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TCU Falls to Rice, 68-58
12/2/2022 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON, Texas – The TCU women's basketball team fell to the Rice Owls, 68-58, inside Tudor Fieldhouse on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
SCORE: TCU 58, Rice 68
RECORDS: TCU 3-4, Rice 7-0
LOCATION: Tudor Fieldhouse l Houston, Texas
GET SOCIAL: Instagram - @tcuwbb, Twitter - @TCUWbasketball
HOW IT HAPPENED
Down by nine points at the break, a basket by Lucy Ibeh got the Horned Frogs back into the game. A back and forth battle would continue for the remainder of the game before the Owls held on for the win. Ibeh led a balanced scoring offense for TCU as she finished with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Tomi Taiwo was the only other Horned Frog to reach double-figures as she recorded 15 points in the contest. Roxane Makolo added seven points to round out the top scorers for TCU.
As a team, TCU shot .404 percent from the field and .200 percent behind the arc. They were out-rebounded by a 24-27 margin in favor of the Owls.
Ashlee Austin led Rice in scoring with 18 points, while Katelyn Crosthwait finished with 14 points.
With the loss TCU falls to 3-4 on the season, while Rice improves to 7-0.
UP NEXT
TCU will return home for their next game when they host George Washington on Monday, December 5th. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena. The game will be live on television on Big 12 Now on ESPN Plus, along with airing live on the radio through KTCU.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
SCORE: TCU 58, Rice 68
RECORDS: TCU 3-4, Rice 7-0
LOCATION: Tudor Fieldhouse l Houston, Texas
GET SOCIAL: Instagram - @tcuwbb, Twitter - @TCUWbasketball
HOW IT HAPPENED
Down by nine points at the break, a basket by Lucy Ibeh got the Horned Frogs back into the game. A back and forth battle would continue for the remainder of the game before the Owls held on for the win. Ibeh led a balanced scoring offense for TCU as she finished with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Tomi Taiwo was the only other Horned Frog to reach double-figures as she recorded 15 points in the contest. Roxane Makolo added seven points to round out the top scorers for TCU.
As a team, TCU shot .404 percent from the field and .200 percent behind the arc. They were out-rebounded by a 24-27 margin in favor of the Owls.
Ashlee Austin led Rice in scoring with 18 points, while Katelyn Crosthwait finished with 14 points.
With the loss TCU falls to 3-4 on the season, while Rice improves to 7-0.
UP NEXT
TCU will return home for their next game when they host George Washington on Monday, December 5th. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena. The game will be live on television on Big 12 Now on ESPN Plus, along with airing live on the radio through KTCU.
Team Stats
TCU
Rice
FG%
.404
.500
3FG%
.200
.467
FT%
.765
.895
RB
24
30
TO
19
22
STL
12
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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