Calhoun's Game Winner Lifts Frogs Past #15 Texas

Jordan Calhoun scored the gamewinner in the 85th minute to give TCU a 2-1 victory over No. 15 Texas on Friday night and snap UT's 26-match home unbeaten streak at Mike A. Myers Field.

Calhoun secured the win in the second half when she beat UT goalkeeper Alexa Gaul off an assist by junior Jackie Torda. On the play, Torda played a beautiful ball between two Longhorn defenders to Calhoun who put the ball into the back of the net with only five minutes remaining in the contest.

"It's a good win. Anytime you go on the road and get a chance to beat a team of their caliber it is good," said head coach Dan Abdalla. "Give our kids credit, they came out in the second half and really went after them. They worked hard and got a result because of it."

In a back-and-fourth first half, TCU got on the board when Calhoun, a sophomore from Norman, Okla., found the back of the net in the fifth minute off an assist by Kaylie Garcia. On the play, Calhoun beat Gaul from about 15 yards out from the left side of the box.

UT fired right back though as Leah Fortune just beat Kelsey Walters a minute later off a deflection just outside the box.

The Horned Frogs, who pressured the Longhorns on the offensive attack for nearly the entire match, looked to have taken the lead halfway through the period when Garcia connected off a cross by Lizzy Karoly, but the sophomore had her shot saved by Gaul to keep the score knotted at 1-1 at the half.

Following the break, Chelsea Cody almost gave the Horned Frogs the advantage, rocketing a shot towards the goal to a streaking Jackie Torda, but the ball sailed wide of the net.
A few minutes later, Cody broke through the Longhorn defense again and found freshman Leigha Leonard on the right side of the box, but she could not connect with Katie Runyon who was running wide open down the left side of the field.

TCU continued its relentless pressure on UT midway through the period as Kristen Halverson, a sophomore from California, fired two consecutive shots towards the goal, including one deep in the box off a cross from Alex Mechalske with only 16 minutes remaining in the contest, but just missed giving TCU the 2-1 advantage.

Following Calhoun's second goal of the match, Walters came of huge as she saved a shot off the foot of Fortune with 1:12 remaining on the clock to preserve the Purple and White's first win in Austin in program history.

"I think it's a great start to our season especially winning on the road since we have a lot of away games this season," said Calhoun, who earned Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America honors last fall.

For the match, TCU outshot Texas, 14-7, including 8-3 in the second half. Calhoun led the offensive attack for the Horned Frogs with three shots for the match, while Garcia and Halverson chipped in with two apiece.

On defense, Walters recorded three saves on the night, while Gaul posted four on Friday.
The Horned Frogs moved to 1-0-0 on the year, while UT dropped to 0-1-0 on the year. With her two-goal effort, Calhoun moved into No. 6 all-time in career goals in TCU history.

TCU will open its home schedule next Tuesday against the Mexican National Team. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.