We had a great morning training session-was a lot of fun- as we get ready to depart for San Diego this afternoon. But after we got off the pitch we received some good news as 4 of our players were recognized by the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team. All four players will now be nominated for the COSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team. Our recipients were:
Junior Lizzy Karoly-First Team, Broadcast Journalism major with a 3.4 GPA
Sophomore Kelsey Walters-Second Team, Nutrition major with a 3.43 GPA
Sophomore Jackie Torda-Third Team, Business major with a 3.56 GPA
Sophomore Cheryl Martin-Third Team, Nutrition major with a 3.83 GPA
All four of these young women work the tails in the classroom and it's great to see them get recognized for all of that hard work. Congratulations Ladies!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
A record setting day!
Saturday morning we got on a bus and headed to Lubbock, Texas for our annual battle with Big XII opponent Texas Tech. The trip was another opportunity for us to continue in our growth as a team as we were again facing a great opponent on the road in another in state rivalry match.
After a relaxing trip out to Lubbock, a good training session Saturday night, and a restful night in the hotel, we were ready to do battle with the Red Raiders. Tech's stadium field is field turf, and that along with the 30 mph winds provided another challenge for us. The game started off well for us as even though we were facing the wind, we were able to keep the ball and move it pretty well keeping Tech off balance. Late in the first half Tech was able to score off a free kick from just outside the box which deflected off the wall and found the foot of a Tech player. We went into the half down 1-0. Early in the second half Tech again was able to get a goal putting us down 2-0 just a bit over two minutes into the half. Down 2-0 in the second half, on the road, and in tough conditions, we rose up and fought back. Off a Katie Taylor free kick, Alex Mechalske got a hold of the ball and brought us back to 2-1 with 41 minutes remaining in the game. It was Alex's first goal of her career at TCU. Only two minutes later a great sequence of passes got us deep in the Texas Tech end and Jordan Calhoun jumped on the end of a Lizzy Karoly rebound to tie up the game. It was Jordan's 14th goal of her freshman year, putting here in a tie for the most goals scored in a single season in TCU history. With the game tied, we continued to keep going at Tech. Just under 30 minutes left in the game, we sent the ball in off a corner kick and as everyone was battling for the ball, Nikki Wilbur was able to get a hold of it finding Kaylie Garcia who put the ball through to Lizzy Karoly. Lizzy fought off her defender and slotted the ball past the Tech keeper putting us up 3-2. With the goal Lizzy moved into 4th on the all time scoring list at TCU. From there we kept fighting and had a couple of other chances one from Jackie Torda who fired a shot the Tech keeper was just able to get a hand on and then Jordan Calhoun almost broke the single season scoring mark but her shot rang off the post. But unfortunately, we didn't get another. The team did a great job staying focused and the backline of Courtney Johnson, Cheryl Martin, Katie Taylor and Chelsey Wilgenburg along with goalkeeper Kelsey Walters kept the Red Raiders off the board and we left Lubbock with a hard fought 3-2 win.
What a comeback for us...what a great game. The team showed a lot of heart, desire and character in their play. They fought for each other and with each other to get this win. A win that made history for this team. With this win, the team has recorded the most wins in a single season in program history. Well done Frogs! But we aren't done with the season yet. We have a number of goals we still have sitting in front of us that we are still striving for. Now we start preparation for our last conference game of the season at San Diego State on Friday.
