 on Thursday at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Messiah Bright scored twice, while Tatum Condrey and Haley Mallion also tallied goals. Emily Alvarado made six saves to record her sixth shutout of the season.

The Rundown
An early corner for the Horned Frogs proved fruitful as they raced out to an early 1-0 lead. Grace Collins' feed was headed down by Tatum Condrey. Messiah Bright tapped home the goal in the third minute.

Another corner kick just over four minutes later translated to another TCU goal and a 2-0 advantage. This time Condrey headed in Collins' pass for her first of the season in the eighth minute.

In the 30^th minute, Gracie Brian made a perfect lead pass that Bright had no problem catching up to. She fired home her second goal of the morning from 20 yards out to make it 3-0 contest.

Haley Mallion capitalized on a similar play in the final minute of the first half as she took Yazmeen Ryan's pass and deposited it in the back of the goal for a 4-0 halftime lead.

In the second half, the Wildcats tested Emily Alvarado and the Frogs defense as they tried to get on the board. Kansas State outshot the Frogs 10-6, but Alvarado made all five stops she needed to in the final frame to preserve the shutout.

Stat of the Game
3 – TCU had three players with multi-point efforts on Thursday. Messiah Bright scored two goals. Tatum Condrey had a goal and an assist. Grace Collins tallied two assists.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the game:
"I was happy with the tactical game that we played today. It went perfectly the way we wanted it to from a scouting report perspective. We were able to score a few goals early and put the game away in the first half."

On facing adversity:
"We've had some bounce backs because we've had some poor performances. The resolve of doing that, playing early than normal and still being able to come away with a really good result against a quality teams is hard. We have faced a lot of adversity this season and hopefully we continue to deal with it in a positive fashion."

Notes
• TCU was outshot for the eighth time this year.
• TCU tallied double-digit shots for the 13^th time this season.
• TCU posted its seventh shutout of the season.
• TCU scored four goals in a game for the third time this season.
• Emily Alvarado recorded her sixth shutout of the season and the 12^th of her career. She is now fourth all-time in shutouts.
• Messiah Bright set a career high scoring her seventh and eighth goals of the season. She now has 14 in her career.
• Bright recorded her second game-winning goal of the season and the fifth of her career.
• Tatum Condrey scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career.
• Condrey also added her second career assist.
• Haley Mallion scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career.
• Grace Collins pitched in with two assists to give her six on the season.
• Gracie Brian collected her fourth assist of the year.
• Yazmeen Ryan added her seventh assist of the season to give her 15 for her career.
• Ryan now ranks tied for fourth all-time with her 15 assists.

Next
The Horned Frogs (10-5-1, 4-2-1) play host to Kansas on Sunday afternoon at 1. TCU's two seniors, Tara Smith and Tayla Christensen, will be honored prior to the start of the contest.