TCU junior Jordan Calhoun and senior Kelsey Walters were selected as the Mountain West Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Monday.
Calhoun became the all-time leading goal scorer in school history last Friday night as TCU downed regionally ranked UNLV at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, 3-1. Calhoun led the Horned Frog offensive attack with three shots-on-goal and two goals.
She put the Frogs on the board 2 minutes, 54 seconds into the game, finding the back of the net off an assist by Jackie Torda. The goal, which at that point gave the Oklahoma native 28 for her career, moved the junior past former Frog great Lizzy Karoly for the all-time record in goals scored in TCU history. Calhoun continued her impressive night in the 66th minute, netting her second goal of the game on a breakaway from Kaylie Garcia. The Norman, Okla., native weaved through the Rebel defense and blasted the ball past UNLV goalkeeper Kylie Wassell to give TCU a comfortable 3-0 lead late in the contest.
Despite facing 19 shots and five corner kicks, Walters posted eight saves to preserve TCU's first conference victory last Friday night. Walters, who blanked UNLV for the entire first half, gave up her lone goal of the weekend in the 85th minute. The senior helped the Frogs hold both Ashleigh Shoughro and Amanda Forrester in check, limiting the duo to only one goal despite them combining for 11 shots, including seven shots-on-goal.
The Horned Frogs will next be in action on Thursday, Oct. 14 against nationally ranked BYU. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
