Preview: vs. Houston

FORT WORTH – Sitting atop the Big 12 standings with one game to go, the fifth-ranked TCU women's soccer team will close out the regular season against Houston on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
#5 TCU vs. Houston
Thursday, October 30 • 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

TCU NOTABLES

TCU has won 19 of its last 21 Big 12 regular season matchups coming into Thursday.
Emma Yolinsky earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors this past week.
TCU has earned five victories this season with game-winning goals scored in the 80th minute or later.
The Frogs have won seven Big 12 weekly awards so far this season, with Kamdyn Fuller, Seven Castain (3x), Morgan Brown, Cameron Patton and Emma Yolinsky taking home honors.
Since 2020, TCU has won 43 matchups in Big 12 play. The Frogs have posted a 43-5-10 record against conference foes during the past five years.
The Frogs' defense has continued the tradition of making it difficult for opponents to score, allowing one or less goals in 13 of 17 games.
TCU has earned three wins over top-15 opponents this season, defeating No. 9 Iowa, No. 10 Baylor and No. 14 Kansas.
Seven Castain earned her fourth multi-goal performance of the season and seventh of her career in the win vs. No. 10 Baylor.
Grace Vest and Cate Sarinopoulos scored their first career goals in the wins over No. 10 Baylor and Oklahoma State.
11 different individuals have scored a goal for the Frogs: Seven Castain, Kamdyn Fuller, Emma Yolinsky, Cameron Patton, Zoe Calyer, AJ Hennessey, Morgan Brown, Kaela Martinez, Sydney Becerra, Cate Sarinopoulos and Grace Vest have combined for 36 goals.
Prior to Castain's hat trick against No. 14 Kansas, the last instance of three or more goals scored in a match was Castain against Colorado on Oct. 5, 2024, where she scored four.
Sydney Becerra scored a goal from outside the box to lead TCU over Kansas State.
Seven Castain is TCU's top goal scorer, having 12 goals on the year.
Seven Castain scored her 32nd career goal and 11th game-winning goal at No. 14 Kansas.
Quinn Cornog and Katana Norman made their first starts for TCU in the 3-1 win over Iowa State.
Olivia Geller recorded a career-high six saves in the win against the Jayhawks.
Highly touted transfer Katana Norman made her TCU debut against Kansas State and has played in every match since.
Cameron Patton lead TCU with six assists.
TCU has used two goalies plentifully through 17 matches, with Olivia Geller posting 11 starts and Kira Ybarra also starting in six matches.
A total of 26 players have earned game minutes at this point in the year.
TCU defeated No. 9 Iowa in the third game of the season, recording its first victory against a top-10 opponent since August 22, 2021, vs. No. 9 Texas A&M.

HOUSTON NOTABLES

TCU is 10-2-3 all-time against Houston, holding a 5-1-2 record at home. The Frogs come into Thursday having not lost a showdown against the Cougars since 2002.
Samira Minor leads the Cougars with six goals, and 15 points on the year.
Four individuals are tied for the team lead of three assists.
Houston earned its two Big 12 victories over Cincinnati and Iowa State.

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Sydney Becerra

Morgan Brown

Zoe Calyer

Seven Castain

Quinn Cornog

Kamdyn Fuller

Olivia Geller

AJ Hennessey

Kaela Martinez

Katana Norman

Cameron Patton

Cate Sarinopoulos

Grace Vest

Kira Ybarra

Emma Yolinsky

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