TCU Dominates Second Half, Advances to Sweet 16

Friday, April 30

Wilson, N.C.

5 p.m.

TCU

12-1-1, 8-0-1

New Mexico

11-2-0, 9-1-0

New Mexico

TCU

TCU Dominates Second Half, Advances to Sweet 16

4/30/2021 9:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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A barrage of goals gives Horned Frogs come-from-behind win over Lobos

WILSON, N.C. – With four second-half goals in under six minutes, No. 4-seed TCU powered its way to a 6-2 win over New Mexico Friday at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Five different Horned Frogs scored and Yazmeen Ryan tied the school record for career assists as TCU advanced to its first-ever Sweet 16.

The Rundown
New Mexico (11-2-0) controlled the game early on and scored the game's first goal in the 28^th minute. The Horned Frogs outshot the Lobos 10-8 in the first half, but had just two shots on goal and trailed 1-0 at the break.

Just 88 seconds into the second half, TCU tied it on a goal by Messiah Bright, her third of the season. Gracie Brian had the assist. Less than a minute later, Grace Collins scored the go-ahead goal on a pass by Ryan. Collins scored her second goal of the game less than three minutes after her first to put the Frogs ahead 3-1.

It took 36 seconds for TCU to score its next goal by Payton Crews. Ryan had the assist, the 22^nd of her career, which tied the program record.

In just her seventh-career game, freshman Avery Barron scored her first-career goal in the 74^th minute to put the Frogs ahead 5-1.

Maddy Warren had TCU's sixth goal of the match, coming in the 79^th minute and assisted by Tatum Condrey, her first of the season.

Stat of the Game
6 – TCU's six goals on Friday were twice as many as it had scored in its five previous NCAA Tournament matches.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the difference between the first and second halves:
"We challenged them at the half as any coach would do. We're a good team and we had to challenge our good team to be better than they were in the first half and they answered the challenge and took care of business against a worthy opponent."

Notes
• TCU and New Mexico played for the first time since a 1-1 tie on Aug. 17, 2012. It was Eric Bell's first game at TCU.
• TCU improved to 2-4-0 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• TCU improved to 3-0-0 this season when trailing at the half.
• TCU outshot UNM 21-12, including 11-4 in the second half.
• Yazmeen Ryan tied Emma Heckendorn (2014-17) for the program record with 22 career assists.
• Messiah Bright scored her fourth goal of the season and the 21st of her career, tying Jennifer Thompson (1992-95) for seventh all-time.
• Bright pushed her career points total to 52, moving into a tie for eighth all-time.
• Grace Collins scored two goals under three minutes apart. It was the first time in her career she scored multiple goals in a game.
• In her 48^th game, Payton Crews' goal was the first of her career.
• Avery Barron's goal was the first of her career.

Up Next
TCU (12-1-1) will play the winner Saturday's game between 13-seeded Georgetown and South Carolina. The Sweet 16 matchup will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET in Cary, N.C.