TCU Schedule/Results (5-5-0) Sunday, Oct. 1 2 pm Boise, Idaho Boise State Soccer Stadium. TCU vs. Boise State

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1 TCU Schedule/Results (5-5-0) TCU (5-5-0) vs. Boise State (4-4-0) Sunday, Oct. 1 2 pm Boise, Idaho Boise State Soccer Stadium Coming off its second shutout of the season with a convincing 30 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Sept. 23, the TCU soccer team hits the road for its final non-conference tilt of the season on Sunday with a road match at Boise State at 2 p.m. The meeting between TCU (5-5-0) and Boise State (4-4-0) will be the second all-time and the second in as many years after TCU vs. Boise State the Horned Frogs took last Series Record: TCU leads year s meeting 1-0 in overtime Last Meeting: 1-0 OT TCU, at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. Internet: Gametracker TCU is coming off a week- Radio: None end where it split a pair of home matches with a 3-0 win over UTSA and a 2-0 loss to SMU. The match for TCU will mark the first time this season that the Horned Frogs play just one match in a week. Scouting Boise State Boise State has dropped three matches in a row after starting the season 4-1. Each of the Broncos last three losses have come by a score of 2-1. The Broncos are coached by Steve Lucas who is in his seventh season at the helm of Boise State s program. The Broncos are a member of the WAC. Boise State is led by junior Katie Keller, who has six points, including three goals. MWC Offensive Player of the Week Freshman Lizzy Karoly was named the 2006 MWC POW Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week Offensive on Sept. 25 after posting two goals and an Lizzy Karoly 9/25 assist in TCU s 3-0 win over UTSA. In the match, Karoly, the league leader in shots, Defensive attempted nine shots against UTSA and two Caroline Starns 9/11 against SMU to give her 11 for the week. Karoly s two goals marked his second two-goal effort of the season after Karoly posted two goals against Oral Roberts on Sept. 3. On the Move With five wins this season, TCU is already nearing its win total of six from each of the last two seasons. TCU s last winning season was a season in TCU also began last season with a 5-5 record. Date 8/15/06 8/19/06 8/25/06 8/27/06 9/01/06 9/03/06 9/08/06 9/10/06 9/15/06 9/17/06 9/21/06 9/23/06 10/01/06 10/05/06 10/08/06 10/13/06 10/15/06 10/20/06 10/22/06 10/28/06 11/01/06 Opponent at Oklahoma (exh.) Stephen F. Austin (exh.) Rice at Texas Tech *Tulsa *Oral Roberts #1 Notre Dame Houston Sam Houston at Nebraska SMU Texas-San Antonio at Boise State BYU New Mexico Wyoming at UNLV at Utah at Air Force San Diego State ^MWC Tournament Result L, 1-4 W, 2-1 L, 0-1 L, 0-2 W, 2-0 W, 6-2 L, 0-2 W, 2-1 W, 2-1 L, 0-4 L, 0-2 W, 3-0 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. TBA * TU Women s Soccer/Grover Classic - Tulsa, Okla. ^ MWC Tournament - Salt Lake City, Utah - All game times are central Head coach Dan Abdalla enters his second season at TCU after coaching five seasons at UNLV. While at UNLV, Abdalla posted an overall record of and was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in Abdalla s 2004 squad finished first in the Mountain West and was selected to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. Head Coach Prior to taking over the reigns as head Dan Abdalla coach at UNLV in 2000, Abdalla served as Second Season an assistant during the 1999 season. Collegiately, Abdalla was a four-year letterwinner and starting goalkeeper for UNLV from Following his collegiate career, Abdalla played two season with the Orange County Zodiac of the A League, an affiliate of the MLS Los Angeles Galaxy. A native of Mission Viejo, Calif., Abdalla is a 1997 graduate of UNLV, earning a bachelor's degree in communications. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Fort Worth with their son, Zakary, born in March 2006.

