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TCU Soccer brings in large class of 13 for fall

staff — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:22:23 GMT

This was the first recruiting class for second year coach Eric Bell and he decided to go big signing 13 to join the TCU womens soccer program for the fall. He had the team playing their best soccer at the end of the season as TCU raced all the way to the Big 12 Tournament championship game before falling to Baylor. On the way TCU upset West Virginia and Texas.

It is clear expectations are on the rise and this new class of talent should help spring TCU forward in 2013.

"I think that coming in and trying to figure out what we needed and trying to take care of needs, I think we did a very good job of identifying players that will come in and play the way we want to play," said Bell.

UT transfer Lexi Harris will bring immediate experience to the squad as she started 33 games at Texas the last two years in the midfield. Another player expected to make an impact is forward Jessica Hoyt from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She notched 51 goals along with 49 assists her final two seasons and was the Florida 5A Player of the Year twice.

The large influx of talent will greatly strengthen the TCU roster and give Coach Bell the flexibility to face any opponent on the TCU soccer schedule.

Patry Carrion (midfielder, Spain)
Shannon Coffer (GK, Spring)
Jennifer Donegan (D, Coto de Caza, Calif.)
Lexi Harris (midfielder, Plano)
Maddie Hayes MF, Spring)
Jessica Hoyt (F, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Brittany Little (defender, College Station)
Molly Kate McLaughlin (D, Arlington)
Michelle Mottonen (midfielder, South Barrington, Ill.)
Megan Murphy (midfielder, Carroll)
Michelle Prokof (forward, Gurnee, Ill.)
Lauren Sajewich (midfielder, Frankfort, Ill.)
Julia Thurston (defender, Austin)

FC Dallas blast rivals Houston in US Open Cup

staff — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:50:17 GMT

The Texas Derby turned out to be a Texas Massacre Wednesday night in Frisco as FC Dallas blasted the Houston Dynamos 3-0. The win moves FCD into the US Open Cup quarterfinals where they will host the Portland Timbers.

A good old fashioned battle was expected. It never materialized as Kenny Cooper scored twice and Dallas won easily against their rivals from South Texas.

After a quiet opening 30 minutes the home side took over. A Michel freekick led to the goal. His curling ball found Andrew Jacobson at the backpost where he knocked down for an easy tap in from Kenny Cooper.

It was another set piece that broke open the game after halftime. A Michel corner kick was headed home by Cooper and Dallas had their comfortable lead. A Houston goalkeeping mistake resulted in the third goal as Tyler Deric dropped a high ball for Zach Loyd to chip home.

At the other end Dallas keeper Chris Seitz posted his third shutout of the year as the defense kept the Dynamo quiet for most of the night. Next up are the Timbers who will be in Frisco on June 26th in quarterfinal play.

TCU women's soccer with challenging 2013 schedule

staff — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:02:27 GMT

The TCU womens soccer team looks to build upon a strong 2012 finish in 2013. Last year TCU advanced all the way to the Big 12 Tournament championship before falling to a talented Baylor squad. With a ton of talent returning 2013 is looking to be a breakout year for the TCU women. Returning are senior leaders of Maddy Courvoisier, Brittany Slyman and Kristen Barg as well as stud goalkeeper Vittoria Arnold.

The upcoming schedule is quite challenging though with six teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. A difficult start is defined by four straight road matches to open the season. The opening weekend holds a trip to Montana where TCU will face off against Wyoming and Air Force. The following weekend the team heads south to play at LSU and Houston Baptist.

The home opened is September 6th as Illinois State comes to Fort Worth followed by UNT on the 8th. TCU heads over to Dallas to face rivals SMU on September 12th before closing out the non-conference slate with home games against Arkansas, Denver and Central Arkansas.

Then comes Big 12 play and it opens on the hard side again as TCU plays four of their opening five conference games on the road. At Texas, at Texas Tech before coming home for Oklahoma State. Then at Kansas and at West Virginia. If the Lady Frogs can survive that stretch they will be sitting pretty as they finish with three at home. Oklahoma, Iowa State and finally Baylor.

Postseason play begins Nov. 6 at the Big 12 Tournament. A change of venue highlights this year's tournament as the top eight teams will head north to Sporting Park in Kansas City, Missouri.

Solar teams sweep Dallas Premier Supercopa

staff — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:53:30 GMT

Solar squads won both the gold divisions of the Dallas Premier Supercopa this weekend. The tournament was comprised of only U10 and U9 squads from across the country. Powerful Socal sent several teams to fight it out with the North Texas teams.

Under 10 -
It was a North Texas v Southern California battle at the U10 age. Three NTx sides advanced to quarterfinal play along with SoCal powers Albion SC and Pateadores. Solar slipped past local rivals Odyssey 2-1 in quarterfinal play while Albion SC, Pateadores and Doral from Florida all advancing comfortably.

Solar faced another tough test in the semifinals as they played Albion SC in a tight battle. Solar came out on top narrowly 2-1 to make the final. Meanwhile Pateadores also had a difficult match winning 1-0 over the Florida squad.

The final was a wonderful affair even though both sides were gutted from a long weekend of soccer in the hot Texas weather. The match ended 2-2 in regulation and would need overtime to decide a winner. Both sides were running on fumes as the game went to penalties where Solar won the spotkicks and earned the Dallas Premier Supercopa U10 title.

Under 9 -
Nomads from Southern California arrived in town with a boisterous coach looking to claim the title to add to their trophy case. The Dallas Texans and fellow Cal South rivals Albion SC were also on hand to provide stiff competition.

The four teams advanced through group and quarterfinal play to meet in Sunday's semifinals. The Dallas Texans won a tight quarterfinal over Pateadores, but the other three advanced easily.

The Nomads found the Texans with tired legs after their tough game with Pateadores and the Nomads made them pay running out comfortable 4-1 winners. Solar Red faced off against Albion in the other semifinal in a game with tons of offense. Solar Red prevailed 6-3 in a wild one.

The final came right down to the death as Solar Red scored a very late goal after a great individual effort. Nomads protested offside, but were just flat out wrong and Solar Red claimed the title.

Strong 2nd Half Lifts FC Dallas in US Open Cup

staff — Wed, 29 May 2013 08:00:59 GMT

A strong second half lifted FC Dallas to a 2-0 win in US Open Cup third round play Tuesday night in Florida. The team visited the Fort Lauderdale Strikers looking for their first road win in US Open Cup play since 2007. It was a nervy first half that raised questions if FC Dallas could end that streak.

The Strikers were dangerous and bossed the game the opening 45 minutes of play. Walter Restreppo was giving the Dallas backline fits as he created a pair of golden opportunities. The first forced a smart save from goalkeeper Chris Seitz while the second chance was denied by the crossbar. Fort Lauderdale would end up ruing those missed chances as FC Dallas raised their game in the second 45.

Energized after the break, FCD came out on the front foot and within ten minutes they snatched the lead as Je-Vaughn Watson curled in a cross that found Fabian Castillo at the back post where he slipped a perfect pass square to Blas Perez who knocked into the net. The visitors could sense the victory and Matt Hedges doubled the lead in the 66th as he headed home a Michel set piece.

Now FC Dallas awaits the winner of tonight's Houston Dynamo-FC Tucson match. The 4th round US Open Cup game will be played in Frisco on June 12th.