After a relaxing trip out to Lubbock, a good training session Saturday night, and a restful night in the hotel, we were ready to do battle with the Red Raiders. Tech's stadium field is field turf, and that along with the 30 mph winds provided another challenge for us. The game started off well for us as even though we were facing the wind, we were able to keep the ball and move it pretty well keeping Tech off balance. Late in the first half Tech was able to score off a free kick from just outside the box which deflected off the wall and found the foot of a Tech player. We went into the half down 1-0. Early in the second half Tech again was able to get a goal putting us down 2-0 just a bit over two minutes into the half. Down 2-0 in the second half, on the road, and in tough conditions, we rose up and fought back. Off a Katie Taylor free kick, Alex Mechalske got a hold of the ball and brought us back to 2-1 with 41 minutes remaining in the game. It was Alex's first goal of her career at TCU. Only two minutes later a great sequence of passes got us deep in the Texas Tech end and Jordan Calhoun jumped on the end of a Lizzy Karoly rebound to tie up the game. It was Jordan's 14th goal of her freshman year, putting here in a tie for the most goals scored in a single season in TCU history. With the game tied, we continued to keep going at Tech. Just under 30 minutes left in the game, we sent the ball in off a corner kick and as everyone was battling for the ball, Nikki Wilbur was able to get a hold of it finding Kaylie Garcia who put the ball through to Lizzy Karoly. Lizzy fought off her defender and slotted the ball past the Tech keeper putting us up 3-2. With the goal Lizzy moved into 4th on the all time scoring list at TCU. From there we kept fighting and had a couple of other chances one from Jackie Torda who fired a shot the Tech keeper was just able to get a hand on and then Jordan Calhoun almost broke the single season scoring mark but her shot rang off the post. But unfortunately, we didn't get another. The team did a great job staying focused and the backline of Courtney Johnson, Cheryl Martin, Katie Taylor and Chelsey Wilgenburg along with goalkeeper Kelsey Walters kept the Red Raiders off the board and we left Lubbock with a hard fought 3-2 win.
What a comeback for us...what a great game. The team showed a lot of heart, desire and character in their play. They fought for each other and with each other to get this win. A win that made history for this team. With this win, the team has recorded the most wins in a single season in program history. Well done Frogs! But we aren't done with the season yet. We have a number of goals we still have sitting in front of us that we are still striving for. Now we start preparation for our last conference game of the season at San Diego State on Friday.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Senior Day an Exciting One!
As was to be expected last night's game versus UNLV was a great battle and ended in a 1-1 draw. We out shot the rebels 29-12 and had 7 corners to their 1, but couldn't find the back of the net. Every conference game is going to be a battle and both teams left everything on the field. I was especially impressed with how our group fought back after giving up an goal early in the second half. Between BYU, Utah and UNLV these three teams have dominated MWC play over the past 5 years. With a win, draw and tight 1-0 loss, we've proved we're ready to step in compete in the upper echelon of the conference.
It was also senior night and we honored our three seniors-Courtney Johnson, Sara Schneider and Caroline Starns. These three young women have meant so much to our program over the past four years and are the backbone to the success we're having. They have been the heart and soul of this team and will be missed after the end of the season.
Cojo, Sara and Caroline thank you so much for all you have done, it has been an honor to have the opportunity to work with you and I can't even begin to share with you how proud I am of each and everyone of you! You've all got great futures ahead of you and will forever be apart of family here at TCU Soccer!
It was also senior night and we honored our three seniors-Courtney Johnson, Sara Schneider and Caroline Starns. These three young women have meant so much to our program over the past four years and are the backbone to the success we're having. They have been the heart and soul of this team and will be missed after the end of the season.
Cojo, Sara and Caroline thank you so much for all you have done, it has been an honor to have the opportunity to work with you and I can't even begin to share with you how proud I am of each and everyone of you! You've all got great futures ahead of you and will forever be apart of family here at TCU Soccer!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Calhoun Article and TCU LT Nike Commercial
This is a great article on freshman Jordan Calhoun in the Daily Skiff today:
http://media.www.tcudailyskiff.com/media/storage/paper792/news/2008/10/23/Sports/Freshman.Forward.Two.Goals.Away.From.Breaking.1986.Record-3500574.shtml
Then saw this on TV the other day with TCU Alum Ladanian Tomlinson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlXRengzZoc
http://media.www.tcudailyskiff.com/media/storage/paper792/news/2008/10/23/Sports/Freshman.Forward.Two.Goals.Away.From.Breaking.1986.Record-3500574.shtml
Then saw this on TV the other day with TCU Alum Ladanian Tomlinson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlXRengzZoc
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Homecoming Week Hits TCU!
So this week is homecoming for TCU and it's a big week for the entire university as we welcome back thousands of alumni and friends to campus. I've only been at TCU for 4 years now but I've been amazed how when you mention "TCU" anywhere in the country it's one of those unique schools that automatically brings recognition and respect. As a private school with a 14:1 student:faculty ratio and a top 25 athletic department, we truly are in unique company with just a handful of equal schools-Notre Dame, Boston College, Northwestern, Miami-a pretty good list.
