TCU Travels To Utah For Two Matches
10/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 14, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's soccer program will continue Mountain West Conference play this weekend with away matches against Utah and BYU.
Start time for tomorrow's match against the Utes is set for 8 p.m. CT in Salt Lake City, Utah. Saturday's contest against the nationally ranked Cougars will also begin at 8 p.m. CT in Provo, Utah.
Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend this weekend's conference matches at Utah and BYU can follow the game live by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. There you can find links to gametracker and listen to the contest live via gofrogs.com. Both links are located on the women's soccer schedule page.
All regular season home contests will be broadcast live via webstreaming on gofrogs.com.
Listen Live On The Road
Fans not able to attend this week's conference games at Utah and BYU can also follow both games live by clicking on the live audio link, which is located on the schedule page.
Webstreaming play-by-play analyst Jay Fitzgerald will call both matches live from Utah.
Scouting Utah
Utah comes into Thursday night's contest with a 6-7-2 overall record and a 1-1-1 Mountain West Conference record. In their last two outings, the Utes downed UNLV 1-0 to open last weekend before battling San Diego State to a 1-1 double overtime draw.
Against SDSU, freshman forward Hanna Terry tied the contest in the 87th minute to give Utah the 1-1 draw. Overall, the Utes were outshot in the match, 24-7, including 11-4 in the second half.
Utah is led on defense by Mountain West Conference Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Hannah Turpen. Turpen has recorded 48 saves this fall, while also posting 1.25 goals-against-average. Returning all-conference selection Kelly Isleib has paced the Ute offense with five goals on the season.
Scouting BYU
BYU, who is currently ranked No. 11 in the national polls, brings a nine-game unbeaten streak into its Thursday night showdown with New Mexico.
The Cougars are 11-2-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference play. During conference action, BYU has upended Utah and UNLV, respectively. The Cougars, who opened last week tying San Diego State in double overtime, last lost on Sept. 10.
The Cougars are led on offense by Carlee Payne who has netted nine goals on the season, while dishing out five assists. As a team, BYU has shutout seven different opponents, while also playing in a total of six overtime sessions this fall.
Scouting TCU
TCU, who is 8-6-0 on the season, will take to the pitch on Thursday with an away record of 2-2-0 this fall. The Horned Frogs went 1-1-0 last weekend, downing Air Force last Thursday before falling to Wyoming in overtime last Saturday night.
Against the Cowgirls, Chelsea Cody sent the game into overtime in the 89th minute of the match, but it wasn't enough as Wyoming recorded a 2-1 overtime victory in front of 1,380 spectators at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. In a back-and-fourth contest that saw both teams squander chances to score, TCU outshot the Cowgirls, 18-14, including 11-2 in second half.
Sophomore Jordan Calhoun continues to lead the Frog offensive attack, wracking up eight goals and a league-leading six assists. Senior Lizzy Karoly has also been productive this fall as she has scored five goals, including one game-winner.
All-Time Series Breakdown
Thursday's match against Utah will mark the seventh time in program history that the two MWC schools have faced each other. The series is currently tied at 3-3-0. In 2008, TCU played the Utes twice, upending Utah 2-0 during the regular-season before dropping a 2-1 overtime match in the conference tournament to close the 2008 season.
When TCU and BYU meet on the pitch on Saturday night, the Frogs and Cougars will be meeting for the eighth time. BYU leads the overall series 7-0-0 and posted a 1-0 victory over the Frogs last fall.
Shots Galore
Last Saturday night, TCU outshot Wyoming, 18-14, including 11-2 in the second half. By outshooting the Pokes, the Frogs have now outshot their opponent in 10 of their 14 games this season.
TCU On The National Scene
Three matches into the conference season, the Frogs' Jordan Calhoun has fared well amongst the national leaders.
Calhoun currently sits at No. 36 in the NCAA in points-per-contest, while also ranking No. 17 overall in points-game highs in the nation. The sophomore has also posted the No. 13 ranking with several others for game-high goals with three against Stephen F. Austin earlier this fall.
As a team, TCU is currently No. 65 in scoring offense this fall.
Mountain West Statistics Update
Heading into Saturday's contest, TCU currently ranks No. 1 in the conference in goals (26) and goals-per-game (1.86). The Frogs are No. 2 in shots (251), points (72), assists (20), assists-per-game (1.43) and corners (92).
Individually, sophomore Jordan Calhoun is second in the MWC in assists and assists-per-game with six and 0.43, respectively, on the season. Calhoun, who also ranks No. 2 in the MWC in shots (49) and shots-per-game (3.50), points (22) and points-per-game (1.57), comes into tomorrow ranked third in goals (8) and goals-per-game (0.67) in the conference. Senior Lizzy Karoly ranks No. 4 in goals (5) and goals-per-game (0.36), while Kaylie Garcia is currently No. 5 in game-winning goals (2).
Up Next
TCU will next be in action at UNLV on Oct. 23. Start time is set for 5 p.m. CT.
