Lady Frogs to Host Southern California Tuesday
12/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 20, 2004
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GAME #12:
TCU (7-4) vs. Southern California (5-3)
Dec. 21, 2004 • Fort Worth, Texas • 5:30 p.m. CST
ABOUT THE GAME
The TCU Lady Frogs (7-4) will look to end their two-game losing streak Tuesday, Dec. 21, when the Southern California Women of Troy (5-3) travel to Fort Worth for a 5:30 p.m. CST match-up in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. It marks just the fourth home game of the 2004-05 season for the Lady Frogs, who are 3-0 so far on their own turf. The game precedes the TCU men's Maryland-Eastern Shore contest, which is slated for an 8:05 p.m. start. A ticket good for both games may be purchased for $12 for adults and $6 for youth. Reserved seat locations for the women's game will be honored with a women's ticket only and vice versa for the men. TCU was dropped by the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Sunday in Knoxville by an 82-55 score, while USC is coming off a 76-73 loss in Provo, Utah, to BYU. Tuesday's game will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. A TCU victory would give the Lady Frogs a 3-0 regular season record against teams from the Pacific-10 Conference, having posted wins over California and UCLA in November.
TCU'S LAST TIME OUT
The TCU women's basketball team dropped an 82-55 decision to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Sunday in Knoxville. It was TCU's second defeat in a row and moved its record in the all-time series with UT to 0-4. Sandora Irvin put up some big numbers for the Purple and White, tallying 21 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks in 37 minutes. She overcame a 5-for-16 shooting performance by making 11-of-16 at the free-throw line. Niki Newton had seven points and six boards, while Natasha Lacy recorded seven points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals. Lorie Butler-Rayford added six points and six boards off the bench for the Lady Frogs. Turnovers were a big factor in the game, with TCU committing 32 and Tennessee 22. UT converted the Lady Frogs' miscues into 25 points, while TCU only managed 11 on TOs.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S LAST TIME OUT
The Southern California Women of Troy fell 76-73 to BYU Saturday, Dec. 18, in Provo, Utah, despite taking 31 more shots than the Cougars. The difference was BYU made 55.3 percent of its shots (26-47) and USC was a mere 35.9 percent from the field (28-78). The Women of Troy held a 24-5 edge on offensive rebounds and a 44-33 advantage overall. Meghan Gnekow led USC is scoring with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Brynn Cameron scored 13 and Eshaya Murphy and Rachel Woodward had 11.
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Lady Frogs' game can be heard on the radio in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex on KTCU 88.7 FM. It can also be heard on the Internet by going to www.ktcu.tcu.edu/ktcu. Jeff Williams will call all the action for TCU this season, and he is joined by Marcy Girton for home games.
