#28 Horned Frogs Battle UTSA and Houston Baptist Over The Weekend

The No. 28 TCU women's soccer program will close the month of August with home matches against UT San Antonio on Friday and Houston Baptist on Sunday, respectively.

Start time for the match against the Roadrunners is set for 7 p.m., while the contest against the Huskies will begin at 1 p.m. in Fort Worth.

Follow The Horned FrogsFans not able to attend tomorrow's home match against UTSA can follow the game live by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. There you can find links to gametracker and watch the match live via web streaming. Both links are located on the women's soccer schedule page.

All regular season home contests will be broadcast live via webstreaming on gofrogs.com.

Scouting UTSA
UT San Antonio, who is currently on a five-match road swing, opened its season dropping a 5-0 decision at Texas Tech on Aug. 21. Seniors Halee Hamm and Jenny Munoz posted a shot apiece for the Roadrunners, all coming in the second half in Lubbock.
Hamm gave UTSA its first win of the season with a golden goal in a 2-1 double overtime victory over Houston last Sunday afternoon. Munoz netted the other goal for the Roadrunners in the match, putting the ball into the back of the net in the 36th minute.

The Roadrunners, who were picked to finish third overall in the preseason conference poll, posted a school-best 10 wins and nine shutouts in 2008. UTSA also accumulated a 6-2-1 conference record, which tied for second-place in the league standings.

Scouting Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist will open its 2009 season Sunday against the Horned Frogs. HBU and the University of Houston were supposed to play last Friday night, but had their match cancelled due to lightning and storms in the Houston area.

The Huskies, who went 9-7-1 overall last fall, will look to build on a 2008 season in which they opened the season with four-consecutive victories. In HBU's seven losses last season, four of them were by just one goal and two of those came in the second overtime period.
HBU was recently picked to finish second in the Great West Conference West Division in the conferences preseason poll.

Scouting TCU
TCU opened its season last Friday night with a 2-1 victory over No. 15 Texas in Austin. The win over the Longhorns snapped UT's 26-match home unbeaten streak at Mike A. Myers Field.

Following the victory over UT, the Horned Frogs garnered their first national ranking of the season on Tuesday as they are currently No. 28 in the NSCAA/ADIDAS National Poll.

In their final exhibition match against the Mexican National Team on Tuesday, the Frogs' Katie Taylor netted a first half goal off a corner kick, but it wasn't enough as the Mexican National Team dropped TCU, 4-1, in front of 2,089 spectators at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
All-Time Series OutlookFriday's match against UTSA will mark the fourth time in program history that the two Texas schools have faced each other. TCU leads the overall series, 3-0-0, and have outscored the Roadrunners, 6-1. In 2008, Lizzy Karoly and Jackie Torda netted first half goals to lead TCU to a 2-1 victory over UT San Antonio at the UTSA Recreational Sports Complex.

Sunday's match against Houston Baptist will mark the second time in program history that HBU and the Frogs have met on the pitch. TCU leads the overall series, 1-0-0, dropping the Huskies, 5-0, in 1986.

Crowded Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
This past Tuesday, TCU closed out its exhibition slate in front of 2,089 spectators against the Mexican National Team. The 2,089 in attendance was the third-largest attendance figure in program history and largest ever for a non-regular season match.

Back In The National Rankings
Following its season-opening victory over Texas, TCU found itself in the national polls this week. TCU landed at No. 28 in the NSCAA/ADIDAS National Poll and heads into Friday's contest ranked No. 4 in the Pacific Region. The Frogs also remain just outside the Top 25 of Soccer Times at No. 29.

Last fall, TCU was ranked in nearly every poll throughout the course of the season, including a program-high No. 24 during the halfway point of 2008.

Calhoun Picks Up National Award
TCU sophomore Jordan Calhoun was honored on Tuesday by Soccer America as the magazine selected Calhoun to its Team of the Week.

The award for Calhoun marked the first time in her career that she was selected to Soccer America's Team of the Week. In 2008, the returning first-team all-conference selection was selected to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week following matches against Ole Miss and Xavier.

TCU On The National Scene
Following its season-opening victory, the Frogs have fared well amongst the national leaders.

Jordan Calhoun currently sits at No. 15 in the NCAA in goals-per-contest, while also ranking No. 29 overall in points-per-game in the nation.

As a team, TCU is currently ranked No. 17 in scoring offense. Defensively, the Frogs sit No. 45 overall in the NCAA in goals-against-average with an average of .814 after one match.

Mountain West Statistics Update
Heading into Friday's contest, TCU currently ranks No. 2 in the conference in points (6), goals (2), goals-per-game (2), assists (2) and assists-per-game (2).
Individually, sophomore Jordan Calhoun leads the MWC in points-per-game (4), goals (2), game-winning goals (1) and goals-per-game (2), while junior Jackie Torda and sophomore Kaylie Garcia rank first in assists-per-game with one, respectively.

Home Field Advantage
Through Dan Abdalla's five years in Fort Worth, the Horned Frogs have fared well at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Heading into Friday night's match against UTSA, the Purple and White last fell in Fort Worth on Oct. 16 to BYU, 1-0. Overall, the Frogs have not lost in nine of their last 11 matches at home. TCU has outscored its opponent, 32-7, in those 11 outings.

Calhoun and Taylor Honored By Mountain West
TCU sophomores Jordan Calhoun and Katie Taylor were selected as the Mountain West Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Monday.

Calhoun, a native of Norman, Okla., netted the game-winning goal in the 85th minute to give TCU a 2-1 victory over No. 15 Texas. The win by the Horned Frogs snapped the Longhorn's 26-match home unbeaten streak at Mike A. Myers Field. Calhoun scored both of TCU's goals in the game, putting the Horned Frogs on the board early in the match when she found the back of the net in the fifth minute of the contest.

Taylor, a defender from California, led a TCU defense that held the Longhorns to just seven shot attempts for the entire match, including only three in the second half. UT's first shot attempt in the second half came with only 17 minutes remaining in the contest.

Calhoun Does It Again
For the second-consecutive season, sophomore Jordan Calhoun netted two goals in the Horned Frogs opening-season match. In 2008, the returning first-team all-conference selection found the net twice against Stephen F. Austin. Last Friday night, Calhoun simply dominated Texas at times, scoring one goal in the first half and the game-winner late in the match.

Up Next
TCU will take on in-state rival Texas Tech next Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium before traveling to Houston for an away match at Rice. Start time is set for 7 p.m. against the Red Raiders, while the match against the Owls will begin at 6 p.m.