No. 11 TCU Stifles Texas Tech 69-43

Saturday, January 11

Lubbock, Texas

6 PM

TCU

Texas Tech

No. 11 TCU Stifles Texas Tech 69-43

1/11/2025 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Horned Frogs hold Lady Raiders to 22 percent shooting in wire-to-wire road win

LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 11 TCU clamped down on Texas Tech and came away with its third straight road win on Saturday in west Texas.

The Horned Frogs held the Lady Raiders to 22 percent shooting and coasted to a 69-43 victory at United Supermarkets Arena.

Texas Tech's 43 points were its fewest in a game all season. TCU (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) also set a program record for fewest points allowed in a Big 12 road affair.

The Frogs outscored the Lady Raiders 16-5 in the second quarter to take a 33-21 edge into the locker room. TCU then proceeded to hold Texas Tech (12-6, 1-4 Big 12) without a field goal for the first 8:42 of the final frame and to just four points total – its fewest allowed in a quarter all year.

Hailey Van Lith tallied 16 of her team-high 22 points in the second half, including 10 in the third quarter. The Wooden Award candidate finished 7-14 from the field. Van Lith led all players with seven assists, her most in a Big 12 game.

Sedona Prince notched her second double-double in as many games and eighth of the season, finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

Madison Conner contributed 13 points on the strength of a 4-8 clip from downtown.

Prince and Van Lith – the sixth-highest scoring duo in the country – netted 14 combined points in the opening frame, with Prince collecting eight. Free throws from Van Lith with 21 seconds to go gave TCU the lead for good. 17-16.

Texas Tech used a full-court press and 10 points from Bailey Maupin, who led all scorers with 23, to remain afloat.

Aaliyah Roberson sparked an 11-0 run spanning midway through the second that stretched TCU's lead to 30-17 with 4:16 to go. The 6-2 forward transformed a block into a fast break 3-pointer that put the Frogs up nine and forced the Lady Raiders into timeout. Roberson punctuated the surge with a backdoor layup off an assist from Prince

The San Antonio native finished with nine points, six rebounds and a season-high three blocks over 21 minutes. Six of Roberson's points came in the second period.

Van Lith scored TCU's final 10 points of the third.

Prince punctuated her 20-spot with consecutive layups to begin the final frame that widened the advantage to 57-39 at the 7:16 mark.

Conner matched Texas Tech's fourth quarter scoring output with one shot, completing a four-point play with just over one minute remaining. The sequence staked TCU to its largest lead of the evening at 69-41.

TCU limited the Lady Raiders to 1-13 shooting in the fourth and just five field goals in the second half.

In addition to points, the Horned Frogs' defense stifled Texas Tech into season-lows in field goals (13), field goal percentage, 3-point percentage (.118) and assists (four).

TCU finished 50 percent (26-52) from the field, marking the 10^th time this season it has shot 50 percent or better in a game. TCU has connected at or a bove a 50 percent clip in four of its five Big 12 wins.

The Horned Frogs recorded 10 blocks, their second-most in a game in 2024-25.

TCU outrebounded the Lady Raiders 36-31.

Up Next
TCU returns to Schollmaier Arena for two games, beginning with a 6:30 p.m. bout vs. UCF on Tuesday. The Frogs routed the Knights 92-52 in their conference-opener on Dec. 21. The 40-point margin of victory was TCU's largest ever in a Big 12 game.

Team Notes

TCU attained just its second 5-0 start to conference play in 48 seasons of existence. In an auspicious omen, the only other Horned Frogs team to achieve the feat was the 2000-01 squad. That team swept the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles for the program's first-ever conference championships and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth.
TCU earned its first win in Lubbock in six seasons, notching its 16^th all-time win vs. the Lady Raiders
TCU has now won nine of its last 10 conference tilts dating back to Feb. 17.
The Horned Frogs have triumphed in five of their last six Big 12 road bouts.
TCU notched five straight Big 12 victories for only the third time in 13 seasons of conference membership with Saturday's win.
Texas Tech became the 14^th team TCU has held under its season scoring average this season.
The Horned Frogs have now prevented 10 teams from scoring at least 50 points in 2024-25.
Texas Tech finished 2-17 from behind the arc, signifying the 36^th time TCU has limited teams to six-or-fewer 3-pointers in the Mark Campbell era.
TCU is now surrendering just 4.7 threes per game,
TCU had two players score at least 20 points for fifth time this season.

Individual Notes

Prince has produced a double-double in seven of her 10 career Big 12 games.
Prince's double-double was her 21^st in a TCU jersey.
Prince scored at least 20 points for the ninth time this season.
Prince moved into a tie for 12^th across the national ranks in double-doubles.
Prince finished with five blocks for the eighth time.
Prince is tied for second among all active D1 players in games with five-or-more blocks.
Van Lith's 22 points were her third-most in a TCU jersey.
Van Lith led TCU in scoring for the 11^th time.
Van Lith has now shot 50 percent or better while making at least five buckets for the ninth time in 18 starts.
Van Lith has dished out five-plus assists in 14 games this season.
Conner is shooting 49 percent from deep (30-61) over TCU's last seven outings.
Conner notched her NCAA-leading 11^th game with at least four 3-pointers in 2024-25.
Conner has drained 70 three-pointers thus far, putting her 30 makes from distance shy of matching her single-season school record.
Roberson matched her career-high for blocks.
Roberson's nine points were her second-most in a game this season.