TCU hosts first-place BYU on Senior Day
3/2/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TCU - BYU Game Notes
TCU vs. RV/RV BYU
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Arena: Daniel-Meyer Arena (7,201)
TV: None
Radio: 88.7 KTCU, gofrogs.com
Live Stats: gofrogs.com
Video Streaming: gofrogs.com
March 2, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's basketball team will conclude its regular season on Saturday, as first-place BYU visits Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to face the Lady Frogs at 2 p.m. on Senior Day.
TCU (20-9, 10-5 Mountain West Conference) enters Saturday's contest knowing it will be anywhere from a third to a fifth seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, which runs March 6-10 in Las Vegas. RV/RV BYU (21-7, 12-3 MWC) clinched the league title on Thursday with New Mexico losing at UNLV. Prior to New Mexico's loss, BYU had clinched at least a share of the league title with its 59-55 win over Utah on Wednesday.
Saturday's game will also mark the final home game for seniors Ashley Davis and Hanna Biernacka, who will be recognized during a postgame ceremony. In addition to the Senior Day presentation, sets of team trading cards will be given to fans and a three-point shooting contest between fraternities will take place at halftime.
The Lady Frogs have dropped four straight games to the Cougars and are bidding for their first win over BYU since 2003. TCU has dropped three straight at home to the Cougars and haven't won in Fort Worth since the series opener on Dec. 12, 1987. However, TCU is 14-1 at home this season and had a school-record 19-game home win streak prior to losing to Wyoming (61-50) in its last home game.
TCU enters Saturday's game following a 78-61 win at San Diego State on Wednesday, where the Lady Frogs scorched the nets by making 52.4 percent of their shots. BYU is coming off an emotional Senior Day win over rival Utah on Wednesday.
The game can be heard on 88.7 KTCU and www.gofrogs.com with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) and Marcy Girton (analyst) calling the action. Live stats and free video streaming from the game are also available on www.gofrogs.com.
Tickets can be purchased before the game and at the gate. Single-game tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. Students get into the games for free by presenting a valid student ID. Fans interested in purchasing tickets in advance can visit the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum ticket office, GoFrogs.com or by calling the ticket office at (817) 257-7967.
SCOUTING BYU
BYU is 21-7 overall and 12-3 in the league. The Cougars are 12-1 at home, but just 9-6 away from the Marriott Center. BYU won the conference outright on Thursday, as UNLV downed New Mexico.
BYU has won two straight games and four of its last five. Each of BYU's last two losses have come in overtime against New Mexico and at UNLV. The Cougars defeated TCU by four, 69-65, on Feb. 1.
The Cougars lead the league in field-goal percentage (43.2) and field-goal percentage defense (35.5).
BYU is led by senior center Dani Wright, who is averaging team-high 14.2 points and 7.1 rebounds. Also scoring in double figures is junior guard Mallary Gillespie, who is averaging 13.6 points.
BYU is coached by Jeff Judkins, who is in his sixth year as head coach at BYU. He has an overall head coaching record of 124-59 in six years in Provo and 375-135 in 15 seasons as a head coach.
THE LOWDOWN ON LOHSE
In the last two games, junior forward Jenna Lohse has been a force on the blocks. After recording eight rebounds on three different occasions in her career, Lohse set a new career mark by snagging nine rebounds at New Mexico on Feb. 25. Lohse followed up her performance at New Mexico with a season-high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting at San Diego State.
STREAK BUSTERS
TCU's win at San Diego State ended the Aztecs three-game home winning streak and handed the Aztecs just their fourth loss in 15 home games. San Diego State had won five of its last six home games.
NOTING THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME
•After struggling to find its shot in two consecutive losses, the Lady Frogs posted their second-highest field-goal percentage of the season by shooting 52.4 percent.
•The win was TCU's fifth straight over San Diego State.
•TCU led by as many as 27 in the win.
THE SERIES
BYU leads the all-time series 7-2 and has won the last four meetings between the two programs. TCU is 1-3 all-time in Fort Worth against the BYU.
Date Site W/L ScoreDec. 12, 1987 Fort Worth W 80-74Jan. 18, 1997 Provo L 91-99Feb. 13, 1997 Fort Worth L 57-73Dec. 22, 2001 Fort Worth L 71-74Nov. 29, 2003 Provo W 79-74Jan. 25, 2006 Fort Worth L 64-67Feb. 25, 2006 Provo L 56-73Mar. 10, 2006 Denver L 53-63Feb. 1, 2007 Provo L 65-69