2 2006 Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Katy Buchanan GK Sr. 5-8 Plano, Texas (Plano East HS) 3 Karissa Hill D Sr Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) 4 Lauren Pope MF Jr. 5-3 Plano, Texas (Virginia Tech) 5 Breanne Kaldheim D Sr. 5-6 Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) 6 Becky Claudat MF Fr. 5-4 Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day) 7 Caroline Starns D So. 5-3 Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS) 8 Lizzie Batten MF Fr. 5-5 Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) 9 Courtney Brill D RFr. 5-9 Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) 10 Kim Thompson MF Sr. 5-6 St. Louis, Mo. (St. Joseph's Academy) 11 Lizzy Karoly F Fr. 5-4 Escondido, Calif. (San Pasqual HS) 12 Michelle Nguyen MF Fr. 5-4 Richardson, Texas (Plano East HS) 14 Sara Schneider D So Midland, Texas (Robert E. Lee HS) 15 Angie Nickens MF Sr. 5-7 Dallas, Texas (J.J. Pearce HS) 17 Kelly Faerber MF Fr. 5-2 Austin, Texas (Westwood HS) 18 Courtney Johnson D So. 5-4 Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy) 19 Casey Glass F Sr. 5-8 Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana HS) 20 Chelsea White F Fr. 5-8 Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) 21 Lesley Parkinson F Jr. 5-8 Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill High School) 23 Anna Paulson MF Fr. 5-5 Midland, Texas (Midland HS) 24 Kelsey Vross GK Fr Spring, Texas (Concordia Lutheran HS) 25 Kadye Bowman GK Fr. 5-7 Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS) Firing Range TCU leads the MWC with 154 shots this season. The Horned Frogs also own the two-highest shot outputs of any team this season after taking a team-high 32 shots against Sam Houston State on Sept. 15 and 25 against UTSA on Sept. 23. Shot Leaders Lizzy Karoly and Michelle Nguyen are pacing the Mountain West Conference in shots. Karoly, the league leader, has 44 shots and is averaging 4.40 per game. Nguyen has 31 shots and is averaging 3.10 per game. Karoly notched a career-best 10 shots against Sam Houston State on Sept. 15. Feast or Famine Wins and losses this season for TCU have been pretty black and white. If TCU scores - they win. If TCU fails to score - they lose. So far, TCU is 5-0 when they score and 0-5 when they do not score. Vross Shuts Down Roadrunners Freshman Kelsey Vross recorded the first shutout of her career in what was her first full game. Vross stopped all three of the Roadrunners shots on goal to preserve TCU s second shutout of the year. The Horned Frogs other shutout came on Sept. 1 when Katy Buchanan and Vross combined to shutout Tulsa. The shutout was the first by a freshman since Oct. 19, 2003 when Buchanan shutout Tulane 2-0. Pope Leads MWC Despite missing the last three matches, Lauren Pope remains tied for the league lead with New Mexico s Kristine Sweat in goals (4). Pope also leads the league in points per game (1.29) and goals per game (.57). MWC Defensive Player of the Week On Sept. 11, sophomore defender Caroline Starns was honored by the Mountain West as the Defensive Player of the Week for her play against No. 1 Notre Dame and Houston. Starns started both games and led the Horned Frogs' defensive unit that only allowed three goals for the weekend and just 14 shots on goal. Starns and the TCU defense held No. 1 Notre Dame scoreless until the 54:27 mark and only allowed the Irish seven shots on goal. The two goals scored by the Irish also tied a season low. Prior to its match with TCU, Notre Dame had averaged four goals per game. Against Houston, Starns helped TCU surrender just one goal and seven shots on goal. Starns and the Horned Frogs kept a Houston offense in check that had fresh legs after rolling to a 12-0 win over Texas Southern on Sept. 6. Last Time Out TCU topped UTSA 3-0 on Sept. 23 for its second shutout of the season. TCU took 25 shots, including 11 on goal in the win. Lizzy Karoly paced TCU with two goals and an assist. Kelsey Vross played the full 90 minutes in goal and earned the first shutout of her career. Against SMU on Sept. 21, the Horned Frogs were shutout 2-0. TCU took 11 shots, but its offense was unable to crack the wall setup by SMU's goalkeeper Ashley Gunter. Gunter made five saves, including a few diving stops that nullified TCU's chances. Holding Back the No. 1 Team TCU s defensive prowess was evident against Notre Dame on Sept. 8 as the Irish matched a season-low with just two goals after averaging four goals in its previous four matches. TCU s defense has been even more stellar in the second half where the Horned Frogs have allowed just four of their 13 goals TCU Soccer

