TCU Off to Best Start Ever Following 81-66 Win over Cincinnati

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TCU Off to Best Start Ever Following 81-66 Win over Cincinnati

1/5/2025 12:06:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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Conner, Prince combine for 50 points in home victory

FORT WORTH – TCU women's basketball continues to break its own records in the Mark Campbell era.

The 11^th-ranked Horned Frogs raced past Cincinnati, 81-66, on Saturday in Schollmaier Arena to improve to a program-record 15-1 start to a season. The torrid run trumps the 14-1 record Campbell's inaugural squad commenced the 2023-24 campaign with.

TCU, winners of six straight ballgames, is also 3-0 to begin Big 12 play for the first time ever and is one of three remaining unbeatens in the expanded 16-team league.

Madison Conner and Sedona Prince combined for 50 points on a night the Horned Frogs shot 54 percent (28-54) from the field and drilled 9-18 looks from deep.

Conner led all players with 29 points and seven assists. She netted 19 of her points in the second half. Conner knocked down 6-9 three-pointers and was 4-5 behind the arc following the intermission.

Prince collected 18 of her 21 points in the paint and finished 9-12 from the field.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu joined the high-octane duo in double figures with a season-high 10 points.

TCU used a 23-point third quarter to take a 64-47 lead into the final period. Up six at halftime, the Horned Frogs scored on their first three trips down the court out of the locker room to go on top by double digits. TCU later used an 8-0 run bookended by a pair of and-one finishes from Prince and Aaliyah Roberson to widen the score to 61-43 with 1:48 remaining. Conner's fourth 3-pointer of the contest on the Horned Frogs' ensuing possession staked TCU to its largest lead of the night, 64-45.

The Horned Frogs assisted on all seven of their made field goals in the frame and limited Cincinnati to 3-12 shooting.

The separation followed a fast-paced first half that saw neither team lead by more than two possessions. Both TCU and Cincinnati (9-4, 1-2 Big 12) canned 16 buckets and shot better than 55 percent.

Cincinnati began the game 9-14 from the field and sat atop the scoreboard for more than six minutes in the first quarter. TCU closed the period on an 8-2 run sparked by three points, two rebounds and a steal from Taylor Bigby (7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) over the final 1:54.

TCU never trailed again outside of a brief 23-22 hole early in the second quarter. Conner and Bigby teamed up on a pair of 5-0 scoring spurts, with Conner connecting from deep in both spells.

Prince entered the intermission with 14 points while Conner tallied 10 points and five assists in the first half.

Leading 71-53 with 7:31 remaining, the Bearcats whittled TCU's advantage down to seven in advance of the final media timeout via a 13-2 run. Conner promptly countered with her sixth-and-final 3-pointer of the night to stymie any semblance of a Cincinnati comeback. TCU did not allow a field goal over the final 4:08. The Horned Frogs went 5-6 at the foul line in that span.

Conner finished 7-8 from the charity stripe.

TCU assisted on 21 of its 28 made field goals, marking the 15^th time in the Campbell era the Horned Frogs' have finished with an assist rate of 75 percent or better. TCU has now recorded at least 20 assists in 10 outings this season.

The Horned Frogs became the second team to out-rebound Cincinnati – the Big 12 leader in offensive boards – this season, producing a 29-24 edge on the glass. TCU surrendered just eight offensive rebounds on 29 Bearcat missed field goals.

TCU also limited a Cincinnati squad averaging 19 free throws per game to 14 attempts at the line.

Up Next
TCU embarks on a two-game road trip to face Kansas (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Tech (12-4, 1-2 Big 12).

Team Notes

TCU has won seven of its last eight Big 12 bouts.
The Horned Frogs improved to 6-0 all-time vs. Cincinnati.
TCU won its 15^th consecutive home game dating back to a 59-59 triumph over Houston on Feb. 24.
TCU attained its sixth all-time 3-0 start to conference play and first since winning its opening trio of games in its penultimate season in the Mountain West Conference in 2010-11.
Conner and Prince's performances marked the 14^th game in TCU's Big 12 era the Frogs have had two players finish with 20-plus points.
Cincinnati became the 13^th team TCU has held under its season scoring average.
TCU has now held 12 of 16 teams to six-or-fewer 3-pointers in 2024-25.
TCU drilled at least nine 3-pointers for the 30^th time in the Campbell era.
The Horned Frogs shot 50 percent or better from the field and behind the arc for the second time this season and third occasion in the Campbell era.
TCU matched its season best field goal percentage.

Individual Notes

Conner has now made at least five 3-pointers in an NCAA-leading 13 games over the last two seasons.
Conner augmented her season 3-pointers tally to 64, putting her 36 threes away from matching her own single-season school record.
Conner has connected at least four times from distance in 17 of her 27 career home games in a TCU uniform.
Conner improved her season 3-point percentage to.454, a clip that ranks fourth nationally among players with at least 40 makes from downtown.
Conner and Prince scored 20-plus points in the same game for the
Conner's seven assists matched her season best and were two shy of tying her career high.
Prince has notched at least 20 points in five of her eight career Big 12 regular season games.
Prince has scored in double figures in 34 of her 36 games as a Frog.
Hailey Van Lith finished with seven points and five assists.
Bigby scored all seven of her points in the first half.