Thursday, November 4
Round Rock, Texas
4:30 P.M.
Texas Tech Athletics
vs
No. 1 TCU
Preview: Texas Tech takes on TCU in semifinals
November 03, 2021 | Women's Soccer
TTU and TCU met in the semifinals in 2019
ROUND ROCK, Texas – The No. 5-seeded Texas Tech soccer team (11-5-3) will face No. 9 and top-seeded TCU in the Big 12 semifinals Thursday afternoon at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.Â
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A win by Tech will give the program its second Big 12 Championship finals appearance and first since 2015. The winner advances to take on either No. 2-seed Texas or No. 6-seed West Virginia Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU.Â
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Texas Tech drew 0-0 against Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon, but advanced 5-4 in the penalty kick shootout. Jordie Harr converted the fifth shot as Madison White just got a piece of the ball on the final save as it rattled off the crossbar.Â
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Kirsten Davis leads the squad in goals (14), points (34), shots (74), and shots on goal (39). Tuesday afternoon, she was named the Big 12 Offensive player of the Year for the second time in her career. Ashleigh Williams is second on the team with eight goals, Macy Blackburn leads the club in assists (nine). The duo represented Texas Tech on the conference's All-Freshman Team. Â
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Scouting TCU
The Horned Frogs sit at 15-2-2 overall and are in the semifinals after advancing on penalty kicks over Iowa State Thursday, 0-0 (3-2). Messiah Bright leads the attack netting 10 goals to go along with five assists as Grace Collins is right behind her scoring eight goals and leads the team in assists (eight). Between the pipes, Lauren Kellett has started 19 matches and holds a 0.51 GAA to go along with 66 saves.
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Team Captains
Davis and Cassie Hiatt are serving as team captains for the second straight season. A defender from Parker, Colorado, Hiatt has been a dominate player for the Red Raider defense for three seasons beginning with a Big 12 All-Freshman campaign to get started. Hiatt earned All-America honors as a sophomore along with All-Big 12 First Team. Davis, who was selected No. 13 in the NWSL College Draft, decided to return to school to play her fifth season at Texas Tech. She had 16 goals as a junior to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and All-America honors.
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Our Leader
A Dallas native who won a national championship as a player at Duke, Stone is in his 15th season leading the program after roles at Denver, Duke and Clemson. He has led the Red Raiders to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including to the Sweet 16 in 2014. Tech won the 2015 Big 12 Tournament and has had eight double-digit win seasons under Stone's leadership.
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Our Gold Medalist
Texas Tech welcomed Janine Beckie back to Lubbock on Saturday, August 14 after the former Red Raider helped lead Canada to the gold medal in Tokyo. Beckie, who is the all-time leading goal scorer in Tech history with 57, is currently playing professionally with Manchester City FC. Canada won the gold medal with a shootout win over Sweden in the championship game.
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A win by Tech will give the program its second Big 12 Championship finals appearance and first since 2015. The winner advances to take on either No. 2-seed Texas or No. 6-seed West Virginia Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU.Â
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Texas Tech drew 0-0 against Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon, but advanced 5-4 in the penalty kick shootout. Jordie Harr converted the fifth shot as Madison White just got a piece of the ball on the final save as it rattled off the crossbar.Â
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Kirsten Davis leads the squad in goals (14), points (34), shots (74), and shots on goal (39). Tuesday afternoon, she was named the Big 12 Offensive player of the Year for the second time in her career. Ashleigh Williams is second on the team with eight goals, Macy Blackburn leads the club in assists (nine). The duo represented Texas Tech on the conference's All-Freshman Team. Â
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Scouting TCU
The Horned Frogs sit at 15-2-2 overall and are in the semifinals after advancing on penalty kicks over Iowa State Thursday, 0-0 (3-2). Messiah Bright leads the attack netting 10 goals to go along with five assists as Grace Collins is right behind her scoring eight goals and leads the team in assists (eight). Between the pipes, Lauren Kellett has started 19 matches and holds a 0.51 GAA to go along with 66 saves.
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Team Captains
Davis and Cassie Hiatt are serving as team captains for the second straight season. A defender from Parker, Colorado, Hiatt has been a dominate player for the Red Raider defense for three seasons beginning with a Big 12 All-Freshman campaign to get started. Hiatt earned All-America honors as a sophomore along with All-Big 12 First Team. Davis, who was selected No. 13 in the NWSL College Draft, decided to return to school to play her fifth season at Texas Tech. She had 16 goals as a junior to earn Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and All-America honors.
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Our Leader
A Dallas native who won a national championship as a player at Duke, Stone is in his 15th season leading the program after roles at Denver, Duke and Clemson. He has led the Red Raiders to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including to the Sweet 16 in 2014. Tech won the 2015 Big 12 Tournament and has had eight double-digit win seasons under Stone's leadership.
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Our Gold Medalist
Texas Tech welcomed Janine Beckie back to Lubbock on Saturday, August 14 after the former Red Raider helped lead Canada to the gold medal in Tokyo. Beckie, who is the all-time leading goal scorer in Tech history with 57, is currently playing professionally with Manchester City FC. Canada won the gold medal with a shootout win over Sweden in the championship game.
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