Sunday, September 30, 2018

Week 6 TCU Sports Athletics News Summary



Soccer: The TCU women's soccer team beat sixth-ranked Texas 1-0 on Sunday, September 30, at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium on the TCU Campus. Yazmeen Ryan's third goal of the season was the winner. With the victory, TCU's senior class tied the school record with their 40th career win. TCU recorded its first-ever victory over a top-10 opponent, and posted its seventh shutout of the season. It was the first loss of the season for Texas. The Frogs improved their record to 8-3-2 (1-2-1, Big 12). The Longhorns fell to 9-1-2.

Volleyball: The TCU women's volleyball team beat Kansas State 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-12, 25-22) on Saturday, September 29, in Manhattan, Kansas.It was the 10th win of the season for the Horned Frogs. The Frogs are 10-4, 2-1 Big 12. TCU returns home for two straight matches. The Frogs welcome Texas at 8 pm Central on Wednesday, October 3, and Texas Tech at 1 pm Central on Saturday, October 6, at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center. Both contests will air live on television. The match against the Longhorns will be broadcast on ESPNU. The match against the Red Raiders will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.

Rifle: The second-ranked TCU rifle team fired a season-high 4,711 to finish first among four teams, topping No. 10 Navy and the VMI men's team and the VMI women's squad. The Frogs turned in the best team score in both disciplines, shooting a 2,332 in smallbore and a 2,379 in air rifle. The air rifle score was tied for eighth best in program history. The smallbore score was the highest this season.

Men's Basketball: The TCU basketball program has secured its third four-star recruit for the 2019 class. Francisco Farabello is a 6’2″ point guard from Argentina.  He played for the NBA Global Academy. He joins four-star recruits P.J. Fuller and Diante Smith. TCU's recruiting class is ranked No. 8 overall in the 247Sports team rankings.

Men's Golf: TCU senior golfer Stefano Mazzoli tied for fifth place at the Nike Collegiate Invitational (NCI), held at Colonial Country Club, September 30-October 2. The tie for fifth place was the best a TCU golfer has done in the five-year history of the NCI. Mazzoli shot a 2-under 208 for the tournament. Duke's Chandler Eaton won the tournament at 6-under 204. As a team, TCU finished tied at 870 with Oregon for 12th place, out of 15 teams. In a field with half of the nation's top 10, according to GolfWeek, No. 7 Duke won the tournament at 2-under 838. 


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