Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend either home match this week can follow the games live by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. There you can find links to gametracker and watch the contest live via gofrogs.com. 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 USC
USC enters tomorrow night's match coming off a 1-0 setback to No. 25 San Diego. After a scoreless first half, USD netted the gamewinner off a header in the 54th minute. The Trojans were led in the match by Carly Butcher, who posted two shots-on-goal. Overall, USC recorded eight shot attempts, including six on-goal against the Toreros.
USC opened the 2010 season as the nation's No. 19 ranked team in the NSCAA preseason poll and No. 20 in the Soccer America preseason poll. With their opening loss to San Diego, the Trojans slipped out of the top 25, but are still receiving votes in the NSCAA and SoccerTimes polls.
In 2009, USC made its fifth consecutive NCAA appearance in reaching the first round, falling in penalty kicks to Oklahoma State. Overall, four players remain from the Trojans' 2007 NCAA Championship squad. USC, who will travel to Texas on Sunday, was recently picked to finish third in the preseason conference coaches poll.
Calhoun Inching Closer To Record
With her two-goal outing against Texas Southern last weekend, junior Jordan Calhoun needs only three more goals to become TCU's all-time leading goal scorer. Calhoun, who now has 25 career goals, will look to surpass former Horned Frog Lizzy Karoly, who recorded 27 goals during her four-year career in Fort Worth.
Keeping Up With Recent Trends
Under head coach Dan Abdalla, TCU has made a habit of getting off to a fast start early in the season following a season-opening home victory. In each of the past three seasons, the Frogs have won their very next home game following a season-opening home victory. During that stretch, TCU has combined to outscore their second home opponent, 5-0.
Multiple Goal Scorers Mean TCU Victory
Since 2008, the Horned Frogs are 10-0-0 when a TCU player scores multiple times in a match. Upon further look, the Frogs are 6-0-0 when junior Jordan Calhoun finds the back of the net more than once in a contest. Calhoun continued that trend last weekend, scoring two goals in a 7-0 victory over Texas Southern.
