No. 6 TCU Stays Perfect; Tops UTRGV 6-0

Sunday, August 29

Fort Worth, Texas

1 PM

TCU

3-0-0, 0-0-0

UTRGV

1-2-0, 0-0-0

UTRGV

TCU

No. 6 TCU Stays Perfect; Tops UTRGV 6-0

8/29/2021 5:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Pena and Memoly score first career goals

FORT WORTH – No. 6 TCU improved to 3-0 on the season with a 6-0 victory over UTRGV. Gracie Brian led the offensive attack with a pair of goals and Lauren Kellett made one save to record her first career shutout.

The Rundown
TCU wasted little time getting the match's opening goal. Grace Collins bid to find an open teammate inside the six was rejected, but the ball found its way back to her and this time she deposited the first goal of the match into the far corner for a 1-0 lead just four minutes into the contest.

In the 17^th minute, the Frogs struck again to open up a 2-0 advantage. Collins made a perfect feed to the middle of the six, right on target for Gracie Brian to head in her first goal of the season.

After a 70 minute lightning delay that started during halftime, the Horned Frogs came out firing and netted four goals. Messiah Bright opened the second half scoring on a give-and-go with Michelle Slater. Bright fired home her second goal of the season to push the TCU advantage to 3-0 in the 50^th minute.

Oli Pena took a Payton Crews feed about 25 yards out from goal and blasted a rising shot just over the outstretched hands of the keeper for her first career goal in the 61^st minute.

Camryn Lancaster set up the final two tallies for TCU. In the 71^st minute she sent a cross to the far post, finding an open Brian for her second goal of the game. Ten minutes later, she executed a perfect cross right to the head of Lauren Memoly for the final goal of the match.

Lauren Kellet preserved the shutout, making her only stop of the afternoon on a rising shot with under five minutes to go in the match.

Stat of the Game
2 – Two freshmen tallied their first career goals in the win. Getting the goals were Oli Pena and Lauren Memoly.

Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On the match and team depth:
"We are pretty deep. We knew going into the season that playing time was going to be at a premium. We were able to showcase a lot of different players at a lot of different positions. I thought they did really well against a worthy opponent in UTRGV. I'm happy with the shutout, but I'm more happy about the way we played after the lengthy delay."

On the lightning delay:
"I was worried coming out after a big break like that. I thought our second half was better than our first. We performed well. We were sharper and did some of the things that we asked them to do at the half."

Notes
• TCU has won nine straight home games dating back to 2020.
• TCU is unbeaten in its last 11 at home dating back to 2019.
• TCU registered double-digit shots for the third time this season.
• Lauren Kellett recorded her first career shutout.
• Skylar Heinrich made her TCU debut in the contest.
• Grace Collins scored her third goal of the season and the 14^th of her career.
• The game-winning goal for Collins was the sixth of her career.
• Collins tallied her second assist of the year and the 12^th of her career.
• Gracie Brian notched her first and second goals of the season and now has 12 in her career.
• Messiah Bright scored her second goal of the season and the 24^th of her career.
• Bright is now tied for fourth all-time in goals scored (Sarah Campbell, 1986-89).
• Bright moved into a tie for sixth all-time in career points with 56 (Emma Heckendorn, 2014-17).
• Oli Pena and Lauren Memoly scored their first career goals.
• Michelle Slater recorded her first assist of the season and the second of her career.
• Payton Crews collected her first assist of the year and the eighth of her career.
• Camryn Lancaster tallied two assists and now has three on the season.

Up Next
TCU (3-0) wraps up its three match homestand on Thursday, Sept. 2 when it hosts Colorado. Game time is set for 7 p.m. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.