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Frogs Fall to #15 Longhorns - TCU Athletics
The TCU Horned Frogs snapped a two-game home winning streak, falling to the No. 15-ranked Texas Longhorns 68-47 in Big 12 Conference play Saturday afternoon at Schollmaier
GoFrogs: Frogs Fall to No. 15 Longhorns
FORT WORTH – The TCU Horned Frogs snapped a two-game home winning streak, falling to the No. 15-ranked Texas Longhorns 68-47 in Big 12 Conference play Saturday afternoon at Schollmaier Arena.
TURNING POINT
TCU trailed by just six points after the first quarter of play, down 16-10, but Texas would go onto outscore the Horned Frogs 22-9 in the second quarter and never looked back. The Longhorns managed to drain 16-of-36 from the field in the first half, while limiting the Horned Frogs to make just 6-of-18 through the first two quarters.
FROG FACTS
• For the second straight game, TCU's starters included Okako Adika, Aahliyah Jackson, Michelle Berry, Yummy Morris and Lauren Heard.
• Heard made her 109th career start, tying former teammate and current graduate assistant coach Kianna Ray for No. 8 all-time.
• Heard led the Frogs in scoring with 12 points. Y. Morris followed with 11 points for the Horned Frogs.
• Heard also led the team win rebounds (7) and assists (6).
• Heard was 6-of-8 from the free throw line. She has tallied 562 free throws in her career and is currently tied with Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska, 2006-10) at No. 5 all-time in Big 12 history.
• Aja Holmes led the team from beyond the three-point arc, draining two three-pointers on the day. She finished the game with eight points.
• Y. Morris registered her ninth block of the season. She has registered a block in four straight games and in six of the last seven overall.
UP NEXT
TCU returns to the road this Tuesday, Jan. 25, to face the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Horned Frogs and Mountaineers were originally scheduled to play on Feb. 16, but due to COVID-19 postponements, the two teams will now meet in Morgantown, W. Va., next week. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT.
