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GoFrogs: Frogs Advance to WNIT Semifinals
FORT WORTH, Texas – Seniors Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore both notched double-doubles and the TCU women's basketball team put on a defensive clinic, holding Cincinnati without a field goal for a span of 12:01 in the second half en route to a 69-55 victory on Sunday afternoon to advance to the semifinals of the WNIT.
After scoring a career-high 36 points at Arkansas in her last game, Okonkwo followed that up with a 20-point, 13-rebound performance on Sunday.
Moore was extremely effective as well, finishing with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season. She also became just the seventh player in TCU history to reach the 1,500-point threshold for her career.
With the victory, the Horned Frogs (24-10) advance to the WNIT semifinals for the second consecutive season. TCU will hit the road once again as it will play Arizona at 8:30 p.m. CT in Tucson on Wednesday.
The win also ups TCU's home record to 17-3, improving on a mark which already stands as a school record. The Frogs have also reached 24 wins for just the fourth time in program history.
The Rundown
TCU came out of the gate ready to play, jumping out to an 11-2 lead after making five of its first eight shots of the contest. The Horned Frogs set a strong defensive tone early in the game as well, holding the Bearcats to just two makes out of their first 12 shots.
The Bearcats battled back though, cutting the TCU lead to just three points at 21-18 at the end of the first quarter. Okonkwo and Moore accounted for 16 of the Frogs' points in the opening frame.
Cincinnati continued to apply the pressure in the opening minutes of the second quarter, moving within one at 27-26 on a fastbreak layup by Florence Sifa. TCU immediately answered with a 9-0 run, however, to move back ahead by eight, 34-26. The two squads would trade buckets the rest of the half as the Horned Frogs went into the locker room up 38-31 at the break.
The Bearcats weren't going away without a fight though, as they opened the second half on a 13-3 run to reclaim their first lead since the opening minute of the game at 44-41 with 6:45 remaining in the third quarter.
That three-point lead was short-lived, however, as TCU found its groove and responded with a dominating 23-2 run over the next 12:01, spanning the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarters.
During that stretch, the Horned Frogs defense did not allow a single made field goal, forcing 17 consecutive missed shots and three turnovers from the Bearcats to close out the victory.
Stat of the Day
12:01 -- TCU held Cincinnati without a field goal for a stretch of 12:01 from the 4:39 mark of the third quarter to the 2:38 mark of the fourth. During that span, the Bearcats were 0-of-17 from the field as the Frogs went on a 23-2 run to clinch the win. TCU limited Cincinnati to just five points in the final frame, the lowest fourth-quarter point total by an opponent this season.
Quotes of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"We're going back to the final four, one of the very few teams left still playing. I love that. This is a team whose attitude heading into the postseason was great. They could have pouted and gotten in their feelings, but instead they are really locking in on each other. These seniors have led us really well with a focused sense of urgency. I think all of our players have bought in, and you can't get this far without that. Today, I thought [Cincinnati] came out in the second half and went on a pretty impressive run, but we were able to lock in on our defense and their tendencies. We did not just play hard, we played smart and that was the big turning point of the game."
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
March 31, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,436
TCU (24-10) -- 69
Cincinnati (24-11) -- 55
TEAM NOTES
* Today's game marked the latest in a season that the Horned Frogs have played in program history.
* With today's victory, TCU has now advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT for the second consecutive season.
* The Horned Frogs recorded their 24th win of the season, marking the fourth time in program history that the Frogs have reached that mark.
* After winning 23 games a year ago, the Frogs have now amassed 47 wins over the last two seasons, the third for in a two-season stretch in program history. TCU totaled 49 wins between the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons and 48 wins between the 2003-04 and 2004-05.
* TCU improved to 13-6 all-time in the WNIT, including a 9-1 record at home.
* TCU is now 5-1 all-time against Cincinnati and 3-0 against the Bearcats in Fort Worth. Additionally, TCU has won its last four meetings between the two schools.
* It was Raegan Pebley's first meeting with Cincinnati as a head coach and Horned Frogs' first meeting with the Bearcats since Jan. 23, 2005 in Fort Worth when TCU won 68-51.
* The Horned Frogs started with a lineup of Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray, Amy Okonkwo, Jayde Woods, and Jordan Moore for the tenth time this season and the fifth consecutive game and are now 8-2 with this starting lineup.
* The Horned Frogs made two threes, giving them a made a 3-pointer for the 245th consecutive game. Additionally, they became the 11th team in school history to make at least 200 threes in a season with 201 total threes made this season.
* TCU as a team boosted its season points total to 2,352, the sixth highest point total in a season in program history.
