TCU
18-8, 8-7
Kansas State
17-10, 8-7
Frogs Drop Heartbreaker to Kansas State
2/23/2019 8:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WORTH, Texas – The ninth double-double of the season and a season-high tying 27 points from senior Jordan Moore was not quite enough as the TCU women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker to Kansas State, 75-72, at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Moore finished one off her career-high in points and added a game-high 11 rebounds as well as five blocks and three steals. She was 8-of-12 from the floor and a personal-best 11-of-12 from the free-throw line.
Fellow senior Amy Okonkwo also set a new career high with five 3-pointers in the contest to finish with 15 points. Junior Kianna Ray scored in double-figures as well with 12 points on four 3-pointers.
The Rundown
Although TCU (18-8, scored the first two points of the contest, Kansas State (17-10, 8-7) jumped out to an early 9-2 lead after making four of its first six shots.
The Wildcats would hold on to the lead until late in the second quarter when the Horned Frogs started to find their rhythm offensively. Ray would hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final two minutes, including one with just four seconds remaining which tied the game at 36-36 heading into the break.
The Frogs continued to apply the pressure coming out of the locker room, scoring the first 11 points of the second half to take a 47-36 advantage after what amounted to an 18-0 run over a span of 4:46 of game action.
The see-saw battle continued, however, with Kansas State battling back to take a one-point lead, 58-57, at the end of the third quarter.
The Horned Frogs moved back in front at the 7:52 mark of the fourth quarter when Okonkwo drilled a 3-pointer from the corner to put TCU up 64-61.
Neither team would go ahead by more than three the rest of the game, but the Wildcats defense held the Frogs to just two points on a pair of free throws over the final 3:49 of the contest to seal the victory.
Stat of the Day
10 – TCU made a season-high 10 3-pointers in the contest, including a career-high five from Amy Okonkwo. Kianna Ray also had four 3-pointers for the second time in Big 12-play this season. She also had four against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., and is now 8-for-11 from deep against the Wildcats this season.
Quote of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"It was a physical, tough game. I thought our team was fighting for every opportunity they could get. There was that run that they went on that went unanswered from us, and I think that definitely gave them so momentum and opportunities at the free throw line. I think we fouled too often, especially in the second part of the third quarter and the fourth quarter. It hurts and it stings, but I know that this is a team that can still accomplish everything that they set out to do. We have to immediately bounce back and be tough, mature, and extremely focused on the mission."
Up Next
TCU will travel to Lawrence, Kan. to take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Wed., Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Feb. 23, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,606
TCU (18-7, 8-7 Big 12) – 72
Kansas State (16-10, 8-7 Big 12) – 75
TEAM NOTES
* TCU lost its first game in four tries to Kansas State to drop to 8-7 all-time against Kansas State.
* The loss was just TCU's second at home this season, as it is now 14-2 at Schollmaier Arena this season.
* Seven of TCU's eight losses have come to top-50 RPI teams, as the Wildcats entered the contest 44th in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings.
* TCU wore its pink uniforms for the second consecutive game.
* The Horned Frogs started with a lineup of Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray, Amy Okonkwo, Adeola Akomolafe, and Jordan Moore for the 10th time this season, and are now 6-4 with this starting lineup.
* The Frogs have made at least one 3-pointer in 237 consecutive games.
* TCU forced 19 turnovers, the 17th time this season it has forced 15 or more turnovers in a game.
* The Frogs were tied at halftime for the first time this season, 36-36.
* TCU scored the first 11 points after halftime as part of an 18-0 run dating back to the end of the second quarter.
* The Horned Frogs made a season-high 10 3-pointers as a team. The last time TCU made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game was against Missouri State in the WNIT on March 17, 2018 when it made 14 threes.
* TCU is now 9-3 when scoring more than 70 points in a game, and 9-3 when making seven or more 3-pointers in a game.
* TCU made 22 free-throws this season, tying their season high which last occurred against Iowa State on Feb. 13.
* The Horned Frogs has 14 points off of 12 offensive rebounds and 20 points off of 19 forced turnovers.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Jordan Moore
* Started in the 101st game of her career, tying her with Stacy (Price) Francis (1994-98) for seventh school history.
* Scored a team-high and season-high 27 points, her 10th 20+-point game of the season and 16th of her career.
* Her 27 points also tied the most points scored by a Horned Frog in a game this season, as Lauren Heard also scored 27 points on Feb. 13 against Iowa State.
* She added 11 rebounds to post her ninth double-double of the season and 18th of her career.
* She has now recorded double-doubles in six of her last nine games, including four of her last six.
* Moore now has 810 career rebounds, making her only the fourth player in school history to cross the 800-rebound threshold.
* Shot 11-of-12 from the free-throw line, setting career highs in free throws made and attempted.
* Scored 13 points in the first quarter alone.
* Recorded five blocks and three steals.
* It was her fourth game this season and 10th of her career with at least five blocks.
* She has now recorded multiple steals in seven of her last nine games and 10 games overall this season.
Amy Okonkwo
* She scored 15 total points to move to 13th on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,171 career points.
* She was previously tied for 14th on the list with Ebony Shaw (2000-04), who is currently an assistant coach for Kansas State.
* She also passed Amy Sutton (1,166) in Saturday's contest.
* All 15 of her points came from beyond the 3-point line, as she shot 5-of-11, giving her a new career-high in 3-pointers made.
* She has now scored at least 15 points in four straight games and has reached double figures in 12 consecutive contests.
* Also added five rebounds and a block.
Kianna Ray
* All 12 of her points came on 3-pointers, as she shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range.
* It was her ninth game this season with three or more 3-pointers.
* Her four 3-pointers tied her highest mark in Big 12 play, last occurring at Kansas State on Jan. 30.
* She is now a combined 8-for-11 from 3-point range against the Wildcats this season.
* Added six assists, her most in conference play this season.
* It was her 10th game this season with five or more assists.
Jayde Woods
* Tied her season high with five assists, last occurring Nov. 11 against Mississippi Valley State.
Lauren Heard
* Recorded two steals, giving her multiple steals in three consecutive games and 13 games overall this season.
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