TCU Postgame Notes vs. UTRGV
3/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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TCU Women's Basketball vs. UT Rio Grande Valley
2016 Postseason Women's NIT
Postgame Notes
March 17, 2016
Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena; Fort Worth, Texas
FINAL SCORE: TCU 97, UT Rio Grande 73
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
• TCU improves to 17-14 on the season and finished Big 12 Conference play with an 8-10 record. UTRGV ends the season with a 19-14 record, finishing 9-5 in the WAC.
• TCU is now 12-1 all-time against UTRGV, having won the last four games.
• This was the first-ever postseason meeting between TCU and UTRGV.
Postseason Notes
• TCU is making its fifth appearance in the Postseason Women's NIT.
• TCU is making its 14th postseason appearance in the last 16 seasons, tied for the third best streak in the Big 12 Conference behind Baylor (16) and Oklahoma (16). TCU and Iowa State each have 14 postseason appearances during the last 16 seasons.
• TCU advanced to the second round of the Postseason Women's NIT for the second straight year.
• TCU will play in the round of 32 teams in the Big 12 Conference for the fourth time in program history.
• TCU is now 9-13 all-time in the postseason with a 4-4 mark in the Postseason Women's NIT.
• TCU has won two of its last three games in Postseason Women's NIT play following a three game losing streak in the event.
• TCU is one of seven teams from the Big 12 Conference participating in postseason play this year.
• With a win on Saturday, TCU will post two wins in the postseason for the second time in program history, matching the mark set in the 2008 Postseason Women's NIT.
• TCU is now 3-1 at home all-time in the Postseason Women's NIT.
Team Notes
• TCU had a season high 97 points.
• TCU hit 11-of-25 three-point field goals in the game, including 7-of-14 in the opening half of play.
• UTRGV is the fourth team that TCU has recorded multiple wins against this season, also beating Iowa State, Texas Tech and Kansas twice this season.
• TCU is 5-3 in its last eight games, including a win over No. 17/17 Oklahoma State.
• TCU has won four straight games at home in the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena and are 7-4 in the venue in its inaugural season.
• The game was the first postseason game played in the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena and also marked the first postseason win in the venue as a result.
• TCU used the starting lineup of Veja Hamilton, Zahna Medley, AJ Alix, Jada Butts and Carol Willie.
Individual Notes
• Senior Zahna Medley had a game high 21 points to lead the Horned Frogs.
o Medley, TCU's career scoring leader, now has 1,942 career points.
o Medley, TCU's career three-point field goals leader, now has 313 career three-point field goals.
o Medley, who is second on TCU's career assists list, now has 499 career assists.
o Medley hit at least five three-point field goals in a game for the 18th time in her career and for the fourth time this season.
o Medley had at least five assists in a game for the 43rd time in her career and 11th time this season.
o Medley scored in double figures for the 97th time in her career and 26th time this season.
o Medley' three with 1:58 to go in the second quarter, her third of the game, gave her the 82nd of the season for the senior, setting a new TCU single-season mark and breaking Jill Sutton's 1997-98 mark of 81 made three-point field goals.
o Medley made her 123rd career start and is second on the TCU career list behind Helena Sverrisdottir with 127 career starts.
o Medley made her 125th career appearance and is ninth on the TCU career games played list.
• Sophomore AJ Alix had 20 points and converted on 4-of-6 three-point field goal attempts.
o Alix hit at least four three-point field goals in a game for the sixth time this season.
o Alix scored in double figures for the 22nd time in her career and 20th time this season.
o Alix reached the 20-point mark for the third time this season and in her career.
• Freshman Jordan Moore had 14 points. Moore reached double figures in points for the 10th time this season.
• Sophomore Toree Thompson had 15 points in 18 minutes.
o Thompson scored in double figures for the 10th time this season.
• Senior Veja Hamilton had 15 points. She now has 971 career points.
o Hamilton scored in double figures for the 44th time in her career and 16th time this season.
o Hamilton made her 123rd career appearance and is now tied for 10th on the TCU career games played list.
Coaching Notes
• In her second year at TCU, head coach Raegan Pebley is now 35-26 as the leader of the Horned Frogs. She is now 191-203 in 13 seasons as a head coach.
• Pebley is now 2-1 at TCU in the Postseason Women's NIT.
• Pebley is now 2-0 against UTRGV as the TCU head coach.
• Pebley is making her fourth career appearance in the Postseason Women's NIT and second consecutive.
• Pebley is now 3-3 all-time in the Postseason Women's NIT, including a 3-0 mark at home.
• Pebley is now the only coach in program history to win a postseason game in each of their first two seasons as the head coach of the Horned Frogs.
