By Matt Welnack staff reporter JONESBORO, Ark. - Starting his first collegiate game Saturday against Arkansas State University, all eyes were on true freshman quarterback Casey Printers, but the spotlight ended up shining on junior tailback LaDainian Tomlinson. Printers will be credited with the 24-21 win over Arkansas State, but it was Tomlinson who provided the means to a win. Tomlinson set a career high with 269 yards rushing on 40 attempts and also scored two touchdowns. Tomlinson's first carry of the game resulted in a career-long 79-yard touchdown run. The 269 yards is third-best in school history for a single game. "He keeps telling me to give [the ball] to him, and I keep telling him that I am going to give it to him 30 or 35 times," coach Dennis Franchione said. "So, he needs to know it's true. He played very well. He made some hard yards." Nine of those yards came with two and a half minutes left when TCU was facing a third-and-eight situation. Tomlinson got the call and the first down to all but seal the win for the Frogs. TCU, led by Tomlinson, dominated the first quarter, outscoring the Indians 21-7. Arkansas State scored on their first drive of the game, an 80-yard drive capped off by a 3-yard touchdown run by tailback Jonathan Adams. But, the Frogs came back with 21 unanswered points. Safety Curtis Fuller recovered a fumble by tight end Anwar Cooper at the TCU 34-yard line which led to Tomlinson's second score, a 5-yard touchdown run. Junior tailback Charlie Jones' first career touchdown was set up by a 50-yard pass to receiver Mike Scarborough from Printers. Scarborough was wide open but fell down catching the ball at the 2-yard line. Both offenses combined for 457 yards of total offense and 45 points in the first half. In the second half, the two teams totaled 179 yards and no points. "Defenses came to play in the second half, I guess," Franchione said. "I thought their defense played very well in the second half. They played very inspired. Both (defenses) made stops in the second half when they had to." Linebacker Terrance Maiden and defensive end Aaron Schobel teamed up in the fourth quarter to eliminate the Indians' scoring threat. Schobel tipped a pass by ASU quarterback Cleo Lemon, and Maiden picked the ball out of the air and returned it 35 yards to the Indian 15-yard line. After TCU could not convert the turnover into points the Indians took over at their own 15-yard line. After a 22-yard run by Lemon to put ASU into TCU territory, Maiden and Schobel each recorded sacks to end the drive and give TCU a chance to run the clock down. The Indians got the ball back at their 4-yard line with 19 seconds to play after a blocking penalty on the punt. Four incomplete passes later, TCU came away with its first victory of the season. The Frogs will go for win number two when they open Western Athletic Conference play 9 p.m. Saturday against Fresno State.
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By Victor Drabicky staff reporter Despite losing two key players to injury, the TCU women's soccer team managed to win one of their two games this past weekend. The Horned Frogs will spend the rest of the season without their assists leader Tiffany Goetz and Sherry Dick, a freshman standout and second in scoring for the team.
"I tore the same ligament in high school," Dick said. "I have to have surgery later this week and will miss six months." Head coach David Rubinson said that the loss of both players will be felt. "We started off the season with a great amount of depth," Rubinson said. "Now we are going to need some players to step up and find some way to manufacture some goals." In addition to playing Friday's game without Goetz and Dick, the Frogs also played without midfielders Jennifer Maunder and Allison Calleri, both of which received one game suspensions during TCU's game against Oklahoma. Despite a strong performance, the absence of the four starters was evident in TCU's 2-1 overtime win over Texas Tech on Friday. Junior defender Jackie Rodriguez said that the team was pleased by the play of the people that came off the bench. "Almost everyone got to play," Rodriguez said. "Everyone played well and made up for the missing players." Rubinson said he is proud of the way TCU played Friday. "The girls showed a lot of heart," Rubinson said. "They had a willingness to stay in the battle even though they were injured." TCU defeated Tech off of a goal by forward Jenn Coulson in the 102nd minute of the game. Sunday, the Horned Frogs faced the No. 9 ranked Texas A&M Aggies. After the team lost, 4-0, and was outshot, 29-2, Rubinson said he was disappointed in the team's effort. "I think it was our worst game of the season," Rubinson said. "I was more than disappointed in our performance." Sophomore goalkeeper Keith-Ann Wagner said the game reminded her of the team's playing last year. "All their goals came off our mistakes," Wagner said. "It made me feel like I did last season." The Horned Frogs will travel to Shreveport, La., Wednesday before heading to California for the University of San Diego Soccer Tournament this weekend.