* The Horned Frogs dished out 16 assists on 24 made shots, giving them the fourth-highest assist total in a season in school history with 525 total assists this year.
* TCU held Cincinnati to just five points in the fourth quarter, the fewest points scored by an opponent in the fourth quarter this season.
* All 11 active players played for TCU for the third time in four WNIT games.
* TCU out-rebounded Cincinnati, 46-33, and is now 17-2 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Lauren Heard
* Today was her 20th birthday.
* Finished with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, as well as two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
* Recorded multiple steals for the 17th time this season.
Jordan Moore
* Scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, giving her the fifth-highest point total in a season in TCU history with 543 points this year.
* Recorded her 12th double-double of the season and the 21st of her career with her 16 points and 11 rebounds.
* Is now only one double-double shy of tying Janice Dziuk (22) for the second most double-doubles in school history.
* Her 11 rebounds brought her season total to 283, the fifth-most a Horned Frog has ever recorded in a single season.
* The seven field goals made by Moore now give her the second-most made field goals in a single season, with 209.
* Added four blocks, her 20th game this season with multiple blocks.
Amy Okonkwo
* Scored a team-high 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting, moving her into 10th place on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,302 career points at TCU.
* Additionally, she moved to 11th place on TCU's single-season field goals made leaderboard with 174 total made field goals this season.
* She led the team in scoring for the third consecutive game, ninth time this season, and 29th time of her career.
* She has scored at least 20 points in consecutive games, the first time a Horned Frog has accomplished that feat since Jordan Moore scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (Kansas State on Feb. 23 through Oklahoma on March 2).
* Added a team-high 13 rebounds, giving her a double-double in consecutive games. She joined Jordan Moore as the only Horned Frog to record double-doubles in consecutive games this season.
* Additionally, her 13 rebounds tie the most rebounds she has recorded in a double-double at home in her career.
Kianna Ray
* Dished out a team-high eight assists, marking the 20th time this season and the 40th time of her career that she has led the team in that category.
* She has now recorded at least five assists in 12 games this season and 25 games in her career.
* Additionally, it was the most assists she has recorded in a game since she recorded nine assists against Army on Dec. 2.
* Added a team-high four steals, her second-highest steal total of the season.
* Recorded a team-best +/- of +17.
GoFrogs: Frogs Advance to WNIT Semifinals
FORT WORTH, Texas – Seniors Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore both notched double-doubles and the TCU women's basketball team put on a defensive clinic, holding Cincinnati without a field goal for a span of 12:01 in the second half en route to a 69-55 victory on Sunday afternoon to advance to the semifinals of the WNIT.
After scoring a career-high 36 points at Arkansas in her last game, Okonkwo followed that up with a 20-point, 13-rebound performance on Sunday.
Moore was extremely effective as well, finishing with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season. She also became just the seventh player in TCU history to reach the 1,500-point threshold for her career.
With the victory, the Horned Frogs (24-10) advance to the WNIT semifinals for the second consecutive season. TCU will hit the road once again as it will play Arizona at 8:30 p.m. CT in Tucson on Wednesday.
The win also ups TCU's home record to 17-3, improving on a mark which already stands as a school record. The Frogs have also reached 24 wins for just the fourth time in program history.
The Rundown
TCU came out of the gate ready to play, jumping out to an 11-2 lead after making five of its first eight shots of the contest. The Horned Frogs set a strong defensive tone early in the game as well, holding the Bearcats to just two makes out of their first 12 shots.
The Bearcats battled back though, cutting the TCU lead to just three points at 21-18 at the end of the first quarter. Okonkwo and Moore accounted for 16 of the Frogs' points in the opening frame.
Cincinnati continued to apply the pressure in the opening minutes of the second quarter, moving within one at 27-26 on a fastbreak layup by Florence Sifa. TCU immediately answered with a 9-0 run, however, to move back ahead by eight, 34-26. The two squads would trade buckets the rest of the half as the Horned Frogs went into the locker room up 38-31 at the break.
The Bearcats weren't going away without a fight though, as they opened the second half on a 13-3 run to reclaim their first lead since the opening minute of the game at 44-41 with 6:45 remaining in the third quarter.
That three-point lead was short-lived, however, as TCU found its groove and responded with a dominating 23-2 run over the next 12:01, spanning the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarters.
During that stretch, the Horned Frogs defense did not allow a single made field goal, forcing 17 consecutive missed shots and three turnovers from the Bearcats to close out the victory.