3 GENERAL INFORMATION Location Fort Worth, Texas Enrollment 8,749 Founded 1873 Nickname Horned Frogs Colors Purple and White Conference Mountain West Chancellor Victor J. Boschini A.D. Daniel B. Morrison SWA Marcy Girton Home Facility Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Capacity 1,500 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dan Abdalla (2nd season) Alma Mater UNLV, 1997 Career Record (7th season) Record At TCU Office Phone (817) Office Fax (817) Asst. Coach Mark Plakorus Office Phone (817) Asst. Coach Michelle Royal Office Phone (817) Dir. of Ops. Codi Schumaker Office Phone (817) Athletic Tr a i n e r Kristen Brooks O ffice Phone (817) E - m a i l k. b r o o k s t c u. e d u TEAM INFORMATION All-Time Record First Season 1986 NCAA Appearances None SWC Championships None WAC Championships None C-USA Championships None 2005 Record MWC Record MWC Finish 7th Letterwinners R/L 11/7 Starters R/L 8/3 Newcomers 9 MEDIA INFORMATION Contact Ryan Schulz Office Phone (817) Direct Line (817) Fax (817) Cell Phone (817) r.schulz@tcu.edu Mailing A d d r e s s TCU Box Fort Worth, TX Website Standing Room Only It only took three home matches this season for TCU to post three of the fivehighest attendance numbers in school history. Against Notre Dame, 2,053 fans totalled the second-largest attendance in TCU history. The highest recorded attendance is 2,248 against Texas A&M on Aug. 27, TCU s attendance average of 1,318 ranks second in the conference behind BYU s attendance of 2,247. Three of a Kind TCU has a knack for scoring goals on Sept. 3. TCU s three highest scoring outputs since 1999 have all come on Sept. 3. TCU s six goals against Oral Roberts on Sept. 3 were the most goals by the Horned Frogs since also scoring six times in a 6-0 win over Centenary on Sept. 3, TCU last scored seven goals in a 7-0 win over LSU on Sept. 3, Four Frogs Make All-Tournament By winning the TU Wo m e n s Soccer/Grover Classic, the Horned Frogs were rewarded by having four players named to the all-tournament team. Named to the team were junior Lauren Pope and freshmen Lizzie Batten, Lizzy Karoly and Michelle Nguyen. Youth is Served Out of 21 players on the Horned Frogs roster 10 are freshmen, including redshirt freshman Courtney Brill. With the exception of Brill, who is recovering from injury, every freshman has received significant playing time. Abdalla has started between five and six freshmen in every match this season. TCU to Webcast Select Games After webcasting the Notre Dame and Houston matches, TCU athletics will webcast four additional soccer matches this fall on In addition to the four matches that will be available on the web, three matches will also be broadcasted live on 88.7 KTCU. The webcast will consist of audio and video for all four matches and will be available on TCU's athletics website, Handling the play-by-play duties for the Horned Frogs will be RJ Choppy of ESPN Radio. Joining Choppy in the booth will be former TCU soccer player Jackie Rodriguez who will provide the color commentary. Also contributing to a few of the broadcasts will be Kelly Webster, who serves as the sideline reporter for FC Dallas. The remainder of the broadcast schedule consists of the SMU match on Sept. 21, the BYU match on Oct. 5, the New Mexico match on Oct. 8 and the Wyoming match on Oct. 13. With the exception of the BYU match, which will only be available on the other three matches will also be broadcasted on KTCU Webcast/Radio Schedule Date Opponent Outlet Oct. 5 BYU Webcast Oct. 8 New Mexico Webcast/KTCU Oct. 13 Wyoming Webcast/KTCU 2006 Home Attendance 8.25 Rice 1, Notre Dame 2, Houston 1, Sam Houston1, SMU 1, UTSA 1,263 Hat Trick Lauren Pope went on a scoring spree on Sept. 3 against Oral Roberts. Pope lit up the Golden Eagles three times, recording a hat 2006 TCU Soccer 3

4 2006 Mountain West Conference Standings Conference Matches All Matches School W-L-T Pct. Pts. Opp Hm Rd W-L-T Pct. Pts. Opp Hm Rd Neu Streak BYU (18/15) W1 Utah (23/NR) W2 New Mexico L1 TCU W1 Wyoming W3 UNLV W2 San Diego State L3 Air Force W2 trick. Pope s hat trick was the first by a TCU player since Bjarnveig Birgisdottir scored three times against Sam Houston State on Sept. 30, Goalie Tandem Head coach Dan Abdalla has evenly split halves in goal between Katy Buchanan and Kelsey Vross in five games this season. In the remaining games, Buchanan has played four full games, while Vross has played one. Early Beginnings TCU s opening game against Rice on Aug. 25 matched the earliest start to a season for TCU. The Horned Frogs also played a match on Aug. 25 at Houston in In that match, TCU topped Houston, 1-0. Under the Lights TCU s game against Rice marked the first time in the history of TCU soccer, the Horned Frogs played a regular season home game at night. During the past offseason, lights were installed at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. With the addition of lights, the majority of TCU s home games will be played at night when there are cooler temperatures. Horned Frogs Picked Sixth in MWC Preseason Poll TCU was picked to finish sixth in the Mountain West Conference this season by the head coaches in the league. The Horned Frogs received 19 points and were picked to finish ahead of Wyoming and A i r Force. BYU got four of the possible eight first-place votes and were selected to win the conference. Utah was picked second with Pl. Team Points 1 BYU (4) 46 2 Utah (3) 44 3 San Diego State (1) 35 4 UNLV 32 5 New Mexico 25 6 TCU 19 7 Wyoming 16 8 Air Force 7 three first-place votes. San Diego State also picked up a firstplace vote and were picked third. Top Drawer Soccer Tabs Frogs for NCAA Tournament In August, Top Drawer Soccer published its predictions for the 64-team NCAA Tournament field and projected the Horned Frogs as an at-large selection come tournament time. According