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GoFrogs: Frogs Win SEC/Big 12 Challenge at Ole Miss, 55-50
OXFORD, Miss. – Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore both recorded double-doubles as the TCU women's basketball team (5-1) outlasted a hard-fighting Ole Miss (3-5) squad, 55-50, in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge at the Pavilion at Ole Miss.
THE RUNDOWN
The Horned Frogs missed their first five shots of the contest and did not have a field goal the first 4:31 of the game but they bounced back in resounding fashion, using a 13-1 run to end the frame to grab the early lead. The TCU defense was tremendous late in the quarter, holding Ole Miss without a point over the final 3:36.
The Frogs continued to build on that advantage in the second quarter, heading into the locker room at halftime with a 29-17 advantage.
Ole Miss refused to go quietly, however, outscoring the Frogs, 23-10, in the third quarter to take a one-point leading going into the final 10 minutes of play.
Moore took over in the fourth for the Frogs, scoring 10 of TCU's final 14 points, including a fastbreak layup with four seconds remaining to seal the victory.
STAT OF THE GAME
47 – TCU outrebounded Ole Miss, 47-32, including 21-11 on the offensive glass. The Frogs turned those into 17 second-chance points.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"Sometimes you just have to win ugly and that was kind of how it went tonight. At the end we found a way. It was a collective effort by a lot of people. In a game like this there were a lot of key moments and key possessions. Whether it was Kianna (Ray) and Jayde (Woods) hitting free throws, the rebound at the end of the game by Lauren (Heard), Dakota (Vann) hitting a big three or Jordan (Moore) stepping up at the end. But Amy (Okonkwo) was a consistent threat for us all night. There were a lot of important, key figures in this game but we win as a team and this was a good team win."
UP NEXT
TCU will return to the friendly confines of Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena where it will open a six-game homestand against Army at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2. The contest has been designated the Maggie Dixon Classic, presented by the TCU and University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine. A Heart Health Fair will be held before the game, starting at 12 p.m.
TCU Women's Basketball Postgame Notes
Nov. 29, 2018 – Oxford, Miss. (The Pavilion at Ole Miss)
Attendance: 1270
TCU (4-1) – 55
Ole Miss (3-4) – 50
Team Notes
* The game was TCU's third appearance in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
* The Horned Frogs are now 2-1 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, including an 88-67 win over Alabama in Fort Worth last season.
* TCU started with a lineup of Lauren Heard, Jayde Woods, Kianna Ray, Jordan Moore and Anneli Maley for the second time this season.
* The Frogs were 4-for-19 from 3-point range and have made at least one 3-pointer in 216 consecutive games.
* The meeting with Ole Miss was TCU's first since the 2007 NCAA Tournament First Round when it fell to the Rebels in Hartford, Conn.
* TCU is now 1-3 all-time against Ole Miss and 12-80 against current SEC teams.
* TCU ended the first quarter on a 13-1 run and did not allow an Ole Miss point over the final 3:36 of the quarter.
* Both Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore recorded double-doubles, marking the first time a pair of TCU teammates accomplished that feat in the same game since the same duo did it against West Virginia on Jan. 13, 2018.
* Committed a season-high 21 turnovers.
* TCU outscored Ole Miss 17-9 in second-chance points and 27-9 in points off the bench.
Individual Notes
Anneli Maley
* Made her second career start.
* Recorded six rebounds for the second game in a row.
Jordan Moore
* Scored 15 points, reaching double-digits for the sixth time in as many games this season and 51st time in her career.
* Now has 1,053 career points, which ranks 17th in TCU history.
* With a team and season-high 15 rebounds, she now has 643 in her career, moving her past Stacy (Price) Francis (1994-98) into seventh place in TCU history.
* Reached double-digits in rebounds for the first time this season and 15th time in her career.
* The 15 rebounds are the most by a TCU player since Moore set her career high with 16 against Kansas on Jan. 22, 2017.
* Recorded her first double-double of the season and 10th of her career.
* Had three blocks to move her career total to 173, which ranks third in TCU history.
Amy Okonkwo
* Scored a season-high 19 points, reaching double-digits for the fifth time this season and 51st time in her career.
* Also had a season-high tying 11 rebounds as she recorded her second double-double of the season and ninth of her career.
* Became the third player to lead TCU in scoring this season, joining Jordan Moore and Kianna Ray.
Kianna Ray
* Hit a 3-pointer for the fifth consecutive game and has now made 19 of the team's 39 total 3's this season (48.7 percent).
* Had six assists, marking the sixth time in as many games and 19th time in her career with 5+ helpers in a game.
Dakota Vann
* Scored a season-high six points, including her second 3-pointer of the year.
