Sports Briefs

Thursday, September 27, 2001
Sports

Frogs hope to gain added exposure from harder schedule
The women’s basketball schedule, released Wednesday, has 15 teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team hopes to capitalize on a schedule that features the likes of Southwest Missouri State and Rutgers to gain more national exposure and win more recruiting battles.
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Soccer team faces top-ranked SMU
Mustangs likely to take advantage of mistakes, coach says
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

fter 67 scoreless minutes, forward Doak VanEnk scored from 15 yards out to beat the Metroplex-rival Southern Methodist for the first time in school TCU history. The win ended 31 games of futility.
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Who to watch
Luchi Gonzalez, F vs. Mike Lahoud, GK

Luchi Gonzalez

The matchup: Forward/midfielder Luchi Gonzalez is the leader of the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. On a team with 10 returning starters that reached the College Cup Final Four, Gonzalez leads the nation in points.

Mike Lahoud

Junior goalkeeper Mike Lahoud is in his second year as a starter for the Frogs. TCU is fifth in Conference USA in goals allowed, and Lahoud is big part of it.

The stats: Gonzalez has scored with 10 goals and recorded five assists in six games this season. Gonzalez has been named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week twice this season. Lahoud is allowing 1.38 goals a game. He is sixth in C-USA with an average of five saves a game.

Effect on the game: Stopping an offense averaging 4.2 goals a game is the biggest key to victory. If Southern Methodist jumps out to a big lead, it is not likely the Frogs have enough offense to catch up. The Frogs need tough defense and good goalkeeping to stay in the game.

The winner: Gonzalez. The Frogs are outshooting the competition 33-26, but things will change against SMU. Lahoud will have to defend a lot of shots, and with scorers like Gonzalez, a few will slip in.