to Top Drawer Soccer's projections, TCU would be seeded as the 51st team in the field and the final at-large selection. Top Drawer Soccer projected North Carolina as the No. 1 team and Notre Dame as the No. 2 team. Horned Frogs Receive Praise From Top Drawer Soccer With the regular season just nine days away, the strength of TCU's soccer team is already being recognized on a national level. Top Drawer Soccer recently published its predictions for the 64-team NCAA Tournament field and projected the Horned Frogs as an at-large selection come tournament time. According to Top Drawer Soccer's projections, TCU would be seeded as the 51st team in the field and the final at-large selection. Top Drawer Soccer projected North Carolina as the No. 1 team and Notre Dame as the No. 2 team. Notre Dame visits TCU on Sept. 8 for a 7 p.m. game. Hill Plays for USASA Women s Select National Team Karissa Hill was one of 18 players selected from a pool of 56 from around the country to join the USASA Women's Select National Team. The squad was narrowed down to 18 members after a three-day camp held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Hill was a part of the USASA Women's Select National Team that played the Mexico Women's National Team and the Mexican U-20 National Team in Mexico City and Villahermosa, Mexico, respectively. Hill and the USASA Women's Select National Team tied the Mexico Women's National Team, 3-3 and defeated the Mexican U-20 National Team, 3-0. A senior defender from Mansfield, Texas, Hill became the first player in TCU history to be invited to a national camp. Hill was scouted by Abner Rogers while playing for the North Texas Adult select team in June. Along with fellow Horned Frog teammates, Angie Nickens and Casey Glass, the trio were members of a team that won the Region III championship. They defeated South Texas by a score of 1-0, Georgia by a 3-0 tally and defeated Florida 4-2 to win the championship. Casey Glass put in a goal in the team's 3-0 win over Georgia. As a result of the championship, the squad will participate in the USASA National Championship in January to compete for a national title. The matches are scheduled to be played at the Home Depot Center in California. Glass Wins USASA National Championship Senior Casey Glass added to TCU's successful summer by helping the Dallas Roma to the 2006 United States Amateur Soccer Association (USASA) National Cup Championship on Aug. 5 in Frisco, Texas. Glass, a three-year letterwinner and native of Corsicana, Texas, played the entire second half of the Roma's 1-0 victory over the Sockers (Illinois) in the championship match TCU Soccer

5 SoccerBuzz (9/25/06) Rank Team Record Previous 1 Notre Dame North Carolina Florida State Santa Clara UCLA Portland West Virginia Virginia Wake Forest Penn State Texas A&M Florida California Purdue BYU Colorado Missouri Stanford Boston University St. Louis Texas RV 22 USC Louisville Tennessee Villanova RV 26 Boston College RV 27 Pepperdine Rutgers RV 29 Illinois NR 30 Rice RV Soccer America (9/25/06) Rank Team Record Previous 1. Notre Dame North Carolina Florida State Portland Santa Clara UCLA West Virginia Penn State Rice Texas Virgina Texas A&M Villanova BYU California NR 16. Wake Forest Purdue NR 18. Boston University Tennessee Pepperdine Florida NR 22. Oklahoma State NR 23. Loyola Marymount NR 24. Maine NR 25. Navy NR 25. William & Mary NR Soccer Times (9/25/06) Rank Team Record Previous 1 Notre Dame (16) North Carolina Santa Clara Florida State (tie) UCLA (tie) Portland West Virginia Penn State Virginia Texas A&M California Wake Forest Texas t 14 Florida Brigham Young Tennessee Missouri (tie)southern California (tie)colorado t 20 Villanova t 21 Oklahoma State nr 22 Duke Purdue nr 24 Boston University nr 25 Stanford nr NSCAA (9/25/06) Rank Team Record Previous 1 Notre Dame North Carolina Santa Clara Florida State UCLA West Virginia Portland Texas A&M Penn State Boston University Texas Wake Forest California Virginia Illinois William & Mary Oklahoma State NR 18 BYU Purdue Florida Colorado Maine RV 23 Utah NR 24 Arizona RV 25 Boston College NR 25 Louisville RV Miscellaneous Records Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Scores in the first half When TCU scores first When Opponent scores first Scores 1 goal Scores 2-3 goals Scores 4 goals Scores 5+ goals Opponent scores 1 goal Opponent scores 2-3 goals Opponent scores 4 goals Opponent scores 5+ goals Is shutout Shutout Opponent Takes 15+ shots Takes less than 15 shots Day games Night games MWC games MWC day games MWC night games In one-goal games In two-goal games In 3+ goal difference games In overtime games On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November Ranked Opponents NCAA Tourny Teams TCU Soccer 5

