Thursday, November 14
Fort Worth, Texas
6:30 p.m.
TCU
vs
Nicholls State
Preview: Nicholls State
11/13/2019 9:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Horned Frogs close out three-game home stand on Thursday
GAME INFORMATION
TCU (2-0) vs. Nicholls State (0-2)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Watch: HFTV
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM (PxP – Jeff Williams)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU wraps up its three-game home stand to open the season hosting Nicholls State in non-conference action this Thursday, Nov. 14.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 97-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 253-246 in 17 seasons.
• TCU moved to 2-0 on the season with a 59-59 win over Cornell this past Sunday in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs open its new campaign with two consecutive wins for the fifth straight season.
• The win over the Big Red was TCU's 19th straight home win over a non-conference opponent. The streak includes WNIT home wins and the run dates back to Dec. 1, 2017.
• TCU's last defeat to a non-conference opponent at home came to Yale back on Nov. 21, 2017.
THE GAME
• TCU (2-0) and Nicholls State (0-2) will meet up for a non-conference duel this Thursday, Nov. 14. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Colonels is set for 6:30 p.m. at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• The game will be the third meeting overall between TCU and Nicholls State, but the first match-up between the two programs since 1997.
• Thursday's contest marks the first time TCU head coach Raegan Pebley has faced Nicholls State.
• TCU is 18-16 all-time against programs from the state of Louisiana.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Thursday's contest will be live-streamed on Horned Frogs TV (HFTV). Fans can also listen in to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats for Thursday's contest can be found at GoFrogs.com.
SCOUTING NICHOLLS STATE
• Nicholls State is 0-2 on the young season and is coming off a 111-47 road loss to then No. 24-ranked Indiana.
• This will mark Nicholls State's third straight road game to open the season. The Colonels opened the 2019-20 campaign at Rice.
• Nicholls has three different players averaging 8.0 points or better and is led by Tykeria Williams' 9.5 points per game average. Chrystal Ezechukwu (8.5) and Adrian Mann (8.0) follow right behind.
• Ezechukwu and Mann both lead the team on the boards with 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Nicholls is averaging 47.0 points a game, while yielding 91.0 points to opposing squads through its first two games of the season.
• The Colonels shoot .257 from the field, .333 from beyond the three-point arc and .806 from the charity stripe. Nicholls' .806 free throw percentage ranks first in the Southland Conference and No. 33 in the nation.
• Head coach DoBee Plaisance is in her 12th season at Nicholls State. She has compiled an overall record of 142-190 during her time in Thibodaux, La. Plaisance is 299-413 in 25 years at the collegiate level.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Nicholls State will meet for just the third time overall and for the first time since 1997.
• The Horned Frogs are 2-0 all-time with both wins over the Colonels coming in the 1997-98 season.
• TCU defeated Nicholls 81-49 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. It was TCU's second game of the 97-98 season.
• Just games later that season, TCU downed Nicholls again, this time 64-54 in the final game of the 1997 Lady Frog Invitational.
• TCU is 41-17 all-time against teams from the Southland Conference, which includes having won 39 straight.
• TCU's last defeat to a Southland Conference team came back on Dec. 6, 1996, when the Horned Frogs fell to No. 24-ranked Stephen F. Austin on the road.
LAST TIME OUT
• TCU downed Cornell, 59-49, in an afternoon affair this past Sunday at Schollmaier Arena.
• The Horned Frogs opened the day scoring the game's first eight points and never looked back on the way to the 10-point victory.
• TCU led an entire game for the first time this season and for the first time since defeating UT-Arlington in the WNIT last season.
• Jaycee Bradley led the Horned Frogs with 15 points, draining five three-pointers on the day.
• Kianna Ray added 14 points and Lauren Heard notched 13 points for the Frogs. TCU has had at least three players score in double-digits in both games this season and in three straight dating back to last season.
• The Horned Frogs drained 11 three-pointers as a team - the squad's most since hitting 11 three's against Hampton back on Dec. 20, 2017.
• TCU shot .458 (11-of-24) from three-point range on Sunday, the team's highest shooting percentage beyond the arc since a .609 (14-of-23) effort against Missouri State back on March 17, 2018.
• TCU forced 24 turnovers, which led to 20 points. The Horned Frogs have forced 20+ turnovers in back-to-back games this season.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 19 straight home games over non-conference opponents, which dates back to the 2017-18 season.
• The Horned Frogs last home loss to a non-conference opponent came back on Nov. 21, 2017, in a defeat to Yale.
• TCU is 50-26 in non-conference games (home, away and neutral) played under head coach Raegan Pebley.
