Frogs Drop Regular-Season Finale to #21 Texas

Tuesday, March 5

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m.

TCU

20-9, 10-8

Texas

22-8, 12-6

Texas

TCU

Frogs Drop Regular-Season Finale to #21 Texas

3/5/2019 9:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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TCU-UT set for rematch on Saturday at Big 12 Championship

FORT WORTH, TX. – Its coldest-shooting night of the season proved too much for the TCU women's basketball team to overcome as it dropped a 62-48 decision to No. 21 Texas in the regular-season finale at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs (20-9, 10-8 Big 12) will be the sixth-seed in the upcoming Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., and will get another shot against the third-seeded Longhorns (22-8, 12-6) at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Following Tuesday's game, TCU honored its three seniors - Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo, and Dakota Vann - with a tribute video and commemorative jersey.

Senior Jordan Moore led the Horned Frogs in scoring for the fifth consecutive game, totaling 15 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals. It was also the fifth consecutive game in which she scored at least 15 points.

Fellow classmate Amy Okonkwo also scored in double-figures with 14 points in addition to pulling down six rebounds in her final regular-season game as a Horned Frog. She also made two of the TCU's three 3-pointers in the game, shooting 2-of-4 (50 percent) beyond-the-arc.

Junior Kianna Ray, an Austin native, dished out five assists, grabbed six rebounds, and blocked two shots in the loss.

The Rundown
Both teams started cold from the floor, combining for just nine points (5-4) in the first five minutes of the game.

After missing eight of its first nine shots, TCU bounced back to make six of its next 10 to grab a slim 15-14 advantage after one quarter. The Horned Frogs defense blocked four shots and held the Longhorns to just 35 percent from the floor in the first quarter.

Although TCU pushed its lead up to five with four quick points to start the second quarter, Texas responded with a 10-3 run to regain the advantage at 26-24.

That lead would be short-lived though as Okonkwo took control offensively, scoring seven of TCU's final nine points in the half to bring the game back to a deadlock at 31-31 as both teams hit the locker rooms at the break.

Texas opened the second half on a 13-5 run to grab a 44-36 lead, but TCU's defense again buckled down. It held the Longhorns to just four points and one field goal for the final 6:09 of the third quarter, shrinking its deficit to just four at 48-44 going into the fourth quarter.

That was as close as the Frogs would get, however, as they managed just four points and one field goal in the final frame en route to falling, 62-48.

Stat of the Day
2,854 - TCU's senior class of Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo and Dakota Vann has a combined career point total of 2,854 points and counting. Moore and Okonkwo are both members of TCU's 1,000-point club with Moore moving up to eighth in school history on Tuesday with 1,444 points. Okonkwo currently stands 12th all-time in TCU history at 1,291 points and Vann has scored 119 in her two-year stint as a Horned Frog.

Quotes of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"We've been in this situation before where we play the same team that we ended the season with [to start the Big 12 Championship]. I think four of the five years we have been here it has happened. Congratulations to [Texas]. We shot as bad as we have shot in a long time from the 3-point line, the field, and the free throw line. We shot really poorly. It gave Texas opportunities in transition off the deep boards. We did not offensively rebound very well. There are elements from this game that we are going to take from and learn from, and we are going to regroup and be ready in Oklahoma City."

"[We have] three great seniors that have poured a lot into the program. One of the joys of my coaching profession has been watching and being a part of their development on and off the floor. I intend to play a lot more basketball and coach a lot more games this season, so I don't want to talk too much because we have a lot of basketball left."

TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
March 5, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,670
TCU (20-9, 10-8 Big 12) -- 48
Texas (22-8, 12-6 Big 12) -- 62

TEAM NOTES
* The Horned Frogs finish the regular season with 21 victories, tying for the second-most regular-season wins in program history.
* Tonight's loss wrapped up TCU's home schedule, finishing with a 14-3 record at Schollmaier Arena, which ties for the second-most home wins in program history.
* Following the contest, TCU honored seniors Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo and Dakota Vann for their significant contributions to the program.
* TCU is now 3-42 all-time against Texas.
* The Horned Frogs started with a lineup of Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray, Amy Okonkwo, Adeola Akomolafe, and Jordan Moore for the 13th time this season, and are now 8-5 with this starting lineup.
* The Frogs have made at least one 3-pointer in 240 consecutive games.
* The Horned Frogs forced 15 turnovers, giving them 15+ forced turnovers in 19 games this season, including 11 times in Big 12 play.
* Despite the Horned Frogs' shooting struggles, they only had nine turnovers, their second-fewest in a game this season.
*The Frogs and Longhorns played the first quarter without committing a foul. The first foul wasn't committed till the 8:12 mark of the second quarter by the Frogs.
* TCU lost for the first time this season after leading at the end of the first quarter. The Frogs are now 15-1 in such games.
* TCU did not attempt a free throw throughout the entire first half.
* TCU recorded six blocks in the contest continuing its strong defensive efforts. The Frogs entered the contest ninth in the nation and second in the Big 12 with 5.6 blocks per game.
* The Frogs set season lows in points (48), field-goal percentage (31.1 percent), and 3-point field goal percentage (15.8 percent) and tied a season low with three 3-pointers made.
* The Horned Frogs were held to just four points in the fourth quarter, its lowest fourth-quarter scoring output of the season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Jordan Moore
* Scored a team-high 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting to move into eighth place on the TCU all-time scoring list, passing Natalie Ventress with 1,444 career points.
* She led the team in scoring for the 16th time this season and 29th time of her career.
* Also pulled down a team-high eight boards.
* Moore's six field goals moved her to fourth on TCU's all-time field goals made list with 565, passing Helena Sverrisdottir's (2007-11) mark of 562 field goals.
* Moore added three blocks, giving her six consecutive games and 19 games overall with multiple blocks this season.

Lauren Heard
* Played a career-high 40 minutes, surpassing her previous high of 37 set against Oklahoma State on Feb. 3, 2019.
* Joined Jordan Moore (1x) and Kianna Ray (3x) as the only Horned Frogs to play all 40 minutes in a game this season.
* Also recorded two steals, giving her multiple steals in five of her last six games and 14 games overall this season.

Amy Okonkwo
* Scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting for her 22nd double-figure scoring effort of the season and 68th of her career.
* Shot 2-of-4 from 3-point range, giving her 51 made threes on the year.

Kianna Ray
* Blocked two shots and recorded two steals, her seventh game this season with multiple blocks and multiple steals.
* Dished out five assists, marking the 12th time this season and 25th time in her career she has recorded 5+ assists in a game.
* Her six rebounds marks her highest rebound total in a Big 12 game this season.