Horned Frogs Open Big 12 Play with 92-52 Road Rout of UCF

Saturday, December 21

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Horned Frogs Open Big 12 Play with 92-52 Road Rout of UCF

12/21/2024 5:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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No. 12 TCU notches largest Big 12 road win in program history vs. Knights

ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 12 TCU looked the part of a frontrunner for the conference crown in its league opener, routing UCF 92-52 inside Addition Financial Arena.

Madison Conner, Sedona Prince and Hailey Van Lith combined for 60 points in a game TCU shot 53 percent (33-62) from the field and drained 11 three-pointers. The Horned Frog trio scored in double figures for the ninth time as teammates.

TCU (12-1) produced its largest margin of victory in a Big 12 road game and won its Big 12 opener for the fifth time in 13 years as a conference affiliate. The Frogs' 92 points scored are the program's most-ever in an away affair under the Big 12 banner.

Conner scored 20 of her game-high 24 points in the first half. She shot 7-12 from the field and converted 4-7 looks from deep over the contest's opening 20 minutes. Conner tallied 20 points in a half for the second straight game and fifth time in 40 games as a Horned Frog. She tallied 24 first half points in TCU's 103-64 home win against Samford on Tuesday.

Prince paired 22 points with seven boards, marking the 20^th twenty-point game of her career.

Van Lith netted 14 points and led all players with seven assists.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu, who earned her third straight start, matched the 6-7 Prince for the game-high on the glass.

The Horned Frogs outrebounded the Knights 44-21 and finished with 22 assists.

TCU created separation from UCF (7-4) within minutes. The Frogs threaded a 10-0 run across 90 seconds of game action to go up 13-5 at the 6:06 mark of the opening frame. TCU had the Knights doubled up, 28-14, after one. Conner and Prince accounted for 18 points as the Frogs converted 9-14 attempts from the field.

The Horned Frogs widened their lead over the Knights to 38-19 via back-to-back deep balls by Conner and Emma-Nnopu with 7:25 to go in the first half. TCU began the game 6-11 behind the arc.

Conner's fourth first half triple arrived three minutes later and nudged TCU further ahead, 46-23. Van Lith scored five of TCU's final seven points in the half as the Frogs took a 53-33 edge into the locker room.

Oddly, TCU, which went 8-20 from distance in the first half, did not make a 3-pointer in the third quarter. It didn't matter, though. The Horned Frogs benefitted from a dozen points in the paint and rode face up post play from Prince and Deasia Merrill to a 28-point lead entering the fourth. Prince and Merrill combined for 14 of TCU's 20 points in the period, with Prince scoring eight.

Notably, the Frogs' second unit held the Knights to just seven fourth quarter points. TCU limited UCF to 19 in the second half.

Conner finished the game 5-10 from deep. She drilled five-or-more 3-pointers in a game for the 13^th time in a TCU uniform.

Emma-Nnopu also connected at a 50 percent clip from deep, knocking down 3-6 attempts.

Conner was one of six Horned Frogs to record multiple assists, among them Donovyn Hunter, who played a team-leading 25 minutes off the bench.

UCF was without Kaitlin Peterson, who leads the Big 12 in scoring (22.4 ppg), and center Hannah Gusters (16.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg).

Up Next
Following a week off to celebrate the Christmas holiday, TCU dips its toes in nonconference waters one final time on Dec. 29 with a home tilt vs. Brown. TCU's tussle with its Ivy League foe ignites a three-game homestand. The Horned Frogs then host Colorado and Cincinnati on Jan. 1 and Jan. 4 with the resumption of conference play.

Team Notes

TCU improved to 5-0 all-time vs. the Knights.
TCU has now won three of its last four Big 12 road bouts dating back to a 79-72 triumph at Cincinnati on Feb. 17.
Beginning with its road win over the Bearcats, TCU has won five of its last six conference games.
The win lifted TCU to its second consecutive 12-1 start to a season. The Horned Frogs had never previously began a year 12-1 prior to the 2023-24 campaign in head coach Mark Campbell's first season as head coach.
Saturday's victory counted as TCU's 30^th all-time Big 12 road win.
TCU has now held teams to less than 20 points in a half on eight occasions this season.
TCU finished with at least 20 assists for the third consecutive game and ninth time in 2024-25.
The Horned Frogs have now notched six wins of 40 points or more thus far.
TCU scored 90-plus points for the third straight game and fifth time this season.
TCU's 92 points scored were its sixth-most all-time in a road game.
The Horned Frogs have exceeded 80 points in eight of their 12 victories.
TCU has now 50 percent or better from the field on six occasions this season.
TCU notched Mark Campbell era Big 12 single-game records for points, field goals, field goal percentage and rebounds vs. the Knights.

Individual Notes

Conner continues to lead the country in 3-pointers (53) and 3-pointers per game (4.1).
Conner led TCU in scoring for the 18^th time and third this season.
Conner recorded the 15^th twenty-point game of her career.
Prince finished with a game-leading four blocks, signifying the 15^th time in her career she's rejected at least four shots in a game.
Prince improved her NCAA-leading blocks per game average to 3.9.
Prince's 22 points are her third-most in a game this season.
Van Lith has scored in double figures in all 13 of her outings as a Frog.
Van Lith (6.5 apg) has dished out six-plus assists in 10 of her 13 games this season.
Van Lith is averaging six assists per game over TCU's last seven contests.
Emma-Nnopu finished with nine points and seven rebounds.
Emma-Nnopu is averaging 9.2 rebounds per game as a starter.
Merrill scored at least six points for the fifth time in her TCU tenure.
Hunter and TCU's starters all finished with plus-minus ratings of at least plus-23.