We've got a big conference game versus defending conference champs UNLV Friday, but there's also our Volleyball team with a nationally televised game Thursday (the team is sitting at 16-5). They'll have a packed house of 1,000 people for the match. We're averaging 1,200 fans a game and should once again have a great turnout for senior night!
There's also our football game versus Wyoming on Saturday. Our team is ranked #15 in the country right now, so it's sure to be an exciting game.
On top of that, there's a homecoming parade, FrogFest a huge carnival and the crowning and Mr. & Mrs. TCU. These are the things that make such a great college atmosphere here at TCU!
We've got a big conference game versus defending conference champs UNLV Friday, but there's also our Volleyball team with a nationally televised game Thursday (the team is sitting at 16-5). They'll have a packed house of 1,000 people for the match. We're averaging 1,200 fans a game and should once again have a great turnout for senior night!
There's also our football game versus Wyoming on Saturday. Our team is ranked #15 in the country right now, so it's sure to be an exciting game.
On top of that, there's a homecoming parade, FrogFest a huge carnival and the crowning and Mr. & Mrs. TCU. These are the things that make such a great college atmosphere here at TCU!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Another Win For Horned Frogs in Front of Overflow Crowd!
Saturday night saw another great game, as we defeated Utah 2-0, in front of a standing room only crowd of over 1,700 fans. The Frogs off to a quick start controlling the possession of the game with both outside backs, Lindsay Holmes and Chelsea Wilgenburg-making her second straight start on the season-getting into the attack a ton. After going into the break the pressure was kept on the Utes as Jordan Calhoun got her third game winning goal of the Mountain West Conference Season.
The defense really did a great job as they Wilgenburg, Holmes, Katie Taylor, Cheryl Martin, Courtney Johnson, Alex Meschalske and Emma Geyer held to the Utes to only 3 shots in the entire match and non on goal. Martin got even more involved as she scored the second goal of the match on a header off of a corner kick.
I want to thank photographer Michael Clements for the pictures above. He's been to every one of our games this year and does a great job capturing the excitment and action of every minute!
Next up is a conference game at home versus UNLV and then we hit the road for a non-conference match against Texas Tech!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Random Thoughts from the Last Couple of Days
It's been a crazy couple of days so wanted to just leave some random thoughts as we get ready for a big match tonight versus Utah.
Thursday, 1,600 fans packed our soccer stadium for a noon kick-off against BYU. It was one of the most exciting matches I've been involved with and went both ways, end to end. BYU got a late goal to win the match 1-0, but the atmosphere was electric. It was like a heavy weight championship fight and I was proud of how our team stepped up defensively to hold one of the top strikers in the country to only 2 shots. I think a rematch of this game in the conference tournament would certainly be worth the admission price....
Thursday night saw our football team beat up on #8 BYU in front of a packed stadium. TCU was ranked #24 and will certainly move up significantly...
College football is definitely one of the best aspects to college life as a student and we've got as good of an atmosphere here at TCU as anywhere. Thousands of tailgaters, a firework pre-game show and a top 25 team. The spirit it instills lasts a lifetime...
Our football game was so good Thursday night, it kept my 2-year-old son Zak, glued to the game both live and then we left because it was well past his bed time, he wanted it on the TV as the game was broadcast live on national TV...
Saw the new Nike commercial featuring TCU Alum & NFL MVP Ladanian Tomlinson. It was great when they showed him coming out of the tunnel in his TCU uniform.
Thursday, 1,600 fans packed our soccer stadium for a noon kick-off against BYU. It was one of the most exciting matches I've been involved with and went both ways, end to end. BYU got a late goal to win the match 1-0, but the atmosphere was electric. It was like a heavy weight championship fight and I was proud of how our team stepped up defensively to hold one of the top strikers in the country to only 2 shots. I think a rematch of this game in the conference tournament would certainly be worth the admission price....
Thursday night saw our football team beat up on #8 BYU in front of a packed stadium. TCU was ranked #24 and will certainly move up significantly...