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By Chris Harrison staff reporter TCU senior Angela Stanford shot a one-under par to claim the individual championship in the final round of the University of New Mexico Dick McGuire Invitational this past Saturday. Her score of 72 was one away from the course's standard of 73. Stanford, the No. 8 player in the nation according to MasterCard Collegiate Rankings, was tied with Arizona's Jenna Daniels, the preseason's No. 2 ranked player, and Texas' Kristin Dufour. The team finished eighth overall in the 18-school tournament, 30 shots behind the tournament winner Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats were ranked No. 2 in the preseason in the MasterCard Rankings. Sophomore Jennifer Patterson shot a final round of 73 to finish the tournament with 230 strokes and placing her 37th. She tied with sophomore Lori Sutherland who posted her best round of 71 to bring her three round total to 230. Freshman Shannon Barr shot a final round of 80 to finish at 238, good for a tie for 65th place. Fellow freshman Ashlei Pendleton posted her best round, 79, on the final day of the tournament for a three-day total of 245 and an 85th place finish. The eighth place finish is better than the women's team's preseason ranking of No.13 by MasterCard Collegiate Women's Golf Ranking. "I was pretty happy with the ranking, but then again you have to look at those things with a grain of salt," said coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin. "I think whether you are ranked first or 50th, you still have to go out and prove yourself." She said this team is made up of the type of players she looks for when she goes out across the country recruiting women to play. "There is so much that goes into a successful team, which is actually what I am look for in recruiting," Ravaioli-Larkin said. "Obviously I look for low scores, but beyond that I am looking for an attitude that is positive and competitive." The positive attitude and competitive drive on women's team is led by three time All-American and 1999 TCU athlete of the year Stanford. "She is just awesome," Ravaioli-Larkin said. "I talk about last year's seniors helping to build the foundation of the women's program. Angela helped build the house.She can do whatever she wants. She is that good. The women's team is back in action in five weeks on October 29-31 at the Fuman Lady Paladin Invitational Tournament in Greenville, S.C.
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By Matt Stiver staff reporter The TCU women's tennis team hosted players from Baylor, Oklahoma, McNeese State, the University of Texas-Arlington and Texas Woman's University in the TCU Women's Tennis Invitational Tournament this weekend. Stretching over the course of two days, the tournament plays five divisions or flights of singles and two flights of doubles. Of the seven flights, TCU players claimed titles in five. Head coach Roland Ingram said he was pleased with the performance of his team.
Ingram had a reason to be pleased with the freshmen. Dorrit Huppes, Brenna Shackleford and Debbie Bell all played their first collegiate matches this weekend. Huppes and Shackleford won their respective flights and Bell won her consolation bracket. Senior Jessika Kjellgren said she also thought the freshmen performed well. "I was very pleased with the freshmen, both with the way they played and their attitude," Kjellgren said. "They had a very positive attitude, and I like that." Rounds one and two were played on Friday, with the championship match-ups on Saturday. All three doubles rounds were contested on Saturday. Kjellgren, who compiled a 22-9 record last year, got her 1999-2000 season off to a good start, not losing a set en route to the flight three championship. Kjellgren said her toughest match came in the championship round against Marketa Cizova of UTA because of an injury. "I have a really bad wrist, so it was really hurting," Kjellgren said. "I had to struggle really hard and be patient and get everything back. (Cizova) wasn't very consistent, and I won a lot of easy points that way." Huppes won flight III over Angela Stroup of Oklahoma, 6-1, 6-0. Huppes, a true freshman playing her first collegiate matches, dropped only four sets in three matches. Ingram said Huppes was a highlight in the tournament. "If I had to pick one match, it was (Huppes') complete domination of Angela Stroud," Ingram said. "Stroud is a good player." Shackleford had a more difficult time in winning flight IV. She was taken to three sets in the second and championship rounds. Shackleford defeated Joni Helleland of Oklahoma 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 to advance to finals, where she defeated Priscilla Parra of UTA, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Senior Stacey Sabala did not drop a set as she won the flight V championship over Whitney Gilliam, 6-2, 7-5, in the final. Ingram said Sabala's performance surprised him. "(She) wasn't planning on playing this year," Ingram said. "All of a sudden, she wins her flight in singles and gets to the finals in doubles. I was really pleased with Stacey." In doubles, Seniors Lucie Dvorakova and Daria Zoldakova won the flight I doubles championship, 8-3, over Andersson and Borjesson. In flight II, Kjellgren was forced to withdraw after she and Shackleford won their first round match. Sabala stepped in, and the two reached the finals. Despite winning five of seven titles, Ingram said there are still things that need work. "Lucie and Daria have some shots they need to work on, and Jessika's got to learn to hit a drop shot," Ingram said. "We've definitely got to work on our (No. 2 and 3) doubles."
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After defeating the Arkansas State Indians 24-21, in TCU's first win of the season, the Frogs now turn their attention toward the Fresno State Bulldogs. After compiling a 1-2 record in non-conference play, the Frogs begin Western Athletic Conference play Saturday. In a week-long series, the TCU Daily Skiff will look at the Frogs' preparation for the game at Fresno, Calif. On Sunday, coaches and players met to review game tape of the Arkansas State contest. The players met with their position coaches first and then as a team to watch film. Players then practiced for an hour doing conditioning exercises and individual skills drills. Players practiced without pads, and there were no hitting drills. NCAA rules state that a team must have one day off from practice, so players did not practice Monday. The coaching staff met all day to watch film and develop a game plan for the Fresno State game. The Frogs resume practice today from 4 p.m. to around 6:30 p.m., starting with a team meeting to discuss game plan and things that need to be changed. The game Saturday matches two teams that are considered to be the favorites to win the WAC. It will be the first conference game for both teams.
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Goetz suffered a dislocated ankle in practice on Thursday
while Dick tore key ligaments in her left knee after going up for a header
just 10 minutes into Friday's game against Texas Tech.
"I didn't know what to expect because I didn't know
what the other universities had, (which players) they were going to play,"
Ingram said. "I was really pleased with the way the freshmen played."| The TCU Daily Skiff © 1998, 1999 Credits |