Soccer travels to Laramie
10/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 19, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU soccer program continues conference action with matches against Wyoming on Friday and UNLV on Sunday. Start time for the contest against the Cowgirls is set for 3 p.m. (MT) at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyo., while the match against the Rebels will begin at 1 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
Last Friday, Wyoming (6-7-0) opened conference play, dropping a 1-0 match to New Mexico. The Cowgirls picked up their first conference win on Sunday with a 2-0 decision over Air Force.
UNLV (6-3-5) comes into this Sunday's match having upended San Diego State, 1-0, on Oct. 14. The Rebels opened Mountain West Conference play tying Utah, 2-2.
Scouting TCU (7-7-0)
TCU (7-7-0) comes into this Friday's match having won four of its last five contests. The Horned Frogs, who are currently 5-2-0 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, opened last week, falling to BYU, 4-1. TCU came back on Sunday and collected a 1-0 victory at New Mexico to move to 2-1 in Mountain West Conference play.
On offense, Jackie Torda leads the Horned Frog attack, connecting on nine goals, while also tallying three assists. Sophomore Michelle Nguyen has had a solid sophomore campaign, netting five goals and four assists.
Scouting Wyoming (6-7-0)
Wyoming comes into Friday's match having gone 2-1 in the month of October. The Cowgirls are 4-2-0 at home this fall and bring a 6-7-0 record into this Friday's match.
Overall, Wyoming has shut out three different opponents, including one conference foe in Air Force. Finally, the Pokes have been blanked six times by their opponent and lost three-straight to end the month of September.
The Cowgirls' duo of Amanda Lathrop and Tamika Wilson have netted 13 of the UW's 19 goals this fall.
Scouting UNLV (6-3-5)
UNLV has not lost a match since dropping a 3-0 decision to Nevada on Sept. 30. The Rebels will face off against New Mexico on Friday before traveling to Fort Worth to face TCU.
Overall, UNLV has played five double overtime matches this fall, including a double overtime 2-2 draw to Utah to open conference action.
The Rebels are led on offense by Katie Carney, who has posted five goals and four assists on the season.
The Series
Friday's match against Wyoming will mark the sixth meeting between the two conference schools. The series is tied at 2-2-1.
Last season, TCU and the Pokes played to a 1-1 draw in Fort Worth.
Sunday's matchup against UNLV is the fourth meeting between the two Mountain West Conference opponents. The Rebels hold a 3-0-0 record against the Horned Frogs.
Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend this weeks match against UNLV 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 Year Of First
With TCU's victory over New Mexico, TCU has now posted the most total wins in head coach Dan Abdalla's tenure, while also bettering its win total from a year ago in conference play after only three matches.
Inching Closer To Record Books
Entering tomorrow's contest against Wyoming, 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.
Sophomore Michelle Nguyen only need two more assists on the year to tie for third all-time in single season assists.
The Jack Attack
Freshman forward Jackie Torda has had a nice run midway through the 2007 season. The Colleyville native has connected on goals in four of the last seven contests.
Overall, Torda leads the Horned Frogs with nine goals on the season and currently ranks third in the MWC in goals and goals per game. Finally, Torda is also currently tied for 40th overall in the NCAA in goals per game (.643).
TCU In The Mountain West
So far during the 2007 season, sophomore forward Lizzy Karoly is first in the MWC standings for shots (52) and shots per game (3.71).
As a team, TCU ranks second in the MWC in goals (23), first in shots (237) and second in assists (16). On defense, TCU is currently first in saves (84).
Next Opponent
TCU will continue conference action next Friday against Utah at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Start time is set for 7 p.m.
