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Saturday, January 11

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Horned Frogs hunting eighth straight win in visit to Lubbock

FORT WORTH – No. 11 TCU heads to the panhandle looking to extend its record-setting start to Big 12 play in a Saturday night battle vs. Texas Tech.

The Horned Frogs are one of two remaining unbeatens in the 16-team league ahead of their clash with the Lady Raiders. TCU will notch just its second 5-0 start to conference play in its 48-season existence with a win in Lubbock. The Frogs first accomplished the feat in 2000-01 – the year of the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance – while members of the Western Athletic Conference.

TCU is 8-2 over its last 10 Big 12 tilts, a run that includes a 73-52 win against Texas Tech on Feb. 28 in the teams' last collision.

The Game
Teams: No. 11 TCU (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) at Texas Tech (12-5, 1-3 Big 12)
Date: 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 11
Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas

Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+

Ron Thulin, Play-by-Play
Brandi Poole, Analyst

Radio
88.7 KTCU FM

Chris Blake, Play-by-Play

Opening Tip

TCU has won four of its last five conference road games.
The Horned Frogs are 8-2 over their last 10 Big 12 tilts dating back to February of 2024.
TCU last won three Big 12 away affairs in a season in 2019-20.
A win over Texas Tech would mark only the third time TCU has notched five straight Big 12 victories.
TCU has scored 80 points on 10 occasions, including three of its five road or neutral site games.
TCU is averaging 79 points per game thus far in conference play,
Hailey Van Lith, Sedona Prince and Madison Conner are accounting for 67 percent of TCU's scoring (211-315 points) in league play.
TCU is searching for its first win in Lubbock in six years, having last triumphed in west Texas on Feb. 6, 2019, in a 70-63 victory. The Frogs overcame a 15-point deficit to win.

Frog Focus

The Horned Frogs are one of two remaining unbeatens in the Big 12 alongside No. 12 Kansas State.
TCU has been slotted eighth in the NCAA NET rankings ahead of six consecutive games.
TCU ranks second and sixth among all D1 programs in 3-pointers (171) and 3-pointers per game (10.1).
TCU is one of three teams ranking in the top-20 nationally in scoring offense (20th, 82.4 ppg), scoring defense (13th, 54.1), field goal percentage (16th, .480) and field goal percentage defense (12th, 3.46).
TCU is one of three teams alongside UConn and K-State ranking in the top-five nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd, 1.82), assists (3rd, 345) and assists per game (5th, 20.3).
The Horned Frogs rank fourth in the country in total threes over the last two seasons with 483. TCU is also one of just 11 teams overall and three at the Power Conference level alongside Iowa and Utah averaging at least nine 3-pointers per game in that span.
TCU has shot better than 50 percent nine times this season and in five of its last seven outings. The Frogs connected at a 52 percent clip (28-54) on Wednesday vs. Kansas.
TCU ranks 12th in the country in scoring margin (+28.3).
The third quarter has largely been where TCU puts games to bed. In its 16 wins, TCU has outscored opponents by an average of 11 points (330-178) in the frame, netting 20-plus points in 15 of them. The Frogs have also outscored teams by double digits in the third in 11 outings.
Prince, Van Lith and Conner are averaging a combined 52.6 points, 19.6 rebounds, 10 assists and four blocks per game in road and neutral site affairs.
Prince, Van Lith and Conner are the third-highest scoring trio in America, averaging 51.3 points per game. Together, they make TCU one of three teams with multiple players averaging 16 points per game.
Prince has finished with 20-plus points and/or a double-double in three of the TCU's' five games away from home. She accomplished both on Wednesday, producing a 30-point, 14-rebound, four-assist and three-block double-double at Kansas. She set a TCU Big 12 era record for field goals made (12)
Prince has registered a double-double in six of her nine career Big 12 games and 20 times as a Frog.
Prince is one of three players who has tallied 30 points and 12 rebounds in multiple games this year.
Prince is the only D1 player averaging at least 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per game.
Prince continues to top the national ranks in total blocks (57) and blocks per game (3.6).
Van Lith is dishing out 6.6 dimes per game vs. top 100 teams in the NCAA NET rankings.
Van Lith is fourth among all D1 players in total assists (103).
Van Lith shot 50 percent or better from the field and finished with at least five made buckets for the eighth time this season vs. Kansas, netting 19 points on 6-10 shooting.
Van Lith and Prince were two of 25 players tabbed to the Wooden Award Midseason Watch List. TCU is one of five programs with two players in contention for the award.
Van Lith is the lone D1 player averaging at least 17 points, six assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Conner ranks second in the country in 3-pointers (66) and 3-pointers per game (3.9).
Conner ranks fifth nationally in 3-point percentage (.452) among players with at least 50 makes.
Conner is shooting 49 percent (26-53) from deep over her last six games.
Conner has accumulated an NCAA-leading 13 games with five-or-more 3-pointers since 2023-24.
Taylor Bigby scored eight points in the fourth quarter at Kansas to help TCU preserve its 80-73 win. She finished with 12 points - her second-most in a TCU uniform.
Agnes Emma-Nnopu ranks third among all Big 12 guards 5-11-or-shorter in rebounds per game (6.0). As a starter, she is averaging 7.4 boards per night.
Aaliyah Roberson has been a spark off the bench. She has shot 50 percent (11-22) from the field over her last five outings. She is second among Big 12 forwards in effective field goal percentage (.623).

A Win Over the Lady Raiders Would…

Send TCU to only its second 5-0 start to conference play in 48 years of existence. The only other season in which the Horned Frogs accomplished the feat was 2000-01.
Stake the Horned Frogs to their ninth Big 12 win in their last 10 tries.
Hand TCU its fifth conference road victory in its last six Big 12 away affairs.
Mark the third time TCU has won three straight road games in Big 12 play.
Give TCU its third 5-game winning streak in Big 12 play in 13 seasons of membership.
Be the Horned Frogs' first win in Lubbock as a ranked team.
Signify the fifth time TCU has ever won back-to-back games vs. the Lady Raiders.
Improve TCU's Big 12 record in the Mark Campbell era to 11-12.
Count as the Horned Frogs' 31st all-time Big 12 road win.
Put the 2024-25 Horned Frogs squad within nine victories of becoming the winningest team in program history.

Series Notes: Texas Tech

The Frogs are outscoring the Lady Raiders by a combined 10.5 points per game (39-18) in the first quarter in the Mark Campbell era.
Sedona Prince finished with 29 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in TCU's 73-52 win against Texas Tech on Feb. 28. It was only her second game back from a seven-week injury absence that cost her most of the 2024 Big 12 regular season. Prince shot 11-12 from the field, setting Mark Campbell era Big 12 records for field goals made and field goal percentage (.917).
TCU held the Lady Raiders to 29 percent shooting (18-62) in the programs' most recent battle.
The Horned Frogs connected at a 65 percent clip (13-20) from downtown in last season's visit to Lubbock. Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Una Jovanovic and Aaliyah Roberson each drilled a trio of 3-pointers.
Emma-Nnopu is averaging 15 points and 6.5 rebounds per game vs. Texas Tech.