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