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