Volley Frogs pick up win
TCU drops first two matches of Holiday Inn Classic before defeating Indiana State
By Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff
A trip to Bozeman, Mont. last weekend for the Holiday Inn Classic allowed the Volley Frogs to collect their first win, but not before losing two more matches that gave the Frogs a 1-6 record.
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Frogs claim men’s and women’s individual titles
By Quinten Boyd
Skiff Staff
The men’s and women’s cross country teams entered Saturday’s season opener at the UTA Movin’ Mavs Cross Country Challenge with the hopes of continuing their ascent in the rankings.
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Women’s soccer team wins one, ties
By Nathan Loewen
Wire Coordinator
The women’s soccer team returned home from the Nike Classic with a 1-1-0 record.
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Opening holes
Offensive line use smash mouth football to quiet doubts
By Kelly Morris
Skiff Staff
Head coach Gary Patterson has always been fond of saying the most physical team usually wins on Saturdays.
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Defense holds Mustangs back, scores two touchdowns
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor
It was a sentiment echoed by coaches and players before the start of the season. The young and inexperienced TCU football team wanted to be at the top of its game before playing Houston in its Conference USA opener Sept. 29.
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TCU above average in athelete graduation rate

TCU ranked above the national average of 58 percent in student-athlete graduation statistics Monday with a 63 percent rate, an NCAA report said Monday.
The national grade overall was a C, while local and Texas universities received a C-plus. The graduation rate for TCU’s football team was the only statistic under the national average at 47 percent. The Horned Frogs’ male student-athlete graduation rate is 61 percent and the female student-athlete graduation rate is 65 percent, both above the national average.

Men’s soccer goes 0-1-1 in weekend tournament

The men’s soccer team outshot the College of Charleston, but could not capture a win in the Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic in Charleston, S.C. this weekend.
The Frogs trailed the Charleston Friday until junior midfielder Dustin Sitar knotted the game up at one with six minutes left in regulation ending the game in a 1-1 tie.
The Frogs dominated the shots on goal with a 22-14 advantage, and continued to dominate in overtime. Leading the Frogs defensively was junior goalkeeper Mike Lahoud, who only allowed one goal for the entire game.
TCU went 0-1-1 in the tournament.
The Frogs next game is 4:30 p.m. Friday at Gravey-Rosenthal Stadium against Oral Roberts.

Men’s golf team defends title at The Ridges

TCU’s men’s golf team took captured the team and individual title over the weekend with an impressive showing at The Ridges Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. The Frogs won the team championship by 10 strokes thanks to a first and second finish by senior Steve Shuert and junior Adam Rubinson, respectively. The team broke the previous 54 hole scoring record by three strokes with a score of 841, while Shuert’s individual score of 204 set a new tournament record.
“Not only were we able to defend our title, we had a one-two finish which is something that is almost unprecedented,” head coach Bill Montigel said in a press release.

Owens named Defensive Player of Week in C-USA

Senior weak safety Charlie Owens was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week, marking the second straight week a Horned Frog has been honored by the conference.
Owens recovered a fumble that he returned 36 yards for a touchdown, intercepted a pass that set up another touchdown, and made four tackles in TCU’s 38-10 win over SMU Saturday.
Last week, placekicker Nick Browne was named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week after tying a school record with four field goals.
TCU above national average in graduation rate.