Brian, Bright Lead TCU To Win

Thursday, August 29

Fort Worth, Texas

7 p.m.

TCU

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Sam Houston State

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Sam Houston St.

TCU

Brian, Bright Lead TCU To Win

8/29/2019 10:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Bright tallies two goals and two assists in the win

FORT WORTH –TCU netted a trio of goals in each half to roll to a 6-0 victory over Sam Houston State in the home opener at Garvey-Rosenthal Thursday night. Gracie Brian and Messiah Bright led the TCU attack with a pair of goals each.

The Rundown
After some near misses early in the game, once the Horned Frogs hit paydirt, they did so often. Messiah Bright opened the scoring in the 12^thminute on a beautiful feed from Tara Smith. Bright broke free of her defender and had her pick of location to bury the first tally of the game.

Just over 30 seconds later, Yazmeen Ryan made it 2-0 with her first goal of the year. Grace Collins hit Ryan in stride in the middle of the 18 and her shot was unstoppable into the lower left corner.

Gracie Brian pushed the lead to 3-0 in the 22^ndminute. Collins again had the touch as she put the ball in a perfect spot for Brian to head it in for her first of the game.

More domination in the second half followed as Brian, Bright and Maddy Warren found the back of the net. Bright found Brian alone at the top of the 18 in the 54^thminute and she didn't miss, notching her second of the game.

Just under five minutes later, Bright netted her second of the night. Smith made the play, finding Bright for the one-timer and a 5-0 lead in the 59^thminute. Maddy Warren capped the scoring with a blistering turnaround shot from the top of the 18 in the 65^thminute.

Emily Alvarado and Annika Vadset combined on the shutout. The duo faced just two shots with Alvarado making the lone save.

Stat of the Game
6 – Messiah Bright registered her first career multi-goal game. She chipped in with a pair of assists to give her six points for the match.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the game
"Good performance for the most part. There were some pieces in the game where we should have been better and sharper, but overall I am happy with the performance. Obviously scoring six goals against a worthy opponent is always nice. We scored a lot of different ways so that is always a positive. We are happy with the result but the focus now is to get better and be prepared for Sunday."

Playing at home
"It's always nice to play in the friendly confines. We are used to it, we train on it all the time. We are used to the dimensions and how it plays. It's a wonderful surface. Andrew and the guys do an outstanding job taking care of the field. It's always nice to play in front of the home fans. We've got alumni in the stands. They are young alumni so they can relate to what's going. It's nice to see them in the stands."

Notes
• TCU registered its second-straight shutout.
• TCU tallied double-digit shots (34) for the second time this season.
• TCU scored six goals in a match for the first time since Sept. 16, 2018 when it topped No. 18 Butler by a 6-1 tally.
• Lily Cook, Julia Lucero, Annika Vadset, Selma Vidgren and Lexie Wallace made their collegiate debuts.
• Messiah Bright scored her first two goals of the season. She now has eight career goals.
• Bright also pitched in with two assists to give her three for her career.
• Bright posted her fourth career game-winning goal.
• Yazmeen Ryan tallied her first goal of the year and the 10^thof her career.
• Gracie Brian posted her first career multi-goal game. She leads the team with three goals in 2019.
• Maddy Warren scored her seventh career goal.
• Tara Smith contributed four assists to give her eight for her career.
• Grace Collins picked up two assists for her first two career points.

Next
The Horned Frogs (2-1) will hit the road again for a match at cross-town rival SMU. Game time against the No. 25-ranked Mustangs at Westcott Field is set for 7 p.m. on Sunday.