2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Duricek, Tijana

Jersey Number 6
Tijana Duricek
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sportska Gimnazija
- Hometown:
- Novi Sad, Serbia
Bio
Career Honors
• 2020 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, 2020)
• 2019 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2018 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2017 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2017 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
• TCU Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bob Lilly Athlete of the Year
• TopDrawerSoccer No. 62 in Freshman Top 100
2021 (COVID Senior)
Played in six games over the course of the season... registered two shots, one on goal... totaled 94 minutes of playing time... made season debut on Aug. 19 at Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 19)... lone shot on goal came over 26 minutes of action against UTRGV (Aug. 29)... saw action against Houston (Oct. 3) and against Oklahoma State (Oct. 10)... played 10 minutes of a win at Iowa State (Oct. 17)... saw a season-high 27 minutes against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2020-21 (Senior)
Was one of six Horned Frogs to play in all 16 games... totaled 1,347 minutes on the field... played the entirety of 10 games... helped TCU to nine shutouts on the year... lone goal of the season was a game-winner... collected eight shots on the season... converted lone shot on goal... collected first shot of the season in 90 minutes against Texas Tech (Oct. 16)... scored the game-winner at nationally-ranked Kansas (Oct. 22)... took two shots in the contest against the Jayhawks... recorded shots at Kansas State (Oct. 25) and at Oklahoma (Oct. 30)... also tallied shots in wins over Oklahoma (March 20), Oklahoma State (April 3) and Notre Dame (April 17)... played the entirety of the come-from-behind win over New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (April 30).
2019 (Junior)
Played in and started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury on Sept. 15... saw a total of 645 minutes on the field...helped TCU to five shutouts in her eight games played... lone shot of the season was a shot on goal... played the entirety of five matches... was on the field for the entirety of the first two matches of the season at Florida State (Aug. 22) and at UAB (Aug. 25)... played 76 minutes in a 6-0 win over Sam Houston State (Aug. 29)... key component to a 1-0 win at SMU (Sept. 1), playing all 90 minutes... also played the entirety of matches against Ohio State (Sept. 8) and at Houston Baptist (Sept. 12)... was on the field for 81 minutes of a 4-0 win over Little Rock (Sept. 5)... registered lone shot of goal against Ohio State (Sept. 5)... played just 38 minutes before suffering an injury against Washington (Sept. 15).
2018 (Sophomore)
Played in 16 games making 12 starts while battling an injury... totaled 1,177 minutes on the field... played the entirety of eight of her 16 games... major contributor to a school-record 10 shutouts on the season… six of her 12 shots on the season were on goal... made her season debut Aug. 17 against Alabama and played the entirety of the match... assisted on the game-winning goal... scored her lone goal of the season versus Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 23)... took a shot on goal in 35 minutes of action against Butler (Sept. 16)… recorded a season-high two shots on goal in a tie against Iowa State (Sept. 21)... registered a shot on goal at Baylor (Sept. 28)… took a season-high three shots in a win against Texas (Sept. 30)... played a season-high 105 minutes in an OT win at Oklahoma (Oct. 5)... collected shots at Kansas (Oct. 12), at Kansas State (Oct. 14) and vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 28)… played all 90 minutes in TCU’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory over BYU (Nov. 9).
2017 (Freshman)
Played in and started all 22 matches... was a key contributor to a school-record eight shutouts... tallied a goal and three assists... 10 of her 16 shots were on goal... took a total of 64 corner kicks... collected a season-high three shots at Colorado (Aug. 25)... registered her first shot on goal against Ball State (Sept. 1)... collected two assists in TCU's win at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 17)... took two shots on goal in the win at Texas Tech (Oct. 1)... converted a penalty kick for her first career goal, a game-winner in overtime, against Baylor (Oct. 27)... was successful on a penalty kick shot against West Virginia (Nov. 3) to help the Frogs advance to the Big 12 Championship game... assisted on Emma Heckendorn's goal in the NCAA Tournament first round at Arizona (Nov. 10).
High School Was 13 when she received her first invite to the Serbian National Team... captained the U17 and U19 squads before an injury sidelined her... returned to the national team against Romania after recovering from the injury... international travels with the National Team took her to Finland in April of 2014 where she was the youngest player on the field... helped lead Serbia to a 1-0 win over Denmark... most recently participated in the u19 EUFA Women's Qualifying event in Norway, leading her team to a 2-0 win over heavily favored Sweden... joined the Red Star club team, Serbia's top soccer club, when she was 15 years old... was a member of the "A" team, during her tenure with the club... with the team, they played in numerous league cup finals.
