Football gets most of the attention in the fall, but TCU's women's programs are giving fans plenty to follow of their own, from a surging volleyball team to a soccer squad still finding its footing after a historic 2025 run.
Volleyball Keeps Rolling
No. 13 TCU volleyball swept the Fight in the Fort, beating UTEP, Yale and Rice while dropping just two sets across the three matches. That pushed the Horned Frogs to 9-2 and extended their winning streak to seven.
Evan Hendrix led the offense with 17 kills in the four-set win over UTEP, then added 33 kills and two double-doubles across the Yale and Rice victories. Kinsley Young was just as productive, finishing with 23 kills and 11 blocks over the final two matches, including a career-high 16 kills, a .600 hitting percentage and seven blocks against Rice. Jalyn Gibson chipped in 22 kills while hitting .413 against Yale and Rice, Becca Kelley had 13 kills against UTEP and 12 against Yale, and libero Alice Volpe recorded 18 digs against Rice.
TCU opens Big 12 play on the road at Cincinnati on Sept. 25 before visiting West Virginia on Sept. 27. The Horned Frogs are looking to build on a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and the strong nonconference form now faces its real test in league play.
Soccer's Uneven Follow-Up
TCU women's soccer is off to a mixed start after the best season in program history. Last year's team went 18-3-3, won the Big 12 regular-season title and reached the College Cup for the first time before falling 1-0 to Florida State in the national semifinal.
This year's roster had to replace major contributors in Seven Castain, Sydney Becerra and AJ Hennessey. Even so, TCU has shown flashes of quality, opening with a 1-0 win over No. 22 Wisconsin and later beating No. 17 Georgia 3-2 and Texas A&M 3-0, plus a 2-2 draw with UTSA. Losses to No. 18 Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma State have left the Horned Frogs at 3-3-1 overall and 0-1 in conference.
The Oklahoma State loss was especially frustrating. TCU out-shot the Cowgirls 25-8 but fell 3-1 after Oklahoma State scored three times in the second half. Emma Yolinsky scored TCU's goal, her fourth of the season. Goalkeeper Olivia Geller has made 26 saves through seven matches, an average of 3.71 per game, but the Horned Frogs have conceded three goals in two of their first seven outings.
Bella Diorio and Yolinsky remain the focal points up front as TCU tries to find its finishing touch again. The Horned Frogs continue conference play at Utah on Sept. 24 before facing BYU on Sept. 28.
Tennis Building on a Historic Spring
TCU women's tennis carries fresh confidence after winning the program's first Big 12 Tournament championship last spring. Four Horned Frogs earned spots in the ITA All-American Championships: Cristina Ramos Sierra, Cayetana Gay, Raquel Caballero Chica and Sofiia Mykhailets.
In opening-round play, Gay beat Columbia's Amy Lee 7-6, 6-3, while Ramos Sierra defeated Princeton's Pearlie Zhang 7-5, 6-4. Ramos Sierra, a transfer from Iowa State, is in her second season at TCU, and Gay, who is from Madrid, looks set for a bigger role this fall as the team aims to establish itself as a regular national contender.
Golf and Equestrian Start Fast
TCU women's golf opened its season with a runner-up finish at the Pan Pacific University Golf Super League in Japan, led by Camille Min-Gaultier, last season's Big 12 Freshman of the Year. The Horned Frogs then led the 16-team Schooner Fall Classic after the opening round and were tied for second entering the final round.
No. 7 TCU equestrian made a statement of its own, beating South Dakota State 16-2 at KSM Bear Creek Farms. The Horned Frogs swept Fences 5-0 and Reining 4-0 while winning Flat 4-1 and Horsemanship 3-1. Head coach Haley Schoolfield's team next travels to South Carolina to face SMU on Oct. 1 and defending national champion South Carolina on Oct. 2.
The Rest of the Fall Slate
Triathlon opened its season with a second-place finish and 290 points at the Southern Hills Collegiate Cup and returns to competition on Sept. 27. Cross country placed second at the John McKenzie Invitational before finishing fifth at the Texas A&M Invitational, with the Cowboy Jamboree up next on Sept. 26.
Rifle opens its season Sept. 26 against Navy and VMI in Annapolis, Maryland, while swimming and diving begins at Texas A&M on Sept. 25 before heading to Incarnate Word the following day. Beach volleyball, the reigning 2025 national champion, opens its fall schedule at Texas on Oct. 3.
Between the winning streaks, the near-misses and the early-season tune-ups, TCU's women's programs have already given fans plenty of reasons to keep an eye on the schedule beyond Saturdays at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
