Former University of Arizona head soccer coach Tony Amato.
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Arizona Wildcats forward Jill Aguilera (14) reacts after scoring on the TCU Horned Frogs at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium Saturday night, Sept. 21, 2019. The Wildcats carried the game with a 4-3 win over the Horned Horned Frogs.
On Saturday, Amato picked up his 200th-career win after the Arizona Wildcats soccer team took down TCU 4-3 at Mulcahy Stadium for the program's sixth win of the season.
🏆 Head Coach Tony Amato has reached his 200th career victory tonight! 🏆Hats off to Arizona’s winningest coach #BearDownpic.twitter.com/g8tRFKyUHZ
The Wildcats and Horned Frogs were tied 1-1 at halftime, but the UA scored three straight goals from senior defender Samantha Falasco and junior forward Jill Aguilera — twice — to take a 4-1 lead in the 80th-minute. Aguilera has three goals over the last two games and four on the season.
The Horned Frogs crawled back into the game with goals in the 83rd- and 87th-minute, but the Wildcats avoided a late-game meltdown to secure a marquee win for Amato's career.
Before arriving in Tucson in 2012, Amato led Stephen F. Austin's soccer program to a 45-12-3 record. From 2003-09, Amato coached Division-II Rollins College to an 82-37-11 record. In 2018, he became Arizona's all-time winningest head coach after six seasons at the helm, and now has a 73-41-15 record at the UA.
The Wildcats are now 6-1 and will begin Pac-12 play next Friday versus Colorado at Mulcahy Stadium, which is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Photos: Arizona Wildcats face off against TCU Horned Frogs during home game in Tucson
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Arizona Wildcats midfielder Kelcey Cavarra (6) and forward Jill Aguilera (14) celebrate a goal by Aguilera against the TCU Horned Frogs at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium Saturday night, Sept. 21, 2019. The Wildcats carried the game with a 4-3 win over the Horned Horned Frogs.
Arizona Wildcats forward Jill Aguilera (14) reacts after scoring on the TCU Horned Frogs at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium Saturday night, Sept. 21, 2019. The Wildcats carried the game with a 4-3 win over the Horned Horned Frogs.