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Moore Leads TCU in Season-Opening Win
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU women's basketball team used a strong outing from junior Jordan Moore to grab a season-opening 72-58 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena.
Moore set career-highs with 21 points and seven blocks while also adding eight rebounds. Amber Ramirez added 18 points and tied a career-high with seven assists. Five of those seven assists were to Moore.
TCU (1-0) won its fifth straight season opener and also won for the 21st time in its last 22 home openers. Oral Roberts (0-1) was led by Sarah Garvie who scored 20 points off the bench, thanks largely to six 3-pointers.
Defining Moments
The Frogs trailed by one after the first quarter, 15-14, but exploded for 30 points in the second quarter thanks to hitting 10-of-13 shots in the period. That included a stretch where the Frogs made nine straight shots.
That streak started with back-to-back 3-pointers from Ramirez to push a one-point TCU lead to seven points. The Frogs would never relinquish that lead as they stayed hot for the remainder of the second quarter and took a 44-30 lead at halftime.
TCU held its biggest lead of 18 points, 53-35, with 5:29 to go in the third quarter, but the Golden Eagles didn't go down without a fight. From that point, ORU went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead down to eight, 53-45, with 1:58 remaining in the third quarter, but would never get any closer.
Stats of the Game
21 -- Jordan Moore's career-high 21 points came on 8-of-13 shooting overall and 5-of-8 from the free throw line. She also set a career-high with seven blocks.
Quote of the Game
"We knew this wasn't going to be the typical opening game. We knew it was going to be tough, but that was intentional with our scheduling. We wanted to learn a lot about ourselves early in the season. Oral Roberts fit that bill. We knew they are a very good team that had a lot of great returning players that were going to test our interior and test our defense in a lot of ways." -- Raegan Pebley
Up Next
TCU faces a road test at SMU on Tuesday. The Frogs and Mustangs will tip off at 7 p.m. at Moody Coliseum. TCU has won three straight over SMU, including a 76-67 decision last season in which the Frogs hit 15 3-pointers inside Schollmaier Arena.
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TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
TCU (1-0) vs Oral Roberts (0-1) -- Schollmaier Arena
TCU 72, Oral Roberts 58
Team Notes
* The Frogs moved to 25-16 in season openers. The Frogs have now won nine of their last 11 season openers.
* TCU is now 31-10 (30-10) in home openers. The Frogs have won 21 of their last 22 home openers.
* TCU is now 15-4 in November under Raegan Pebley. The Frogs went 5-1 last season with the only loss coming at No. 1 Notre Dame.
* The win was Raegan Pebley's 49th at TCU.
* TCU's starting lineup featured Amber Ramirez, Toree Thompson, Dakota Vann, Adeola Akomolafe and Jordan Moore.
* Moore, a junior, made her third straight season-opening start. Thompson made her second straight. Akomolafe, Ramirez and Vann all started on opening day for the first time. Vann is in her first season with the Frogs.
Individual Notes
* Jordan Moore's 21 points set a new career-high. Her previous high was an 18-point game at Kansas last season. Moore scored in double figures for the 24th time in her career.
* Moore also set a new career-high with seven blocks. Her previous high was six blocks against Eastern Michigan in the 2016 WNIT.
* The seven blocks were the most by a Horned Frog since Latricia Lovings had seven against West Virginia on March 8, 2014, in a Big 12 Championships quarterfinal.
* Moore's first block of the game, on ORU's third possession, gave her 100 in her career. She is just the fourth player in TCU history to record 100 career blocks.
* Amber Ramirez tied a career-high with seven assists. She also had seven against Sam Houston State last season.
* Ramirez's 18 points left her one shy of her career-high, a 19-point effort against Butler last season. She scored in double figures for the eighth time in her career.
* Toree Thompson scored 12 points, giving her 23 career games in double figures.
* Amy Okonkwo scored 10 points, giving her 20 career games in double figures.