Stat of the Day
12:01 -- TCU held Cincinnati without a field goal for a stretch of 12:01 from the 4:39 mark of the third quarter to the 2:38 mark of the fourth. During that span, the Bearcats were 0-of-17 from the field as the Frogs went on a 23-2 run to clinch the win. TCU limited Cincinnati to just five points in the final frame, the lowest fourth-quarter point total by an opponent this season.
Quotes of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"We're going back to the final four, one of the very few teams left still playing. I love that. This is a team whose attitude heading into the postseason was great. They could have pouted and gotten in their feelings, but instead they are really locking in on each other. These seniors have led us really well with a focused sense of urgency. I think all of our players have bought in, and you can't get this far without that. Today, I thought [Cincinnati] came out in the second half and went on a pretty impressive run, but we were able to lock in on our defense and their tendencies. We did not just play hard, we played smart and that was the big turning point of the game."
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
March 31, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 2,436
TCU (24-10) -- 69
Cincinnati (24-11) -- 55
TEAM NOTES
* Today's game marked the latest in a season that the Horned Frogs have played in program history.
* With today's victory, TCU has now advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT for the second consecutive season.
* The Horned Frogs recorded their 24th win of the season, marking the fourth time in program history that the Frogs have reached that mark.
* After winning 23 games a year ago, the Frogs have now amassed 47 wins over the last two seasons, the third for in a two-season stretch in program history. TCU totaled 49 wins between the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons and 48 wins between the 2003-04 and 2004-05.
* TCU improved to 13-6 all-time in the WNIT, including a 9-1 record at home.
* TCU is now 5-1 all-time against Cincinnati and 3-0 against the Bearcats in Fort Worth. Additionally, TCU has won its last four meetings between the two schools.
* It was Raegan Pebley's first meeting with Cincinnati as a head coach and Horned Frogs' first meeting with the Bearcats since Jan. 23, 2005 in Fort Worth when TCU won 68-51.
* The Horned Frogs started with a lineup of Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray, Amy Okonkwo, Jayde Woods, and Jordan Moore for the tenth time this season and the fifth consecutive game and are now 8-2 with this starting lineup.
* The Horned Frogs made two threes, giving them a made a 3-pointer for the 245th consecutive game. Additionally, they became the 11th team in school history to make at least 200 threes in a season with 201 total threes made this season.
* TCU as a team boosted its season points total to 2,352, the sixth highest point total in a season in program history.
* The Horned Frogs dished out 16 assists on 24 made shots, giving them the fourth-highest assist total in a season in school history with 525 total assists this year.
* TCU held Cincinnati to just five points in the fourth quarter, the fewest points scored by an opponent in the fourth quarter this season.
* All 11 active players played for TCU for the third time in four WNIT games.
* TCU out-rebounded Cincinnati, 46-33, and is now 17-2 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Lauren Heard
* Today was her 20th birthday.
* Finished with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, as well as two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
* Recorded multiple steals for the 17th time this season.
Jordan Moore
* Scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, giving her the fifth-highest point total in a season in TCU history with 543 points this year.
* Recorded her 12th double-double of the season and the 21st of her career with her 16 points and 11 rebounds.
* Is now only one double-double shy of tying Janice Dziuk (22) for the second most double-doubles in school history.
* Her 11 rebounds brought her season total to 283, the fifth-most a Horned Frog has ever recorded in a single season.
* The seven field goals made by Moore now give her the second-most made field goals in a single season, with 209.
* Added four blocks, her 20th game this season with multiple blocks.
Amy Okonkwo
* Scored a team-high 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting, moving her into 10th place on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,302 career points at TCU.
* Additionally, she moved to 11th place on TCU's single-season field goals made leaderboard with 174 total made field goals this season.
* She led the team in scoring for the third consecutive game, ninth time this season, and 29th time of her career.
* She has scored at least 20 points in consecutive games, the first time a Horned Frog has accomplished that feat since Jordan Moore scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (Kansas State on Feb. 23 through Oklahoma on March 2).
* Added a team-high 13 rebounds, giving her a double-double in consecutive games. She joined Jordan Moore as the only Horned Frog to record double-doubles in consecutive games this season.
* Additionally, her 13 rebounds tie the most rebounds she has recorded in a double-double at home in her career.
Kianna Ray
* Dished out a team-high eight assists, marking the 20th time this season and the 40th time of her career that she has led the team in that category.
* She has now recorded at least five assists in 12 games this season and 25 games in her career.
* Additionally, it was the most assists she has recorded in a game since she recorded nine assists against Army on Dec. 2.
* Added a team-high four steals, her second-highest steal total of the season.
* Recorded a team-best +/- of +17.
