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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The No. 7 ranked TCU women's soccer team is set to take on BYU in the semifinals of the Big 12 Soccer Championship on Wednesday. First touch is
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GoFrogs: TCU Soccer vs. BYU (Big 12 Seminfinals) Preview
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The No. 7 ranked TCU women's soccer team is set to take on BYU in the semifinals of the Big 12 Soccer Championship on Wednesday. First touch is set for 4:30 p.m. and the match will be televised on ESPN+.
TCU NOTABLES
• TCU is No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• TCU is No. 6 in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll.
• TCU ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Midseason Ranking.
• TCU is on a 13 match unbeaten streak and has won seven matches in a row.
• 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 188 of the last 205 games played dating back to 2015.
• TCU is seventh nationally in goals scored (51).
• TCU is ninth in the country in points (147).
• TCU is eighth in the country in points per game (7.74).
• TCU is tied for 13th in the nation in assists (45).
• TCU is 17th nationally in assists per game (2.37).
• TCU is 23rd nationally in shots per game (17.63).
• 51 goals stand as the second most in the Eric Bell era (2022 - 60).
• TCU is first in the Big 12 with 51 goals scored in 2024.
• TCU is tied for third in the Big 12 in goals allowed (17).
• TCU is first in the Big 12 in shots (335).
• 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, Diorio, Caroline Kelly, Maddie Mooney and 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 team and the Big 12 with 12 goals scored.
• Castain is tied for 19th in the country with 12 goals scored.
• Castain is first in the Big 12 in points (30).
• 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.
• Castain leads the Frogs with 62 shots.
• Castain and Diorio lead the Frogs and are both tied for first in the Big 12 in game-winning goals (4).
• Diorio and Kelly are both tied for second in the Big 12 with 11 goals scored.
• 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 13th 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 37 saves and a record of 11-1-1 in goal.
• Head Coach Eric Bell has a record of 59-34-23 in Big 12 conference games.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
• TCU has made every Big 12 Soccer Tournament since joining the league in 2012.
• TCU won the Big Tournament in 2021.
• The Frogs have advanced to six conference championship games. (2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
• TCU has played in three of the last four championships games. (2019, 2021, 2022)
• TCU is 9-8-7 all-time in the Big 12 Tournament.
• TCU is 10-16-9 all-time in conference tournaments.