{"id":414762,"date":"2025-11-30T09:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T09:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414762\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T09:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T09:23:34","slug":"vanderbilt-soccer-falls-to-tcu-in-overtime-in-elite-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414762\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt soccer falls to TCU in overtime in Elite Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/87285097007-vandy-soccer-1.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Darren Ambrose on Vanderbilt soccer&#8217;s NCAA first-round win<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Darren Ambrose said about Vanderbilt soccer&#8217;s NCAA first-round win coming off an SEC tournament victory.<\/p>\n<p>A historic season for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/sports\/vanderbilt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanderbilt soccer<\/a> ended one game short of the College Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Commodores (18-4-2) lost 2-1 in overtime to TCU in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women&#8217;s soccer tournament on Nov. 29 at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. The Horned Frogs (18-2-3) advance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/soccer-women\/article\/2025-11-20\/2025-ncaa-di-womens-soccer-tournament-bracket-schedule-scores\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Cup<\/a> Dec. 5 in Kansas City, Missouri, where they&#8217;ll face <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/florida-state-seminoles\/3409\/\" data-autotag=\"06ee9050-e06d-4638-a179-a4d7f17000df\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida State<\/a> in the national semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Watts scored off a cross from Vivian Akyirem in the 77th minute to give Vanderbilt the lead. But TCU answered with four minutes left in regulation when Emma Yolinsky found the net.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt committed a foul in the penalty box five minutes into sudden-death overtime, and Sydney Becerra beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/sports\/college\/vanderbilt\/2025\/11\/20\/sara-wojdelko-vanderbilt-soccer-ncaa-tournament\/87271672007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sara Wojdelko<\/a> to score the golden goal and win the game for the Horned Frogs.<\/p>\n<p>The Commodores lost despite outshooting TCU 31-8, taking 10 shots on goal to the Horned Frogs&#8217; three and attempting 10 corner kicks to TCU&#8217;s two.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt was playing in the Elite Eight for the first time in program history after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/sports\/college\/vanderbilt\/2025\/11\/24\/vanderbilt-soccer-lsu-elite-eight-ncaa-tournament\/87384480007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">beat LSU<\/a> 1-0 in the Sweet Sixteen on Nov. 24. TCU, which was playing in its second Elite Eight, advanced to the College Cup for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/1205322\/531511\/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2F&amp;subId1=LocalNCAAF2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch Vanderbilt vs. TCU on ESPN+<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt vs. TCU live score updates<\/p>\n<p>After late goals by Vanderbilt&#8217;s Sydney Watts and TCU&#8217;s Emma Yolinsky, the last match of the Elite Eight will go to sudden-death overtime.<\/p>\n<p>TCU finds the net in the 86th minute to tie the game at 1-1. Vanderbilt goalkeeper Sara Wojdelko punched away a free kick, but the Horned Frogs&#8217; Emma Yolinsky got to the rebound and scored to potentially send the game to overtime.<\/p>\n<p>It took nearly the entire game but Vanderbilt finally has the first goal on its 28th shot attempt. Sydney Watts scores on a back-heel finish to put the Commodores on top with 13 minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>The second half has started out much like the first. Vanderbilt has taken seven shots to TCU&#8217;s zero through the first 15 minutes out of halftime but has been unable to score.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a massive advantage in shots and possession, Vanderbilt hasn&#8217;t been able to break through TCU&#8217;s defense and goes into halftime of its Elite Eight game tied at 0-0.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt and TCU are still scoreless, though the Commodores have had many more chances to take the lead during the game&#8217;s first half-hour. They&#8217;ve taken 12 shots (four on goal) to the Horned Frogs&#8217; two and five corner kicks to TCU&#8217;s zero.<\/p>\n<p>TCU&#8217;s Olivia Geller has kept Vanderbilt off the board with a pair of diving saves, including a stop of first team All-SEC forward Sydney Watts, the Commodores&#8217; leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s cold and rainy in Nashville with kickoff just 10 minutes away as Vanderbilt and TCU vie for a spot in the College Cup. Neither the Commodores or Horned Frogs have ever made it past the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>What time does Vanderbilt vs. TCU soccer start?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a06:30 p.m. CT\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Vanderbilt Soccer Complex, Nashville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What TV channel is Vanderbilt vs. TCU soccer\u00a0on today?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/sports\/college\/vanderbilt\/2025\/11\/24\/vanderbilt-soccer-lsu-elite-eight-ncaa-tournament\/87384480007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Vanderbilt soccer advanced to first Elite Eight ever with win vs LSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt soccer schedule 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aug. 14:<\/strong> W 7-0 vs. Austin Peay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aug. 17:<\/strong> W 2-0 vs. Louisville<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aug. 21: <\/strong>W 6-0 at Tennessee Tech<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aug. 24:<\/strong> L 1-0 at Memphis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aug. 29: <\/strong>W 2-1 vs. Yale<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 4: <\/strong>W 1-0 vs. Georgetown<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 7: <\/strong>W 1-0 at Middle Tennessee State<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 12: <\/strong>T 0-0 vs. LSU*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 18:<\/strong> L 1-0 at Arkansas*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 21:<\/strong> W 3-0 vs. Oklahoma*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 26: <\/strong>L 2-1 at Texas*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 2: <\/strong>W 1-0 vs. Auburn*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 5:<\/strong> W 2-1 at Kentucky*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 10: <\/strong>W 2-0 vs. Missouri*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 16: <\/strong>W 5-1 at Mississippi State*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 19:<\/strong> W 2-0 vs. Tennessee*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 26: <\/strong>W 1-0 at South Carolina*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 4: <\/strong>W 2-1 vs. Alabama**<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 6: <\/strong>W 2-0 vs. Georgia**<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 9: <\/strong>T 1-1 (W 8-7 on penalties) vs. LSU**<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 14: <\/strong>W 2-0 vs. Tennessee Tech***<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 21: <\/strong>W 3-2 vs. Clemson***<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 24:<\/strong> W 1-0 vs. LSU***<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 29:<\/strong> vs. TCU (6:30 p.m.)***<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*-SEC game, **-SEC tournament game, ***-NCAA tournament game<\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\">Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on X\/Twitter @Jacob_Shames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Darren Ambrose on Vanderbilt soccer&#8217;s NCAA first-round win Here&#8217;s what Darren Ambrose said about Vanderbilt soccer&#8217;s NCAA 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