Wednesday, January 2
Fort Worth, Texas
6:30 p.m.
TCU
11-1, 1-0
62
vs
48
West Virginia
9-3, 0-1
1
2
3
4
F
West Virginia
14
8
18
8
48
TCU
19
17
12
14
62
Frogs Best WVU in Big 12 Opener
1/2/2019 9:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WORTH, Texas – A 17-point performance by Amy Okonkwo helped spark the TCU women's basketball team to a 62-48 win over West Virginia in its opening game of Big 12 play at Schollmaier Arena on Wednesday night.
The win improves TCU's record to 11-1, setting a new program record for the best start to a season and giving the Horned Frogs eight consecutive wins, which ties for the second-longest winning streak in school history.
Okonkwo's effort continued to add to her history of strong performances against the Mountaineers (9-3) as she is averaging 15.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in five career games against WVU.
She was joined in double-digits by fellow senior Jordan Moore who added 11 points, four rebounds and three blocks, while junior Jayde Woods poured in a season-high nine points in the victory.
The Horned Frogs held the Mountaineers to their lowest point total of the season as they came into the contest averaging 80.1 points per game. With WVU's 32.1 percent shooting effort, TCU has yet to allow a team to shoot over 40 percent in a game this season.
THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs used two key runs in the first half to go up by as many as 20 on the Mountaineers.
The first came in the opening minutes of the game as TCU started the contest on a 10-3 run, holding West Virginia scoreless for over four minutes after it hit an early 3-pointer. The Frogs blitzed the Mountaineers again at the end of the first and beginning of the second quarters, using a 16-0 spurt to take a 32-14 advantage.
Spurred by its defense, TCU took a 14-point lead into the locker room at halftime after holding West Virginia to 33.3 percent shooting from the field and a season-low 22 first-half points.
Undeterred, West Virginia bounced back to cut the Horned Frogs' lead to as few as eight points at the end of the third quarter.
TCU went on to outscore the Mountaineers, 14-8, over the final 10 minutes, however, to emerge with its largest victory ever in the series between the two teams.
UP NEXT
TCU will hit the road for the first time in over a month as it travels to Stillwater, Okla., for a 1 p.m. contest against Oklahoma State on Sunday, Jan. 6. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Jan. 2, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,723
TCU (11-1, 1-0 Big 12) – 62
West Virginia (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) – 48
TEAM NOTES
* At 11-1, TCU now has the best season-opening record in school history, besting the previous mark of 10-1 set in 2003-04.
* The Horned Frogs have now won eight consecutive contests, tying for the second-longest winning streak in program history.
* The Frogs' 14-point victory over West Virginia is their largest in series history.
* TCU started with a lineup of Adeola Akomolafe, Jayde Woods, Kianna Ray, Jordan Moore, and Lauren Heard for the fifth consecutive game.
* TCU entered today's game first in the Big 12 and third in the nation with 7.2 blocked shots per game and boosted that average to 7.3 after tallying 9 total blocked shots against the Mountaineers.
* The Horned Frogs have now recorded exactly nine blocks in three consecutive games and have registerd 9+ blocks five times this season.
* The Frogs held West Virginia to 22 points in the first half, its fewest this season.
* The TCU defense drew a season-high five charges.
* West Virginia entered the game averaging 80.1 points per game. The Frogs held them to a season-low 48 points.
* TCU has yet to allow a team to shoot over 40 percent in a game this season and is now 54-6 under head coach Raegan Pebley when holding its opponent under 40 percent.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Adeola Akomolafe
* Tied her career high in assists with five.
* Added five points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal as well.
* Became the first TCU player to foul out of a game this season.
* Celebrated her 22nd birthday with Wednesday's win.
Amy Okonkwo
* Scored 17 points for the second consecutive game, reaching double-digits for the eighth time this season and 53rd time in her career.
* Tied her season high with three 3-pointers for the second game in a row.
* Drew three charges.
* Also had four rebounds, a block and a steal.
* Is averaging 15.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals and shooting 49.1 percent in five career games against WVU.
Jordan Moore
* Has scored in double-digits 11 of the team's 12 games this season, pouring in 11 on 5-of-8 shooting on Wednesday.
