Saturday, March 7
Morgantown, W.Va.
5 p.m.
TCU
at
West Virginia
Preview: at West Virginia
3/5/2020 3:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TCU wraps up regular-season on the road
- Complete Game Notes (PDF)
GAME INFORMATION
TCU (21-7, 12-5) vs. Oklahoma (12-16, 5-11)
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020
Time: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET
Location: Morgantown, W.Va.
Watch: MountaineerTV
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM
PxP: Jeff Williams
THE GAME
• The TCU Horned Frogs (21-7, 12-5) will hit the road and wrap-up the 2019-20 regular-season taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers (17-11, 7-10), this Saturday, March 7, in Morgantown, W.Va.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Mountaineers is set for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET inside WVU Coliseum.
• Saturday's contest will be televised in Morgantown, W.Va., area on Nexstar. Fans can catch the game via online stream at www.wvusports.com.
• TCU won the initial meeting earlier this season, downing the Mountaineers, 73-60, back on Jan. 26, in Fort Worth.
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU completed a season sweep over the Oklahoma Sooners with a 96-71 victory in Fort Worth on Wednesday. The win pushed TCU's overall record to 21-7 and 12-5 in Big 12 play.
• With its win over Oklahoma, the Horned Frogs earned a season sweep over its fifth Big 12 opponent this season. In addition to a sweep over OU, TCU also collected sweeps over Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
• The five sweeps are the most a TCU team has posted in a season since joining the league.
• The Horned Frogs have registered at least 20 wins in a season for a third straight year and for the 14th time in school history overall.
• TCU has posted 20 wins prior to its final regular-season game for a second straight season.
• The Horned Frogs registered 20 wins in 25 games, the program's fastest run to 20 victories since the 2003-04 squad posted 20 wins in 24 contests.
• The 21 regular-season wins are the most since notching 21 victories in the 2010-11 campaign.
• TCU has set a new school record with 12 Big 12 Conference wins. The Horned Frogs, who are now 12-5 in Big 12 play, have won at least 12 conference games for the first time since going 13-3 as a member of the Mountain West Conference back in 2010-11.
• TCU has secured at least a first-round bye in the upcoming Big 12 Championship (March 13-15). This will be TCU's fourth first-round bye since joining the league, having also earned first-round byes in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
• TCU finished the regular-season home schedule going 13-3 overall inside Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena. This marks the third straight season and sixth in the past seven years that TCU has won at least 13 games at home.
• TCU will head into its final road game with a mark of 8-4 away from Schollmaier Arena. The Frogs will be looking to win at least nine road games in a season for the first time since 2003-04 (10-3).
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Saturday's contest will be televised in the Morgantown area on Nexstar.
• The contest will be streamed via www.wvusports.com.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), and/or by logging onto the TCU Athletics app. Jeff Williams will provide the radio play-by-play.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at www.wvusports.com
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA
• The Mountaineers are coming off a 71-69 road win at Texas Tech on Wednesday. The win snapped a two-game skid and pushed the Mountaineers overall record to 17-11 and a mark of 7-10 in Big 12 play.
• WVU heads into its final game of the season in sole-possession of sixth-place in the league standings - a game and a half up on both Texas Tech and Oklahoma State (6-11).
• Kysre Gondrezick leads WVU in scoring with 15.7 points per game. She has drained a team-best 56 three-pointers and has posted a team-high 34 steals.
• Kari Niblack has pulled down a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game and has notched 60 blocked shots.
• WVU is shooting .385 from the field overall, .295 from three-point range and .676 from the charity stripe.
• The Mountaineers are giving up just 60.7 points to opposing teams, which ranks second lowest in the Big 12.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU won the last meeting between the two teams, downing WVU 73-60 in Fort Worth on Jan. 26. It was TCU's third win the past four meetings, but the Mountaineers still lead the all-time series with a 14-4 edge.
• The Horned Frogs pushed its record to 3-5 when playing WVU at home, but will head into Saturday's game with just a 1-6 overall record in Morgantown.
• TCU's lone win over the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum was a 76-74 overtime victory that came back on Jan. 13, 2018.
• TCU trailed by 18 points with 6:19 left to play in the third quarter and pulled to within 11 points, down 58-47, as both teams headed to the fourth quarter. TCU outscored WVU 21-10 in the final frame, sending the game into overtime.
• The Mountaineers led by a point going into the final minute of overtime, but Amy Okonkwo hit a three-pointer with just four seconds left to earn the victory.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• TCU snapped a two-game skid and won its final home contest of the season with a 96-71 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday night.
• TCU's six seniors went out in style, combining to score 54 of the team's season-high 96 points on the team's Senior Night.
• Kianna Ray scored 18 points and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds on the way to recording just the second double-double of her career - the first since her freshman season.
• Lauren Heard led the way, registering her 13th 20-point game of the season with 23 points on the night.
• Alexandria Crain logged in her most minutes of a game this season and went on to score a season-high seven points and dish out a career-best five assists.
UP NEXT
• TCU will head to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships in Kansas City, Mo., next week.
• The tournament is set to begin with first-round action on Thursday, March 12, and will conclude with the championship on Sunday, March 15.
