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FWST: Good isn't good enough for TCU

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FWST: Good isn't good enough for TCU

By Stefan Stevenson
sstevenson@star-telegram.com

Helena Sverrisdottir and her three senior teammates held a players-only meeting last week before the TCU women opened their season Friday.

The message was simple: Don't take your foot off the pedal.

The No. 23 Horned Frogs host rival SMU (0-1) at 6:30 tonight at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum after winning their opener over Houston Baptist 96-38. Sverrisdottir, the reigning Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Frogs never stepped off the gas.

The player they call Ice -- she's a native of Iceland -- and senior Emily Carter, who scored a career-high 26 points in the opener, are two of four returning starters expected to lead the Frogs to another MWC title and NCAA Tournament berth.

Sverrisdottir talked recently about this season. ...
 
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