TCU
UCF
Preview: at UCF
10/16/2024 10:29:00 AM | Women's Soccer
No. 8 TCU is set to travel to UCF for the first time in program history
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll.
• TCU is No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• TCU is No. 14 in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll.
• TCU is No. 16 in RPI.
• The Frogs have allowed two or fewer goals in 184 of the last 201 games played dating back to 2015.
• TCU is tied for eighth nationally in goals scored (38).
• TCU is 14th in the country in points (110).
• TCU is tied for 17th in the country in points per game (7.33).
• TCU is 17th in the nation in assists (34).
• TCU is 23rd nationally in assists per game (2.27).
• TCU is 20th nationally in shots per game (18.07).
• TCU is first in the Big 12 with 38 goals scored in 2024.
• 38 goals would stand as the fourth most in the Eric Bell era (2019 - 39, 2022 - 47, 2021 - 60).
• TCU is tied for third in the Big 12 in goals allowed (13).
• TCU is second in the Big 12 in shots (271).
• Seven Castain netted four goals in the 6-1 win over No. 14 Colorado.
• Castain recorded the 19th hat trick in program history.
• Castain was the third player in program history to net four goals in a contest.
• Castain as the first player to achieve the feat in TCU's Big 12 era.
• Castain was the TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week (Oct. 8).
• Castain was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9).
• Castain is tied for 23rd in the country in goals scored (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.
• Bella Diorio is tied for second on the team in goals (7).
• Diorio has three game-winners on the year.
• Caroline Kelly is tied for second on the team in goals (7).
• Kelly has three game-winners on the year.
• Oli Pena leads the Frogs with eight assists, which is also tied for 16th nationally.
• Camryn Lancaster ranks fifth all-time in assists (20) and tied for ninth all-time in points (56).
• Megan Plashcko leads the Frogs with 23 saves and a record of 7-1-1 in goal.
• Head Coach Eric Bell has a record of 55-34-23 in Big 12 conference games.
UCF NOTABLES
• UCF enters the contest with a record of 3-4-5 in 2024.
• Chloe Netzel leads the Knights with nine goals.
• Sami Lipcon has made 40 saves.
UCF SERIES HISTORY
• UCF won the last matchup, 3-2, in the 2023 Big 12 Quarterfinals in Austin, Texas.
• UCF won the first matchup, 2-0, in Fort Wort Worth in 2014.
RECORD BY UNIFORM SINCE 2018
• When wearing white, the Horned Frogs are 52-12-11.
• When wearing purple, the Horned Frogs are 29-14-7.
• When wearing black, the Horned Frogs are 9-3-4.
