Frogs Cruise Past Southern, 69-40

Sunday, December 16

Fort Worth, Texas

12 p.m.

TCU

8-1

Southern University

3-6

Southern

TCU

Frogs Cruise Past Southern, 69-40

12/16/2018 2:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – Jordan Moore scored 20 of her season-high 23 points in the first half as TCU defeated Southern, 69-40, at Schollmaier Arena on Sunday, improving to 8-1 for just the third time in program history.

With the win, TCU is now 8-1 to open the season, reaching that record for just the third time in program history. The Frogs have previously started the season with an 8-1 record in only the 1997-98 (8-1) and 2003-04 (10-1) campaigns.

Moore finished 8-for-9 from the floor, making her first eight shots of the contest. Until a jumper early in the fourth quarter, the Round Rock, Texas, native had made 18 consecutive shots dating back to the third quarter of TCU's win over Army on Dec. 2, a stretch of over eight quarters of play.

In six home games this season, Moore is now shooting a blistering 84.7 percent (50-for-59), helping the Frogs go undefeated so far at Schollmaier Arena.

THE RUNDOWN
Although the Horned Frogs got off to a bit of a slow start as a team, Moore helped the Frogs pick up the pace in the first quarter. She scored 12 of the team's 14 total points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field. TCU would go on to lead the remainder of the game.

The Frogs defense continued to play well, forcing 18 turnovers and holding the Jaguars to 26.9 percent from the field. They have yet to allow an opponent to shoot over 40 percent this season.

TCU ended the first half on a 17-3 run, allowing only a 3-pointer over the final 6:24, to take a 38-15 lead into the locker room. The 15 points are the fewest that TCU has given up in a half this season.

Junior Adeloa Akomolafe came alive offensively in the third quarter, scoring all 12 of her points and grabbing seven of her season-high eight rebounds.

Freshman Yummy Morris provided some assistance off the bench for the Frogs as well. She narrowly missed the first double-double of her career, finishing with career highs in both points (12) and rebounds (9).

STAT OF THE GAME
44 – TCU outscored Southern, 44-4, in points in the paint, its largest margin in that category this season. The Frogs have matched or outscored their opponent in points in the paint six times this year, including the last four games.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"We are grateful. Grateful for the time that we had to prepare for this team and grateful for the leadership that we have helping us through finals week in the classroom and on the floor. This is a Southern team that is very road tested with games at Baylor, Arizona State, Kentucky and Southern Alabama. I was hesitant with this game because I knew they would play us defensively in a way we haven't seen this year."

UP NEXT
TCU will continue its six-game, month-long homestand when Sam Houston State makes the trip to Schollmaier Arena for a 6:30 p.m. contest on Thursday, Dec. 20.

POSTGAME NOTES
Dec. 16, 2018 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,806
TCU (8-1) – 69
Southern (3-6) – 40

TEAM NOTES
* Today's matchup with Southern marked the first time the two programs have met.
* TCU started with a lineup of Adeola Akomolafe, Jayde Woods, Kianna Ray, Jordan Moore and Lauren Heard for the second straight game.
* TCU held Southern to 19.2 percent shooting in the first half. The last time the Frogs held their opponent under 20 percent in a half was Dec. 10, 2017 when Southeastern Louisiana shot 18.9 percent in the second half.
* The TCU defense only surrendered 15 points to Southern in the first half, the fewest since Sam Houston State scored 15 in the second half on Nov. 15, 2016.
* TCU entered today's game second in the Big 12 allowing just 52.5 points per game and lowered that average to 51.1 after yielding just 40 points to Southern, the second-lowest total by a TCU opponent this year.
* TCU outscored Southern, 24-7 in the second quarter, shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 3-of-5 from behind the arc.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Adeola Akomolafe:
* Scored a season-high 12 points, all of which came in the third quarter. She also grabbed a season-high eight boards.

Lauren Heard:
* Matched her career-high in rebounds for the second straight game, totaling seven.

Jordan Moore:
* Scored 12 of TCU's 14 first quarter points, going 4-of-4 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line.
* With a season-high 23 total points Moore moved into 15th on TCU's all-time scoring leaderboard passing Vernell Armstrong. She now has 1,115 career points.
* Has scored in double-digits every game this season.
* Paced the team in scoring for the fifth time this season and 18th time in her career.
* Also recorded three rebounds and three blocked shots.

Yummy Morris:
* Finished with a career-high 12 points and 9 rebounds in 18 minutes played.