College football is definitely one of the best aspects to college life as a student and we've got as good of an atmosphere here at TCU as anywhere. Thousands of tailgaters, a firework pre-game show and a top 25 team. The spirit it instills lasts a lifetime...
Our football game was so good Thursday night, it kept my 2-year-old son Zak, glued to the game both live and then we left because it was well past his bed time, he wanted it on the TV as the game was broadcast live on national TV...
Saw the new Nike commercial featuring TCU Alum & NFL MVP Ladanian Tomlinson. It was great when they showed him coming out of the tunnel in his TCU uniform.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Trianing With Dr. Upton!
One of the really unique aspects of our program is our strength and conditioning with Dr. Upton. Here's a great article from yesterdays papers on Dr. Upton and his work with our team:
http://media.www.tcudailyskiff.com/media/storage/paper792/news/2008/10/14/Sports/Team-Uses.HighTech.Training-3485148.shtml
http://media.www.tcudailyskiff.com/media/storage/paper792/news/2008/10/14/Sports/Team-Uses.HighTech.Training-3485148.shtml
Monday, October 13, 2008
Star-Telgram Article from Sunday's Paper
We just returned last night from our road trip to Wyoming and Air Force, splitting the weekend, moving to 10-2-1 on the year and 2-1 in conference. It was a good learning experience for young group as we had to deal with cold, rain, snow, sleet and altitude. It was impressive how some players stepped up yesterday in our 3-1 win over Air Force. In particular, Freshman Chelsea Wilgenburg, Kaitlyn Shelledy, Katie Runyon and Kaylie Garcie, Juniors Michelle Nguyen and Kelly Faerber, all made huge impacts in the game lifting us to the win. The one other player that deserves a ton of credit for the win, is Senior Courtney Johnson, she lit a fire in our defense. She's a player that is coming back from injury and playing the season without an ACL, it's amazing to see her work rate and commitment, and this weekend that was hugely needed. If you could transplant her heart into 11 players, no question we would win a national championship!
After getting in last night picked up the Sunday paper and saw this great article:
http://www.star-telegram.com/856/story/968466.html
After getting in last night picked up the Sunday paper and saw this great article:
http://www.star-telegram.com/856/story/968466.html
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Frogs Enter National Rankings!
After another win on the season, the team moved into all 3 major national polls this week:
SoccerBuzz ranked us 30th in the country and 5th in the region.
In the NSCAA Rankings, we've moved up to 29th in the country while 4th in the region.
While SoccerTimes has us receiving votes again this week.
The other part that came out this week is the NCAA RPI, which is used to calculate team's strength of schedule and win/loss %. You hear it used a lot during basketball season for the post season. In the RPI's we came out #24! That's a huge accomplishment so great job ladies.
Today we're off to the Rockies, for games at Wyoming tomorrow and Air Force on Sunday. 2 very tough places to play, so it will be a great challenge for us. We'll sneak a little fun in though with going to the TCU-Colorado State Football game on Saturday.
SoccerBuzz ranked us 30th in the country and 5th in the region.
In the NSCAA Rankings, we've moved up to 29th in the country while 4th in the region.
While SoccerTimes has us receiving votes again this week.
The other part that came out this week is the NCAA RPI, which is used to calculate team's strength of schedule and win/loss %. You hear it used a lot during basketball season for the post season. In the RPI's we came out #24! That's a huge accomplishment so great job ladies.
Today we're off to the Rockies, for games at Wyoming tomorrow and Air Force on Sunday. 2 very tough places to play, so it will be a great challenge for us. We'll sneak a little fun in though with going to the TCU-Colorado State Football game on Saturday.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Frogs Win Mountain West Opener 3-1!
We got a great result today with a 3-1 win over New Mexico in our Mountain West Conference Opener. Jordan Calhoun netted 2 goals, while Cheryl Martin picked up the 3rd. The win moves us to 9-1-1 on the year and 1-0 in conference. Nicki Wilbur, Chelsea Cody and Jackie Torda did a great job pacing us in the midfield and spreading the field for us in the 2nd half.
The Frogs In Action
As we prepare to open Mountain West Conference play today vs New Mexico, we thought you might want to see some highlights of the season up to this point. Enjoy!
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