MWC third place on line when Lady Frogs host BYU
2/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2008
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Game #22
TCU (12-9; 5-2 MWC) vs. BYU (11-8; 5-2 MWC)
Fort Worth, Texas -- Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
Tuesday, Feb. 5 -- 7 p.m. CST
Television: None
Radio: 88.7 KTCU-FM, gofrogs.com
Internet: Live Radio via KTCU; Live Statistics via All-Access
The Lady Frogs and Cougars enter the matchup tied for third in the MWC standings with identical 5-2 league marks. Both squads are riding recent hot streaks, with TCU winning four of its last five games and BYU owning a three-game winning streak.
BYU leads the all-time series, 7-3, and has won four of five meetings since the Frogs joined the MWC for the 2005-06 season. TCU ended a four-game losing streak with a 62-48 victory during the regular-season finale at the DMC last season.
Bill Doleman (play-by-play) and Andrea Lloyd (color) will call Tueday's game for The Mtn. The contest marks TCU's sixth televised game this season, including its fourth appearance on The Mtn. The Frogs are 2-3 so far this year in TV games and have won each of the last two such contests.
Tuesday's game can be heard live on the radio in the Metroplex on 88.7 KTCU-FM with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) calling the action. All games this season, home and away, will be broadcast live on KTCU. Live statistics and a link to the radio broadcast will be available on GoFrogs.com.
Girls and Women in Sports Day will be celebrated during the game, as members of each of TCU's women's varsity athletic teams will be in attendance. The teams will be introduced at halftime in addition to signing autographs on the DMC concourse throughout the game. The Carolyn Dixon Honorary Award for Distinguished Service to Girls and Women in Sports also will be presented at halftime.
Frog Quick Notes
-TCU's current three-game road winning streak is its longest in league play since it won its first three road games as a member of the MWC in 2005-06 (Wyoming, San Diego State, Colorado State).
-TCU is 9-0 when allowing 59 points or fewer this season.
-TCU has allowed fewer than 40 points during a school-record three games this season. That figure ties the Frogs for the MWC lead with Wyoming.
-TCU is on pace to record the second-lowest figure in school history for opponent scoring average (60.3) and third-lowest for turnovers per game (16.4).
-TCU has never trailed the opponent during seven of its 12 wins. The largest deficit the squad has erased in victory is three points (vs. Radford, at UNLV).
-The Frog bench has outscored the opponent bench in 16 of 21 games by an average of 6.8 ppg.
-The Frogs have won the turnover battle in 17 of 21 games with three ties. Only Texas A&M has committed fewer turnovers than the Frogs in a contest this season.
-TCU leads the MWC in scoring (69.2 ppg) and offensive boards (15.19 pg) and ranks second in turnover margin (+5.81), steals (10.43 pg), rebounding (38.7) and 3-pointers (5.90).
-Adrianne Ross is the only player among the MWC's top-9 individuals in scoring (ninth), assists (fifth) and steals (third).
-Ross' next contest will tie her with Tiffany Evans for fourth on TCU's career games played list (122).
-Moneka Knight is only four assists shy of moving past Amy Sutton and Leah Garcia (304) into fourth place on TCU's career assists chart.
-Helena Sverrisdottir is the only freshman to appear in the MWC statistical rankings for assists (14th), rebounds (18th) and scoring (26th).
-The senior class of Butler-Rayford, Knight, Jenna Lohse, Helen Roden and Adrianne Ross have combined for 3,488 points, 1,706 rebounds, 985 assists and 679 steals during their careers.
Scouting BYU (11-8; 5-2 MWC)
BYU, the two-time defending Mountain West Conference champion, is rounding into form following a slow start to the year. The squad, winners of its last three games, finds itself tied for third place in the league standings after having to replace three starters from last year's team that finished 23-10. Like TCU, BYU at one point during its non-conference schedule had a 3-5 record this season.
The Cougars' two league losses have came at the hands of Utah and San Diego State, while they have posted wins over Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, Air Force and Wyoming. BYU (78-59) and TCU (75-63) each defeated Fresno State this season during non-conference play.
While ranking only eighth among MWC in scoring at 55.6 points per game, the Cougars boast one of the conference's top defensive units. The squad allows only 55.8 ppg and ranks second in field-goal percentage defense (.344) and first in 3-point field-goal defense (.280). BYU also leads the league in rebounding (39.6 rpg) and ranks third in blocked shots (4.21), although it also has given up a league-high 4.42 turnovers per game.
Senior guard Mallory Carling ranks fourth in the MWC scoring race at 14.7 ppg to lead BYU's offensive attack and is averaging a league-best 2.42 3-pointers per game. Lauren Varley, who has added 7.5 ppg, leads the conference in rebounding with a 8.5 rpg average and is fourth in field-goal percentage (.492). She also ranks third in blocked shots (1.53 bpg).
