Sunday, February 16
Fort Worth, Texas
12 p.m.
TCU
vs
Iowa State
Preview: Iowa State
2/14/2020 3:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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GAME INFORMATION
#RV/RV TCU (17-5, 8-5) vs. Iowa State (15-8, 7-5
Date: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Watch: FSN
PxP: Tracy Warren
Color: Monica McNutt
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM
PxP: Jeff Williams
THE GAME
• The TCU Horned Frogs (17-5, 8-3) return home to host the Iowa State Cyclones (15-8, 7-5) in Big 12 play this Sunday, Feb. 16, at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Cyclones is set for 12 p.m. in Fort Worth.
• Sunday's contest will be televised live on Fox Sports Network (FSN).
• TCU defeated Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, in the first game of the series this season, downing the Cyclones 77-74 at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 15.
• TCU will be playing in its annual #Play4Kay game in partnership with the Kay Yow Fund on Sunday. The team will be wearing pink gear, while fans in attendance will receive pink shirts and pink rally towels.
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU snapped an overall four-game winning streak and a five-game road winning streak with an 81-62 loss to No. 2-ranked Baylor, Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
• Three of TCU's five defeats on the season have come to RPI top-20 ranked teams.
• Despite the road loss at Baylor, TCU has still won seven games on the road this season, which is tied for the most road wins in a season under current head coach Raegan Pebley.
• The seven road wins are the most accumulated during the regular season since notching nine victories in the 2003-04 campaign.
• TCU's 8-3 conference record is the best record through 11 league games since an 8-3 record the Frogs registered as a member of the Mountain West Conference back in the 2010-11 season.
• TCU is 17-5 overall through its first 22 games for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• Aside from Baylor, TCU became the first team in the Big 12 to open road play with a 5-0 record since the Texas Longhorns won its first five Big 12 road games back in 2016-17.
• TCU received votes in both AP and USA Today Coaches Polls this week. The Horned Frogs earned season-high votes in both polls, collecting 31 points in the AP Poll and 13 points in the Coaches Poll.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Sunday's contest will be televised live on Fox Sports Network (FSN), with Tracy Warren calling the action and Monica McNutt serving as the broadcast analyst.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at www.gofrogs.com/wbbstats.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
• Since falling to TCU in Ames, Iowa, back on Jan. 15, the Cyclones have won six of eight, which includes a pair of road wins - most recently a 69-51 victory over the Longhorns in Austin.
• The Cyclones opened Big 12 play 1-3, but are now 7-5 in the league standings and just a game and a half back of the Horned Frogs. ISU is a game and a half up on the Kansas State Wildcats, who sit in fifth-place with a record of 5-6 in Big 12 play.
• The Cyclones continue to rank as the league's best team at getting to the free throw line (481 attempts) and converting those opportunities (.769 percentage). The Cyclones' 76.9 free throw percentage ranks 16th in the nation heading into Sunday's contest.
• Ashley Joens continues to average a double-double on the season with 21.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game averages. Joens scored 31 points and pulled down 15 boards in ISU's first game against the Horned Frogs.
• Rae Johnson has dished out a team-high 95 assists on the year.
• Kristin Scott has tallied a team-best 40 blocked shots.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Iowa State head into its 18th meeting with the Horned Frogs leading the all-time series, 9-8, following TCU's 77-74 win over the Cyclones earlier this season.
• The Horned Frogs erased a 10-point deficit and came back to down the Cyclones by three points - giving TCU its fourth win in nine tries at Hilton Coliseum.
• The Frogs have now won two straight after dropping three of the previous four games.
• TCU is 5-2 when facing ISU in Fort Worth, with the Horned Frogs winning last season's contest, 76-69. ISU's last win in Fort Worth was a 66-63 victory back on Feb. 14, 2018.
• ISU won the initial meeting between the two teams, an 88-60 victory over the Horned Frogs back on Dec. 30, 1986, in Ames.
• TCU and ISU's only neutral court meeting came back in 2010, when the two teams faced off in the Paradise Jam. The Cyclones won the contest 64-59.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Horned Frogs gave No. 2-ranked Baylor all it could in the first 20 minutes of play, going into halftime down just two points, 36-34.
• The Lady Bears came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter and would go on to outscore the Frogs a combined 45-28 in the second half to earn the 19-point victory.
• Michelle Berry tied a season-high and led the Frogs with 15 points, while Lauren Heard chipped in with 14 points. Jayde Woods added 11 points, but Baylor got double-doubles from both NaLyssa Smith and Lauren Cox. Baylor's DiDi Richards posted a game-high 17 points in the contest.
• Baylor was limited to just a 33 percent shooting effort in the first quarter, but then went on to drain 69 percent, 63 percent and 58 percent from the field over the course of the next three quarters.
UP NEXT
• TCU is back on the road next week, taking on the Kansas State Wildcats next Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Manhattan, Kan.
• Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at Bramiage Coliseum.
GAME INFORMATION
#RV/RV TCU (17-5, 8-5) vs. Iowa State (15-8, 7-5
Date: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Watch: FSN
PxP: Tracy Warren
Color: Monica McNutt
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM
PxP: Jeff Williams
THE GAME
• The TCU Horned Frogs (17-5, 8-3) return home to host the Iowa State Cyclones (15-8, 7-5) in Big 12 play this Sunday, Feb. 16, at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Cyclones is set for 12 p.m. in Fort Worth.
• Sunday's contest will be televised live on Fox Sports Network (FSN).
• TCU defeated Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, in the first game of the series this season, downing the Cyclones 77-74 at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 15.
• TCU will be playing in its annual #Play4Kay game in partnership with the Kay Yow Fund on Sunday. The team will be wearing pink gear, while fans in attendance will receive pink shirts and pink rally towels.
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU snapped an overall four-game winning streak and a five-game road winning streak with an 81-62 loss to No. 2-ranked Baylor, Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
• Three of TCU's five defeats on the season have come to RPI top-20 ranked teams.
• Despite the road loss at Baylor, TCU has still won seven games on the road this season, which is tied for the most road wins in a season under current head coach Raegan Pebley.
• The seven road wins are the most accumulated during the regular season since notching nine victories in the 2003-04 campaign.
• TCU's 8-3 conference record is the best record through 11 league games since an 8-3 record the Frogs registered as a member of the Mountain West Conference back in the 2010-11 season.
• TCU is 17-5 overall through its first 22 games for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• Aside from Baylor, TCU became the first team in the Big 12 to open road play with a 5-0 record since the Texas Longhorns won its first five Big 12 road games back in 2016-17.
• TCU received votes in both AP and USA Today Coaches Polls this week. The Horned Frogs earned season-high votes in both polls, collecting 31 points in the AP Poll and 13 points in the Coaches Poll.
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Sunday's contest will be televised live on Fox Sports Network (FSN), with Tracy Warren calling the action and Monica McNutt serving as the broadcast analyst.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), with Jeff Williams calling the action.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at www.gofrogs.com/wbbstats.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
• Since falling to TCU in Ames, Iowa, back on Jan. 15, the Cyclones have won six of eight, which includes a pair of road wins - most recently a 69-51 victory over the Longhorns in Austin.
• The Cyclones opened Big 12 play 1-3, but are now 7-5 in the league standings and just a game and a half back of the Horned Frogs. ISU is a game and a half up on the Kansas State Wildcats, who sit in fifth-place with a record of 5-6 in Big 12 play.
• The Cyclones continue to rank as the league's best team at getting to the free throw line (481 attempts) and converting those opportunities (.769 percentage). The Cyclones' 76.9 free throw percentage ranks 16th in the nation heading into Sunday's contest.
• Ashley Joens continues to average a double-double on the season with 21.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game averages. Joens scored 31 points and pulled down 15 boards in ISU's first game against the Horned Frogs.
• Rae Johnson has dished out a team-high 95 assists on the year.
• Kristin Scott has tallied a team-best 40 blocked shots.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and Iowa State head into its 18th meeting with the Horned Frogs leading the all-time series, 9-8, following TCU's 77-74 win over the Cyclones earlier this season.
• The Horned Frogs erased a 10-point deficit and came back to down the Cyclones by three points - giving TCU its fourth win in nine tries at Hilton Coliseum.
• The Frogs have now won two straight after dropping three of the previous four games.
• TCU is 5-2 when facing ISU in Fort Worth, with the Horned Frogs winning last season's contest, 76-69. ISU's last win in Fort Worth was a 66-63 victory back on Feb. 14, 2018.
• ISU won the initial meeting between the two teams, an 88-60 victory over the Horned Frogs back on Dec. 30, 1986, in Ames.
• TCU and ISU's only neutral court meeting came back in 2010, when the two teams faced off in the Paradise Jam. The Cyclones won the contest 64-59.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Horned Frogs gave No. 2-ranked Baylor all it could in the first 20 minutes of play, going into halftime down just two points, 36-34.
• The Lady Bears came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter and would go on to outscore the Frogs a combined 45-28 in the second half to earn the 19-point victory.
• Michelle Berry tied a season-high and led the Frogs with 15 points, while Lauren Heard chipped in with 14 points. Jayde Woods added 11 points, but Baylor got double-doubles from both NaLyssa Smith and Lauren Cox. Baylor's DiDi Richards posted a game-high 17 points in the contest.
• Baylor was limited to just a 33 percent shooting effort in the first quarter, but then went on to drain 69 percent, 63 percent and 58 percent from the field over the course of the next three quarters.
UP NEXT
• TCU is back on the road next week, taking on the Kansas State Wildcats next Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Manhattan, Kan.
• Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at Bramiage Coliseum.
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