
Preview: at #11 Texas A&M
12/10/2019 10:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Horned Frogs back on the road to take on a top-15 ranked Aggies team
GAME INFORMATION
TCU (7-0) at No. 11 Texas A&M (7-1)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: College Station, Texas (Reed Arena)
Watch: SEC Network+ (PxP – Mike Wright; Color – Tap Bentz)
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM (PxP – Kyle Crews)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
FROG FAST BREAKS
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU is coming off an 80-65 win over Auburn this past Saturday, which gave the Horned Frogs its first-ever 7-0 start to a season in school history.
• With its win over the Tigers, TCU bested its previous best mark to a season of 6-0, which was set back in 2003-04.
• The 15-point victory over Auburn also marked the 22nd consecutive non-conference home win for the Horned Frogs. TCU's last non-conference loss in Schollmaier Arena came back on Nov. 21, 2017, against Yale.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 102-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 258-246 in 17 seasons.
• The first set of NCAA RPI rankings were released this week, with TCU coming in at No. 30. The Horned Frogs are the second-highest ranked Big 12 team, coming in just behind Baylor at No. 29.
• TCU also received votes in the AP Top-25 Poll for a second consecutive week.
THE GAME
• TCU (7-0, 0-0) is back on the road this Wednesday, Dec. 11, with a match-up against No. 11-ranked Texas A&M (7-1, 0-0).
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Aggies is set for 7 p.m. inside Reed Arena in College Station.
• TCU and Texas A&M will meet for the fifth time in the past six seasons and for the 41st time overall.
• Both the Horned Frogs and Aggies are coming off games played in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. TCU downed Auburn 80-65 in Fort Worth on Saturday and Texas A&M registered a 74-62 home win over Oklahoma State.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Wednesday's contest will be televised on the SEC Network+ platform. For streaming links, log onto GoFrogs.com or WatchESPN.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Kyle Crews calling the action.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at 12thMan.com.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
• The Aggies have won two straight following a loss to then No. 12-ranked Florida State in Fort Worth back on Dec. 1.
• The Aggies followed its lone defeat of the season with a 76-46 win over Central Arkansas and its 12-point victory over Oklahoma State.
• Texas A&M is currently ranked No. 11 in this week's AP Top-25 Poll, earning 438 points and moving up one spot from last week's No. 12 ranking.
• Chennedy Carter leads a trio of players averaging double-figures with 22.4 points per game. She also ranks first on the team with 18 steals and second on the squad with 29 assists.
• Carter's 22.4 points per game average ranks No. 1 in the SEC and No. 5 overall in the nation.
• N'dea Jones pulls down a team-best 9.6 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the SEC and 51st in the nation.
• Texas A&M plays smart and ranks as the No. 26 team in the nation having committed just 111 total fouls in eight games (13.8/game).
• The Aggies Rank 27th in the nation with 44.0 rebounds per game and No. 17 overall with a +13.9 rebounding margin.
• TAMU heads into Wednesday's game shooting .444 from the field, .333 from three-point range and .709 from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Texas A&M will meet for the first time since 2017 and for the 41st time overall.
• The Aggies lead the all-time series 36-4 with TCU's last win coming in Fort Worth back on Dec. 12, 2009 (56-54).
• Texas A&M has won seven straight overall and has tallied a 20-0 record against TCU in College Station.
• TCU and Texas A&M last played in College Station back in 2017, so Wednesday's game will mark the first time since 1994 and 1995 that the Aggies have hosted the Horned Frogs in back-to back seasons.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• TCU picked up an 80-65 home win over Auburn in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
• Jaycee Bradley scored a season-high 24 points and Lauren Heard chipped in with a double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
• TCU out-shot the Tigers from three-point range and also managed to post its best shooting percentage from the charity stripe, knocking down 23-of-33 (.697) from the free throw line.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 22 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.
• Under head coach Raegan Pebley, TCU has tallied an overall non-conference record of 62-21, which also includes postseason WNIT games.
• Since 2014, TCU is 49-4 in non-conference play at home, 9-10 on the road and 4-7 on a neutral court.
ON THE WAY, TO SCORING 1K
• Kianna Ray entered her senior campaign at TCU with 801 points scored in her career.
• Ray heads into her next game with 882 career points scored. She is just 118 points shy from scoring her 1,000th career point for the Frogs.
• Ray would become the 20th player in school history to score at least 1,000 points in their career at TCU.
DID SOMEONE SAY 1,000 POINTS?
• Senior Jaycee Bradley, who is in her first season at TCU, is also nearing the 1,000-career points mark.
• Bradley, who transferred to TCU from South Dakota, is now up to 994 career points - just six points shy from the 1,000 career points mark.
• Bradley registered 915 points in three seasons at South Dakota. She has totaled 79 points on the season with the Horned Frogs.
SEEING DOUBLE AT THE LO SHOW
• Lauren Heard, also known as "Lo", registered her first career double-double in TCU's win over Auburn this past weekend.
• Heard scored 21 points and pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds.
• She scored 20+ points for a second straight game and the 10 rebounds ranks as the second-highest rebounding effort in her career.
• She is the first player to score 20+ points in back-to-back games since Amy Okonkwo's efforts in the WNIT last season.
CLEANING THE GLASS
• TCU won the battle of the boards for the fifth straight game after out-rebounding Auburn 49-42 this weekend.
• TCU was out-rebounded 81-66 through the first two games, averaging a rebounding margin of -7.5 per game. Since then, the Horned Frogs have betters its opponents on the glass, 232-195.
• In the past five games, TCU has tallied a rebounding margin of +7.4 per game. The Horned Frogs will go into Wednesday's game with an overall rebounding margin of +3.1.
