Saturday, December 7
Fort Worth, Texas
2 p.m.
TCU
7-0,0-0Big 12
80
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Auburn
4-5,0-0SEC
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Horned Frogs Take Down Auburn in Big 12/SEC Challenge
12/7/2019 5:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Jaycee Bradley scores season-high 24 points in home win
FORT WORTH – Senior Jaycee Bradley scored a season-high 24 points and junior Lauren Heard chipped in with 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double to lead the TCU Horned Frogs past the Auburn Tigers, 80-65, Saturday afternoon in the Big 12/SEC Challenge at Schollmaier Arena.
THE RUNDOWN
TCU took a nine-point lead into the second quarter only to see Auburn come back and tie the game at 24-24. The Horned Frogs stopped the 13-2 Tiger run with a pair of free throws from Heard and then a lay-up from Jayde Woods. TCU would later score 14 straight points to take a 44-31 lead into the break.
The Horned Frogs outscored the Tigers 20-16 in the third quarter to take a 17-point lead into the final quarter and led by as many as 25 points midway through the final period before closing with a 15-point victory.
Auburn totaled two ties in the game at 5-5 and 24-24, but the Tigers would go the entire game without securing a lead.
Bradley led all TCU players with her 24 points as she tied a season-high with five three-pointers made. Heard pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds and notched her first career double-double with a 21-point game.
The Horned Frogs moved to 7-0 on the season, while Auburn dropped to 4-5.
STAT OF THE GAME
23 and .697 – The Horned Frogs drained a season-high 23 free throws, while also netting a season-best .697 percent from the charity stripe. Heard led the way with a 10-for-10 effort from the free throw line.
UP NEXT
TCU is back on the road next week as the team heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M next Wednesday, Dec. 11. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Aggies is set for 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.
TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Dec. 7, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,259
TCU (6-0) – 80
Auburn (4-4) - 65
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU won its seventh straight game and open the season 7-0 for the first time in program history.
• TCU won for the 22nd straight time at home over a non-conference opponent.
• TCU moved to 1-1 all-time against Auburn.
• The Horned Frogs improved to 3-1 all-time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, which includes winning for a third straight time.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU had two players score 20+ points for a second time this season.
• The Horned Frogs scored 80+ points for first time this season and for first time since an 82-78 win at Arkansas last season.
• TCU moved to 38-3 all-time under head coach Raegan Pebley when scoring 80+ points in a game.
• The Horned Frogs have won 12 straight games when scoring at least 80 points.
• TCU shot a season-best .697 from the free throw line, draining a season-high 23-of-33 from the charity stripe.
• TCU won the battle of the boards for a fifth straight game. The Horned Frogs have pulled down 40+ rebounds in all five previous games.
• TCU's 18 assists rank second-most in a game on the season.
• The Horned Frogs scored 26 points off 19 Auburn turnovers.
• TCU had all 13 players on the court for a second straight game.
PLAYER NOTES
• Jaycee Bradley notched a season-high 24 points, bettering her previous high of 15 points. She tied a season-high with five three-pointers made. The senior transfer now has 994 points scored in her career, just six points shy from scoring 1,000 points in her career.
• Lauren Heard notched her first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The 10 rebounds are a season-high and it marks the first double-digit rebounding effort since her 12 rebounds against Arizona last season. She has 20+ scoring efforts in back-to-back games and three times overall this season. She drained new season and career-highs of 10 free throws in the game. Heard also eclipsed the 20 point mark in back-to-back games becoming the first Horned Frog to do so since Amy Okonkwo tallied three straight 20-point efforts last season (3/28/19 to 4/3/19)
• Becky Obinma registered new career-highs in points (8) and rebounds (6). She also registered her third block of the season.
• Kianna Ray dished out a season-high six assists in the game. She has 338 career assists, which ranks No. 7 all-time in school history. She is 10 assists shy from tying for No. 6 all-time (Moneka Knight, 348).
• Yummy Morris pulled down a season-high eight rebounds.
THE RUNDOWN
TCU took a nine-point lead into the second quarter only to see Auburn come back and tie the game at 24-24. The Horned Frogs stopped the 13-2 Tiger run with a pair of free throws from Heard and then a lay-up from Jayde Woods. TCU would later score 14 straight points to take a 44-31 lead into the break.
The Horned Frogs outscored the Tigers 20-16 in the third quarter to take a 17-point lead into the final quarter and led by as many as 25 points midway through the final period before closing with a 15-point victory.
Auburn totaled two ties in the game at 5-5 and 24-24, but the Tigers would go the entire game without securing a lead.
Bradley led all TCU players with her 24 points as she tied a season-high with five three-pointers made. Heard pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds and notched her first career double-double with a 21-point game.
The Horned Frogs moved to 7-0 on the season, while Auburn dropped to 4-5.
STAT OF THE GAME
23 and .697 – The Horned Frogs drained a season-high 23 free throws, while also netting a season-best .697 percent from the charity stripe. Heard led the way with a 10-for-10 effort from the free throw line.
UP NEXT
TCU is back on the road next week as the team heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M next Wednesday, Dec. 11. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Aggies is set for 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.
TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Dec. 7, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,259
TCU (6-0) – 80
Auburn (4-4) - 65
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU won its seventh straight game and open the season 7-0 for the first time in program history.
• TCU won for the 22nd straight time at home over a non-conference opponent.
• TCU moved to 1-1 all-time against Auburn.
• The Horned Frogs improved to 3-1 all-time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, which includes winning for a third straight time.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU had two players score 20+ points for a second time this season.
• The Horned Frogs scored 80+ points for first time this season and for first time since an 82-78 win at Arkansas last season.
• TCU moved to 38-3 all-time under head coach Raegan Pebley when scoring 80+ points in a game.
• The Horned Frogs have won 12 straight games when scoring at least 80 points.
• TCU shot a season-best .697 from the free throw line, draining a season-high 23-of-33 from the charity stripe.
• TCU won the battle of the boards for a fifth straight game. The Horned Frogs have pulled down 40+ rebounds in all five previous games.
• TCU's 18 assists rank second-most in a game on the season.
• The Horned Frogs scored 26 points off 19 Auburn turnovers.
• TCU had all 13 players on the court for a second straight game.
PLAYER NOTES
• Jaycee Bradley notched a season-high 24 points, bettering her previous high of 15 points. She tied a season-high with five three-pointers made. The senior transfer now has 994 points scored in her career, just six points shy from scoring 1,000 points in her career.
• Lauren Heard notched her first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The 10 rebounds are a season-high and it marks the first double-digit rebounding effort since her 12 rebounds against Arizona last season. She has 20+ scoring efforts in back-to-back games and three times overall this season. She drained new season and career-highs of 10 free throws in the game. Heard also eclipsed the 20 point mark in back-to-back games becoming the first Horned Frog to do so since Amy Okonkwo tallied three straight 20-point efforts last season (3/28/19 to 4/3/19)
• Becky Obinma registered new career-highs in points (8) and rebounds (6). She also registered her third block of the season.
• Kianna Ray dished out a season-high six assists in the game. She has 338 career assists, which ranks No. 7 all-time in school history. She is 10 assists shy from tying for No. 6 all-time (Moneka Knight, 348).
• Yummy Morris pulled down a season-high eight rebounds.
Team Stats
AUB
TCU
FG%
.358
.373
3FG%
.120
.269
FT%
.737
.697
RB
42
49
TO
19
16
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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