Friday, August 17
Fort Worth, Texas
7:00 p.m. CT
TCU
vs
Alabama
Soccer Kicks Off Athletic Year Friday
8/16/2018 10:14:00 AM | Women's Soccer
FORT WORTH - The TCU women's soccer team is set to kick off the 2018-19 athletic year Friday night when the Horned Frogs play host to 2017 NCAA qualifier Alabama at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on FSSW+.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU returns 22 letterwinners and eight starters from a year ago.
• The Horned Frogs were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll.
• Katie Lund was named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List.
• Karitas Tomasdottir and Yazmeen Ryan were tabbed preseason All-Big 12.
• Ryan is TCU's top returning scorer, netting four goals and tallying five assists.
• Lund set the school single-season record with her 0.65 goals against average.
• Emily Alvarado missed preseason camp to participate in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in France for Mexico.
ALABAMA NOTABLES
• Alabama is coming off its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017 and finished with a record of 12-8-1.
• The Crimson Tide was picked to finish eighth in the SEC this season.
• Abbie Boswell, Alabama's top scorer with 18 points in 2017, returns for her senior season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting will be the third all-time in the series and the second in Fort Worth.
• TCU defeated Alabama by a 1-0 tally on Sept. 15, 2000 in the only game played in Fort Worth.
• Alabama won the last meeting between the schools, topping TCU 1-0 on Sept. 20, 2009 in Lubbock, Texas.
SEASON OPENER NOTABLES
• TCU is 13-18-1 all-time in season-openers. The Frogs have won the last two season-openers.
• TCU is 18-14-0 in home openers and is riding a three-game winning streak.
• TCU is 2-3-1 in season-openers under head coach Eric Bell.
PILING UP Ws
This year's group of nine seniors is chasing history as they look to depart as the all-time winningest class in program history. The group has amassed 32 victories heading into the season.
The 2017 senior quartet of Emma Heckendorn, Allison Ganter, Ryan Williams and Tanner Wallace set the standard, leading TCU to 40 victories in their careers.
RETURNING PRODUCTION
TCU is looking to pick up scoring where it left off a year ago as it returns more than half of its scoring this season.
The 22 returners contributed 65% (22) of the goals scored, 54% (19) of the assists tallied and 61% of TCU's total points.
PRODUCTION COMPANY
TCU boasted the third-best offense in the Big 12 with an average of 4.68 points per game and fourth with its 1.55 goals per game.
Fourteen Horned Frogs contributed to TCU's 103 total points this season. Ten Frogs scored a goal, while 11 notched at least one assist.
Since Eric Bell's arrival on campus, TCU is averaging 27.8 (1.38 GPG) goals per season, 28.3 (1.40 APG) assists per season and 84 (4.16 points per game) points per season.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU returns 22 letterwinners and eight starters from a year ago.
• The Horned Frogs were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll.
• Katie Lund was named to the MAC Hermann Award Watch List.
• Karitas Tomasdottir and Yazmeen Ryan were tabbed preseason All-Big 12.
• Ryan is TCU's top returning scorer, netting four goals and tallying five assists.
• Lund set the school single-season record with her 0.65 goals against average.
• Emily Alvarado missed preseason camp to participate in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in France for Mexico.
ALABAMA NOTABLES
• Alabama is coming off its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017 and finished with a record of 12-8-1.
• The Crimson Tide was picked to finish eighth in the SEC this season.
• Abbie Boswell, Alabama's top scorer with 18 points in 2017, returns for her senior season.
SERIES NOTABLES
• Friday's meeting will be the third all-time in the series and the second in Fort Worth.
• TCU defeated Alabama by a 1-0 tally on Sept. 15, 2000 in the only game played in Fort Worth.
• Alabama won the last meeting between the schools, topping TCU 1-0 on Sept. 20, 2009 in Lubbock, Texas.
SEASON OPENER NOTABLES
• TCU is 13-18-1 all-time in season-openers. The Frogs have won the last two season-openers.
• TCU is 18-14-0 in home openers and is riding a three-game winning streak.
• TCU is 2-3-1 in season-openers under head coach Eric Bell.
PILING UP Ws
This year's group of nine seniors is chasing history as they look to depart as the all-time winningest class in program history. The group has amassed 32 victories heading into the season.
The 2017 senior quartet of Emma Heckendorn, Allison Ganter, Ryan Williams and Tanner Wallace set the standard, leading TCU to 40 victories in their careers.
RETURNING PRODUCTION
TCU is looking to pick up scoring where it left off a year ago as it returns more than half of its scoring this season.
The 22 returners contributed 65% (22) of the goals scored, 54% (19) of the assists tallied and 61% of TCU's total points.
PRODUCTION COMPANY
TCU boasted the third-best offense in the Big 12 with an average of 4.68 points per game and fourth with its 1.55 goals per game.
Fourteen Horned Frogs contributed to TCU's 103 total points this season. Ten Frogs scored a goal, while 11 notched at least one assist.
Since Eric Bell's arrival on campus, TCU is averaging 27.8 (1.38 GPG) goals per season, 28.3 (1.40 APG) assists per season and 84 (4.16 points per game) points per season.
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