TCU Defeated by No. 4 Baylor

Saturday, January 12

Fort Worth, Texas

3 p.m.

TCU

11-4, 1-3Big 12

Baylor

13-1, 3-0Big 12

Baylor

TCU

TCU Defeated by No. 4 Baylor

1/12/2019 6:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – A tough second quarter proved to be too much for the TCU women's basketball team to overcome on Saturday as it fell to No. 4 Baylor, 79-55, at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.

Amy Okonkwo led the Horned Frogs (11-4, 1-3 Big 12) with a season-high 20 points against the Lady Bears (13-1, 3-0), while Jordan Moore posted her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Kianna Ray also scored in double-digits with all 13 of her points in the contest coming in the second half.

THE RUNDOWN
TCU held its own in the opening 10 minutes, trailing 16-9 after the first quarter before Baylor put its foot down on the pedal.

The Lady Bears came roaring out of the gate in the second quarter, opened with a 17-0 run and outscoring the Horned Frogs, 19-2, in the frame to take a commanding 35-11 lead into halftime.

The Horned Frogs refused to give in, however, and tied Baylor in the second half, 44-44. They were able to cut down on their turnovers, committing just five after halftime, and shot at a 46.9 percent clip, including 6-of-15 from beyond-the-arc.

STAT OF THE GAME
3,844 – Saturday's attendance of 3,844 marked the third-highest single-game home attendance in the Reagan Pebley-era at TCU. It was also the highest since the 2015-16 campaign when the Horned Frogs had 4,715 in attendance against Southern Utah on Dec. 20, 2015 and 3,947 on hand against Baylor on Feb. 10, 2016.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"Slow starts against any Big 12 team are going to be really hard to recover from. For the most part, I thought our second half was much better, but our offense in the first half was uninspiring. I know we are a team that can score. We have struggled as of late scoring, but we just have to get that mojo and that confidence and that purpose back. I loved how there was more of that intensity and that confidence and that sense of urgency in the second half, but we have to open games with that."

UP NEXT
TCU will host Texas Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Schollmaier Arena. The game will be televised on FSSW+.

TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Jan. 12, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 3,844
TCU (11-4, 1-3) – 55
No. 4 Baylor (13-1, 3-0) – 79

TEAM NOTES
* TCU started with a lineup of Adeola Akomolafe, Amy Okonkwo, Kianna Ray, Jordan Moore, and Lauren Heard for the first time this season.
* Prior to the game, 2018 TCU Hall of Fame inductee Adrianne Ross was honored on the court.
* The Frogs also held their annual Alumni Day before the game.
* The loss was TCU's first at home this season as it is now 9-1 in Schollmaier Arena.
* The contest was TCU's second consecutive game against a ranked opponent after playing at No. 20 Iowa State on Wednesday.
* The Frogs trailed at halftime (35-11) for just the fourth time this season.
* The 11-point first-half was TCU's lowest scoring half this season.
* TCU tied Baylor in the second half, 44-44.
* The crowd of 3,844 was TCU's largest home attendance of the season.
* Saturday's game had the third-highest attendance of any game in the Raegan Pebley-era at TCU, behind only a crowd of 4,715 against Southern Utah (12/20/15) and 3,947 against Baylor (2/10/16).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Amy Okonkwo
* Started for the fifth time this season and the first time since Nov. 23 vs. BYU.
* Finished with a team-high 20 points, her highest point total of the season.
* Had 17 points in the second half alone.
* Hit a career-high tying four 3-pointers.
* Marked her 11th-career contest with 20+ points.
* Led TCU in scoring for the fourth time this season and 24th time in her career.
* Also added seven rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal.
* Needs just nine more points to become the 19th player to score 1,000 career points in a TCU uniform.

Jordan Moore
* Recorded her third double-double of the season and 12th of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
* Has now scored in double-digits in 13 of TCU's 15 games this season.
* Has led TCU in rebounds in seven times this season.
* Also added an assist and three steals.

Kianna Ray
* Finished with 13 points as she scored in double-digits for the second consecutive game and seventh time this season.
* All 13 of her points came in the second half.
* Also had two rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal.