TCU Comes Back to Down Ohio at Home

Sunday, December 15

Fort Worth, Texas

2 p.m.

TCU

8-1,0-0Big 12

Ohio

6-3,0-0MAC

Ohio

TCU

TCU Comes Back to Down Ohio at Home

12/15/2019 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Horned Frogs erase nine-point fourth quarter deficit, win by seven points

FORT WORTH – The TCU Horned Frogs erased a nine-point deficit to start the fourth quarter, en route to a 79-72 win over the Ohio Bobcats, Sunday afternoon at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.

Down 63-54 to start the fourth quarter, TCU outscored the Bobcats 25-9 in the frame to not only erase the deficit, but come away with a seven-point victory. Jayde Woods scored 10 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Horned Frogs would combine to shoot a blistering 57 percent from the field in the frame.

The win moves TCU to 8-1 overall on the season and 6-0 in games played at home. Ohio drops to 6-3 overall with the loss.

THE RUNDOWN
TCU led by as many as seven points in the first quarter, but Ohio clapped back with a 6-2 run and the Horned Frog lead was just 21-19 through the first 10 minutes of play. The Bobcats drained six of its seven first-half three-pointers in the second quarter alone and Ohio would take a 41-38 lead into the break, marking TCU's first halftime deficit of the season.

The Bobcats opened the third quarter scoring the first six points of the period to take its first nine-point lead, 47-38. TCU bounced back and trailed by just three points (55-52) following a pair of free throws from Woods, but Ohio closed out the quarter with an 8-2 run and led 63-54 heading into the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer from Kianna Ray and a three-point play from Woods cut the deficit to three points, but just a few minutes later Ohio pushed its lead to 69-64 with 6:06 left to play. Woods opened a 9-0 run with a bucket and then following an Ohio three-pointer to make it a 73-72 game in favor of the Frogs, TCU would close out the frame scoring the game's final six points to earn the seven-point victory.

STAT OF THE GAME
.778 – TCU shot a season-best 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Horned Frogs converted 21 of its 27 attempts, which made the difference in the game as Ohio was just 8-of-20 from the charity stripe.

QUOTABLE
"Ohio was a late add for us when coming up with our schedule for this season," said head coach Raegan Pebley. "We were looking for a good game to add and they gave us everything we were looking for. That is about as short of a rotation I have used here at TCU, but they were just a really tough match-up for us, playing five complete guards. Playing our true posts was a tougher match-up.

"I loved our fourth-quarter grit and toughness, but even in the third we were doing things better, but it wasn't always producing for us right away. We just kept staying at it and didn't get defeated. I challenged them at the end of the third, telling them we were down nine, but by the next timeout this game is going to be tied."

UP NEXT
TCU wraps up its home slate of non-conference opponents next Sunday, hosting Texas State. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Bobcats is set for 12 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.

TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Dec. 15, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,730
TCU (8-1) – 79
Ohio – (6-3) - 72

TEAM NOTES
• TCU started with a line-up of Jaycee Bradley, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray and Adeola Akomolafe for the ninth consecutive game … the Horned Frogs are now 8-1 with this starting line-up.
• TCU trailed at halftime for the first time this season … TCU improved to 16-53 under head coach Raegan Pebley when trailing at halftime.
• Five different Horned Frogs scored in double-figures for the first time since March 2, 2019, when TCU defeated Oklahoma 76-63.
• TCU grabbed 40 rebounds as a team and moves to 67-8 when out-rebounding opponents … this marks the sixth game in the past seven contests that TCU has pulled down at least 40 rebounds in a. game.
• TCU pushed its home winning streak over non-conference opponents to 23 straight games … TCU's last home loss to a non-conference opponent came to Yale back on Nov. 21, 2017.
• The Horned Frogs tied its season-high with a .456 field goal shooting percentage.
• The Horned Frogs set a new season-high from the free throw line, draining 21-of-27 for a season-best .778 percentage.
• The 79 points scored is the second-highest mark for the Horned Frogs this season, just one point shy of its season-high 80-point effort against Auburn.

PLAYER NOTES
• Jaycee Bradley scored 11 points in the game on 4-of-10 shooting … she surpassed the 1,000-point total for her career with a three-pointer in the first quarter … she now has 1,007 points scored in her career between playing at South Dakota (3 seasons) and TCU.
• Adeola Akomolafe had a team-high 10 rebounds and added 14 points for her first double-double of the season and the third double-double of her career … she registered a new season-high and tied a career-high with three blocked shots.
• Jayde Woods tied a career-high in free throws made, sinking 10-of-12 from the charity stripe … she scored 16 of her team-high 18 points in the second half.
• Kianna Ray scored all 10 of her points in the second half to give her double-digit scoring efforts in eight of nine games this season … she also dished out a team-high six assists, leading TCU in assists for a second straight game.
• Lauren Heard scored 15 points, snapping her three straight 20-point efforts, but scoring 10+ points for the eighth time in nine games … she led the team with three steals.
• Michelle Berry led the Frogs with six points off the bench … she also pulled down six boards in her 17 minutes of game time.