TCU Postgame Notes vs. EMU
3/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TCU Women's Basketball vs. Eastern Michigan
2016 Postseason Women's NIT
Postgame Notes
March 19, 2016
Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena; Fort Worth, Texas
FINAL SCORE: TCU 85, Eastern Michigan 81
Team Records, Game Notables and Series Information
• TCU improves to 18-14 on the season and finished Big 12 Conference play with an 8-10 record. Eastern Michigan ends the year with a 22-12 record, including a 10-8 mark in Mid-American Conference play.
• TCU has won at least 18 games for the third consecutive season.
• TCU is now 2-0 all-time against Eastern Michigan.
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 is now 10-13 all-time in the postseason with a 5-4 mark in the Postseason Women's NIT.
• TCU has won three of its last four 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.
• TCU now has 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 4-1 at home all-time in the Postseason Women's NIT.
Team Notes
• TCU had assists on 25-of-31 field goals in the game.
• TCU's 25 assists were tied for the 10th most in a single game in TCU history.
• TCU scored 80 points or more in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 5, 2015 and Dec. 9, 2015.
• TCU is 6-3 in its last nine games, including a win over No. 17/17 Oklahoma State.
• TCU has won five straight games at home in the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena and are 8-4 in the venue in its inaugural season.
• TCU is now 2-0 all-time in the postseason at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• TCU built a lead of more than 20 points in the second quarter before leading scorer Zahna Medley had scored.
• TCU used the starting lineup of Zahna Medley, Veja Hamilton, AJ Alix, Carol Willie and Jada Butts.
Individual Notes
• Senior Zahna Medley had 13 points and five assists in 32 minutes.
o Medley now has 1,955 career points and is first on the TCU career list.
o Medley now has 315 career three-point field goals and is first on the TCU career list.
o Medley reached double figures for the 98th time in her career and 27th time this season.
o Medley has hit a three-point field goal in 11 straight games.
o Medley had at least five assists in a game for the 44th time in her career and 12th time this season, tying her best single-season effort in that category in her career.
o Medley had an assist on TCU's first basket of the game to give her 500 for her career. It came on Alix's three-point field goal with 9:05 to go in the first half.
• Medley became the second player in program history to reach 500 assists for her career.
o Medley made her 124th career start and is second on the TCU career list behind Helena Sverrisdottir with 127 career starts.
• Sophomore AJ Alix had 23 points and hit 7-of-10 three-point field goals.
o Alix had seven three-point field goals in the game, tying for the fifth most in a game in program history and marking just the 12th time in TCU history that the Frogs have had a player hit seven or more three-point field goals in a game.
o Alix scored in double figures for the 23rd time in her career and 21st time this season.
o Alix hit the 20-point mark in a game for the fourth time this season and for her career.
o Alix has hit multiple three-point field goals in eight of TCU's last nine outings.
• Freshman Jordan Moore reached double figures in boards for the second time in her career.
• Sophomore Toree Thompson had 11 points, hitting 2-of-5 three-point field goals.
o Thompson scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and for the second straight game, the first time she has reached double figures in consecutive games since Dec. 20, 2015 and Dec. 30, 2015 in wins over Southern Utah and Texas Tech.
• Junior Jada Butts reached double figures for the 18th time in her career and 14th time this season. • Senior Veja Hamilton had 18 points to tie her season high.
o Hamilton now needs 11 points to reach the 1,000 point mark for her career and become the 15th player in program history.
o Hamilton scored in double figures for the 45th time in her career and 17th time this season.
o Hamilton had at least five assists in a game for the sixth time in her career and second time this season.
o Hamilton points (29 to 1,000 entering to be 15th in program history)
Coaching Notes
• In her second year at TCU, head coach Raegan Pebley is now 36-26 as the leader of the Horned Frogs. She is now 192-203 in 13 seasons as a head coach.
• Pebley is now 1-0 during her TCU career against Eastern Michigan.
• Pebley is now 3-1 at TCU in the Postseason Women's NIT.
• Pebley is making her fourth career appearance in the Postseason Women's NIT and second consecutive.
• Pebley is now 4-3 all-time in the Postseason Women's NIT, including a 4-0 mark at home.
