Lady Frogs, Rebels Set for Tuesday Matchup at DMC
2/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2010
GAME NOTES 
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GAME #26
RV/#25 TCU (19-6; 9-3 MWC) vs. UNLV (12-15; 5-8 MWC)
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Tuesday, Feb. 23 • 6:30 p.m. • Fort Worth, Texas • Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
TV: The Mtn. (DirecTV Ch. 616) • Talent: Erin Bajackson (play-by-play), Linda Sharp (analyst)
Radio: KTCU 88.7 FM; GoFrogs.com • Talent: Jeff Williams (play-by-play), Jeff Lewis (analyst)
Internet (GoFrogs.com): Free Live Radio, Live Stats
Series Record vs. UNLV: 12-2 • Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2010 in Las Vegas (W, 81-61)
TCU Head Coach: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western, '89) • Record: 235-112 in 11 years at TCU
(386-171 overall)
UNLV Head Coach: Kathy Olivier (UNLV, '82) • Record: 26-33 in 2 years at UNLV (258-241 overall)
FORT WORTH--TCU returns to action following a weeklong break Tuesday when it plays host to UNLV for a 6:30 p.m. tip-off at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The contest will be televised live by The MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.).
Currently tied for first place in the Mountain West Conference standings with BYU, the Lady Frogs begin their final four-game stretch of the regular season at home against the Rebels. The squad will try to regroup from a road loss suffered last Tuesday to San Diego State that snapped a four-game winning streak. TCU will have history on its side Tuesday, owning a perfect 6-0 all-time record at home against UNLV. The team is 13-0 at the DMC in 2009-10.
The Rebels enter the matchup having dropped two straight outings following a strong stretch of four wins in five games that included wins at New Mexico and at home against San Diego State. The squad has fared better on the road (3-3) in league play than at home (2-5).
TCU will be making its 11th television appearance of 2009-10 and the last of eight consecutive telecasts. The Mtn. broadcast will feature the play-by-play tandem of Erin Bajackson (play-by-play) and Linda Sharp (analyst).
Tuesday's matchup also will be broadcast live on the radio throughout the Metroplex on 88.7 KTCU-FM with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) and Jeff Lewis (analyst) calling the action. An Internet radio feed and link to live statistics will be available on game day via GoFrogs.com.
FROG QUICK NOTES
- A win would give TCU its ninth 20-win season in the last 10 campaigns. The program had never reached the 20-win plateau prior to head coach Jeff Mittie's arrival in 1999-2000.
- TCU has won a school-record 20 straight home games, the longest current streak in the MWC and No. 6 in the nation.
- TCU owns a 23.3 ppg scoring margin at home this season and has won by 11 points or more in 11 of 13 games.
- TCU is 15-0 when shooting 40.0% or better from the field, 15-1 when outshooting the opponent and 15-1 when committing fewer turnovers.
- Eboni Mangum has scored in double figures three straight games, her longest such streak as a Lady Frog.
- Helena Sverrisdottir (No. 6, assists) and Starr Crawford (No. 10, rebounds) have entered TCU's single-season records lists for major categories this season.
- Sverrisdottir is the only individual ranked among the MWC's top-15 players in assists (No. 2), steals (No. 3), scoring (No. 7), rebounding (No. 8) and blocks (T-No. 14).
- Emily Carter leads TCU with a 15.4 ppg average in MWC play, which ranks No. 5 in the league. She paces the MWC in FT shooting (84.4%) for all games, while coming in at No. 2 in 3FG shooting (42.5%) and No. 5 in scoring (14.5 ppg).
- Carter's 3FG percentage would rank No. 2 in TCU single-season history behind Amy Sutton (43.9% in 2000-01), while her FT rate would rank No. 5.
- TK LaFleur (10.5 ppg; five starts) is the only MWC player averaging double figures in points with fewer than six starts.
- TCU leads the MWC in scoring offense (73.2 ppg), scoring margin (+13.5), rebounds (40.3 rpg), 3FG defense (28.0%), steals (10.2 spg), turnovers forced (21.0 tpg), turnover margin (+5.7 tpg) and offensive rebounds (14.3 rpg).
