Saturday, December 7
Fort Worth, Texas
2 p.m.
TCU
vs
Auburn
Preview: Auburn
12/5/2019 9:06:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Horned Frogs to take on Tigers in Big 12/SEC Challenge
GAME INFORMATION
TCU (6-0) vs. Auburn (4-4)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 7
Time: 2 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 and Auburn will meet up for the sixth edition of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, this Saturday, Dec. 7. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.
• The Horned Frogs (6-0) are coming off a 77-65 win over Boise State this past Sunday in Fort Worth, while the Tigers (4-4) head to Texas following an 82-62 road win over South Alabama on Wednesday.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 101-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 257-246 in 17 seasons.
• With TCU's 66-52 win at Army on Nov. 26, coach Pebley secured her 100th victory at the helm of the TCU women's basketball program. Pebley became just the second coach in school history to eclipse the 100-win mark with the Horned Frogs.
• TCU has opened the season at 6-0, which marks the best start for a Horned Frog team under head coach Pebley, as well as the best start overall since 2003-04.
• A win over Auburn would give the Horned Frogs a 7-0 record and TCU's best start to a season in program history.
THE GAME
• TCU and Auburn will tip-off from Schollmaier Arena at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.
• The Horned Frogs and Tigers will participate in the sixth edition of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
• This will mark the fourth straight year that all 10 of the teams in the league will play against an SEC opponent.
• Over the past three seasons, the SEC holds a 16-14 advantage over the Big 12.
• TCU is 2-1 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, including back-to-back wins over Alabama and Ole Miss in the past two seasons.
• The Frogs bested the Crimson Tide, 88-67, at home in 2017 before going on the road to down the Rebels, 55-50, a year ago.
• TCU's lone defeat in the Big 12/SEC Challenge came on the road at LSU in 2016.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Saturday's contest will be live-streamed on Horned Frogs TV (HFTV).
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats links for Sunday's contest can be found at www.GoFrogs.com/wbbstats.
SCOUTING AUBURN
• Auburn is coming off an 82-62 win at South Alabama on Wednesday and has won two of its last three games overall.
• The Tigers are 4-4 overall, which includes a 1-1 mark in true road games this season. Along with its win over South Alabama, Auburn's road loss came to Alabama-Birmingham back on Nov. 21.
• Saturday's contest at TCU will mark Auburn's first game against a Power 5 contingent this season. Minus its SEC slat, the Tigers went 2-1 against Power 5 squads last season.
• Auburn has four players scoring in double figures on the year, with Unique Thompson leading the way at 17.6 points per game. Thompson is averaging a double-double on the year as she also leads the team with 12.0 rebounds per contest.
• Defensively the Tigers rank among the top 50 in the nation with 80 steals on the season. On the offensive side of the court, Auburn is among the nation's best in free throw attempts (26th) and free throws made (39th).
• Auburn shoots .438 from the field, .344 from three-point range and .650 from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Auburn will meet for just the second time overall and for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
• The Tigers won the only meeting between the two teams, downing the Horned Frogs, 78-32, in the season-opener at the Dial Classic back on Nov. 26, 1994.
• Saturday's contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the two teams in Fort Worth.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 21 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 61-21, which also includes postseason WNIT games.
TO THE POLLS
• TCU earned a point after receiving at least one vote in the latest AP Top-25 Poll.
• TCU received votes in the poll for the first time since totaling six points in the Feb. 12, 2018, poll.
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 875 career points scored. She is just 125 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, has tallied 970 points in her career and is now just 30 points shy from scoring her 1,000th career point.
• Bradley registered 915 points in three seasons at South Dakota. She has totaled 55 points as a Horned Frog for a total of 970 points scored.
• Bradley currently ranks fourth on the team with a 9.2 points per game scoring average.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
• TCU heads into Saturday's game having opened the season at 6-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• A win on Saturday would not only give the Horned Frogs its best start ever under head coach Raegan Pebley, but it would also mark the first time in school history to open the year at 7-0.
• A seventh straight win would also tie TCU's second longest wins streak under Pebley. The Frogs won eight straight games in 2018-19 and seven straight back in 2017-18.
FORCING THE ISSUE
• TCU has forced 20+ turnovers to all six opponents this season.
• This marks the first time that a TCU team has forced 20+ turnovers in six straight games in the Pebley era.
• TCU has forced 20+ turnovers in six straight games for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
• The Horned Frogs forced 20+ turnovers in 10 straight games that year.
• The Frogs average 22.2 forced turnovers on the year, which ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 21 in the nation.
UP NEXT
• TCU heads back out on the road with a trip to College Station next Wednesday, Dec. 11, to take on No. 12-ranked Texas A&M.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.