6 Team Superlatives Game Most goals scored 6, Oral Roberts (9/3) Fewest goals scored 0, Five Times Fewest goals allowed 0, UTSA (9/23), Tulsa (9/1) Most goals allowed 4, Nebraska (9/17) Most shots taken 32, Sam Houston State (9/15) Fewest shots taken 4, Notre Dame (9/8) Most shots allowed 23, Nebraska (9/17) Fewest shots allowed 7, UTSA (9/23), Sam Houston State (9/15) Most corners taken 14, Sam Houston State (9/15) Most corners allowed 11, Notre Daame (9/8) Most fouls committed 17, SMU (9/21) Most fouls committed by opponent 21, Nebraska (9/17) Fewest fouls committed 5, Notre Dame (9/8) Fewest fouls committed by opponent 4, Sam Housto State (9/17) First Half Most goals scored 4, Oral Roberts (9/3) Fewest goals scored 0, Five Times Fewest goals allowed 0, UTSA, Tulsa, Notre Dame Most goals allowed 3, Nebraska (9/17) Most shots taken 13, UTSA, Sam Houston State Fewest shots taken 0, Notre Dame (9/8) Most shots allowed 16, Nebraska (9/17) Fewest shots allowed 3, UTSA Most corners taken 7, Sam Houston State (9/15) Most corners allowed 4, Tulsa, Rice, Texas Tech Most fouls committed 10, UTSA, SMU Most fouls committed by opponent 12, Rice (8/25) Fewest fouls committed 3, Oral Roberts (9/3) Fewest fouls committed by opponent 2, Sam Houston (9/15) Second Half Most goals scored 2, UTSA (9/23), Oral Roberts (9/3) Fewest goals scored 0, Six Times Fewest goals allowed 0, UTSA, Houston,Tulsa, Rice & Texas Tech Most goals allowed 2, Notre Dame (9/8) Most shots taken 19, Sam Houston State (9/15) Fewest shots taken 2, Texas Tech (8/27) Most shots allowed 12, Notre Dame (9/8) Fewest shots allowed 3, Sam Houston State (9/15) Most corners taken 7, Sam Houston State (9/15) Most corners allowed 8, Notre Dame (9/8) Most fouls committed 9, Tulsa (9/1) Most fouls committed by opponent 11, Nebraska (9/17) Fewest fouls committed 2, Notre Dame (9/8) Fewest fouls committed by opponent 2, Tulsa, Sam Houston State Individual Superlatives Game Most shots 10, Lizzy Karoly (9/15 Sam Houston State) Most goals 3, Lauren Pope(9/3 Oral Roberts) Most saves 7, Katy Buchanan (9/21 SMU) Most goals 3, Lauren Pope (9/3, Oral Roberts) 2, Lizzy Karoly (9/23, UTSA) 2, Lizzy Karoly (9/3, Oral Roberts) Most Assists 1, Lizzy Karoly (9/10 Houston) 1, Lauren Pope (9/10 Houston) 1, Michelle Nguyen (9/3 Oral Roberts) 1, Michelle Nguyen (9/1 Tulsa) 1, Karissa Hill (9/15 Sam Houston State) 1, Lizzy Karoly (9/23 UTSA) 1, Michelle Nguyen (9/23 UTSA) 1, Breanne Kaldheim (9/23 UTSA) Most Points 6, Lauren Pope(9/3, Oral Roberts) 5, Lizzy Karoly (9/23 UTSA) 4, Lizzy Karoly (9/3 Oral Roberts) 3, Michelle Nguyen (9/3 Oral Roberts) 3, Michelle Nguyen (9/1 Tulsa) 3, Lauren Pope (9/10 Houston) Multi-Point Games 2, Michelle Nguyen (9/1 Tulsa, 9/3 Oral Roberts) 2, Lauren Pope (9/3 Oral Roberts, 9/10 Houston) 2, Lizzy Karoly (9/23 UTSA, 9/3 Oral Roberts) Multi-Assist Games Multi-Goal Games 2, Lizzy Karoly (9/23 UTSA, 9/3 Oral Roberts) 1, Lauren Pope (9/3 Oral Roberts) Hat Trick 1, Lauren Pope (9/3 Oral Roberts) Miscellaneous Largest margin of victory 4, Oral Roberts (9/3) Smallest margin of victory 1, Houston, Sam Houston State Largest margin of defeat 4, Nebraska Smallest margin of defeat 1, Rice (8/25) Largest halftime lead 3, Oral Roberts (9/3) Largest halftime deficit 3, Nebraska (9/17) Number of times tied at the half 1, Notre Dame (9/8) Quickest goal scored 10:27, Sam Houston State (9/15) Quickest goal allowed 1:53, Texas Tech (8/27) Longest winning streak 2 Longest home winning streak 2 Longest road winning streak 2 Longest losing streak 2 Longest home losing streak 2 Longest road losing streak 1 Current streak Won 1 Highest attendance, home 2,053, Notre Dame (9/8) Highest attendance, road 725, Texas Tech (8/27) Highest attendance, neutral 191, Oral Roberts (9/3) Largest deficit overcome None Largest lead lost None TCU Soccer

7 Game 1 Rice at TCU Aug. 25, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 1,216 Game 3 TCU at Tulsa Sept. 1, 2006 Tulsa, Okla. Hurricane Soccer Stadium Att: 104 Rice TCU Rice 25:28 Clory Martin TCU Tulsa TCU 22:53 Michelle Nguyen TCU 72:55 Karissa Hill Nguyen FORT WORTH, Texas - Playing its first regular season match of the 2006 season, the TCU soccer team fell to Rice, 1-0, on Saturday in front of the third largest crowd in TCU soccer history. With 1,216 fans in attendance at the first-ever home match under the lights at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, TCU (0-1-0) and Rice (1-0-0) played an even match for most of the game. For the match, the Horned Frogs were able to outshoot the Owls' However, it only took one shot to make all the difference for the Owls. At the 25:28 mark in the first half, Rice's Clory Martin was able to get a shot past TCU goalkeeper Katy Buchanan for the lone score of the match. Martin's goal, which came from the middle of the box was assisted by Christine Petric. Tallying 10 shots on goal for the game, the Horned Frogs were unable to get a shot past Rice goalkeeper Amy McClintock, who made nine saves for the match. Freshman Lizzy Karoly paced the Horned Frogs with seven shots, five of which were on goal. Fellow freshman Michelle Nguyen tallied four shots, including three on goal. Kelsey Vross filled in at goalie for Buchanan in the second half and tallied four saves. TULSA, Okla. - The TCU soccer team earned its first victory of the young season on Friday night as the Horned Frogs blanked Tulsa, 2-0, on Friday at the TU Women's Soccer/Grover Classic held at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. TCU (1-2-0) was able to control the tempo of the game for most of the match with crisp passing and good spacing. The Horned Frogs outshot Tulsa (2-2-0), 16-8, tallying nine shots on goal compared to only three by the Golden Hurricane. TCU's