UP NEXT
• TCU heads to SMU next Wednesday, Nov. 20, for its first road game of the season.
TCU (2-0) vs. Nicholls State (0-2)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Watch: HFTV
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM (PxP – Jeff Williams)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU wraps up its three-game home stand to open the season hosting Nicholls State in non-conference action this Thursday, Nov. 14.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 97-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 253-246 in 17 seasons.
• TCU moved to 2-0 on the season with a 59-59 win over Cornell this past Sunday in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs open its new campaign with two consecutive wins for the fifth straight season.
• The win over the Big Red was TCU's 19th straight home win over a non-conference opponent. The streak includes WNIT home wins and the run dates back to Dec. 1, 2017.
• TCU's last defeat to a non-conference opponent at home came to Yale back on Nov. 21, 2017.
THE GAME
• TCU (2-0) and Nicholls State (0-2) will meet up for a non-conference duel this Thursday, Nov. 14. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Colonels is set for 6:30 p.m. at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• The game will be the third meeting overall between TCU and Nicholls State, but the first match-up between the two programs since 1997.
• Thursday's contest marks the first time TCU head coach Raegan Pebley has faced Nicholls State.
• TCU is 18-16 all-time against programs from the state of Louisiana.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Thursday's contest will be live-streamed on Horned Frogs TV (HFTV). Fans can also listen in to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats for Thursday's contest can be found at GoFrogs.com.
SCOUTING NICHOLLS STATE
• Nicholls State is 0-2 on the young season and is coming off a 111-47 road loss to then No. 24-ranked Indiana.
• This will mark Nicholls State's third straight road game to open the season. The Colonels opened the 2019-20 campaign at Rice.
• Nicholls has three different players averaging 8.0 points or better and is led by Tykeria Williams' 9.5 points per game average. Chrystal Ezechukwu (8.5) and Adrian Mann (8.0) follow right behind.
• Ezechukwu and Mann both lead the team on the boards with 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Nicholls is averaging 47.0 points a game, while yielding 91.0 points to opposing squads through its first two games of the season.
• The Colonels shoot .257 from the field, .333 from beyond the three-point arc and .806 from the charity stripe. Nicholls' .806 free throw percentage ranks first in the Southland Conference and No. 33 in the nation.
• Head coach DoBee Plaisance is in her 12th season at Nicholls State. She has compiled an overall record of 142-190 during her time in Thibodaux, La. Plaisance is 299-413 in 25 years at the collegiate level.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Nicholls State will meet for just the third time overall and for the first time since 1997.
• The Horned Frogs are 2-0 all-time with both wins over the Colonels coming in the 1997-98 season.
• TCU defeated Nicholls 81-49 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. It was TCU's second game of the 97-98 season.
• Just games later that season, TCU downed Nicholls again, this time 64-54 in the final game of the 1997 Lady Frog Invitational.
• TCU is 41-17 all-time against teams from the Southland Conference, which includes having won 39 straight.
• TCU's last defeat to a Southland Conference team came back on Dec. 6, 1996, when the Horned Frogs fell to No. 24-ranked Stephen F. Austin on the road.
LAST TIME OUT
• TCU downed Cornell, 59-49, in an afternoon affair this past Sunday at Schollmaier Arena.
• The Horned Frogs opened the day scoring the game's first eight points and never looked back on the way to the 10-point victory.
• TCU led an entire game for the first time this season and for the first time since defeating UT-Arlington in the WNIT last season.
• Jaycee Bradley led the Horned Frogs with 15 points, draining five three-pointers on the day.
• Kianna Ray added 14 points and Lauren Heard notched 13 points for the Frogs. TCU has had at least three players score in double-digits in both games this season and in three straight dating back to last season.
• The Horned Frogs drained 11 three-pointers as a team - the squad's most since hitting 11 three's against Hampton back on Dec. 20, 2017.
• TCU shot .458 (11-of-24) from three-point range on Sunday, the team's highest shooting percentage beyond the arc since a .609 (14-of-23) effort against Missouri State back on March 17, 2018.
• TCU forced 24 turnovers, which led to 20 points. The Horned Frogs have forced 20+ turnovers in back-to-back games this season.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 19 straight home games over non-conference opponents, which dates back to the 2017-18 season.
• The Horned Frogs last home loss to a non-conference opponent came back on Nov. 21, 2017, in a defeat to Yale.
• TCU is 50-26 in non-conference games (home, away and neutral) played under head coach Raegan Pebley.
UP NEXT
• TCU heads to SMU next Wednesday, Nov. 20, for its first road game of the season.
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