TCU Horned Frogs women's soccer
Founded1986
UniversityTexas Christian University
Athletic directorJeremiah Donati
Head coachEric Bell (12th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationFort Worth, Texas
StadiumGarvey-Rosenthal Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameTCU
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2020, 2021, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2021
Conference Regular Season championships
2020, 2021

The TCU Horned Frogs women's soccer team represents Texas Christian University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team is part of the Big 12 Conference and plays home matches at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs are currently led by head coach Eric Bell, who has led the team to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big 12 conference title.[2]

History

The TCU women's soccer program played their first season in 1986 under the direction of head coach David Rubinson, a TCU alum who was also the head coach of the men's team at the time.[3] It was during Rubinson's tenure that the women's program became the university's lone scholarship soccer team when the men's program was cut by then-athletic director Eric Hyman in 2003.[4]

In 26 seasons under Rubinson and his successor, Dan Abdalla, the Horned Frogs enjoyed limited success. Their eight winning seasons in that span were highlighted by a 9-8-2 campaign in 2003 that saw the Frogs finished tied for second place in Conference USA and a 14-4-2 mark in 2008 that earned a third-place finish in the Mountain West.

Eric Bell was hired as the program's third head coach in December 2011, just as the university was set to join the Big 12 Conference.[5] Bell came to TCU from Florida State, where he helped lead the Seminoles to three College Cup appearances during his six seasons as an assistant coach in Tallahassee.[6]

The Frogs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance under Bell in 2016 and won their first tournament match in 2018 with a 2–1 victory over BYU in the first round of the 2018 tournament.

On November 6, 2020, TCU earned its first conference championship by defeating West Virginia, 1–0, to finish their Big 12 schedule undefeated.[7] Ranked third in the nation, it was at first thought that the Frogs' historic season would end without the chance to play for a national championship after the NCAA had announced in August that it was cancelling all fall sports championship events for the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] However, the NCAA reversed course and announced a 48-team tournament to be held in the spring of 2021.[9]

Stadium

The Horned Frogs play their home games at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, located on the south end of the TCU campus and adjacent to Lupton Stadium, the home of the TCU baseball team. It was built in 2000 on land that had previously been home to the Worth Hills Golf Course and had been acquired by the university from the Justin Boot Company.[10] In 2010, the Jane Justin Field House opened at the north end of the stadium with updated locker rooms and coaches offices. The $1.5 million gift from the Justin family to fund the addition was the largest contribution ever at TCU for a project geared solely at women's athletics.

Coaches

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1986–2004David Rubinson19151–189–23.448
2005–2011Dan Abdalla757–65–9.469
2012–presentEric Bell12128–75–36.536
Totals 3 coaches 36 seasons 312-318-61 .496
Records are as of November 8, 2021.

Seasons

[11]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
David Rubinson (Independent) (1986–1994)
1986 David Rubinson 9–8–2
1987 David Rubinson 10-9-0
1988 David Rubinson 11–5–1
1989 David Rubinson 9–10-0
1990 David Rubinson 6–13–2
1991 David Rubinson 4-10-3
1992 David Rubinson 9-7-3
1993 David Rubinson 8-9-1
1994 David Rubinson 9–8–1
David Rubinson (Southwest Conference) (1995)
1995 David Rubinson 8-12-11-3-04th
David Rubinson (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2000)
1996 David Rubinson 7–13–02–5–05th
1997 David Rubinson 10–11–03–3–04th
1998 David Rubinson 9–11–02–4–04th
1999 David Rubinson 9–11–02–4–05th
2000 David Rubinson 10-9-15-2–03rd
David Rubinson (Conference USA) (2001–2004)
2001 David Rubinson 7-11-03-7-010th
2002 David Rubinson 2-13-51-7-213th
2003 David Rubinson 9-8-27-3-0T-2nd
2004 David Rubinson 6-11-14-5-1T-8th
David Rubinson: 151-189-23SWC: 1–3–0
WAC: 14-18-0
CUSA: 15-22-3
Dan Abdalla (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2011)
2005 Dan Abdalla 6-11-01-6-07th
2006 Dan Abdalla 6-8-41-3-37th
2007 Dan Abdalla 8-11-03-4-06th
2008 Dan Abdalla 14-4-24-2-13rd
2009 Dan Abdalla 9-10-02-5-06th
2010 Dan Abdalla 7-10-21-5-18th
2011 Dan Abdalla 7-11-11-5-0T-6th
Dan Abdalla: 57-65-913-30-5
Eric Bell (Big 12) (2012–present)
2012 Eric Bell 7-10-41-5-28th
2013 Eric Bell 6-10-32-5-17th
2014 Eric Bell 8-8-31-4-38th
2015 Eric Bell 8-7-42-2-38th
2016 Eric Bell 12-7-22-5-17thNCAA 1st Round
2017 Eric Bell 12-7-36-2-13rdNCAA 1st Round
2018 Eric Bell 13-5-35-3-1T-3rdNCAA 2nd Round
2019 Eric Bell 11-8-34-3-26thNCAA 1st Round
2020 Eric Bell 10-0-18-0-11stNCAA Quarterfinals
2021 Eric Bell 17-2-27-1-11stNCAA Round of 16
2022 Eric Bell 14-5-55-1-3T-2ndNCAA Round of 16
2023 Eric Bell 10-6-36-2-23rd
Eric Bell: 128-75-3649-33-21
Total:336–329–68

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Christian University Logo Identity Standards". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Soccer Announces Spring Slate". GoFrogs.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rubinson Resigns as TCU Soccer Coach". GoFrogs.com. January 1, 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "TCU Changes Status of Men's Soccer Program". GoFrogs.com. February 7, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "TCU Names Eric Bell As Women's Head Soccer Coach". GoFrogs.com. December 17, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bell reflects on his journey in soccer after championship season". TCU 360. December 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Big 12 Champions! TCU Defeats West Virginia, 1-0". GoFrogs.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ "NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on". Associated Press. August 13, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Entire DI men's and women's soccer tournaments to be held in North Carolina". March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ "TCU revamps Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium". TCU 360. September 18, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2020 TCU Soccer Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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