No. 10 TCU Hammers Houston to Finish Undefeated at Home

Wednesday, February 26

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 PM

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27-3,15-2Big 12

Houston

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No. 10 TCU Hammers Houston to Finish Undefeated at Home

2/26/2025 11:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Horned Frogs face Baylor on Sunday for Big 12 regular season championship

FORT WORTH – No. 10 TCU spun a perfect senior night script and set the stage for the most anticipated Big 12 basketball game in school history.

The Horned Frogs throttled Houston, 91-56, on Wednesday in their final regular season friendly at Schollmaier Arena.

TCU (27-3, 15-2 Big 12) honored seven graduating players following the final horn. The septet combined for 74 points, with Hailey Van Lith netting a game-high 26.

With the win, TCU will battle No. 17 Baylor (25-6, 15-2 Big 12) at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday in Waco for the undisputed Big 12 Championship. Baylor has won the league in 13 of the last 19 seasons. The Horned Frogs will go for their first conference championship in 20 years and the university's first Big 12 basketball title.

TCU finished undefeated at home for just the second time in its 48-season history with the result. The Frogs won all 19 of their home games in the 2024-25 regular season. TCU is enjoying a 22-game home winning streak, the longest in the Big 12.

Wednesday's tilt billed itself as the ultimate trap game. Last-place Houston (5-23, 1-16 Big 12) sandwiched itself between the de facto conference championship game and an emotional 71-50 triumph over No. 17 West Virginia three days earlier.

The Horned Frogs did not afford even so much as a thought of a close contest.

TCU scored the first nine points of the ballgame and closed the first half on a 20-2 run spanning the final 5:56.

The Frogs knocked down 10-16 attempts from long range in the on their way to a 52-21 halftime lead. TCU finished 7-9 from distance in the second quarter.

Van Lith tallied 20 points in the first half. She converted 4-5 looks behind the arc and was 7-9 from the field.

The Lieberman Award finalist had as many first half field goals as Houston, whom TCU held to 26 percent shooting (7-29).

Madison Conner drilled a trio of first half 3-pointers while Sedona Prince added eight points.

Conner scored 15 points for the game via five 3-pointers while Prince came one rebound shy of recording a double-double, finishing with 13 points and nine rebounds.

TCU maintained its 30-point lead over the third and fourth quarters. All 13 active players entered the game.

Deasia Merrill added nine points and six rebounds across 13 minutes off the bench. Fellow seniors Agnes Emma-Nnopu (6 rebounds, 5 points) and Una Jovanovic (6 points, 3 assists) also enjoyed extended time on the hardwood.

TCU dished out 22 assists against eight turnovers.

Houston played the game with just seven active players. The Cougars were led by 25 points from guard Gia Cooke.

Team Notes

TCU won its 700^th all-time women's basketball game.
TCU guaranteed itself either the No. 1 seed or the No. 2 seed and a double bye in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
The Horned Frogs earned their second top-two finish in Big 12 play since joining the conference in 2012-13.
The 2024-25 TCU women's basketball team is the 21^st in the history of the Big 12 to win at least 15 conference games.
TCU has now claimed 19 of its last 22 Big 12 bouts.
TCU's nine straight points to begin the first quarter signified its longest scoring run to start a game in Big 12 play.
TCU's 10 first half 3-pointers were its most ever in a half in a Big 12 game.
The Frogs drained 10 three-pointers in a half for the second time this season and in the Mark Campbell era.
TCU shot 54 percent (34-63) from the floor. The Frogs' 34 field goals were their second-most ever in a Big 12 game and signified a Campbell era Big 12 single game record.
TCU recorded 20-or-more assists for the 15^th time this season. TCU is undefeated in 2024-25 and 24-1 in the Campbell era when dishing out 20-or-more dimes.
The Horned Frogs are now just five assists away from breaking their single-season record of 592, set by the 2017-18 squad.
TCU finished with 13 three-pointers, putting itself just six longballs away of becoming the first Big 12 team to drain at least 300 three-pointers in consecutive seasons.
The Horned Frogs have now scored 90 points in a game a program record seven times this season.
TCU's 91 points scored were its third-most ever in a Big 12 game.
TCU has led at halftime in all 17 of its Big 12 contests.

Individual Notes

Van Lith scored 20 points in a half for the first time this season.
Van Lith has netted 26 points in consecutive games.
Van Lith shot 50 percent or better from the field and finished with at least five made baskets for the 14^th time in 30 starts as a Horned Frog. TCU is undefeated when Van Lith ticks both boxes.
Van Lith finished with five assists, good for her 19^th game this season with five-or-more.
Van Lith increased her season assists tally to 165, putting her within 20 of breaking Natasha Lacy's program record for single-season assists (184).
Conner notched her 14^th game with at least five 3-pointers over the last two seasons.
Conner drained at least four 3-pointers in a home game for the 21^st time in 34 career outings in Schollmaier Arena.
Conner has now connected from distance an NCAA-leading 106 times in 2024-25. She is 25 threes shy of breaking the Big 12 single season record for 3-pointers.
Conner remains the active D1 leader in career games with five-or-more 3-pointers (16).
Merrill is averaging six points and four rebounds across 9.2 minutes per game over TCU's last five victories.
Merrill's six rebounds were her second-most in a Big 12 game.
Prince led TCU on the boards for the 21^st time this season.
Aaliyah Roberson, Donovyn Hunter, Taylor Bigby and Emma-Nnopu pitched in five points apiece.
Emma-Nnopu has been a part of four teams who have won 15-or-more conference games.
Campbell improved his combined career year-over-year win differential to 41 games.