risten Halverson scored two goals and assisted on another Sunday as TCU routed Houston Baptist at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, 5-2.
In her first multi-goal game of her career, Halverson led the Horned Frog offensive attack, recording five shots, two goals and one assist. The junior from California posted back-to-back goals in the 73rd and 75th minute, respectively, to secure the 5-2 victory at Jane Justin Field.
TCU, who was in HBU territory for the majority of the day, held a 28-8 shot advantage in the match, including a 14-2 mark in the second half. Overall, the Purple and White rallied off four of their five goals in the second half. Houston Baptist didn't record a shot attempt during the second half until the 68th minute.
Senior Cheryl Martin put the Frogs on the board early in the contest, scoring her second goal of the season off an assist by Kaylie Garcia. On the play, Garcia followed up a free kick by Alex Mechalske and placed the ball in the air to Martin, who headed it into the back of the net to give TCU the early 1-0 lead.
Fellow senior Nikki Wilbur appeared to have given the Horned Frogs a 2-0 lead a few moments later, but her goal was taken off the board following a corner kick by Mechalske.
Following a goal by HBU's Yuri Santibanez in the 9th minute, Halverson got right to work, taking a pass fromKim Castleberry and firing it towards the goal, but the Huskies Shelby Horn made a big save to keep the score tied at 1-1.
Castleberry and Jordan Calhoun tried to light up the scoreboard halfway through the early portion of the contest, missing on consecutive chances. A few moments later, Halverson pressured Houston Baptist, but watched as the ball sailed high over the top half of the goal.
In the 26th minute, Kelly Johnson ignited the Horned Frog offense, drilling a shot towards the back of the net, but Horn was up to the task again, stopping the ball before it could cross the goal.
HBU's Isla Cameron put the Huskies ahead in the match midway through the first half, scoring off a pass from Kelsey Reichow.
Martin appeared to have scored her second goal of the day in the 33rd minute, but Horn made a diving save to keep HBU on top. Right before the break, freshman Ashley Jones tried to tie the game at 2-2 heading into halftime, but watched as her shot hit the post.
Trailing 2-1, TCU quickly tied the game at 2-2 early in the second half when Jackie Torda, a Colleyville native, headed the ball past Horn off a free kick from Katie Taylor.
Garcia tried to get into the scoring act a few moments later, but her shot from outside the box was blocked by a sliding HBU defender.
At the 72:12 mark of the second half, Halverson notched her first of two goals on the day, scoring off a cross from Brittany Slyman. The junior continued to pressure the Huskies a few moments later, increasing the TCU lead to 4-2. On the play, Garcia blasted a ball towards the top half of the goal, but the ball hit the crossbar and deflected back to Halverson who placed it into the back of the net.
Slyman put a punctuation mark on an impressive second half for the Frogs in the 78th minute, placing the ball past a diving Horn off assists from Calhoun and Halverson to secure the 5-2 victory.
With the win, TCU improved to 6-6-1 on the year, while HBU dropped the 3-8-1 on the season. The Horned Frogs had a total of 11 different players record shot attempts on Sunday, including multiple shot attempts from eight different players.
Walters, who blanked Houston Baptist for the entire second half, recorded three saves, while Horn posted seven stops on the day.
TCU will resume conference action on Friday, Oct. 8 against UNLV. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
