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9/4/2024 12:10:00âŊPM | Women's Soccer
Horned Frogs travel to College Station to take on the Aggies
FORT WORTH - TCU women's soccer heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M on Thursday. First touch is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be televised on SEC+.
TCU NOTABLES
âĒ TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll.
âĒ The 2024 schedule features three teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, including two in the Top 10 (BYU - No. 3 and Texas Tech - No. 8, Alabama - No. 20).
âĒ TCU will face three of the four new Big 12 squads this season (Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado).
âĒ Three of TCU's five all-Big 12 performers from 2024 return this season (Seven Castain, Grace Coppinger and Oli Pena).Â
âĒ TCU had four selections to the All-Big 12 preseason team (Seven Castian, Grace Coppinger, Camryn Lancaster, Oli Pena).
âĒ TCU welcomes four transfers this season (Hannah Alexander, Sara Brocious, Caroline Kelly and Megan Plaschko).
âĒ TCU also welcomes 14 freshmen to the squad this season.Â
âĒ TCU's freshman class was ranked No. 9 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
âĒ TCU was ranked No. 13 this week by United Soccer Coaches.
âĒ The Frogs have allowed two or fewer goals in 173 of the last 189 games played dating back to 2015.
âĒ Seven Castain is the Horned Frogs' leading return scorer from 2023 (7 G, 1 A).
âĒ Castain was ranked No. 79 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 players.
âĒ Camryn Lancaster is seventh all-time in program history in assists with 17.
âĒ Caroline Kelly scored the first goal of the year vs. Alabama in her TCU debut.Â
âĒ Oli Pena notched a goal and an assist vs. Alabama, which matches her point total from 2023.Â
âĒ Pena has three assists on the year.
âĒ Seven Castain scored her first goal of the year vs. Alabama.
âĒ Castain is tied with Bella Diorio for the team lead with three goals.
âĒ Castain leads the Frogs with 22 shots.Â
âĒ Sara Brocious tallied two assists vs. Alabama in her TCU debut.Â
âĒ Three freshmen started for TCU vs. No. 20 Alabama (Evie Baker, Morgan Brown and Cameron Patton).
âĒ Olivia Geller notched a cleansheet in her first career collegiate start at Charlotte.Â
âĒ Bella Diorio recorded her first career brace vs. CMU.|
âĒ Diorio scored in the opening minute and in the 54th minute.
âĒ Diorio scored the game-winner at SMU.
âĒ Since 2019, the Frogs are 27-15-4 in road contests.
âĒ Under Head Coach Eric Bell the Frogs are 50-41-12 on the road.
âĒ Head Coach Eric Bell has a record of 21-13-8 against current SEC teams.
TEXAS A&M NOTABLES
âĒ Â Texas A&M enters the contest with a record of 2-2.
âĒÂ Sydney Becerra leads the Aggies with 3 goals on the year,
âĒ Midfielder Leah Pirro was named to the United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch Preseason list.
TEXAS A&M SERIES HISTORY
âĒ TCU has a three-game winning streak in the rivalry.
âĒ Under Head Coach Eric Bell, the Frogs are 3-3 vs. TAMU.
âĒ TCU won the last meeting, 1-0, in Fort Worth in 2023.
âĒ TCU won the last meeting in College Station, 2-1, in 2022.Â
âĒ The Aggies won the first meeting, 4-0 in College Station in 1986.
RECORD BY UNIFORM SINCE 2018
âĒ When wearing white, the Horned Frogs are 48-12-11.
âĒ When wearing purple, the Horned Frogs are 27-13-6.
âĒ When wearing black, the Horned Frogs are 8-3-3.