Moore Leads TCU in Season-Opening Win
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU women's basketball team used a strong outing from junior Jordan Moore to grab a season-opening 72-58 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena.
Moore set career-highs with 21 points and seven blocks while also adding eight rebounds. Amber Ramirez added 18 points and tied a career-high with seven assists. Five of those seven assists were to Moore.
TCU (1-0) won its fifth straight season opener and also won for the 21st time in its last 22 home openers. Oral Roberts (0-1) was led by Sarah Garvie who scored 20 points off the bench, thanks largely to six 3-pointers.
Defining Moments
The Frogs trailed by one after the first quarter, 15-14, but exploded for 30 points in the second quarter thanks to hitting 10-of-13 shots in the period. That included a stretch where the Frogs made nine straight shots.
That streak started with back-to-back 3-pointers from Ramirez to push a one-point TCU lead to seven points. The Frogs would never relinquish that lead as they stayed hot for the remainder of the second quarter and took a 44-30 lead at halftime.
TCU held its biggest lead of 18 points, 53-35, with 5:29 to go in the third quarter, but the Golden Eagles didn't go down without a fight. From that point, ORU went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead down to eight, 53-45, with 1:58 remaining in the third quarter, but would never get any closer.
Stats of the Game
21 -- Jordan Moore's career-high 21 points came on 8-of-13 shooting overall and 5-of-8 from the free throw line. She also set a career-high with seven blocks.
Quote of the Game
"We knew this wasn't going to be the typical opening game. We knew it was going to be tough, but that was intentional with our scheduling. We wanted to learn a lot about ourselves early in the season. Oral Roberts fit that bill. We knew they are a very good team that had a lot of great returning players that were going to test our interior and test our defense in a lot of ways." -- Raegan Pebley
Up Next
TCU faces a road test at SMU on Tuesday. The Frogs and Mustangs will tip off at 7 p.m. at Moody Coliseum. TCU has won three straight over SMU, including a 76-67 decision last season in which the Frogs hit 15 3-pointers inside Schollmaier Arena.
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TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
TCU (1-0) vs Oral Roberts (0-1) -- Schollmaier Arena
TCU 72, Oral Roberts 58
Team Notes
* The Frogs moved to 25-16 in season openers. The Frogs have now won nine of their last 11 season openers.
* TCU is now 31-10 (30-10) in home openers. The Frogs have won 21 of their last 22 home openers.
* TCU is now 15-4 in November under Raegan Pebley. The Frogs went 5-1 last season with the only loss coming at No. 1 Notre Dame.
* The win was Raegan Pebley's 49th at TCU.
* TCU's starting lineup featured Amber Ramirez, Toree Thompson, Dakota Vann, Adeola Akomolafe and Jordan Moore.
* Moore, a junior, made her third straight season-opening start. Thompson made her second straight. Akomolafe, Ramirez and Vann all started on opening day for the first time. Vann is in her first season with the Frogs.
Individual Notes
* Jordan Moore's 21 points set a new career-high. Her previous high was an 18-point game at Kansas last season. Moore scored in double figures for the 24th time in her career.
* Moore also set a new career-high with seven blocks. Her previous high was six blocks against Eastern Michigan in the 2016 WNIT.
* The seven blocks were the most by a Horned Frog since Latricia Lovings had seven against West Virginia on March 8, 2014, in a Big 12 Championships quarterfinal.
* Moore's first block of the game, on ORU's third possession, gave her 100 in her career. She is just the fourth player in TCU history to record 100 career blocks.
* Amber Ramirez tied a career-high with seven assists. She also had seven against Sam Houston State last season.
* Ramirez's 18 points left her one shy of her career-high, a 19-point effort against Butler last season. She scored in double figures for the eighth time in her career.
* Toree Thompson scored 12 points, giving her 23 career games in double figures.
* Amy Okonkwo scored 10 points, giving her 20 career games in double figures.
