Early Goals Help No. 6 TCU Sink Texas Tech

Friday, October 16

Fort Worth, Texas

7 p.m.

TCU

4-0-1, 4-0-1

Texas Tech

0-3-2, 0-3-2

Texas Tech

TCU

Early Goals Help No. 6 TCU Sink Texas Tech

10/16/2020 10:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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TCU tallies win No. 100 at Garvey-Rosenthal

FORT WORTH – The No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs remained undefeated with a 2-0 victory over Texas Tech Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Messiah Bright and Grace Collins struck for a pair of goals in the first nine minutes. Emily Alvarado made three stops to record her fourth shutout of the season.

The Rundown
TCU had a 2-0 lead on its first two shots of the match and never looked back. Michelle Slater started the Frogs' run down the field and fed to Payton Crews. Her touch pass found Messiah Bright in stride and she fired a shot far side for her first tally of the season and a 1-0 TCU lead in the fifth minute.

Just over four minutes later, Grace Collins took on a defender and powered through with a shot inside the near post to double up the Frogs' lead.

Texas Tech's strongest flurry came just after Bright's goal. Jordie Harr's shot inside the six was blocked out by a TCU defender. On the ensuing corner kick, Sierra Jones' header was corralled by Emily Alvarado.

TCU weathered an early push from Texas Tech in the second half that saw the Red Raiders generate two shots and two corner kicks.

From there, the Horned Frogs went on the attack, funneling shots towards the net and keeping Texas Tech at bay. Bright had a couple of good looks, one a point-blank shot that was kicked away by the Red Raider goalkeeper and another that sailed just high over the crossbar..

Stat of the Game
100 – Friday night's win was the 100^th overall victory at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. The stadium opened in 2000. Under the guidance of Eric Bell, the Horned Frogs have tallied 45 of the 100 wins.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
Game assessment
"We knew that they might throw something at us a little bit different and they did with their shape. Fortunately for us, we were able to get two goals relatively quickly against their shape. It was a good cushion for us to help us settle down and start playing TCU soccer.

"Texas Tech is a good team. The record doesn't show that, but they are well coached and they are going to be prepared. They threw something at us that our kids were able to handle, so I'm proud of our group for dealing with it.

"I'm happy with the overall performance. We get another shutout. Emily does a good job. The back line and the front six do a good job preventing shots and fighting. It wasn't the prettiest, but it is a good win for us."

Notes
• TCU is unbeaten through five games for the first time since the 2018 campaign.
• TCU outshot its opponents for the third time this season.
• Messiah Bright scored her first goal of the season and the 19^th of her career.
• Bright is now eighth all-time in career goals scored with 19.
• Bright notched her seventh career game-winning goal.
• Grace Collins recorded her second goal of the season and the fifth of her career.
• Payton Crews picked up her first and second assists of the season, giving her five in her career.
• Michelle Slater tallied her first career assist.
• Emily Alvarado posted her 17^th career shutout.
• Yazmeen Ryan, Marz Akins, Tijana Duricek and Brandi Peterson played the entirety of the match.

Next
TCU (4-0-1) hits the road for three straight starting Thursday at nationally-ranked Kansas. The Jayhawks enter the match with a 4-1-0 record. The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.