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GoFrogs: TCU Downed by No. 9-Ranked Baylor

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GoFrogs: TCU Downed by No. 9-Ranked Baylor
WACO, Texas
– The TCU Horned Frogs dropped a Big 12 Conference road contest to the No. 9-ranked Baylor Lady Bears, falling 82-49 Tuesday evening at the Ferrell Center.

TURNING POINT
Baylor opened the contest 6-of-6 from the field and backed a 76.9 (10-of-13) shooting effort with a 10-point lead heading into the second quarter. TCU held the Lady Bears within three points over the course of the second quarter, but a 13-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome.

FROG FACTS
• TCU started a line-up of Caroline Germond, Aahliyah Jackson, Tavy Diggs, Lauren Heard and Michelle Berry for the for the first time this season.
• TCU fell to 5-41 all-time against Baylor, including a 2-20 mark against the Lady Bears in Waco.
• TCU had 11 different players see game action on Tuesday, marking the most players in a game for the Frogs since 11 players saw action against Oral Roberts back on Dec. 22.
Lauren Heard led the Frogs with 14 points, scoring 10+ for the 13th time in 14 games this season. She has scored 10+ in 55 of 114 career games played.
• Heard led the team with nine rebounds, one rebound shy of a double-double. She also dished out a team-best four assists and had a team-high three steals.
• Heard now has 1,312 career points, moving past Jill Sutton (1999-2001) for 11th-place all-time on the all-time career scoring list. She is 12 points away from tying Amy Okonkwo (2016-19) who had 1,324 points in her career.
• Heard also moved up the all-time career leaders list in free throws made, becoming just the third Horned Frog in history to drain 400+ free throws. She ranks No. 3 all-time with 402 free throws made.
Michelle Berry totaled double-digits for a third straight game, collecting 12 points in the contest.
Aaliyah Morgan saw her first action since Dec. 9, against Lamar. She finished the contest with an assist in six minutes of action.

UP NEXT
The Horned Frogs (7-7, 2-7) is back at home this Saturday, Jan. 30, hosting the West Virginia Mountaineers. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena and the contest will be televised live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
 
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