White notches ninth shutout as Tech ties No. 15 TCU in regular-season finale
FORT WORTH — Texas Tech goalkeeper Madison White and her defense withstood a strong attack and the Red Raiders battled No. 15 TCU to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a Big 12 soccer regular-season finale.
TCU (10-3-5, 5-1-3) and Tech (9-3-5, 5-1-3) finished tied for second in the conference standings. The Horned Frogs earned the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament based on goal differential in conference matches.
TCU outshot Tech 18-2, had 16 corner kicks to Tech's one and put four shots on goal to none by the Red Raiders. White made four saves for her conference-leading ninth shutout this season and the 26th of her career, second on Tech's all-time list. TCU goalkeeper Lauren Kellett got her eighth shutout of the season.
"It took a good defensive effort tonight," Tech coach Tom Stone said. "TCU had a good night on the ball, so it came down to our defensive organization and communication. It's a good thing we have one of the best keepers in the nation because Madison White was fantastic tonight."
On Friday, White was named the Big 12 goalkeeper of the week for the second week in a row.
Macy Schultz and Kaitlyn Giametta had the only two shots for Tech.
The Big 12 tournament starts Sunday in Round Rock. No. 3 seed Tech will play No. 6 seed Oklahoma (8-7-3, 3-5-1) at 8 p.m.
Texas (13-1-4, 7-0-2) wrapped up the Big 12 regular-season title Thursday night with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma.
Cross country
Oklahoma State swept the Big 12 meet team titles for the year in a row Friday while OSU's Alex Maier and West Virginia's Ceili McCabe won the individual championships.
Texas Tech hosted the meet at Lubbock Christian University's Chaparral Ridge. The Tech men finished sixth out of nine teams. Edward Rush ran the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes, 15.1 seconds for 25th place, Matthew Maki got 34th in 25:34.9.
Tech's Isaac Hernandez (26:18.4), Samuel Ashley (26:20.5) and Kirk Zuber (26:24.8) finished 49th, 51st and 52nd, respectively.
The Tech women finished ninth out of 10 teams. Halena Rahmaan (22:02.3) ran the 6-kilometer course in 22:02.3 for 28th place. Hannah Spears (22:44.1) crossed the line 46th. Cassandra O'Pry (23:12.3) and Taylor Limbaugh (23:57.4) came in 53rd and 68th, respectively.
Behind Oklahoma State in the women's team standings were West Virginia, Iowa State, Texas and Oklahoma. McCabe won the race in 20:08.4.
Behind Oklahoma State in men's team standings were Iowa State, Texas, Kansas State and Kansas. Meier won the men's race in 23:55.3.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: White notches 9th shutout as Tech ties No. 15 TCU in regular-season finale
