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Frogs And Falcons Ready For Thursday Afternoon Battle
Oct. 7, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU will continue Mountain West Conference action on Thursday afternoon against Air Force. Following its 11:30 a.m. contest against the Falcons, the Horned Frogs will battle Wyoming on Saturday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Start time for the match against the Cowgirls is set for 7 p.m.
Follow The Horned Frogs All regular season home contests will be broadcast live via webstreaming on gofrogs.com.
Listen Live On The Road Webstreaming play-by-play analyst Jay Fitzgerald will call both matches live from Utah.
Scouting Air Force The Air Force women's soccer team dropped a 3-1 match to Wyoming last Friday night at the Cadet Soccer Stadium. After Air Force struck for an early goal seven minutes into the match, Wyoming scored three consecutive goals in the first-half to win 3-1 last Friday. Stephanie Patterson scored the Falcons goal off a cross from Kelly Bieber. On the play, Patterson reached a ball just outside the box and raced towards Wyoming's net. From 15 yards out, Patterson appeared to head left, but shot to the right corner of the net for the score. Patterson, Bieber and Bridgett Murphy have each record two goals this season, while goalkeepers Ariana Green and Charity Blanton have combined to save 59 shots.
Scouting Wyoming Against the Falcons, UW scored three first half goals to secure a 3-1 victory in Colorado. Last Sunday, Wyoming downed Northern Colorado, 1-0, in a nationally televised contest. In the match, senior Emily Layton netted the lone goal of the game in the 48th minute. With the win, the Cowgirls pushed their win-streak to three-straight games, outscoring their opponents 5-1 in those three contests. Wyoming, who last lost on Sept. 25 to Gonzaga, is led on offense by Layton and Carmen Blume. Layton has scored three goals this fall, while Blume has chipped in with two goals and two assists.
Scouting TCU In its last outing, TCU totaled 17 shot attempts, but dropped a 1-0 decision to New Mexico at the UNM Soccer Complex. Junior Nikki Wilbur led TCU in the match with four shot attempts, including one on-goal. Jordan Calhoun, a Norman, Okla., native, tallied three shot attempts for the match. Overall, UNM held a slight advantage in shot attempts for the match, 22-17. On defense, TCU, who held the Lobos scoreless during the first half, tallied seven saves, including four in the second half. Calhoun continues to lead the Frog offensive attack, wracking up eight goals and a league-leading six assists. Senior Lizzy Karoly has also been productive this fall as she has scored five goals, including one game-winner.
All-Time Series Breakdown When TCU and Wyoming meet on the pitch on Saturday night, the Frogs and Cowgirls will be meeting for the eighth time. UW leads the overall series 4-2-1 and has posted 1-0 victories the last two seasons.
Match Notes Wyoming has enjoyed some success against TCU the last couple of years, having not lost to the Frogs since 1997. The Pokes have won two-consecutive games against the Purple and White and four of the last five contests. In 2006, TCU and Wyoming battled to a 1-1 decision in Fort Worth.
Bouncing Back After A Conference Loss
TCU On The National Scene Calhoun currently sits at No. 26 in the NCAA in points-per-contest, while also ranking No. 15 overall in points-game highs in the nation. The sophomore has also posted the No. 11 ranking for game-high goals with three against Stephen F. Austin earlier this fall.
Mountain West Statistics Update Individually, sophomore Jordan Calhoun leads the MWC in assists and assists-per-game with six and 0.50, respectively, on the season. Calhoun, who also ranks No. 2 in the MWC in shots (44) and shots-per-game (3.67), comes into tomorrow ranked third in goals (8) and goals-per-game (0.67) in the conference. Senior Lizzy Karoly ranks No. 4 in goals (5) and goals-per-game (0.42), while Kaylie Garcia is currently No. 4 in game-winning goals (2).
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