TCU (6-0) vs. Auburn (4-4)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 7
Time: 2 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 and Auburn will meet up for the sixth edition of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, this Saturday, Dec. 7. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.
• The Horned Frogs (6-0) are coming off a 77-65 win over Boise State this past Sunday in Fort Worth, while the Tigers (4-4) head to Texas following an 82-62 road win over South Alabama on Wednesday.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley is in her sixth season at the helm of the Horned Frog program. Pebley has compiled a record of 101-71 on the sidelines in Fort Worth, while donning an overall record of 257-246 in 17 seasons.
• With TCU's 66-52 win at Army on Nov. 26, coach Pebley secured her 100th victory at the helm of the TCU women's basketball program. Pebley became just the second coach in school history to eclipse the 100-win mark with the Horned Frogs.
• TCU has opened the season at 6-0, which marks the best start for a Horned Frog team under head coach Pebley, as well as the best start overall since 2003-04.
• A win over Auburn would give the Horned Frogs a 7-0 record and TCU's best start to a season in program history.
THE GAME
• TCU and Auburn will tip-off from Schollmaier Arena at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.
• The Horned Frogs and Tigers will participate in the sixth edition of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
• This will mark the fourth straight year that all 10 of the teams in the league will play against an SEC opponent.
• Over the past three seasons, the SEC holds a 16-14 advantage over the Big 12.
• TCU is 2-1 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, including back-to-back wins over Alabama and Ole Miss in the past two seasons.
• The Frogs bested the Crimson Tide, 88-67, at home in 2017 before going on the road to down the Rebels, 55-50, a year ago.
• TCU's lone defeat in the Big 12/SEC Challenge came on the road at LSU in 2016.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Saturday's contest will be live-streamed on Horned Frogs TV (HFTV).
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats links for Sunday's contest can be found at www.GoFrogs.com/wbbstats.
SCOUTING AUBURN
• Auburn is coming off an 82-62 win at South Alabama on Wednesday and has won two of its last three games overall.
• The Tigers are 4-4 overall, which includes a 1-1 mark in true road games this season. Along with its win over South Alabama, Auburn's road loss came to Alabama-Birmingham back on Nov. 21.
• Saturday's contest at TCU will mark Auburn's first game against a Power 5 contingent this season. Minus its SEC slat, the Tigers went 2-1 against Power 5 squads last season.
• Auburn has four players scoring in double figures on the year, with Unique Thompson leading the way at 17.6 points per game. Thompson is averaging a double-double on the year as she also leads the team with 12.0 rebounds per contest.
• Defensively the Tigers rank among the top 50 in the nation with 80 steals on the season. On the offensive side of the court, Auburn is among the nation's best in free throw attempts (26th) and free throws made (39th).
• Auburn shoots .438 from the field, .344 from three-point range and .650 from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Auburn will meet for just the second time overall and for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
• The Tigers won the only meeting between the two teams, downing the Horned Frogs, 78-32, in the season-opener at the Dial Classic back on Nov. 26, 1994.
• Saturday's contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the two teams in Fort Worth.
NON-CONFERENCE CHALK TALK
• TCU has won 21 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 61-21, which also includes postseason WNIT games.
TO THE POLLS
• TCU earned a point after receiving at least one vote in the latest AP Top-25 Poll.
• TCU received votes in the poll for the first time since totaling six points in the Feb. 12, 2018, poll.
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 875 career points scored. She is just 125 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, has tallied 970 points in her career and is now just 30 points shy from scoring her 1,000th career point.
• Bradley registered 915 points in three seasons at South Dakota. She has totaled 55 points as a Horned Frog for a total of 970 points scored.
• Bradley currently ranks fourth on the team with a 9.2 points per game scoring average.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING?
• TCU heads into Saturday's game having opened the season at 6-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• A win on Saturday would not only give the Horned Frogs its best start ever under head coach Raegan Pebley, but it would also mark the first time in school history to open the year at 7-0.
• A seventh straight win would also tie TCU's second longest wins streak under Pebley. The Frogs won eight straight games in 2018-19 and seven straight back in 2017-18.
FORCING THE ISSUE
• TCU has forced 20+ turnovers to all six opponents this season.
• This marks the first time that a TCU team has forced 20+ turnovers in six straight games in the Pebley era.
• TCU has forced 20+ turnovers in six straight games for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
• The Horned Frogs forced 20+ turnovers in 10 straight games that year.
• The Frogs average 22.2 forced turnovers on the year, which ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 21 in the nation.
UP NEXT
• TCU heads back out on the road with a trip to College Station next Wednesday, Dec. 11, to take on No. 12-ranked Texas A&M.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.
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