TCU
SMU
Preview: at SMU
8/31/2024 8:30:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Horned Frogs head to Dallas to take on Mustangs
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 172 of the last 188 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 two assists on the year.|
• Seven Castain scored her first goal of the year vs. Alabama.
• Castain leads the Frogs in goals (3) and shots (17).
• 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.
• Since 2019, the Frogs are 26-15-4 in road contests.
• Under Head Coach Eric Bell the Frogs are 49-41-12 on the road.
• Head Coach Eric Bell has a record of 8-8-1 against ACC teams.
SMU NOTABLES
• SMU enters the contest with a record of 3-1.
• The Mustangs have won two games in rows with wins over SFA and Little Rock.
• SMU was picked to finish 14th in the ACC.
SMU SERIES HISTORY
• TCU has a two-game winning streak in the rivalry.
• TCU is 5-1-1 in the last 7 matches against SMU.
• TCU won the last meeting, 1-0, in Fort Worth in 2023.
• The Mustangs won the first meeting on Sept. 17, 1986, 2-0, in Dallas.
• SMU leads the all-time series 28-5-3..
RECORD BY UNIFORM SINCE 2018
• When wearing white, the Horned Frogs are 47-12-11.
• When wearing purple, the Horned Frogs are 27-13-6.
• When wearing black, the Horned Frogs are 8-3-3.
