THIS WEEK
The No. 7 University of Iowa women’s soccer team opens its home schedule with No. 16 TCU on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes then host Western Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. (CT).
WATCH/FOLLOW LIVE
– Iowa’s match against TCU will broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
– Iowa’s match against Western Michigan will be streamed live on B1G+ (subscription required).
– Links to streaming and live stats can be found at the gameday page on hawkeyesports.com.
– Fans can follow the Iowa soccer program on X (@HawkeyeSoccer) for live in-game updates.
SCOUTING THE HORNED FROGS
– TCU is 2-0-0 on the season outscoring their opponents, 7-1. In their most recent matchup, TCU shutout UTSA, 1-0.
– Kamdyn Fuller is TCU’s leading goal scorer with two goals on the season. Five other players have scored one goal this season.
– Ally Brown leads the Horned Frogs with two assists. Seven other players have dished out at least one assist this season.
– Last season, TCU went 17-4-2. The Horned Frogs earned a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament where they won their opening round match against Stephen F. Austin. TCU fell to Penn State in the Round of 32.
– TCU added 54 goals in the 2024 campaign. Of their 54 goals, they return five players who accounted for 33 goals.
– TCU returns leading goal and point scorer, junior Seven Castain who added 13 goals, six assists, and 32 points in her sophomore campaign.
– The Horned Frogs have started two different goalkeepers in their two games. Ybarra Kira started the first match which she allowed one goal and had one save. Olivia Geller started the second game in which she posted a shutout with four saves.
SERIES HISTORY – TCU
This marks the first meeting between the Hawkeyes and Horned Frogs. Iowa was 2-0 against Big 12 opponents in 2024, while TCU was 0-1 against B1G opponents.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
– Western Michigan is 0-1-0 on the season after falling to No. 2 Notre Dame, 2-1.
– Last season, the Broncos went 13-2-6, including 8-0-3 in conference, where they were MAC regular season conference champions. They would go on to win the MAC conference tournament. The Broncos fell to the fifth-seeded Michigan State Spartans in the Round of 64.
– Last season marked the first time that Broncos won both the MAC conference and regular season title.
– The Broncos graduated, all-american, Jen Blitchok who was the first all-american in program history for the Broncos. She is the career points leader with 71,…