TCU
Arizona State
Preview: vs. Arizona State
10/12/2024 8:53:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Horned Frogs set to play Sun Devils for the first time since 2008
FORT WORTH - The No. 12 ranked TCU women's soccer team is set to play host to Arizona State for the first time as Big 12 foes. First touch is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be televised on ESPN+.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll.
• TCU is No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• TCU is No. 17 in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll.
• TCU is No. 19 in RPI.
• Three of TCU's five All-Big 12 performers from 2023 return this season (Seven Castain, Grace Coppinger and Oli Pena).
• TCU had four selections to the All-Big 12 preseason team (Seven Castain, Grace Coppinger, Camryn Lancaster, Oli Pena).
• The Frogs have allowed two or fewer goals in 183 of the last 200 games played dating back to 2015.
• TCU is tied for first in the Big 12 with 33 goals scored in 2024.
• TCU is fourth in the Big 12 in goals allowed (12)
• TCU is third in the Big 12 in shots (254).
• Camryn Lancaster is fifth all-time in program history in assists with 19.
• Caroline Kelly scored the first goal of the year vs. Alabama in her TCU debut.
• Kelly notched her first brace as a Horned Frog and fifth in her career vs. BYU.
• Oli Pena notched a goal and an assist vs. Alabama, which matches her point total from 2023.
• Pena notched three assists at No. 14 Colorado.
• Pena has seven assists on the year.
• Seven Castain scored her first goal of the year vs. Alabama.
• Castain was the TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week (Oct. 8).
• Castain was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9).
• Castain leads the Frogs with nine goals.
• Castain is third in the Big 12 in points (21).
• Castain is tied for second in the Big 12 in goals (9).
• Castain leads the Frogs with 49 shots.
• Sara Brocious tallied two assists vs. Alabama in her TCU debut.
• Three freshmen started for TCU vs. No. 20 Alabama (Evie Baker, Morgan Brown and Cameron Patton).
• Olivia Geller notched a cleansheet in her first career collegiate start at Charlotte.
• Bella Diorio recorded her first career brace vs. CMU.
• Diorio has three game-winners on the year.
• Ainsley Moy scored her first career goal vs. Cal Poly.
• Moy tallied her first career assist vs. BYU.
• Abigail Cox recorded two assists vs. Cal Poly.
• Morgan Brown scored her first career goal vs. BYU.
• Cameron Patton notched her first career assist vs. BYU.
• Jordan Whiteaker tallied her first career assist vs. BYU.
• Head Coach Eric Bell has a record of 54-34-23 in Big 12 conference games.
ARIZONA STATE NOTABLES
• Arizona State enters the contest with a record of 7-4-3.
• Kierra Blundell has eight goals in 2024.
• Pauline Nelles leads the Sun Devils with 57 saves in 2024.
ARIZONA STATE SERIES HISTORY
• TCU won the last matchup, 1-0, in Tempe in 2008.
• Arizona State won the first matchup, 2-0, in Fort Worth in 2007.
RECORD BY UNIFORM SINCE 2018
• When wearing white, the Horned Frogs are 51-12-11.
• When wearing purple, the Horned Frogs are 29-14-7.
• When wearing black, the Horned Frogs are 9-3-4.