* Also had four rebounds and three blocks,
Jayde Woods
* Scored a season-high 9 points.
* Added three rebounds and three assists as well.
The win improves TCU's record to 11-1, setting a new program record for the best start to a season and giving the Horned Frogs eight consecutive wins, which ties for the second-longest winning streak in school history.
Okonkwo's effort continued to add to her history of strong performances against the Mountaineers (9-3) as she is averaging 15.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in five career games against WVU.
She was joined in double-digits by fellow senior Jordan Moore who added 11 points, four rebounds and three blocks, while junior Jayde Woods poured in a season-high nine points in the victory.
The Horned Frogs held the Mountaineers to their lowest point total of the season as they came into the contest averaging 80.1 points per game. With WVU's 32.1 percent shooting effort, TCU has yet to allow a team to shoot over 40 percent in a game this season.
THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs used two key runs in the first half to go up by as many as 20 on the Mountaineers.
The first came in the opening minutes of the game as TCU started the contest on a 10-3 run, holding West Virginia scoreless for over four minutes after it hit an early 3-pointer. The Frogs blitzed the Mountaineers again at the end of the first and beginning of the second quarters, using a 16-0 spurt to take a 32-14 advantage.
Spurred by its defense, TCU took a 14-point lead into the locker room at halftime after holding West Virginia to 33.3 percent shooting from the field and a season-low 22 first-half points.
Undeterred, West Virginia bounced back to cut the Horned Frogs' lead to as few as eight points at the end of the third quarter.
TCU went on to outscore the Mountaineers, 14-8, over the final 10 minutes, however, to emerge with its largest victory ever in the series between the two teams.
UP NEXT
TCU will hit the road for the first time in over a month as it travels to Stillwater, Okla., for a 1 p.m. contest against Oklahoma State on Sunday, Jan. 6. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Jan. 2, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,723
TCU (11-1, 1-0 Big 12) – 62
West Virginia (9-3, 0-1 Big 12) – 48
TEAM NOTES
* At 11-1, TCU now has the best season-opening record in school history, besting the previous mark of 10-1 set in 2003-04.
* The Horned Frogs have now won eight consecutive contests, tying for the second-longest winning streak in program history.
* The Frogs' 14-point victory over West Virginia is their largest in series history.
* TCU started with a lineup of Adeola Akomolafe, Jayde Woods, Kianna Ray, Jordan Moore, and Lauren Heard for the fifth consecutive game.
* TCU entered today's game first in the Big 12 and third in the nation with 7.2 blocked shots per game and boosted that average to 7.3 after tallying 9 total blocked shots against the Mountaineers.
* The Horned Frogs have now recorded exactly nine blocks in three consecutive games and have registerd 9+ blocks five times this season.
* The Frogs held West Virginia to 22 points in the first half, its fewest this season.
* The TCU defense drew a season-high five charges.
* West Virginia entered the game averaging 80.1 points per game. The Frogs held them to a season-low 48 points.
* TCU has yet to allow a team to shoot over 40 percent in a game this season and is now 54-6 under head coach Raegan Pebley when holding its opponent under 40 percent.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Adeola Akomolafe
* Tied her career high in assists with five.
* Added five points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal as well.
* Became the first TCU player to foul out of a game this season.
* Celebrated her 22nd birthday with Wednesday's win.
Amy Okonkwo
* Scored 17 points for the second consecutive game, reaching double-digits for the eighth time this season and 53rd time in her career.
* Tied her season high with three 3-pointers for the second game in a row.
* Drew three charges.
* Also had four rebounds, a block and a steal.
* Is averaging 15.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals and shooting 49.1 percent in five career games against WVU.
Jordan Moore
* Has scored in double-digits 11 of the team's 12 games this season, pouring in 11 on 5-of-8 shooting on Wednesday.
* Also had four rebounds and three blocks,
Jayde Woods
* Scored a season-high 9 points.
* Added three rebounds and three assists as well.
Team Stats
WVU
TCU
FG%
.321
.429
3FG%
.333
.368
FT%
.692
.700
RB
36
35
TO
16
15
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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