Prince Scores 30 to Lead No. 11 TCU Past Kansas

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Prince Scores 30 to Lead No. 11 TCU Past Kansas

1/8/2025 8:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Finishes with 30-point, 14-rebound double-double in Frogs’ 80-73 win

LAWRENCE, Kan. – TCU absorbed Kansas' best shot in Allen Fieldhouse and emerged with an impressive road win.

Sedona Prince, Hailey Van Lith and Taylor Bigby combined for 60 points as the 11^th-ranked Horned Frogs held on for an 80-73 win over Kansas on Wednesday.

Prince put on a show in the sport's most storied venue, finishing with 30 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. The 6-7 center netted 20 first half points on 9-12 shooting to stake TCU to a 38-32 lead entering the intermission.

She and Van Lith worked the pick-n-roll all afternoon, with Van Lith pairing a game-high six assists – five in the first half – with 19 points.

Bigby and Van Lith capped a crucial 8-2 run with consecutive and-one finishes that gave TCU its largest lead, 68-56, with 4:16 remaining in the ballgame.

The backcourt duo accounted for 17 of TCU's 22 points in the final frame. Van Lith went 5-5 at the foul line in the fourth.

TCU improved to 16-1 overall and 4-0 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs are now one of only two remaining unbeatens in the 16-team league ahead of a Saturday night tilt vs. Texas Tech in Lubbock.

The Frogs' offense sizzled as temperatures hovered in the low-teens in the Great Plains. TCU connected at a 59 percent clip (16-29) in the first half and finished the game 52 percent, assisting on 19 of its 28 makes.

Kansas (11-4, 1-3 Big 12) kept pace, converting 25 of its 50 looks, but never led in the final three quarters. The Horned Frogs trailed 19-18 following the game's first 10 minutes. Jumpers from Prince and Agnes Emma-Nnopu on TCU's first look in the second period put the Frogs in front for good. TCU led for 34:49 in the contest.

Prince racked up a dozen points over the game's first six minutes. The Jayhawks scored on four of their final possessions in the frame.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Van Lith midway through the second gave TCU its first bit of separation, nudging the Frogs in front 29-21.

Prince stymied a string of nine Jayhawk points late in the quarter with six of her own. Donovyn Hunter drilled a three on TCU's penultimate possession trip down the court to give TCU a two-possession lead at the horn.

TCU assisted on 12 of its 16 field goals in the first half.

Prince had an answer any time Kansas threatened in the third. A midrange jumper snapped a 6-0 Jayhawks spurt and kept TCU in front 45-40. The Jayhawks again closed withing a possession, 47-44, ahead of the media timeout but Prince punched back with an and-one. Two free throws on TCU's next sequence made it 54-46 purple at the 3:43 mark in the quarter.

Bigby swished a 3-pointer from the baseline with 2:25 to go that padded TCU's lead, 73-64. The eight points in the final frame were her most in a quarter this season.

Kansas was led by 25 points from S'Mya Nichols. TCU kept the Big 12 leading scorer at bay for 30 minutes, holding the 6-0 guard to 16 points ahead of the fourth.

TCU outscored Kansas 20-13 in the second, with the teams otherwise playing even basketball.

The Horned Frogs outrebounded the Jayhawks 31-24.

Up Next
TCU tips vs. the Lady Raiders at 6 p.m. on Saturday from United Supermarkets Arena. It will be the first of two meetings between the teams this season, with Texas Tech set to return the trip east on Feb. 8.

Team Notes

TCU notched its second four-game Big 12 winning streak in the Mark Campbell era and fifth all-time.
The Horned Frogs have now won four of their last five Big 12 road bouts.
TCU earned its eighth conference victory in its last nine tries.
TCU improved to 17-12 all-time vs. the Jayhawks
The Horned Frogs earned their fourth win in Allen Fieldhouse and first since Feb. 8, 2020.
TCU has now scored at least 20 points in the third quarter in 15 of 17 games this year.
The Horned Frogs tallied at least 80 points in a game for the 10^th time.
TCU is averaging 79 points per game in conference play.
TCU shot better than 50 percent for the ninth game this season and fifth time in its last seven outings.
The win marked just the fourth time TCU has won consecutive road games in Big 12 play.
TCU had three players combine for 60 points for the second time this year. Van Lith, Prince and Conner teamed up for 60 in the Frogs' conference-opening 92-52 win at UCF on Dec. 21.
TCU became the first team to score 80 points against Kansas this season.

Individual Notes

Prince scored 20 points in a half for the first time in her career.
Prince's performance marked the third time she's scored 30 points in her TCU tenure. She is now tied for third in program history in career 30-point games.
Prince's 10 points in the first frame were her most in a quarter this season.
Prince finished three points shy of matching her career high.
Prince recorded the 23^rd double-double of her career, 20^th in a TCU jersey and seventh this season.
Prince has now recorded three-plus blocks in 10 games this season.
Prince is now averaging 18.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.5 blocks for the season.
Van Lith dished out five-plus assists for the 13^th time this year.
Van Lith swelled her season assists tally to 103. She is now only 82 assists from becoming TCU's single-season record holder.
Van Lith is also now 22 dimes away from reaching 500 career assists.
Van Lith has scored 15-or-more points in 11 of her 17 starts as a Frog.
Prince, Van Lith and Madison Conner are averaging a combined 58.5 points per game across TCUs two Big 12 road affairs.
The trio has accounted for 67 percent of TCU's scoring (211-315 points) in league play.
Conner contributed nine points and knocked down a pair of third quarter 3-pointers.
Bigby's 12 points were her second-most in a game this season.