Personal
Parents are Danilo and Tabita... has two siblings, Kristina and Ivana.
• 2020 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, 2020)
• 2019 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2018 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2017 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2017 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
• TCU Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bob Lilly Athlete of the Year
• TopDrawerSoccer No. 62 in Freshman Top 100
2021 (COVID Senior)
Played in six games over the course of the season... registered two shots, one on goal... totaled 94 minutes of playing time... made season debut on Aug. 19 at Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 19)... lone shot on goal came over 26 minutes of action against UTRGV (Aug. 29)... saw action against Houston (Oct. 3) and against Oklahoma State (Oct. 10)... played 10 minutes of a win at Iowa State (Oct. 17)... saw a season-high 27 minutes against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2020-21 (Senior)
Was one of six Horned Frogs to play in all 16 games... totaled 1,347 minutes on the field... played the entirety of 10 games... helped TCU to nine shutouts on the year... lone goal of the season was a game-winner... collected eight shots on the season... converted lone shot on goal... collected first shot of the season in 90 minutes against Texas Tech (Oct. 16)... scored the game-winner at nationally-ranked Kansas (Oct. 22)... took two shots in the contest against the Jayhawks... recorded shots at Kansas State (Oct. 25) and at Oklahoma (Oct. 30)... also tallied shots in wins over Oklahoma (March 20), Oklahoma State (April 3) and Notre Dame (April 17)... played the entirety of the come-from-behind win over New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (April 30).
2019 (Junior)
Played in and started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury on Sept. 15... saw a total of 645 minutes on the field...helped TCU to five shutouts in her eight games played... lone shot of the season was a shot on goal... played the entirety of five matches... was on the field for the entirety of the first two matches of the season at Florida State (Aug. 22) and at UAB (Aug. 25)... played 76 minutes in a 6-0 win over Sam Houston State (Aug. 29)... key component to a 1-0 win at SMU (Sept. 1), playing all 90 minutes... also played the entirety of matches against Ohio State (Sept. 8) and at Houston Baptist (Sept. 12)... was on the field for 81 minutes of a 4-0 win over Little Rock (Sept. 5)... registered lone shot of goal against Ohio State (Sept. 5)... played just 38 minutes before suffering an injury against Washington (Sept. 15).
2018 (Sophomore)
Played in 16 games making 12 starts while battling an injury... totaled 1,177 minutes on the field... played the entirety of eight of her 16 games... major contributor to a school-record 10 shutouts on the season… six of her 12 shots on the season were on goal... made her season debut Aug. 17 against Alabama and played the entirety of the match... assisted on the game-winning goal... scored her lone goal of the season versus Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 23)... took a shot on goal in 35 minutes of action against Butler (Sept. 16)… recorded a season-high two shots on goal in a tie against Iowa State (Sept. 21)... registered a shot on goal at Baylor (Sept. 28)… took a season-high three shots in a win against Texas (Sept. 30)... played a season-high 105 minutes in an OT win at Oklahoma (Oct. 5)... collected shots at Kansas (Oct. 12), at Kansas State (Oct. 14) and vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 28)… played all 90 minutes in TCU’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory over BYU (Nov. 9).
2017 (Freshman)
Played in and started all 22 matches... was a key contributor to a school-record eight shutouts... tallied a goal and three assists... 10 of her 16 shots were on goal... took a total of 64 corner kicks... collected a season-high three shots at Colorado (Aug. 25)... registered her first shot on goal against Ball State (Sept. 1)... collected two assists in TCU's win at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 17)... took two shots on goal in the win at Texas Tech (Oct. 1)... converted a penalty kick for her first career goal, a game-winner in overtime, against Baylor (Oct. 27)... was successful on a penalty kick shot against West Virginia (Nov. 3) to help the Frogs advance to the Big 12 Championship game... assisted on Emma Heckendorn's goal in the NCAA Tournament first round at Arizona (Nov. 10).
High School Was 13 when she received her first invite to the Serbian National Team... captained the U17 and U19 squads before an injury sidelined her... returned to the national team against Romania after recovering from the injury... international travels with the National Team took her to Finland in April of 2014 where she was the youngest player on the field... helped lead Serbia to a 1-0 win over Denmark... most recently participated in the u19 EUFA Women's Qualifying event in Norway, leading her team to a 2-0 win over heavily favored Sweden... joined the Red Star club team, Serbia's top soccer club, when she was 15 years old... was a member of the "A" team, during her tenure with the club... with the team, they played in numerous league cup finals.
Personal
Parents are Danilo and Tabita... has two siblings, Kristina and Ivana.
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