UP NEXT
• TCU returns home this Sunday, Dec. 15, to host Ohio in non-conference action.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Bobcats is set for 2 p.m. at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
TCU (7-0) at No. 11 Texas A&M (7-1)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: College Station, Texas (Reed Arena)
Watch: SEC Network+ (PxP – Mike Wright; Color – Tap Bentz)
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM (PxP – Kyle Crews)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
FROG FAST BREAKS
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU is coming off an 80-65 win over Auburn this past Saturday, which gave the Horned Frogs its first-ever 7-0 start to a season in school history.
• With its win over the Tigers, TCU bested its previous best mark to a season of 6-0, which was set back in 2003-04.
• The 15-point victory over Auburn also marked the 22nd consecutive non-conference home win for the Horned Frogs. TCU's last non-conference loss in Schollmaier Arena came back on Nov. 21, 2017, against Yale.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 102-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 258-246 in 17 seasons.
• The first set of NCAA RPI rankings were released this week, with TCU coming in at No. 30. The Horned Frogs are the second-highest ranked Big 12 team, coming in just behind Baylor at No. 29.
• TCU also received votes in the AP Top-25 Poll for a second consecutive week.
THE GAME
• TCU (7-0, 0-0) is back on the road this Wednesday, Dec. 11, with a match-up against No. 11-ranked Texas A&M (7-1, 0-0).
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Aggies is set for 7 p.m. inside Reed Arena in College Station.
• TCU and Texas A&M will meet for the fifth time in the past six seasons and for the 41st time overall.
• Both the Horned Frogs and Aggies are coming off games played in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. TCU downed Auburn 80-65 in Fort Worth on Saturday and Texas A&M registered a 74-62 home win over Oklahoma State.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Wednesday's contest will be televised on the SEC Network+ platform. For streaming links, log onto GoFrogs.com or WatchESPN.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Kyle Crews calling the action.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at 12thMan.com.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
• The Aggies have won two straight following a loss to then No. 12-ranked Florida State in Fort Worth back on Dec. 1.
• The Aggies followed its lone defeat of the season with a 76-46 win over Central Arkansas and its 12-point victory over Oklahoma State.
• Texas A&M is currently ranked No. 11 in this week's AP Top-25 Poll, earning 438 points and moving up one spot from last week's No. 12 ranking.
• Chennedy Carter leads a trio of players averaging double-figures with 22.4 points per game. She also ranks first on the team with 18 steals and second on the squad with 29 assists.
• Carter's 22.4 points per game average ranks No. 1 in the SEC and No. 5 overall in the nation.
• N'dea Jones pulls down a team-best 9.6 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the SEC and 51st in the nation.
• Texas A&M plays smart and ranks as the No. 26 team in the nation having committed just 111 total fouls in eight games (13.8/game).
• The Aggies Rank 27th in the nation with 44.0 rebounds per game and No. 17 overall with a +13.9 rebounding margin.
• TAMU heads into Wednesday's game shooting .444 from the field, .333 from three-point range and .709 from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Texas A&M will meet for the first time since 2017 and for the 41st time overall.
• The Aggies lead the all-time series 36-4 with TCU's last win coming in Fort Worth back on Dec. 12, 2009 (56-54).
• Texas A&M has won seven straight overall and has tallied a 20-0 record against TCU in College Station.
• TCU and Texas A&M last played in College Station back in 2017, so Wednesday's game will mark the first time since 1994 and 1995 that the Aggies have hosted the Horned Frogs in back-to back seasons.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• TCU picked up an 80-65 home win over Auburn in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
• Jaycee Bradley scored a season-high 24 points and Lauren Heard chipped in with a double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
• TCU out-shot the Tigers from three-point range and also managed to post its best shooting percentage from the charity stripe, knocking down 23-of-33 (.697) from the free throw line.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 22 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.
• Under head coach Raegan Pebley, TCU has tallied an overall non-conference record of 62-21, which also includes postseason WNIT games.
• Since 2014, TCU is 49-4 in non-conference play at home, 9-10 on the road and 4-7 on a neutral court.
ON THE WAY, TO SCORING 1K
• Kianna Ray entered her senior campaign at TCU with 801 points scored in her career.
• Ray heads into her next game with 882 career points scored. She is just 118 points shy from scoring her 1,000th career point for the Frogs.
• Ray would become the 20th player in school history to score at least 1,000 points in their career at TCU.
DID SOMEONE SAY 1,000 POINTS?
• Senior Jaycee Bradley, who is in her first season at TCU, is also nearing the 1,000-career points mark.
• Bradley, who transferred to TCU from South Dakota, is now up to 994 career points - just six points shy from the 1,000 career points mark.
• Bradley registered 915 points in three seasons at South Dakota. She has totaled 79 points on the season with the Horned Frogs.
SEEING DOUBLE AT THE LO SHOW
• Lauren Heard, also known as "Lo", registered her first career double-double in TCU's win over Auburn this past weekend.
• Heard scored 21 points and pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds.
• She scored 20+ points for a second straight game and the 10 rebounds ranks as the second-highest rebounding effort in her career.
• She is the first player to score 20+ points in back-to-back games since Amy Okonkwo's efforts in the WNIT last season.
CLEANING THE GLASS
• TCU won the battle of the boards for the fifth straight game after out-rebounding Auburn 49-42 this weekend.
• TCU was out-rebounded 81-66 through the first two games, averaging a rebounding margin of -7.5 per game. Since then, the Horned Frogs have betters its opponents on the glass, 232-195.
• In the past five games, TCU has tallied a rebounding margin of +7.4 per game. The Horned Frogs will go into Wednesday's game with an overall rebounding margin of +3.1.
UP NEXT
• TCU returns home this Sunday, Dec. 15, to host Ohio in non-conference action.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Bobcats is set for 2 p.m. at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
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