defense did not surrender a shot on goal in the second half. Michelle Nguyen was able to get the Horned Frogs on the board first, as the Richardson, Texas, native beat her defender and drilled a shot past Tulsa goalkeeper Meredith Hart from 20 yards out. Nguyen's goal came at the 22:08 mark, and was the Horned Frogs' first goal of the season. In the second half, TCU was able to strike again with 17:05 to play, as Nguyen played a corner kick to the middle of the box that was headed into the back of the net by Karissa Hill. The goal was Hill's third of her career and pushed TCU's lead to 2-0. Game 2 TCU at Texas Tech Aug. 27, 2006 Lubbock, Texas R.P. Fuller Stadium Att: 725 Game 4 TCU vs. Oral Roberts (Tulsa, Okla.) Sept. 3, 2006 Tulsa, Okla. Hurricane Soccer Stadium Att: 191 TCU Texas Tech TT 1:53 Sarabeth Clopton Emmie Bennett TT 19:00 own goal LUBBOCK, Texas - A goal off a corner kick and an own goal by TCU enabled Texas Tech to defeat the Horned Frogs, 2-0, on Sunday at R.P. Fuller Stadium. The win by Texas Tech snapped TCU's six-match win streak over the Red Raiders, as TCU fell to 0-2 on year and Texas Tech improved to 2-0. Texas Tech was able to get on the scoreboard early, as the Red Raiders' Sara Clopton was able score off a corner kick by Emmie Bennett at the 1:53 mark. With the Texas Tech leading 1-0, the Red Raiders received a gift at the 19:00 minute mark, as the Horned Frogs allowed an own goal. The own goal was scored as Breanne Kaldheim fed a pass back to goalkeeper Kelsey Vross who misplayed the ball as it trickled into the Horned Frogs' net. In the first half, both teams had to deal with uncertainty of the game clock, as technical difficulties made the clock inoperable until the second half. In the second half, the first scoring opportunity for either team came on a corner kick by the Red Raiders at the 51:55 mark, as Kelly Faerber saved a goal by knocking out a header by Texas Tech's Priscilla Esquivel. With a two-goal lead, the Red Raiders were able to pullback into a defensive mode and limit the Horned Frogs' offensive chances in the second half. TCU Oral Roberts TCU 14:59 Michelle Nguyen TCU 18:31 Lizzy Karoly Nguyen TCU 21:28 Lauren Pope ORU 23:27 Emily Gagnon Gentry Detter TCU 28:12 Pope TCU 54:20 Karoly ORU 61:26 Detter TCU 87:51 Pope TULSA, Okla. - Lauren Pope recorded a hat trick, while Lizzy Karoly added two goals and Michelle Nguyen added another as the TCU soccer team upended Oral Roberts 6-2 on Sunday to win the TU Women's Soccer/Grover Classic held at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. TCU tallied four of its six goals in the first frame to earn its second straight victory and move to on the season, while Oral Roberts fell to overall. TCU's six goals were the most by the Horned Frogs since also posting six against Centenary in With the win, TCU claimed the tournament title after winning both games. TCU opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Tulsa on Friday. Four Horned Frogs made the all-tournament team, as voted on by the coaches in the tournament. Making the team were Michelle Nguyen, Lizzie Batten, Lauren Pope and Lizzy Karoly. Just like in Friday's match against Tulsa, TCU struck first, as Nguyen scored on a corner kick from the right side at the 14:59 mark. Nguyen was able to curl her shot around the nearside post and over the finger tips of ORU goalkeeper Shelbi Morrison. Nguyen's goal was her second in as many games. Nguyen's goal began a flurry of goals for TCU, as the Horned Frogs scored three times in a period of just six minutes and 29 seconds TCU Soccer 7

8 Game 5 Notre Dame at TCU Sept. 8, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 2,053 Game 7 Sam Houston State at TCU Sept. 15, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 1,099 Notre Dame TCU ND 54:27 Jill Krivacek Michele Weissenhofer ND 71:00 Brittany Bock Weissenhofer SHSU TCU TCU 10:27 Chelsea White Karissa Hill SHSU 20:30 Yoanna Garcia Brittany Foerstner TCU 24:41 Michelle Nguyen FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU soccer team held its own against No. 1 Notre Dame for the first 45 minutes of the game on Friday night. Unfortunately for TCU, Notre Dame's offensive attack was able to net two second-half goals to claim a 2-0 victory as 2,053 fans looked on at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. With the second-largest crowd in school history looking on, the Horned Frogs (2-3-0) used a Ziploc-tight defense in the first frame and did not allow the Fighting Irish (5-0-0) to take a shot until the 31:33 mark. In all, the Fighting Irish were able to tally seven shots in the first half, but goalkeeper Katy Buchanan stoned Notre Dame four shots on goal. However, the tide changed in the second half with Notre Dame going on the offensive early. At the 54:27 mark, Jill Krivacek headed in a cross by Michele Weissenhofer to give the Irish a 1-0 advantage. With Notre Dame holding a 1-0 advantage, the Irish struck again with another header for a goal. This time it was Brittany Bock, who headed in a pass by Weissenhofer off a free kick for Weissenhofer's second assist of the game. Thanks in part to eight corner kicks in the second half; the Irish were able to tally 12 of their 19 shots in the second