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Fresh off winning its fourth Big 12 regular season title in the last six seasons, No. 5 TCU, the top seed in the Big 12 Tournament, will face off against No....
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Preview: vs. BYU (Big 12 Quarterfinals)​

Horned Frogs will open Big 12 Tournament play at home against the Cougars.

FORT WORTH – Fresh off winning its fourth Big 12 regular season title in the last six seasons, No. 5 TCU, the top seed in the Big 12 Tournament, will face off against No. 8 seed BYU on Monday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
#5 TCU vs. BYU
Monday, November 3 • 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

TCU NOTABLES
  • TCU has won the Big 12 regular season title in back-to-back seasons and four times in the past six years.
  • The Frogs earned a 9-1-1 record in conference play, totaling 28 points against Big 12 foes.
  • TCU has won 20 of its last 22 Big 12 regular season matchups.
  • Since 2020, TCU has won 44 matchups in Big 12 play. The Frogs have posted a 44-5-10 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 14 of 18 games.
  • 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.
  • TCU has earned five victories this season with game-winning goals scored in the 80th minute or later.
  • 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 38 goals.
  • Highly touted transfer Katana Norman made her TCU debut against Kansas State and has played in every match since and starred on the defensive side of the ball.
  • Cameron Patton leads TCU with seven assists.
  • Seven Castain is TCU's top goal scorer, having 12 goals on the year.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 Kansas.
  • TCU has used two goalies plentifully through 18 matches, with Olivia Geller posting 12 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.
BYU NOTABLES
  • TCU is 3-9-1 all-time against BYU. These teams faced off twice in 2024, with the Frogs winning both matches.
  • Ellie Walbruch leads BYU with 11 goals on the season.
  • Paiton Collins has started all 18 games in goal for the Cougars, totaling 52 saves.
 

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