TCU Horned Frogs soccer

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]

TCU Horned Frogs women's soccer
Founded	1986
University	Texas Christian University
Athletic director	Jeremiah Donati
Head coach	Eric Bell (12th season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Fort Worth, Texas
Stadium	Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname	TCU
Colors	Purple 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

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. 1986–2004 David Rubinson 19 151–189–23 .448 2005–2011 Dan Abdalla 7 57–65–9 .469 2012–present Eric Bell 12 128–75–36 .536 Totals 3 coaches 36 seasons 312-318-61 .496 Records are as of November 8, 2021.

Seasons

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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	8-12-1	1-3-0	4th
David Rubinson (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2000)
1996	David Rubinson	7–13–0	2–5–0	5th
1997	David Rubinson	10–11–0	3–3–0	4th
1998	David Rubinson	9–11–0	2–4–0	4th
1999	David Rubinson	9–11–0	2–4–0	5th
2000	David Rubinson	10-9-1	5-2–0	3rd
David Rubinson (Conference USA) (2001–2004)
2001	David Rubinson	7-11-0	3-7-0	10th
2002	David Rubinson	2-13-5	1-7-2	13th
2003	David Rubinson	9-8-2	7-3-0	T-2nd
2004	David Rubinson	6-11-1	4-5-1	T-8th
David Rubinson:		151-189-23	SWC: 1–3–0 WAC: 14-18-0 CUSA: 15-22-3
Dan Abdalla (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2011)
2005	Dan Abdalla	6-11-0	1-6-0	7th
2006	Dan Abdalla	6-8-4	1-3-3	7th
2007	Dan Abdalla	8-11-0	3-4-0	6th
2008	Dan Abdalla	14-4-2	4-2-1	3rd
2009	Dan Abdalla	9-10-0	2-5-0	6th
2010	Dan Abdalla	7-10-2	1-5-1	8th
2011	Dan Abdalla	7-11-1	1-5-0	T-6th
Dan Abdalla:		57-65-9	13-30-5
Eric Bell (Big 12) (2012–present)
2012	Eric Bell	7-10-4	1-5-2	8th
2013	Eric Bell	6-10-3	2-5-1	7th
2014	Eric Bell	8-8-3	1-4-3	8th
2015	Eric Bell	8-7-4	2-2-3	8th
2016	Eric Bell	12-7-2	2-5-1	7th	NCAA 1st Round
2017	Eric Bell	12-7-3	6-2-1	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2018	Eric Bell	13-5-3	5-3-1	T-3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
2019	Eric Bell	11-8-3	4-3-2	6th	NCAA 1st Round
2020	Eric Bell	10-0-1	8-0-1	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2021	Eric Bell	17-2-2	7-1-1	1st	NCAA Round of 16
2022	Eric Bell	14-5-5	5-1-3	T-2nd	NCAA Round of 16
2023	Eric Bell	10-6-3	6-2-2	3rd
Eric Bell:		128-75-36	49-33-21
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.

External links

• Official website