GAME INFORMATION
TCU (21-7, 12-5) vs. Oklahoma (12-16, 5-11)
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020
Time: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET
Location: Morgantown, W.Va.
Watch: MountaineerTV
Listen: KTCU 88.7 FM
PxP: Jeff Williams
THE GAME
• The TCU Horned Frogs (21-7, 12-5) will hit the road and wrap-up the 2019-20 regular-season taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers (17-11, 7-10), this Saturday, March 7, in Morgantown, W.Va.
• Tip-off between the Horned Frogs and Mountaineers is set for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET inside WVU Coliseum.
• Saturday's contest will be televised in Morgantown, W.Va., area on Nexstar. Fans can catch the game via online stream at www.wvusports.com.
• TCU won the initial meeting earlier this season, downing the Mountaineers, 73-60, back on Jan. 26, in Fort Worth.
FROG FAST BREAKS
• TCU completed a season sweep over the Oklahoma Sooners with a 96-71 victory in Fort Worth on Wednesday. The win pushed TCU's overall record to 21-7 and 12-5 in Big 12 play.
• With its win over Oklahoma, the Horned Frogs earned a season sweep over its fifth Big 12 opponent this season. In addition to a sweep over OU, TCU also collected sweeps over Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
• The five sweeps are the most a TCU team has posted in a season since joining the league.
• The Horned Frogs have registered at least 20 wins in a season for a third straight year and for the 14th time in school history overall.
• TCU has posted 20 wins prior to its final regular-season game for a second straight season.
• The Horned Frogs registered 20 wins in 25 games, the program's fastest run to 20 victories since the 2003-04 squad posted 20 wins in 24 contests.
• The 21 regular-season wins are the most since notching 21 victories in the 2010-11 campaign.
• TCU has set a new school record with 12 Big 12 Conference wins. The Horned Frogs, who are now 12-5 in Big 12 play, have won at least 12 conference games for the first time since going 13-3 as a member of the Mountain West Conference back in 2010-11.
• TCU has secured at least a first-round bye in the upcoming Big 12 Championship (March 13-15). This will be TCU's fourth first-round bye since joining the league, having also earned first-round byes in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
• TCU finished the regular-season home schedule going 13-3 overall inside Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena. This marks the third straight season and sixth in the past seven years that TCU has won at least 13 games at home.
• TCU will head into its final road game with a mark of 8-4 away from Schollmaier Arena. The Frogs will be looking to win at least nine road games in a season for the first time since 2003-04 (10-3).
COVERING THE HORNED FROGS
• Saturday's contest will be televised in the Morgantown area on Nexstar.
• The contest will be streamed via www.wvusports.com.
• Fans can listen to the radio broadcast on KTCU (88.7 FM), and/or by logging onto the TCU Athletics app. Jeff Williams will provide the radio play-by-play.
• Live stats links for the contest can be found at www.wvusports.com
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA
• The Mountaineers are coming off a 71-69 road win at Texas Tech on Wednesday. The win snapped a two-game skid and pushed the Mountaineers overall record to 17-11 and a mark of 7-10 in Big 12 play.
• WVU heads into its final game of the season in sole-possession of sixth-place in the league standings - a game and a half up on both Texas Tech and Oklahoma State (6-11).
• Kysre Gondrezick leads WVU in scoring with 15.7 points per game. She has drained a team-best 56 three-pointers and has posted a team-high 34 steals.
• Kari Niblack has pulled down a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game and has notched 60 blocked shots.
• WVU is shooting .385 from the field overall, .295 from three-point range and .676 from the charity stripe.
• The Mountaineers are giving up just 60.7 points to opposing teams, which ranks second lowest in the Big 12.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU won the last meeting between the two teams, downing WVU 73-60 in Fort Worth on Jan. 26. It was TCU's third win the past four meetings, but the Mountaineers still lead the all-time series with a 14-4 edge.
• The Horned Frogs pushed its record to 3-5 when playing WVU at home, but will head into Saturday's game with just a 1-6 overall record in Morgantown.
• TCU's lone win over the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum was a 76-74 overtime victory that came back on Jan. 13, 2018.
• TCU trailed by 18 points with 6:19 left to play in the third quarter and pulled to within 11 points, down 58-47, as both teams headed to the fourth quarter. TCU outscored WVU 21-10 in the final frame, sending the game into overtime.
• The Mountaineers led by a point going into the final minute of overtime, but Amy Okonkwo hit a three-pointer with just four seconds left to earn the victory.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• TCU snapped a two-game skid and won its final home contest of the season with a 96-71 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday night.
• TCU's six seniors went out in style, combining to score 54 of the team's season-high 96 points on the team's Senior Night.
• Kianna Ray scored 18 points and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds on the way to recording just the second double-double of her career - the first since her freshman season.
• Lauren Heard led the way, registering her 13th 20-point game of the season with 23 points on the night.
• Alexandria Crain logged in her most minutes of a game this season and went on to score a season-high seven points and dish out a career-best five assists.
UP NEXT
• TCU will head to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships in Kansas City, Mo., next week.
• The tournament is set to begin with first-round action on Thursday, March 12, and will conclude with the championship on Sunday, March 15.
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