Sunday, October 30
Round Rock, Texas
5:30 p.m.
TCU
5
vs
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Kansas
Four Frogs Score as TCU Advances
10/30/2022 8:54:00 PM | Women's Soccer
ROUND ROCK, Texas – No. 15 TCU advanced to the Big 12 Semifinals with a 5-1 win over Kansas on Sunday night at the Round Rock Multisport Complex. Sarah Melcher led the team with two goals, and Lauren Kellett and Azul Alvarez each posted two saves.
The Rundown
The Horned Frogs wasted no time pressuring the Kansas defense. TCU tallied two corner kicks in the opening minutes of play and capitalized in the 9th minute. Gracie Brian headed the ball into a crowded box and Sarah Melcher scored off her right thigh to give the Frogs a 1-0 lead.
TCU continued to be strong in the attacking third throughout the first half. After a Kansas foul led to a TCU free kick, Payton Crews delivered a beautiful pass to Melcher who headed it in from inside the six to put the Frogs up 2-0 in the 22nd minute.
Another penalty plagued the Jayhawks as Kennedy Clountz was fouled in the box in the 28th minute. She converted her first career penalty kick for her second goal of the season to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead.
The second half was no different as the Frogs got scoring started early. In the 51st minute, Gracie Brian delivered a stellar feed past a Kansas defender to a charging Messiah Bright, who scored off her left foot into the high right corner of the net for a 4-0 lead.
Throughout the second half, the Frogs continued to create scoring opportunities and tallied eight corner kicks in the final 45. In the 88th minute, Dana Reed scored on a header off Tyler Isgrig's corner to propel the Frogs to a 5-0 advantage.
Kansas scored with one minute remaining to make it a 5-1 final.
Stat of the Game
5 – TCU scored five goals against the Jayhawks, the most goals ever scored by the Horned Frogs in a Big 12 Tournament game.
Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On what the freshman bring to this team
"It's interesting. You see some of these kids matrue at different points in the season. I think we're peaking at the right time and our kids are confident. AJ [Hennessey] is in the game now, Kennedy [Clountz] is coming in along with Seven [Castain] and Sarah [Melcher] and they're playing really good minutes. That is what we hope to have within our environment. It takes awhile for them to get adjusted to the speed of the game and the tactics that we employ. Once they no longer have to think about it and they can just go out there and play, it's brilliant."
On carrying the momentum to Thursday
"We're in a really good rhythm right now. Hopefully the goals will come through movement and speed of play, and we just need to continue to do what we've been doing."
Notes
• TCU is 7-6-7 all time in the Big 12 Tournament and 2-1-1 against Kansas.
• TCU advanced to the Big 12 Semifinals for the sixth time.
• TCU is 2-0 this season against Kansas.
• TCU outshot its opponent for the 16th time this season.
• TCU has recorded double-digit shot attempts in every game this season.
• TCU recorded double-digit corner kick attempts for the fifth time in the previous six games.
• Sarah Melcher scored the first and second goals of her career.
• Dana Reed scored her first goal of the season and the third of her career.
• Kennedy Clountz scored her second goal of her career and converted her first penalty kick attempt.
• Messiah Bright recorded her 10th goal of the season and the 49th of her career.
• Gracie Brian recorded her second and third assists of the season and the 22nd and 23rd of her career.
• Brian tied the all-time career assist record (23).
• AJ Hennessey notched her second assist of the season.
• Seven Castain recorded her fourth assist of the season.
• Payton Crews notched her second assist of the season and the 11th of her career.
• Lauren Kellett and Azul Alvarez each tallied two saves.
Up Next
No. 15 TCU (11-3-5, 5-1-3 Big 12) plays the winner of Texas Tech/Oklahoma match on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Round Rock Multisport Complex.
The Rundown
The Horned Frogs wasted no time pressuring the Kansas defense. TCU tallied two corner kicks in the opening minutes of play and capitalized in the 9th minute. Gracie Brian headed the ball into a crowded box and Sarah Melcher scored off her right thigh to give the Frogs a 1-0 lead.
TCU continued to be strong in the attacking third throughout the first half. After a Kansas foul led to a TCU free kick, Payton Crews delivered a beautiful pass to Melcher who headed it in from inside the six to put the Frogs up 2-0 in the 22nd minute.
Another penalty plagued the Jayhawks as Kennedy Clountz was fouled in the box in the 28th minute. She converted her first career penalty kick for her second goal of the season to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead.
The second half was no different as the Frogs got scoring started early. In the 51st minute, Gracie Brian delivered a stellar feed past a Kansas defender to a charging Messiah Bright, who scored off her left foot into the high right corner of the net for a 4-0 lead.
Throughout the second half, the Frogs continued to create scoring opportunities and tallied eight corner kicks in the final 45. In the 88th minute, Dana Reed scored on a header off Tyler Isgrig's corner to propel the Frogs to a 5-0 advantage.
Kansas scored with one minute remaining to make it a 5-1 final.
Stat of the Game
5 – TCU scored five goals against the Jayhawks, the most goals ever scored by the Horned Frogs in a Big 12 Tournament game.
Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On what the freshman bring to this team
"It's interesting. You see some of these kids matrue at different points in the season. I think we're peaking at the right time and our kids are confident. AJ [Hennessey] is in the game now, Kennedy [Clountz] is coming in along with Seven [Castain] and Sarah [Melcher] and they're playing really good minutes. That is what we hope to have within our environment. It takes awhile for them to get adjusted to the speed of the game and the tactics that we employ. Once they no longer have to think about it and they can just go out there and play, it's brilliant."
On carrying the momentum to Thursday
"We're in a really good rhythm right now. Hopefully the goals will come through movement and speed of play, and we just need to continue to do what we've been doing."
Notes
• TCU is 7-6-7 all time in the Big 12 Tournament and 2-1-1 against Kansas.
• TCU advanced to the Big 12 Semifinals for the sixth time.
• TCU is 2-0 this season against Kansas.
• TCU outshot its opponent for the 16th time this season.
• TCU has recorded double-digit shot attempts in every game this season.
• TCU recorded double-digit corner kick attempts for the fifth time in the previous six games.
• Sarah Melcher scored the first and second goals of her career.
• Dana Reed scored her first goal of the season and the third of her career.
• Kennedy Clountz scored her second goal of her career and converted her first penalty kick attempt.
• Messiah Bright recorded her 10th goal of the season and the 49th of her career.
• Gracie Brian recorded her second and third assists of the season and the 22nd and 23rd of her career.
• Brian tied the all-time career assist record (23).
• AJ Hennessey notched her second assist of the season.
• Seven Castain recorded her fourth assist of the season.
• Payton Crews notched her second assist of the season and the 11th of her career.
• Lauren Kellett and Azul Alvarez each tallied two saves.
Up Next
No. 15 TCU (11-3-5, 5-1-3 Big 12) plays the winner of Texas Tech/Oklahoma match on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Round Rock Multisport Complex.
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