Texas Tech set for regular season finale with No. 15 TCU

Thursday, October 27

Fort Worth, TX

7:00 P.M.

Texas Tech Athletics

No. 15 TCU

Texas Tech set for regular season finale with No. 15 TCU

October 26, 2022 | Women's Soccer

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By: Hanna Cooper

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech is set to take on No. 15 TCU in a pivotal end of season league matchup Thursday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Red Raiders (9-3-5, 5-1-2 Big 12) currently sits tied for second in the Big 12 with the Horn Frogs (10-3-4, 5-1-2 Big 12). Both squads have tallied 17 points.

With a win, the Red Raiders will clinch sole possession of second place. With a Tech win and a Texas loss, Tech would clinch a share of the 2022 Big 12 Regular Season title.

The Red Raiders have picked up Big 12 weekly honors in back-to-back weeks – Ashleigh Williams and Elise Anderson won Big 12 Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week last week while Madison White earned Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week this week.

Scouting the Horn Frogs
TCU checked in at No. 15 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings. The Horn Frogs split their matchups last week, suffering a loss at Oklahoma before downing Baylor.

Messiah Bright leads the TCU offense with nine goals and a trio of assists. Tyler Isgrig checks in just behind Bright with six goals and three assists off the bench.

Quick Hitters

Scoring is the key to winning, of course. The Red Raiders have yet to be beaten in a matchup where the squad scored at least one goal (9-0-3).
The Red Raiders are currently riding a five-match win streak into the regular season finale. This marks the second straight season that Tech has tallied a five-match win streak.
Madison White enters Thursday night ranked fourth in Tech's career goals against record (0.88), third in career shutouts (25) and sixth in career saves (187).
The Red Raiders boast a young roster with the addition of 10 freshmen. Freshman Kylie Bahr is the only freshmen to have started every games so far this season while freshman Peyton Parsons and freshman Molly Skurcenski have both seen starts in the midfield and backline.
Ashleigh Williams is on a hot streak! The sophomore forward has tallied six goals in Tech's last five matches. She has recorded multi-goal matches against Iowa State and Kansas during this stretch.
Last season, Texas Tech was led by primary goal scorer Kirsten Davis. With the loss of Davis, the Red Raiders have become a score by committee style offense with eight different goal scorers on the season thus far.
The Texas Tech defenders have gotten in on the scoring action this season. Tech freshman Molly Skurcenski recorded her first collegiate goal against West Virginia on the first shot attempt of her career. Defender Elise Anderson then netted her first career against Oklahoma State last week. Defender Hannah Anderson also has two goals this season.
As team's begin to shorten their substitution list heading into conference play, Tech still relies on its bench depth. The Red Raiders have played 16 or more players in each conference matchups.
Texas Tech has taken 54 more shots than its opponents. On average, Tech is holding opponents to 7.8 shots per contest while firing off 11.0 shots.
The Red Raiders are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 matches. Tech's lone loss in the past 12 matches came to No. 25 Texas.
Thursday night's match is a pivotal showdown between two teams at the top of league standings. With a win, Tech will take sole possession of second place in league standings. With a win and a Texas loss, Tech will claim a share of the Big 12 Regular Season title.