Castain’s Brace Guides No. 14 Frogs Past Bulldogs, 2-1

Friday, September 12

Fort Worth, Texas

7 p.m.

TCU

6-1-0, 0-0-0

Gonzaga

2-5-0, 0-0-0

Gonzaga

TCU

Castain’s Brace Guides No. 14 Frogs Past Bulldogs, 2-1

9/12/2025 10:44:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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The senior’s performance now puts her third all-time in TCU history for goals

FORT WORTH – The No. 14 TCU women's soccer team, thanks to a two-goal display from Seven Castain, closed out nonconference play with a 2-1 win over Gonzaga on Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs (6-1) started off in a back-and-forth tilt against Gonzaga, with both teams tallying a few early chances. The Bulldogs put together a nice attack in the opening minutes, but Kira was able to get a hand on one shot and the defense forced another wide to keep the score level. TCU followed with a chance in the 15th minute on a Castain shot off a corner kick that was deflected and kicked around near the goal line and eventually booted away.

TCU would eventually take advantage of its opening in the 26th minute, as Kamdyn Fuller passed to Grace Vest who sent in a ball into the box that was tipped by a Gonzaga defender and sent right to Castain who put it in the back of the net to give the Frogs a 1-0 lead. The squad would take this advantage into the break with hopes to hold onto the lead for the following 45 minutes.

In the second frame, the Frogs led all major offensive statistical categories but were unable to add another goal onto their advantage. TCU had a 7-1 corner advantage, led the shooting battle 12-4 and maintained the majority of the possession. However, the Bulldogs would be the first to strike in the second half, scoring a goal in the 77th minute to equalize the match.

It would be barely over three minutes later when TCU would find its response. AJ Hennessey fed a ball to the right side to Cameron Patton who sent in a cross into the box. Castain, who was sitting unmarked in front of the goal, was able to put a header into the back of the net to give the Frogs all they needed to end the match with a 2-1 victory.

Kira Ybarra played the full 90 minutes in goal, recording two saves in the process.

QUOTE OF THE GAME
On the team heading into Big 12 play looking to defend last year's title…
"We're not defending anything. I don't believe in that. It's a whole new team and a whole new year. We're just trying to go out and win every game and trying to go 1-0 every game. That's not coach speak. That is real for us, and we just want to win the next game. It's going to be hard. We have a target on us, and we have to deal with that and still try to play the best brand of soccer that we can and win soccer games. We expect them (Utah) to come out on Friday with a really good effort and make it really hard for us to win it. That's what we expect."

GAME NOTABLES

Seven Castain is now in sole possession of third place in school history for goals, securing her 26th and 27th in tonight's match. Castain is passed Michelle Prokof and Gracie Brian in the record books with her brace.
Tonight marks the first time TCU had 20 shots in a match since the NCAA Tournament First Round against Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 15, 2024.
Seven Castain now has five multi-goal games in her TCU career, with two of those coming this season.
Seven Castain now has five goals on the season, with those coming across three separate games.
Seven Castain led the Frogs tonight with seven shots.
Grace Vest earned the second assist of her career on the first-half Seven Castain goal, while freshman Kamdyn Fuller notched her fourth.
AJ Hennessey earned the 11th assist of her career and third on the season with Seven Castain's late goal.
Cameron Patton had the second assist of her season and seventh of her career on the Seven Castain game-winning header.
TCU outshot Gonzaga 20 to eight, with half of the Frogs' chances being on goal.
The Frogs earned 10 corners tonight while only letting Gonzaga have one throughout the contest.
Tonight marks the 131st win of the Eric Bell era when TCU strikes first.
Georgia Leb was the only TCU positional player to play the full 90 minutes.
19 players earned minutes for TCU, as Kaela Martinez, Lainey Swanson, Marli Galdamez, Cate Sarinopoulos, Evie Baker, Grace Vest, Quinn Cornog and Filippa Hoegild were the eight individuals who came off the bench for the Frogs.

UP NEXT
TCU will open Big 12 play at home against Utah. That match will take place Friday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.