Stone Reflects on 2018 Campaign

Head coach Tom Stone and the Red Raiders put together a year for the books in 2018, highlighted by a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven years.

"At the beginning of the year, we knew we had something special," Stone said. "They were just so consistent in training and so consistent on game day. I don't know if I've coached a team that was as all-in on every moment of the season than this team. That just made the year fun and it made it exceptional."

Take a look back at the highlights from the 2018 season below.

AS A TEAM

14 overall wins were the most since 2015.
Five (5) regular season Big 12 wins were the most since 2014.
Tech returned to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in seven years.
Their first round win over Princeton improved Tech's NCAA record at home to a perfect 5-0.
14 shutouts were the most in the Big 12. Tech ranked fourth in the nation in shutout percentage with .636.
A 0.53 GAA was the best in the Big 12 and second-best in program history.
Tech won four (4) games over ranked opponents, the most in a single season in program history.
Tech had goals by 11 different Red Raiders, including six who scored multiple times.
2018 marked the 9th straight year Tech ranked top-30 in the nation in attendance.

INDIVIDUALLY

Marissa Zucchetto led the Big 12 in shutouts with 14 and was one away from tying the all-time conference single-season record of 15, held by former Red Raider Victoria Esson. She ranked second in the country and sits third in program history.
Zucchetto also led the Big 12 in GAA (0.53) and save percentage (.829). Her career GAA of 0.70 is the lowest in program history.
Zucchetto was named Big 12 Defensive POTW three times in 2018, more than any other player in the Big 12 in any position.
Jade King (CSUN), Ally Griffin (Oregon State) and Kirsten Davis (Princeton) were the most Red Raiders to tally four-point games in a season since 2013.
King's four game-winning goals in 2018 were the third-most in a single season in program history.
Cassie Hiatt made Big 12 Freshman Team, making it the third straight year a Red Raider has made it.
Kirsten Davis' four-point performance against No. 21 Princeton in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament saw her tie the program record for assists (2) and shots (7) in an NCAA Tournament game.
Davis' seven assists in 2018 were the fifth-most in a single season in program history.
Davis was the team's first All-Big 12 Championship Team selection since 2015.

IN THE CLASSROOM

The 2018 team broke a program record for Academic All-Big 12 selections with 16. That makes seven straight years the team has reached double digits in selections.
Five players – Brooke Denesik, Mary Heiberger, Carly Wickenheiser, Gabbie Puente and Gwennie Puente – all had perfect 4.0 GPAs, the most in the Big 12.
Brooke Denesik was named Academic All-District by CoSIDA.

Give it up for this amazing senior class, the last remaining members of Texas Tech Soccer's first-ever Big 12 Championship team.

This group racked up 4??6?? wins during their time as Red Raiders, and they helped set the program up for so many more to come. ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/snVArs5zLi
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) November 17, 2018

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Players Mentioned

Kirsten Davis

Brooke Denesik

Ally Griffin

Mary Heiberger

Cassie Hiatt

Jade King

Gabbie Puente

Gwennie Puente

Carly Wickenheiser

Marissa Zucchetto

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