Adika's 15 Points Lead Frogs Past Lions

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Adika's 15 Points Lead Frogs Past Lions

12/1/2021 9:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Denmark native notches season-high in scoring for TCU

FORT WORTH – Senior Okako Adika scored a season-high 15 points to lead the TCU Horned Frogs past the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions, 55-46, in non-conference action Wednesday evening at Schollmaier Arena.

Adika led a trio of players scoring in double-figures as Lauren Heard tallied 12 points on the evening and Michelle Berry finished the game with 10 points. Adika also led the team with eight rebounds – just a rebound shy of her season-high that she posted in the season-opener against Houston Baptist.

TURNING POINT
In what turned out to be a game of runs, the Horned Frogs (3-3) managed to put the game out of reach with its last run of the contest. SLU used a 10-0 run at the end of the first quarter and start of the second quarter and led by as many as 11 points before TCU countered with a 14-0 run and take a 24-21 lead into halftime.

The Lions (2-5) notched a 13-3 run early in the third quarter and pushed the lead to36-29, but TCU again countered with a quarter-closing 10-0 run to go back up by three, 39-36, heading into the fourth quarter.

TCU extended its lead with a lay-up from Aja Holmes to open the final frame, but SLU knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to take a 42-41 lead with less than seven minutes to play. The Horned Frogs opened a 9-0 run with a pair of free throws from Heard and TCU's defense stifled the Lion offense, giving up just two field goals over the last 6:37 in the game. TCU's defense limited SLU to just 2-of-8 shooting over the final 6:37 and forced two turnovers.

STAT OF THE GAME
1,688 – Lauren Heard needed eight points to surpass Lynn Davis' career total of 1,683 points. She finished with 12 points on the night and moved up to No. 5 all-time in TCU history in scoring with 1,688 career points.

FROG FACTS
• TCU starters vs. SLU: Okako Adika, Michelle Berry, Lauren Heard, Aahliyah Jackson and Patricia Morris.
• This marked the fifth time TCU opened with this starting line-up. The Frogs are now 3-2 with this starting line-up.
• TCU moved to 105-16 all-time when leading at halftime under head coach Raegan Pebley.
• The Horned Frogs are 2-0 on the season and 58-3 all-time under coach Pebley when giving up 60 points or less to opponents.
• TCU tallied a season-low 11 personal fouls and limited SLU to just two free throws in the game. SLU missed both attempts.
• TCU's 11 personal fouls mark the lowest foul total for a Horned Frogs team since posting nine fouls against Prairie View A&M in the first round of the WNIT back on March 21, 2019.
• Heard started in her 100th game as a Horned Frog. She became just the 10th player in school history to have at least 100 starts in their career.
• Heard moved up to No. 5 all-time in career scoring at TCU, with 1,688 career points. She is now 37 points away from No. 4 Adrianne Ross' total of 1,725 points.
• Heard registered one steal in the game and is not tied at No. 3 all-time with Chelsea Prince. Both players have 237 career steals.
• Adika posted her second-straight double-digit scoring effort with her season-high 15 points. It marks the most points she has scored in a game since scoring 17 points in her final game with Butler last season.
• Caroline Germond registered the first points of her season, knocking down a pair of three-pointers and totaling seven points on the night.
• Aahliyah Jackson notched her first blocked shots of the season, finished with two blocks in the game, which tied her previous career-high for a third time in her career.

NEXT GAME
TCU continues its run of seven-straight home games, hosting the Florida Gators (6-2) this Sunday, Dec. 5, as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena.