TCU
Stephen F. Austin
Preview: vs. SFA (NCAA First Round)
11/14/2024 1:17:00âŊPM | Women's Soccer
TCU is set to host SFA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday
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TCU NOTABLES
âĒ TCU is the No. 5 seed in the Florida State Quadrant in this year's NCAA Tournament.
âĒ TCU is one of 17 teams nationally to make eight out of the last nine NCAA Tournaments.
âĒ TCU is one of 20 teams nationally to host five out of the last eight first rounds.
âĒ TCU will host the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.
âĒ TCU won the 2024 Big 12 Regular Season Championship for the third time in five years.
âĒ The Frogs have allowed two or fewer goals in 190 of the last 207 games played dating back to 2015.
âĒ TCU is tied for fifth nationally and first in the Big 12 in goals scored (53).
âĒ TCU is seventh in the country and first in the Big 12 in points (153).
âĒ TCU is 11th in the country and first in the Big 12 in points per game (7.29).
âĒ TCU is tied for 14th in the nation and tied for first in the Big 12 in assists (47).
âĒ TCU is tied for 21st nationally and second in the Big 12 in assists per game (2.24).
âĒ 53 goals stand as the second most in the Eric Bell era (2022 - 60).
âĒ TCU had 10 all-conference selections which led the Big 12.
âĒ TCU had six first-team selections which was a program record.|
âĒ Morgan Brown, Seven Castain, Bella Diorio, Caroline Kelly, Maddie Mooney and Oli Pena were all named to the first-team.
âĒ Bella Diorio was named the Big 12 Forward of the Year.
âĒ Oli Pena was named the Big 12 Midfielder of the Year.
âĒ Head Coach Eric Bell was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.
âĒ Jennie Immethun, Lauren Memoly and Megan Plashcko earned second-team honors.
âĒ Morgan Brown and Cameron Patton were named to the all-freshman team.
âĒ Castain leads the Big 12 and is tied for 19th nationally with 13 goals scored.
âĒ Castain is tied for 15th nationally and is first in the Big 12 in game-winning goals (5).Â
âĒ Castain is first in the Big 12 in points (32).
âĒ Castain netted four goals in the 6-1 win over No. 14 Colorado.Â
âĒ Castain recorded the 19th hat trick in program history.
âĒ Castain was the third player in program history to net four goals in a contest. Â
âĒ Kelly is tied for 22nd nationally and second in the Big 12 with 12 goals..
âĒ Kelly has two braces this year (vs. BYU and at UCF) and six in her career.
âĒ Kelly has three game-winners on the year.Â
âĒ Pena leads the Frogs with nine assists and is also tied for 15th in the country.
âĒ Camryn Lancaster is tied for third in assists (22) and tied for eighth in program history in points (60).
âĒ Megan Plashcko leads the Frogs with 41 saves and a record of 12-2-1 in goal.
âĒ Head Coach Eric Bell holds a record of 6-6-2 in NCAA Tournament games.
âĒ TCU has a record of 2-2 against teams from Texas in the NCAA Tournament.
âĒ TCU is 3-1 in NCAA Tournament games played at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
SFA NOTABLES
âĒ TCU holds an all-time record of 10-2-0 against SFA.
âĒ TCU is 6-1 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium against SFA.
âĒ TCU won the last matchup, 3-1 in 2023 in Fort Worth.
âĒ TCU won the first matchup, 4-1 in 1995 in Fort Worth.
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
âĒ TCU is 6-6-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
âĒ TCU has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in eight of the last nine years.
âĒ TCU qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2016.
âĒ TCU is 3-1-0 when hosting in the NCAA Tournament.Â
âĒ The furthest TCU has advanced in the tournament was an Elite Eight appearance in 2020-21.
âĒ TCU has gone to penalty kicks twice and is 1-1 in those scenarios.
