Offense Comes Up Big In 3-1 Win Over #17 TCU

Sunday, September 15

Fort Worth, TX

11:00 AM

University of Washington

3-2-2, 0-0-0

TCU

6-2-0, 0-0-0

Washington

TCU

Photo by: Rick Edelman Photography

September 15, 2019 | Women's Soccer

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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Washington Huskies played fast and put the #17 TCU Horned Frogs on the defensive all game long, winning 3-1 on the road to move to 3-2-2 on the season. Isabella Castro had her first career multi-assist game, picking up helpers on both the Summer Yates and Karlee Stueckle goals.

Stueckle's goal was the first of her career, with Vanessa Millsaps also earning her first career point with an assist. Kennedy Smith scored in the second half just two minutes after TCU cut the lead to 2-1, making it a two-goal lead again to help Washington seal the win. Jessika Cowart also had an assist in the game after intercepting a TCU pass to start the attack.

Siena Ruelas was a rock in her season debut, with her six saves just one off her career high. Ruelas set the tone early as Washington weathered TCU's initial attack, then came up big on a couple tough breakaway chances in the second half.

The game was played at a frantic pace, with the Huskies up to the challenge in the afternoon heat. Washington had five shots on goal in the first half, picking up two goals in the process, and ended the game with 11 total shots on goal, a season high.

Washington controlled the pace of play throughout, constantly pressuring the ball and beating TCU to loose balls routinely. Nine different Huskies had shots in the game as Washington went deep into its bench, feeding off the extra energy.

A great sequence here as Millsaps feeds it in, Castro pushes it along, and Stueckle finishes things off.#BeAboutIt x #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/CB28T7zuxP
— Washington Women's Soccer (@UW_WSoccer) September 15, 2019

		SCORING
31:38 \| After a pass from Castro gave her free space to dribble, Yates cut to the top of the box and fired. Her shot curved past the defense and out of reach of the keeper to the top corner. 36:21 \| Millsaps found room on the wing thanks to a Castro pass, sending a low cross deep into the box. Castro flicked it along to Stueckle, who was waiting a few yards out with her back to goal. Stueckle turned, fired, and scored before anyone could react. 55:31 \| TCU got a goal back when a clearance attempt took a bad bounce off a body and rebounded back into the box to an attacker. 57:29 \| Just a couple minutes later, Cowart intercepted a pass and pushed it forward to Carr, who passed it along to Smith on the run. Smith hustled past her defender and shot to the far post as she fell away from the ball, scoring her first of the year.

		NOTES
Jessica Udovich made her season debut, starting for the first time since tearing her ACL in 2018. This was the third time this year Washington has scored multiple goals in the first half. Castro had not recorded an assist in her career before earning two today. Yates has seven points in her last five games. Smith has scored at least one goal every year of her career.

		UP NEXT
The Huskies will stay on the road for a one-game week next week before Pac-12 play begins. Washington will play Cal Poly on Thursday, September 19 at 5:00 pm. Make sure to follow Husky women's soccer on Twitter with the username @UW_WSoccer and on Instagram at uw_wsoccer.