Frogs Outlast Cardinals 79-53

Wednesday, December 9

Fort Worth, Texas

11 a.m.

TCU

3-1,0-1Big 12

Lamar

1-5,0-0Southland

Lamar University

TCU

Frogs Outlast Cardinals 79-53

12/9/2020 2:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Yummy Morris with her second 20-point effort of the season

FORT WORTH - The TCU Horned Frogs (3-1, 0-1) secured another non-conference home victory on Wednesday, defeating the Lamar Cardinals (1-5, 0-0) at Schollmaier Arena, 79-53.

Yummy Morris led the Frogs with 20 points, shooting 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) from the field along with four rebounds. Lauren Heard followed with 16 points, shooting 5-of-11 (54.5 percent) from the field and notching her eighth consecutive game with at least 15 points. Michelle Berry pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds in the victory.

The Frogs shot .419 (13-31) from the field in the first half and poured in a .692 (18-26) effort in the second half. TCU's defense limited the Cardinals to just .261 (18-62) from the field and forced 10 turnovers. The Frogs outrebounded Lamar, 48 to 33.

TCU continued to heat up throughout the course of the game, as the team increased its field goal percentage in each quarter. The Frogs finished the day shooting a blistering 76.9% from the field in the fourth quarter to close out the Cardinals.

TURNING POINT
Defense led to offense for a TCU team that found themselves trailing by two points in the first half. With 7:45 left in the second quarter, the Frogs launched a 14-0 run, led by Morris, who kicked off the scoring surge with six straight points. During that stretch, TCU forced turnovers in three consecutive offensive possessions by Lamar, with Morris and Heard both drawing charges, along with a steal forced by Aahliyah Jackson. The Horned Frogs held the Cardinals scoreless for nearly five minutes, as they jumped out to a comfortable 12-point lead in just a matter of minutes.

TCU scored eight of its 18 second quarter points off turnovers that were forced by the defense. Morris poured in eight of her game-high 20 points over a five-minute stretch in the second quarter to give the Frogs a lead going into the halftime break.

FROG FACTS
• TCU's 26-point margin of victory was the team's largest this season. It is the largest margin of victory since a 27-point win over Texas State last season (Dec. 22, 2020).
• TCU won its sixth straight against Lamar, improving to 6-2 all-time against the Cardinals. TCU is 6-1 when facing the Cardinals at home.
• The Horned Frogs stretched its home winning streak against non-conference opponents to 27 straight games. The streak dates back to the 2017-18 season.
• TCU moved to 33-2 against non-conference opponents and 65-23 overall in six seasons of games played inside Schollmaier Arena.
• The Frogs pushed its winning streak against Southland Conference opponents to 43-straight victories. The Horned Frogs have not lost to a Southland Conference team since 1996.
• The Frogs outrebounded the Cardinals 48-33 and have outrebounded three of their four opponents this season. The 48 boards are a season-high and the most since a 51-rebounding effort against Oklahoma State (Feb. 23, 2020).
• The Horned Frogs improved to 2-0 this season and 99-14 under Raegan Pebley when leading at halftime.
• TCU outscored the Cardinals 25-8 in the fourth quarter. In three non-conference games this season, TCU is limiting opposing teams to just 9.0 points in the fourth quarter (Incarnate Word – 12, Central Arkansas – 7, Lamar – 8).
• Yummy Morris scored a team-high 20 points on 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) shooting. It was her second 20-point game of the season, following her 26-point game in the season-opener.
• Lauren Heard scored 16 points and tied a team-high with 10 rebounds, notching the fifth double-double of her career. Her last double-double (23 points, 11 rebounds) came against Iowa State last season (Feb. 16, 2020)
• Heard scored 15+ points in a game for the eighth-straight contest dating back to last season.
• Heard also led the team with five assists and Caroline Germond followed with four dimes.
• Aahliyah Jackson tied her season-high with 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
• Jackson also recorded season-highs in blocks (two) and free throws (five).
• Michelle Berry pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds. Berry notched a double-digit rebound effort for the first time since pulling down 11 boards at Texas (Jan. 3, 2020).
• Kayla Mokwuah scored a season-high seven points in six minutes of action.
• Tavy Diggs, who made her first career start, tied a career-high with four assists and set a new career-high with two blocked shots.
• Freshmen Amari Conn and Aja Holmes both scored their first-career points in the game. Conn poured in three points and Holmes added two points for the Frogs.
• Freshman Adhel Tac tied her season-high with two points.

Big numbers today for Yummy and Lauren! 😤😈#GoFrogs #OnlyNeedEveryone pic.twitter.com/2iXi3bf1N4
— TCU Women's Basketball (@TCUWbasketball) December 9, 2020

UP NEXT
TCU will be back on the court this Sunday, Dec. 13, hosting Middle Tennessee in another non-conference matchup. Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and the Lady Raiders is set for 1 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.