- TCU ranked among the nation's top-50 teams in 12 categories Monday: turnover margin (22nd), 3FG defense (22nd), scoring margin (23rd), scoring offense (28th), assist-turnover ratio (28th), assists (30th), FG defense (31st), FT shooting (33rd), win-loss percentage (35th), 3FG shooting (36th), 3FG made (38th) and steals (46th).
- TCU has made at least two 3-pointers in 60 consecutive games, at least one in 150 straight and at least five in all but one game in 2009-10.
INSIDE THE SERIES
TCU owns a 12-2 lead in the all-time series with UNLV that began in 1996-97, TCU's first season in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Frogs are 8-2 against the Rebels in head coach Jeff Mittie's tenure, with each game coming in MWC play. UNLV snapped a seven-game TCU winning streak by upsetting the Frogs in the quarterfinals of last season's MWC Tournament.
TCU vs. UNLV ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS
Date Site W/L Score
Feb. 22, 1997 H W 80-49
Feb. 27, 1997 A W 97-67
Jan. 23, 1999 A W 78-62
Feb. 18, 1999 H W (OT) 64-63
Feb. 2, 2006 A L 61-50
Mar. 4, 2006 H W (OT) 82-77
Jan. 3, 2007 H W 88-63
Feb. 3, 2007 A W 75-62
Jan. 29, 2008 A W 56-38
Mar. 1, 2008 H W 87-57
Jan. 10, 2009 A W 66-61
Feb. 10, 2009 H W 75-46
Mar. 11, 2009 N L 75-84
Jan. 23, 2010 A W 81-61
SCOUTING THE UNLV REBELS
UNLV enters Tuesday having dropped its last two games, although the squad had won four of its previous five outings. Included among the successful stretch were victories over Wyoming, New Mexico and San Diego State, the three league teams that have handed TCU losses this season. The Rebels are 3-2 in their last five road games.
Kathy Olivier, in her second season as the Rebels head coach, leads a squad that averages 61.6 points per game while giving up 67.2 per contest. UNLV currently ranks among the top 5 of the MWC in offensive rebounds (No. 3), FT shooting (No. 5) and steals (No. 5).
Two Rebels average double figures in scoring in guards Erica Helms (13.5 ppg) and Kelli Thompson (11.8 ppg). Helms also paces the lineup in assists (3.4 apg) and steals (1.8 spg). The UNLV frontcourt is anchored by forward Jamie Smith, the 2008-09 MWC Freshman of the Year, who leads the league in rebounding (9.9 rpg) while ranking No. 12 in blocked shots (0.8 bpg). Center Sandrine Nzeukou is No. 4 in FG shooting (49.6%).
LAST TIME WE MET: TCU 81, UNLV 61
LAS VEGAS (Jan. 23, 2010)—TCU used aggressive performances on both the offensives and defensive ends of the court in the second half to erase a seven-point halftime deficit during an 81-61 road win over UNLV. The Frogs scored 53 points in the final period while shooting nearly 60 percent from the field.
The Frogs led by double digits early in the game before suffering through a long drought that saw the squad fall behind by a 35-28 count at intermission. The squad responded with a 21-0 run out of the locker room to run past the Lady Rebels in the second half.
Emily Carter scored 19 points, including 13 in the second half. She was a perfect 8-of-8 on free throws. Helena Sverrisdottir also totaled 13 points in the second half after going scoreless in the first and added five rebounds and five assists.
Eboni Mangum came up big for the Frogs with 15 points while making 7-of-10 attempts from the field. Starr Crawford also totaled 15 points while adding a team-best nine rebounds.
Trailing by seven points at the half, TCU produced an intense start to the second period that proved to be the key stretch of the game. The Frogs ran out of the gate with a 21-0 run to turn a 35-28 deficit into a 49-35 lead. Sverrisdottir had seven points in the stretch, while Crawford totaled six.
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