Lady Frogs Host Wyoming Saturday for Pink Zone Matchup
2/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 20, 2009
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The Opponent: Wyoming Cowgirls
GAME #26
TCU (17-8; 9-3 MWC) vs. WYOMING (13-11; 5-6 MWC)
Saturday, Feb. 21 | 5 p.m. | Fort Worth, Texas | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
Radio: KTCU (88.7 FM), gofrogs.com | Talent: Jeff Williams (pxp), Jeff Lewis (color)
Series Record vs. Wyoming: 7-6 | Last Meeting: Jan. 21, 2009 in Laramie, Wyo. (W, 81-78)
FORT WORTH--TCU looks to hold onto its second-place position in the Mountain West Conference standings Saturday at 5 p.m. when it plays host to Wyoming at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Lady Frogs and Cowgirls will don pink attire as part of the WBCA's "Pink Zone" initiative, which was designed to help assist in raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The first 150 fans in attendance will receive a free pair of pink Crocs, while the first 1,000 will be given a free pink and purple pom pom.
The Frogs (17-8; 9-3 MWC) enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak after recent road wins at BYU (75-55) and Air Force (67-57). The squad owns a half-game lead on third-place San Diego State, which hosts the Frogs on Feb. 28. TCU will aim for its first regular-season sweep of Wyoming since 2005-06 after posting an 81-78 victory last month in Laramie, Wyo. TCU holds a 7-6 edge in the all-time series against the Cowgirls, including a 4-4 mark since joining the MWC prior to the 2005-06 season.
Saturday's matchup will be carried live on the radio throughout the Metroplex on 88.7 KTCU-FM with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) and Jeff Lewis (color) calling the action. A link to a live stream of the radio broadcast can be found on GoFrogs.com, in addition to a live stats feed via Gametracker.
FROG QUICK NOTES
-A TCU win would match its longest winning streak of the season set in the opening five games.
-Emily Carter is only 21 points shy of 500 for her career.
-Helena Sverrisdottir (400 points) is only eight points shy of entering TCU's single-season top-10 scoring list.
-Rachel Rentschler is shooting 53.3% from 3-point range over the last five games.
-TCU is 7-0 when either tying or winning the rebounding battle this season and 9-0 when holding the opponent to 59 points or fewer.
-TCU ranks among the top-19 teams nationally in 3FG percentage (No. 4), FT percentage (No. 7), fewest turnovers (No. 9), assist/turnover ratio (No. 16) and 3FG defense (No. 19) .
-TCU leads the Mountain West Conference in scoring (71.9 ppg), 3FG percentage (39.7%), 3FG defense (27.2%), 3FG made (7.08 3pg), assist/turnover ratio (1.03) and fewest turnovers (14.0 tpg).
-Carter's 13 straight double-figure scoring efforts are the most by a Frog this season.
-Carter's 16.2 ppg scoring average in league play leads TCU and ranks No. 3 among all MWC players.
-Carter leads the MWC in 3FG percentage (50.8%) and 3FG made (2.58 3pg) in conference play.
-TCU has three of the top four players in the MWC in 3FG percentage in Emily Carter (43.8%-1st), Helena Sverrisdottir (41.6%-2nd), and TK LaFleur (41.3%-4th).
-TCU has made at least seven 3-pointers in six straight games. Emily Carter has made at least one trey in 12 consecutive outings, while TK LaFleur has made one or more in nine straight contests.
-Sverrisdottir is the only player ranked among the MWC's top 8 in scoring (No. 3), rebounding (No. 7), assists
(No. 2) and steals (No. 8).
-Sverrisdottir has recorded two of the MWC's three individual 10-assist performances this season.
-TCU, UConn and Florida State are the only programs in the nation with two wins against teams that were ranked No. 3 or higher in at least one of the national polls at the time of the game.
-TCU is on pace to shatter school records in FT percentage (78.0%) and fewest turnovers (14.0 tpg). The current records were set in 1999-2000 (72.6%) and 2006-07 (16.0 tpg), respectively.
-Despite having taken 103 fewer field-goal attempts this season than its opponents, TCU has made 30 more shots (a 41.9 to 37.3 advantage in percentage). The stat also holds true for 3-pointers, as the Frogs have 11 more buckets despite 165 fewer attempts than the opponent (a 39.7 to 27.2 percent advantage).
-Newcomers have accounted for 46.2 percent of TCU's offense this season (828 of 1,798 points).
SCOUTING THE WYOMING COWGIRLS
Wyoming enters Saturday's game with an overall record of 13-11, including 5-6 in MWC play. The Cowgirls, who replaced four starters from last season's team that earned the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, have won three of their last four contests. Included among the victories are wins over San Diego State (64-61) and UNLV (50-44) in their two most recent outings.
The Cowgirls rank sixth in the MWC this season in scoring offense at 60.6 ppg and have also allowed 60.6 ppg, which ranks fifth. The team's field-goal percentage defense (36.7) rates in the league's upper half, and its 4.92 blocked shots average is second in the conference. Opponents have posted a +1.4 rebounding edge over the Cowgirls this season.
Forward Hillary Carlson leads Wyoming in scoring average and ranks 12th in the conference at 11.3 ppg, while guard Megan McGuffey paces the squad in rebounding (6.3 rpg). Carlson also rates fourth in the league in field-goal percentage (49.5 percent). Point guard Emma Langford has dished out a team-leading 2.83 assists per contest, and guard Kristin Scheffler is the MWC's leading 3-point shooter with an average of 2.46 treys per game.
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