Lumberjacks will Play No. Five TCU Horned Frogs in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament
11/12/2024 11:15:00 AM | Women's Soccer
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin soccer team (14-3-2, 8-2-0 SLC) is set to continue their momentum in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament as they head to Fort Worth to take on the no. five seeded TCU Horned Frogs (16-3-2, 9-0-2 Big 12) on Friday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. central time.
SFA has played TCU ten times and the Horned Frogs hold a 7-2-1 record with the most recent meeting was on September 17th, 2023 where TCU won 3-1. This will be SFA's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and their first since 2012 when the 'Jacks played at Texas A&M and lost 1-0.
This season has been a complete turnaround for the 'Jacks after last season where the team finished with a 2-14-2 record and were outscored 9-59. SFA saw a 12 win improvement and outscored their opponents 60-9 which tied the record for the most goals scored in a single season. Coach Ben Williams was named Southland Coach of the Year, five 'Jacks earned Southland Superlatives, seven were named First Team All-Southland, one was named Second Team All-Southland, and six were named to All-Tournament team including Jayme Bailey who was named Tournament MVP. Ella and Erin Morgan also made Southland history becoming the first sister duo to score a goal in the same tournament match in SFA's 3-1 quarterfinal win over UTRGV. Nationally, SFA has the second highest goal differential, third lowest goals against average, third highest scoring offense, and the third most goals scored this season.
SFA has played TCU ten times and the Horned Frogs hold a 7-2-1 record with the most recent meeting was on September 17th, 2023 where TCU won 3-1. This will be SFA's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and their first since 2012 when the 'Jacks played at Texas A&M and lost 1-0.
This season has been a complete turnaround for the 'Jacks after last season where the team finished with a 2-14-2 record and were outscored 9-59. SFA saw a 12 win improvement and outscored their opponents 60-9 which tied the record for the most goals scored in a single season. Coach Ben Williams was named Southland Coach of the Year, five 'Jacks earned Southland Superlatives, seven were named First Team All-Southland, one was named Second Team All-Southland, and six were named to All-Tournament team including Jayme Bailey who was named Tournament MVP. Ella and Erin Morgan also made Southland history becoming the first sister duo to score a goal in the same tournament match in SFA's 3-1 quarterfinal win over UTRGV. Nationally, SFA has the second highest goal differential, third lowest goals against average, third highest scoring offense, and the third most goals scored this season.
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