half. Offensively, TCU tallied four shots for the game and three corner kicks compared to 11 by Notre Dame. Game 6 Houston at TCU Sept. 10, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 1,085 FORT WORTH, Texas - Chelsea White and Michelle Nguyen each tallied a firsthalf goal to lift the TCU soccer team to its second straight win with a 2-1 victory over Sam Houston State on Friday at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. Winners of four of its last five matches, TCU (4-3-0) used a relentless offensive attack and challenged Sam Houston State's goalkeeper Melissa Sauceda with a season-high 32 shots. TCU combined its offensive barrage with a ball-hawking defense that surrendered a season-low seven shots to the Bearkats (2-6-0) and just two shots on goal. TCU struck first at the 10:27 mark, as Chelsea White scored off a cross from the left side by Karissa Hill for her second goal in as many games. However, TCU's lead would not last as the Bearcats battled back to even the match at one. On a pass from 40 yards on the left side, Sam Houston State's Brittany Foerstner found the head of Yoanna Garcia, who scored at the 20:30 mark. Just four minutes and 11 seconds later, TCU was able to regain the lead for good, as Michelle Nguyen scored her third goal of the season to put TCU ahead, 2-1. Nguyen's goal came after she saved a loose ball from going out of bounds on the left side. Nguyen then managed to beat her defender and take a shot that spun past Sauceda's outreached arms. Despite taking shot after shot, the Horned Frogs were unable to undo Sauceda in goal, who secured 12 saves. Game 8 TCU at Nebraska Sept. 17, 2006 Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska Soccer Field Att: 402 Houston TCU TCU 11:03 Lauren Pope TCU 18:20 Chelsea White Lauren Pope, Lizzy Karoly HOU 21:02 Jordan Godbolt Sophia Mundy TCU Nebraska NU 17:21 Jessie Bruch Jessie Goodell NU 27:12 Brittany Timko NU 35:16 Sari Raber NU 56:59 Timko Bruch FORT WORTH, Texas - Lauren Pope scored a goal and assisted on another as TCU topped Houston 2-1 on Sunday in front of 1,085 at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. In what was an up-and-down game, TCU (3-3-0) was able to consistently put pressure on Houston (3-3-0) with its speed up front and outshot the Cougars, With the temperature in the 90s for most of the game, the effect of the warm weather was evident on both clubs, as all three of the goals were scored in the first half. Eventually TCU's speed and number of chances paid off, as the Horned Frogs notched the first goal of the game off the foot of Pope at the 11:03 mark. Pope netted her fourth goal of the year by dribbling into the center of the box and taking a shot that beat Houston goalkeeper Shelby Scott. Leading 1-0, Pope contributed again to the Horned Frogs' attack - this time with an assist. After gaining control of the ball on the right side of the box, Pope fed a pass to Lizzy Karoly, who crossed the ball to Chelsea White who knocked home her first collegiate goal a the 18:20 mark. Despite having a 2-0 lead, TCU did not have much time to get comfortable with a two-goal advantage, as Houston struck at the 21:02 mark to narrow TCU's lead to one (2-1). Houston's goal came as Jordan Godbolt scored off a cross from the right side by Sophia Mundy. LINCON, Neb. - Dealing with temperatures in the 60s and a stiff headwind in the first half, the TCU soccer team allowed three first-half goals en route to a 4-0 loss at Nebraska on Sunday at the Nebraska Soccer Field. In what was just the second loss in its last six matches, TCU (4-4-0) was outshot 23-8 by Nebraska (5-1-2). Lizzy Karoly led the Horned Frogs with three shots, while Chelsea White had two shots. In what proved to be a decisive first half, the Huskers took advantage of the wind at their back by tallying three goals, outshooting the Horned Frogs 16-2 and attempting seven corner kicks compared to zero by TCU. Despite trailing 3-0 at the half, TCU settled down in the second half and continued to battle through the match. TCU was able to clampdown on defense in the second half, only allowing one goal and seven shots. The loss continued TCU's strong correlation between goals scored and wins and losses this season. TCU is 4-0 this season when the Horned Frogs score a goal and 0-4 when they fail to score. Buchanan fell to 4-3 in goal, as she tallied two saves in the first half. Vross made three saves in the second half TCU Soccer

9 Game 9 SMU at TCU Sept. 21, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 1,217 SMU TCU SMU 44:30 Krystal Bailey Marisa Schieda SMU 84:29 Olivia O Rear FORT WORTH, Texas - Playing in warm and breezy conditions the TCU soccer team allowed a goal in the first and second half as SMU (6-2-1) was able to claim a 2-0 win over the Horned Frogs (4-5-0) on Thursday at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. Despite taking 11 shots, including five on goal, TCU's offense was unable to crack the wall setup by SMU's goalkeeper Ashley Gunter. Gunter made five saves, including a few diving stops that nullified TCU's chances. TCU was paced by Michelle Nguyen, who had a team-best four shots. Chelsea White also added two shots, both of which were on goal. Goalkeeper Katy Buchanan