Horned Frogs continue conference action in Provo
10/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 11, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU soccer program continues conference action with matches against BYU on Thursday and New Mexico on Sunday. Start time for the contest against the Cougars is set for 8 p.m. (CT) at South Stadium in Provo, Utah, while the match against the Lobos will begin at 2 p.m. (CT) in Albuquerque, N.M.
Last Friday, BYU (10-0-2) upended Utah State, 2-1. The Cougars on Sunday downed Arizona, 1-0. BYU opens conference action against TCU.
New Mexico (6-2-2) comes into this Sunday's match having won three of its last four matches, including dropping Northern Arizona, 1-0, on Sept. 30. The Lobos will open Mountain West Conference play against Wyoming on Friday.
Scouting TCU (6-6-0)
TCU comes into Thursday's match having won three-straight. The Horned Frogs, who are currently 5-2-0 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, opened last week, dropping Prairie View A&M, 5-2. TCU came back on Sunday and collected a 1-0 victory over Air Force to open conference action.
Earlier this week, sophomore Michelle Nguyen, who posted two goals against Air Force, was named to Top Drawer Soccer's College Team of the Week.
Scouting BYU (10-2-0)
BYU comes into Thursday's match having gone undefeated in pre-conference play. The Cougars 10-2-0 record has propelled them to No. 16 overall in the NSCAA/Adidas poll this week.
BYU has played four overtime games this fall and has posted four-straight victories after shutting out Cal Poly on Sept. 22. Overall, BYU has shut out nine different opponents.
The Cougars are led on offense by Katie Larkin, who was named MWC Co-Offensive Player of the Week this week. Larkin has netted 10 goals and two assists on the season.
Scouting New Mexico (6-2-2)
New Mexico has won two-straight matches by a score of 1-0. The Lobos dropped Arizona State on Sept. 25 and then followed with a victory over NAU five days later.
UNM, who opens conference action against Wyoming, has faced three ranked opponents this fall in Oklahoma State, Arizona and Colorado.
The Lobos are led on offense by Alexis Ball. Ball has scored four goals this fall, while also chipping in with one assist.
The Series
Thursday's match against BYU will mark the fifth meeting between the two conference schools. The Cougars lead the all-time series 4-0-0.
Sunday's matchup against New Mexico is the eighth meeting between the two Mountain West Conference opponents. UNM holds a 5-1-1 record against the Horned Frogs. Last season, the two schools played to a 0-0 draw in Fort Worth.
Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend this weeks matches against BYU and New Mexico can follow the action by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. There you can find a link to gametracker.
Against both schools, fans will be able to listen to the match by clicking on the live road audio link located on the soccer page.
All regular season home contests will be broadcast live via webstreaming on gofrogs.com.
A Solid Day On The Pitch
The Horned Frogs' five goals against Prairie View A&M were the most by TCU since posting six goals against Oral Roberts early last season. Jackie Torda's three goals on the day tied her for third all-time in goals scored by an individual in a single game, while the Horned Frogs 36 shot attempts were the most taken in a single match since TCU outshot Sam Houston State, 32-7, last fall. Finally, TCU's defense did not allow Prairie View to attempt a shot until the 53rd minute mark of the match.
Nguyen Picks Up First
Sophomore midfielder Michelle Nguyen earned her first season honor on Tuesday as Top Drawer Soccer selected Nguyen to its Women's College Team of the Week.
Nguyen, a Richardson native, closed out last week scoring two of TCU's three goals in a 3-1 conference victory over Air Force.
Inching Closer to Record Books
Entering tomorrow's contest against BYU, TCU freshman Jackie Torda only needs one more goal to tie for fifth all-time on the single season goal total with 10 and sixth on the single season points total with 23. Torda and Michelle Nguyen only need three more assists on the year to tie for third all-time in single season assists.
Next Opponent
TCU will be back on the road next week to face Wyoming on Oct. 19. The match is set for 4 p.m. (CT) in Laramie, Wyo.
