University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, August 21
Fort Worth, TX
12:00 PM
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Gophers Fall in Heartbreaker to No. 7 TCU
8/21/2022 2:54:00 PM | Soccer
After holding TCU scoreless for 85 minutes, Minnesota fell to the Horned Frogs 2-1.
FORT WORTH – After holding TCU scoreless for 85 minutes, the University of Minnesota (0-1-1, 0-0-0 Big Ten) soccer team fell to the No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs (1-0-1, 0-0-0 Big 12), 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Garvey-Rosenthal soccer stadium.
McKenna Buisman had the lone goal for the Gophers, dishing out two shots on the day. Khyah Harper led the category with three, while Megan Plaschko made five crucial saves.
"Overall, I'm proud of the mentality the group had to battle a top ten team away on a Sunday," said head coach Erin Chastain. "A crushing way to lose. We must tighten up in some moments, but I'm still very proud of our team, the mentality we showed, and that we weren't going back down."
Despite a scoreless first half, the Gophers and Horned Frogs played a competitive 45 minutes. Both teams matched each other in statistics, with five shots and two saves. In the 17th minute, Harper was the first to crack a chance off a penalty kick. TCU's keeper made a big first stop to open the first half.
Assisted by Sophia Romine, Buisman put the Maroon and Gold on the board just three minutes into the second half. Her goal went past the TCU keeper into the bottom right corner. The Horned Frogs' offense stepped up quickly, racking up four shots in a span of ten minutes, including a penalty kick that missed wide left. Plaschko came out big for the Gophers, making three saves.
The battle remained in Minnesota's favor until the 85th minute when TCU scored back-to-back goals to take the lead.
The Gophers return to ELR this Thursday for their home opener against Cal Poly (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Big West) at 6p.m. CT, the match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota women's soccer on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherSoccer) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the 2022 season.
McKenna Buisman had the lone goal for the Gophers, dishing out two shots on the day. Khyah Harper led the category with three, while Megan Plaschko made five crucial saves.
"Overall, I'm proud of the mentality the group had to battle a top ten team away on a Sunday," said head coach Erin Chastain. "A crushing way to lose. We must tighten up in some moments, but I'm still very proud of our team, the mentality we showed, and that we weren't going back down."
Despite a scoreless first half, the Gophers and Horned Frogs played a competitive 45 minutes. Both teams matched each other in statistics, with five shots and two saves. In the 17th minute, Harper was the first to crack a chance off a penalty kick. TCU's keeper made a big first stop to open the first half.
Assisted by Sophia Romine, Buisman put the Maroon and Gold on the board just three minutes into the second half. Her goal went past the TCU keeper into the bottom right corner. The Horned Frogs' offense stepped up quickly, racking up four shots in a span of ten minutes, including a penalty kick that missed wide left. Plaschko came out big for the Gophers, making three saves.
The battle remained in Minnesota's favor until the 85th minute when TCU scored back-to-back goals to take the lead.
The Gophers return to ELR this Thursday for their home opener against Cal Poly (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Big West) at 6p.m. CT, the match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota women's soccer on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherSoccer) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the 2022 season.
Team Stats
Minn
TCU
Goals
1
2
Shots
8
13
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
5
3
Corners
2
15
Fouls
16
10
Scoring Plays
McKenna Buisman (1)
Assisted By: Sophia Romine
GOAL by Minn Buisman, McKenna Assist by Romine, Sophia.
47:14
Seven Castain (1)
Assisted By: Tyler Isgrig
GOAL by TCU Castain, Seven Assist by Isgrig, Tyler.
84:05
Megan Reilly (1)
GOAL by TCU Reilly, Megan.
85:38
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Midfielder/Forward
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Forward
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Goalkeeper
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