Sept. 9, 2010

NOTES | GAMETRACKER

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fresh off a 4-3 victory over Northwestern State, TCU will battle No. 14 Oklahoma State on the pitch Sunday evening at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

Start time for the match against the nationally ranked Cowgirls is set for 4:03 p.m. CT. The contest, which will air live on The Mtn., will be produced by the TCU Film/Television/Digital Media department.

The Mtn. is carried nationally by DIRECTV (Channel 616) and numerous cable operators representing over 200 municipalities in nine states.

Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend Sunday's home game can follow it live by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. There you will find a link to gametracker, which is located on the women's soccer schedule page.

All regular season home matches that are not being televised nationally will be broadcast live via webstreaming on gofrogs.com.

Scouting No. 14/16 Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State, who has captured back-to-back Big 12 Conference Championships, comes into Sunday's game with a 4-1-0 overall record. The Cowgirls, who are currently ranked No. 14 in the NSCAA Poll, are coming off a 4-2 decision over Murray State last weekend. Junior Krista Lopez recorded both goals for Oklahoma State, who outshot Murray State, 33-6.

OSU, who will take on SMU on Friday, also posted a victory over No. 20 Memphis last Friday night. Against the Tigers, Catherine Parish and Lopez each netted goals to secure a 2-1 victory in front of 1,176 spectators at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex. Memphis outshot Oklahoma State for the match, 16-11, including 9-3 in the first half.

The Cowgirls, who's only loss on the season came at the hands of No. 4 Portland earlier this year, are led on offense by Lopez, who has netted three goals. On defense, Adrianna Franch has had a stellar season between the posts, saving 17 shots, while also recording two shutouts.

Scouting TCU
TCU, who is 3-2-1 entering Sunday's contest, is coming off a 4-3 victory over Northwestern State last Sunday afternoon. Junior Kaylie Garcia netted the gamewinner in the 80th minute to lead the Horned Frogs to a 4-3 decision over the Lady Demons at the Demon Soccer Complex.

Garcia put the Horned Frogs ahead for good late in the contest off an assist by Chelsea Cody. The goal for Garcia, which marked her third goal of the season, capped a furious comeback for the Frogs, who scored three second half goals to capture the victory. Overall, TCU, who played the majority of the game with only 10 players on the field, only allowed the Lady Demons one shot attempt during the second period.

TCU, who is 2-1-1 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium this fall, has been led offensively by Jordan Calhoun and Garcia, who have both connected on three goals apiece, respectively. Overall, the Horned Frogs haven't lost since falling to USC on Aug. 27.

All-Time Series Breakdown
Sunday's match against Oklahoma State will mark the third time in TCU history that the Cowgirls and Horned Frogs will face each other on the pitch. The series is currently tied at 1-1-0, but the Purple and White haven't faced OSU since the 2000 season.

TCU won the 2000 match in double overtime, 3-2. Former Horned Frog great Sherry Dick netted the game-winning goal in the 111th minute of play to secure the Frog victory.

An In-Depth Look At The Series Matchup
Even though TCU and Oklahoma State have only played twice during regular season play, the two teams are quite familiar with each other having faced off during both the 2007 and 2008 exhibition slates.

In their last outing against each other, now senior Chelsea Cody netted a first half goal, but it wasn't enough as the Frogs dropped a hard fought 3-1 decision in 2008 to No. 23 Oklahoma State.

TCU Freshman Receives Recognition
Freshman Kristen Barg was selected on Thursday to Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshman To Watch list. Barg, who comes into Sunday's game ranked No. 90 among collegiate freshman, has started all six games for the Horned Frogs this fall. The Plano native has netted one goal, while also dishing out one assist this season.

Top Drawer's watch list will be updated weekly. Earlier this week, Jordan Calhoun, Chelsea Cody and Jackie Torda were selected among the top 20 players in the Mountain West Conference. Calhoun is currently ranked No. 8, while Cody and Torda head into this weekend ranked No. 11 and No. 13, respectively.

Calhoun Inching Close To Breaking Record
With her second half goal against Northwestern State, junior Jordan Calhoun needs only two more goals to become TCU's all-time leading goal scorer. Calhoun, who currently has 26 career goals, will look to surpass former Frog great Lizzy Karoly, who posted 27 goals from 2006 to 2009.

Cody On Pace To Break Assist Record
Senior Chelsea Cody moved up the career assists total last week, improving her career mark to 13 total assists. Overall, Cody, who has now posted four assists on the season, recorded two assists in TCU's come from behind victory over Northwestern State last Sunday. Cody has now dished out assists in two out of the last three contests. The Oklahoma City native currently sits fourth all-time heading into Sunday's contest.

TCU On National Television
Sunday's nationally televised match will mark the third time in four years that the Horned Frogs will be shown on national television. The 4 p.m. contest, which will be only the second regular season match ever televised in TCU women's soccer history, will mark the first home contest ever shown on national television and only the second ever appearance on The Mtn. On national television, the Frogs are 1-1-0 when appearing on television.

In 2007, Jackie Torda netted a goal in overtime off an assist from former Frog Michelle Nguyen to lift the Horned Frogs, who played the overtime period with only 10 players, to a 1-0 regular season victory over Houston. The 2007 contest against the Cougars was broadcast nationwide on CSTV, which is now CBS College Sports.

In its only appearance on The Mtn., TCU dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to Utah in semifinal action at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Tournament.

TCU Closing In On Streak
Having not lost since falling to USC on Aug. 27, TCU is currently on a three-match unbeaten streak. That mark is the best single-season mark since the midway point of the 2008 season when the Purple and White defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, UTSA and New Mexico.

The school record for consecutive games without a loss is seven, which was set during the 2008 season.

Mountain West Statistics Update
Heading into Sunday's contest, TCU currently ranks No. 1 in the conference in shots (139), points (51), goals (19), goals-per-game (3.17) and assists (13). The Frogs sit No. 2 in the MWC in corners (33), shutouts (2) and average attendance (1,285) .

Individually, sophomore Kim Castleberry ranks third in shots-per-game (3.75) and game-winning goals (1), while junior Jordan Calhoun currently sits No. 3 in shots for the season with 21.

Calhoun also ranks fourth overall in shots-per-game (3.50) and fifth in goals (3). Senior Chelsea Cody is also among the MWC leaders, ranking first in assists (4) and assists-per-game (0.67).

On defense, sophomore Kira Michelson-Bartlett currently ranks in the top 5 among the conference leaders in goals-against-average (1.18), save percentage (.765), shutouts (1) and shutouts-per-game (0.25).

Up Next
TCU will next be in action at No. 20 Memphis on Sept. 17. Start time for the match is set for 7 p.m. CT.