TCU
Penn State
Preview: Penn State (Second Round)
11/21/2024 10:27:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TCU is set to take on Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
FORT WORTH - The TCU women's soccer team is set to play Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. First touch is set for 1 p.m. CT and the match will be televised on ESPN+.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU is the No. 5 seed in the Florida State Quadrant in this year's NCAA Tournament.
• TCU is one of 17 teams nationally to make eight out of the last nine NCAA Tournaments.
• TCU is one of 20 teams nationally to host five out of the last eight first rounds.
• TCU hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.
• TCU won the 2024 Big 12 Regular Season Championship for the third time in five years.
• The Frogs have allowed two or fewer goals in 190 of the last 207 games played dating back to 2015.
• TCU leads the country with 10 penalty kicks made.
• TCU is tied for sixth nationally and first in the Big 12 in goals scored (54).
• TCU is eighth in the country and first in the Big 12 in points (155).
• TCU is tied for 13th in the country and first in the Big 12 in points per game (7.05).
• TCU is tied for 17th in the nation and second in the Big 12 in assists (47).
• TCU is tied for 28th nationally and second in the Big 12 in assists per game (2.13).
• 54 goals stand as the second most in the Eric Bell era (2022 - 60).
• TCU had 10 all-conference selections which led the Big 12.
• TCU had six first-team selections which was a program record.
• Morgan Brown, Seven Castain, Bella Diorio, Caroline Kelly, Maddie Mooney and Oli Pena were all named to the first-team.
• Bella Diorio was named the Big 12 Forward of the Year.
• Oli Pena was named the Big 12 Midfielder of the Year.
• Head Coach Eric Bell was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.
• Jennie Immethun, Lauren Memoly and Megan Plaschko earned second-team honors.
• Morgan Brown and Cameron Patton were named to the all-freshman team.
• Castain is tied for first in Big 12 and is tied for 19th nationally with 13 goals scored.
• Castain is tied for 19th nationally and first in the Big 12 in game-winning goals (5).
• Castain is first in the Big 12 in points (32).
• 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.
• Kelly is tied for 19th nationally and tied for first in the Big 12 with 13 goals.
• Kelly has two braces this year (vs. BYU and at UCF) and six in her career.
• Kelly has four game-winners on the year.
• Pena leads the Frogs with nine assists and is also tied for 25th in the country.
• Camryn Lancaster is tied for third in assists (22) and tied for eighth in program history in points (60).
• Megan Plaschko leads the Frogs with 42 saves and a record of 13-2-1 in goal.
• Head Coach Eric Bell holds a record of 7-6-2 in NCAA Tournament games.
PENN STATE NOTABLES
• Penn State enters the contest with a record of 13-6-3.
• Kaitlyn MacBean leads the Nittany Lions with 15 goals.
• Mackenzie Gress leads the Nittany Lions with 39 saves.
• Penn State won the only matchup in the series, 1-0, in University Park in 2023.
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
• TCU is 7-6-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• TCU has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in eight of the last nine years.
• TCU qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2016.
• TCU is 3-1-0 when hosting in the NCAA Tournament.
• The furthest TCU has advanced in the tournament was an Elite Eight appearance in 2020-21.
• TCU has gone to penalty kicks twice and is 1-1 in those scenarios.
