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Frogs Hold Off Mustangs for 57-56 Road Win
11/20/2019 10:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Heard's 12-point effort leads the way for TCU
DALLAS – The TCU Horned Frogs earned a one-point road victory at SMU, downing the Mustangs 57-56 and escaping Moody Coliseum with a win Wednesday evening in Dallas.
TCU moved to 4-0 with the win, while SMU dropped to 2-2 overall. This marks the sixth straight win over SMU and the third straight victory for the Frogs inside Moody Coliseum.
THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs led at the break, 29-24, despite just shooting 29 percent from the floor overall. TCU's defense limited SMU to just 7-of-28 (.250) shooting overall in the period though, with nine of the Mustangs' 15 second-quarter points coming from the free throw line. TCU maintained the lead while not allowing the Mustangs to drain a field goal for a total of 8:36 between the first and second quarters.
SMU shot nearly 38 percent from the field, while limiting TCU to just a 21 percent effort in the third period. That allowed the Mustangs to outscore the Horned Frogs, 20-12, on the way to a 44-41 lead after the third quarter.
TCU scored the first six points of the fourth quarter before SMU came back to regain the lead 49-47. The Mustangs hit a three-pointer with less than five minutes to play to go up 52-49, but TCU countered outscoring the home team 8-4 down the stretch to go up 57-56.
Kianna Ray hit a three-pointer with 3:08 left to play, giving TCU a 55-52 advantage. SMU later pulled within a point at the 1:43 mark, but Jayde Woods came right back with a layup of her own at the other end to push the score back up to three points. The Mustangs scored a bucket with 49 seconds left, but that would be the game's final field goal and TCU would survive with the one-point victory.
STAT OF THE GAME
6.7% - TCU limited SMU to just a 1-of-15 effort from three-point range on the evening. The Mustangs were 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the first half and yielded just a .067 percentage in the game overall.
UP NEXT
TCU wraps up its two-game road swing with a contest at Army, next Tuesday, Nov. 26. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Black Knights is set for 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET in West Point, N.Y.
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TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 20, 2019 – Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Attendance: 658
TCU (4-0) - 57
SMU (2-2) - 56
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU is 4-0 to start the season for the second time under head coach Raegan Pebley and for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• TCU won its sixth straight game against SMU, with all six victories coming under coach Pebley.
• TCU won its third straight game over the Mustangs in Moody Coliseum.
• TCU moved to 22-40 all-time against the Mustangs.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley moved to 99-71 at TCU and 255-246 overall in her career.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU started with a lineup of Jaycee Bradley, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray and Adeola Akomalafe.
• This marks the fourth straight game with the current starting line-up, with the Horned Frogs moving to 4-0 on the season with the same starting five.
• TCU led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, limiting the Mustangs to just three field goals in the period.
• The Horned Frog defense gave up a field goal with 2:22 left in the first quarter and then did not give up another bucket to the Mustangs until the 3:46 mark of the second quarter.
• TCU forced 20+ turnovers for the fourth straight game.
• TCU tallied 46 rebounds to SMU's 45-rebound effort. The Frogs have now won the battle of the boards in two straight games.
• TCU is now 63-8 all-time when leading opponents in rebounding under coach Pebley.
• The Horned Frogs are now 45-3 under coach Pebley when yielding 60 points or less to opposing teams.
PLAYER NOTES
• Lauren Heard led the Horned Frogs with 12 points on the night. She was 5-of-15 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
• Kianna Ray scored 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting overall and a 2-of-6 effort from beyond the arc. Ray has scored 10 points or more in all four games this season.
• Heard and Jayde Woods both posted a team-high six rebounds each. Heard also led the team with four assists and a season-high four steals.
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TCU moved to 4-0 with the win, while SMU dropped to 2-2 overall. This marks the sixth straight win over SMU and the third straight victory for the Frogs inside Moody Coliseum.
THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs led at the break, 29-24, despite just shooting 29 percent from the floor overall. TCU's defense limited SMU to just 7-of-28 (.250) shooting overall in the period though, with nine of the Mustangs' 15 second-quarter points coming from the free throw line. TCU maintained the lead while not allowing the Mustangs to drain a field goal for a total of 8:36 between the first and second quarters.
SMU shot nearly 38 percent from the field, while limiting TCU to just a 21 percent effort in the third period. That allowed the Mustangs to outscore the Horned Frogs, 20-12, on the way to a 44-41 lead after the third quarter.
TCU scored the first six points of the fourth quarter before SMU came back to regain the lead 49-47. The Mustangs hit a three-pointer with less than five minutes to play to go up 52-49, but TCU countered outscoring the home team 8-4 down the stretch to go up 57-56.
Kianna Ray hit a three-pointer with 3:08 left to play, giving TCU a 55-52 advantage. SMU later pulled within a point at the 1:43 mark, but Jayde Woods came right back with a layup of her own at the other end to push the score back up to three points. The Mustangs scored a bucket with 49 seconds left, but that would be the game's final field goal and TCU would survive with the one-point victory.
STAT OF THE GAME
6.7% - TCU limited SMU to just a 1-of-15 effort from three-point range on the evening. The Mustangs were 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the first half and yielded just a .067 percentage in the game overall.
UP NEXT
TCU wraps up its two-game road swing with a contest at Army, next Tuesday, Nov. 26. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Black Knights is set for 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET in West Point, N.Y.
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TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 20, 2019 – Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Attendance: 658
TCU (4-0) - 57
SMU (2-2) - 56
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU is 4-0 to start the season for the second time under head coach Raegan Pebley and for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• TCU won its sixth straight game against SMU, with all six victories coming under coach Pebley.
• TCU won its third straight game over the Mustangs in Moody Coliseum.
• TCU moved to 22-40 all-time against the Mustangs.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley moved to 99-71 at TCU and 255-246 overall in her career.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU started with a lineup of Jaycee Bradley, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray and Adeola Akomalafe.
• This marks the fourth straight game with the current starting line-up, with the Horned Frogs moving to 4-0 on the season with the same starting five.
• TCU led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, limiting the Mustangs to just three field goals in the period.
• The Horned Frog defense gave up a field goal with 2:22 left in the first quarter and then did not give up another bucket to the Mustangs until the 3:46 mark of the second quarter.
• TCU forced 20+ turnovers for the fourth straight game.
• TCU tallied 46 rebounds to SMU's 45-rebound effort. The Frogs have now won the battle of the boards in two straight games.
• TCU is now 63-8 all-time when leading opponents in rebounding under coach Pebley.
• The Horned Frogs are now 45-3 under coach Pebley when yielding 60 points or less to opposing teams.
PLAYER NOTES
• Lauren Heard led the Horned Frogs with 12 points on the night. She was 5-of-15 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
• Kianna Ray scored 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting overall and a 2-of-6 effort from beyond the arc. Ray has scored 10 points or more in all four games this season.
• Heard and Jayde Woods both posted a team-high six rebounds each. Heard also led the team with four assists and a season-high four steals.
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Team Stats
TCU
SMU
FG%
.297
.316
3FG%
.238
.067
FT%
.519
.731
RB
46
45
TO
20
23
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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