TCU
17-3-2, 9-0-2
Stephen F. Austin
14-4-2, 8-2-0
TCU Stifles SFA, Advances to Second Round
11/15/2024 10:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WORTH - The No. 5 seed TCU women's soccer team s SFA,1-0, on Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Caroline Kelly converted a penalty kick in the 57th minute that stood up as the game-winner. Megan Plaschko made one save in her sixth shutout of the season.
The Rundown
TCU dominated possession in the opening period firing off four shots in the first 15 minutes of action. The aggressive play by the Horned Frogs was rewarded in the 29th minute as Caroline Kelly drew a foul inside the box. Seven Castain took the penalty try for the Frogs but was stopped by the SFA keeper. The ensuing rebound shot attempt by Kelly saw the keeper make another great stop to keep the Frogs off the board.
TCU went into the break with a 13-0 shot advantage over the Lady Jacks. The Frogs forced the SFA keeper to make eight saves in the half.
The Frogs kept the pressure on, but couldn't solve the SFA keeper. In the 54th minute, Bella Diorio had a great chance from the left side of the goal, but that shot was stopped by the SFA keeper.
The Frogs finally broke through in the 57th minute. Oli Pena drew the foul inside the 18 to set up the Frogs with another penalty kick opportunity. Caroline Kelly knocked down a penalty kick to give the Frogs a 1-0 lead..
Defensively, the Frogs allowed one shot on frame all night which was saved by Megan Plashcko in the 53rd minute of the contest. Cameron Patton made a defensive stand in the 71st minute as she slide-tackled a Lady Jack to break up a potential scoring opportunity with the Frogs clinging to a 1-0 lead.
Quote of the Game
Head Coach Eric Bell
On second-half adjustments
"Our movements were sharper and our passes were sharper. We had an idea of where we wanted to go with the ball so that we could play faster. Speed of play was not where it needed to be, but once we started taking care of those things, we played a lot sharper."
Notes
• TCU improved to 7-6-2 all time in the NCAA Tournament.
• TCU is 4-1 in NCAA Tournament games played at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
• TCU improved to 3-2 against teams from Texas in NCAA Tournament games.
• TCU advanced to the second round for the fifth time in program history.
• TCU outshot its opponent for the 19th time this year.
• TCU had 20 shots for the ninth time this season.
• TCU converted its 10th penalty kick of the season.
• Caroline Kelly scored her 13th goal of the year and 44th of her career.
• Kelly and Seven Castain both led the Frogs with five shots.
• Seven Castain, Jennie Immethun, Lauren Memoly, Maddie Mooney and Cam Patton played the entirety of the match.
Up Next
TCU (17-3-2) will head to Tallahassee, Fla. for the second round of the NCAA Tournament to take on the winner of the Penn State/Stony Brook match set for Saturday evening. The second round match will take place on Friday, Nov. 22.
Team Stats
Caroline Kelly (12)
TCU Caroline Kelly PENALTY KICK GOAL.
56:46