played the full 90 minutes in goal and tallied a season-best seven saves. With both teams locked in a defensive struggle in the first half, SMU was able to sneak in a goal with just 30 ticks remaining on the clock, as Krystal Bailey was able to knock in a pass off a free kick by Marisa Schieda. SMU's final goal of the match came off the foot of Olivia O'Rear, who was able to dribble into the middle of the box and create a one-on-one opportunity against Buchanan. O'Rear was able to stick her shot past the outstretched arms of Buchanan and into the left corner of the goal at the 84:29 mark to give SMU a 2-0 lead. Game 10 Texas-San Antonio at TCU Sept. 23, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium Att: 1,263 UTSA TCU TCU 24:42 Lizzy Karoly Michelle Nguyen TCU 78:15 Lizzy Karoly HOU 79:18 Casey Glass Karoly, Kaldheim FORT WORTH, Texas - Lizzy Karoly netted two goals and tallied an assist and Kelsey Vross had her first-career shutout as TCU posted its second-highest goal output of the season en route to a 3-0 win over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium. TCU (5-5-0) used an offensive attack that totaled 25 shots, including 11 on goal and an aggressive defense that held UTSA to just seven shots to secure the victory over UTSA (3-6-0), which is in its first season of play. The shutout for TCU was its second of the season and first since defeating Tulsa 2-0 on Sept. 1. With the win, TCU moved to 5-0 on the season when scoring a goal. TCU got on the board for the first time in the match at the 24:42 mark off the foot of Karoly, who took a pass from Michelle Nguyen and beat UTSA goalkeeper Rachel Francis. The goal for Karoly was her third of the season. TCU got on the board in the second half at the 78:15 mark, as Karoly danced around UTSA defenders in the box and cleared enough room to fire a shot past Francis to give TCU a 2-0 advantage on her second goal of the game and fourth of the season. Less than a minute later, Karoly was able to get free again on the sideline off a pass from Breanne Kaldheim. Just as Francis was coming out to stop Karoly, the Escondido, Calif., native tapped a pass to the far post where Casey Glass was able to tap in her first goal of her career. Vross played the full 90 minutes in goal and moved to 1-1 on the season TCU Soccer 9

10 2006 Season Results Mountain West Conference Shots Saves Date Opponent Result TCU/Opp. TCU/Opp. TCU Goals TCU Assists Att. 8/25 Rice L 15/14 7/10 1,216 8/27 Texas Tech L 11/13 2/ /1 Tulsa W 16/8 3/7 Nguyen Nguyen 104 Hill 9/3 Oral Roberts W 16/11 3/4 Nguyen 191 Karoly Nguyen Pope Pope Karoly Pope 9/8 #1 Notre Dame L 4/19 5/0 2,053 9/10 Houston W 16/14 6/4 Pope 1,085 White Pope, Karoly 9/15 Sam Houston W 32/7 1/12 White Hill 1,072 Nguyen 9/17 Nebraska L 8/23 5/ /21 SMU L 11/14 7/5 1,217 9/23 UTSA W 25/7 3/8 Karoly Nguyen 1,263 Karoly Glass Karoly, Kaldheim Goals by Period1st 2nd Total OT OT2 Total TCU Opponents Shots by Period1st 2nd Total OT OT2 Total TCU Opponents Saves by Period1st 2nd Total OT OT2 Total TCU Opponents Corner Kicks 1st 2nd Total OT OT2 Total TCU Opponents Team Stats TCU Opp Goals-shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists 8 10 Corner Kicks Pentalty Kicks Penalties Yellow cards 5 5 Red cards 0 0 Fouls by Period1st 2nd Total OT OT2 Total TCU Opponents TCU Soccer

11 Individual Game-by-Game Leaders Date Opponent Goals Shots SOG Assists Saves GA 8/25 Rice Karoly (7) Karoly (5) Vross (4) Buchanan (1) 8/27 Texas Tech Nguyen (6) Nguyen (3) Buchanan (1) Vross (2) 9/1 Tulsa Nguyen 3 players (3) 3 players (2) Nguyen Buchanan (3) Hill 9/3 Oral Roberts Pope (3) Pope (5) 3 players (3) Nguyen Buchanan (3) Buchanan (2) 9/8 #1 Notre Dame White (2) Buchanan (5) Buchanan (2) 9/10 Houston Pope Karoly (5) Pope (3) Pope, Karoly Buchanan (5) Buchanan (1) White 9/15 Sam Houston White Karoly (10) Karoly (5) Hill Buchanan (1) Buchanan (1) 9/17 Nebraska Karoly (3) 3 players (1) Vross (3) Buchanan (3) 9/21 SMU Nguyen (4) White (2) Buchanan (7) Buchanan (2) 9/23 UTSA Karoly (2) Karoly (9) Karoly (7) 3 Players (1) Vross (3) 2006 TCU Soccer 11

12 2006 Season Stats Individuals Name GP-GS G A Pts. Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 11 Karoly, Lizzy Nguyen, Michelle White, Chelsea Pope, Lauren Hill, Karissa Glass, Casey Parkinson, Lesley Faerber, Kelly Starns, Caroline Batten, Lizzie Paulson, Anna Schneider, Sara Johnson, Courtney Kaldheim, Breanne Claudat, Becky TCU Totals Opponents Goalkeepers Goal Average Saves Record Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T Sho 24 Vross, Kelsey : Buchanan, Katy : TM TEAM 0: TCU Totals : Opponents : Goals No. Player Opponent (Date) Assist 1 Michelle Nguyen Tulsa (9/1) 2 Karissa Hill Tulsa (9/1) Michelle Nguyen 3 Michelle Nguyen Oral Roberts (9/3) 4 Lizzy Karoly Oral Roberts (9/3) Michelle Nguyen 5 Lauren Pope Oral Roberts (9/3) 6 Lauren Pope Oral Roberts (9/3) 7 Lizzy Karoly Oral Roberts (9/3) 8 Lauren Pope Oral Roberts (9/3) 9 Lauren Pope Houston (9/10) 10 Chelsea White Houston (9/10) Pope/Karoly 11 Chelsea White Sam Houston (9/15) Hill 12 Michelle Nguyen Sam Houston (9/15) 13 Lizzy Karoly Texas-San Antonio (9/23) Nguyen 14 Lizzy Karoly Texas-San Antonio (9/23) 15 Casey Glass Texas-San Antonio (9/23) Karoly/Kaldheim TCU Soccer