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GoFrogs: TCU Knocks Off Nicholls State in Non-Conference Action
FORT WORTH – The TCU Horned Frogs moved to 3-0 on the season with a 72-47 non-conference win over Nicholls State, Thursday evening at Schollmaier Arena.
Kianna Ray led a trio of TCU scorers that scored 10+ points, netting a game-high 14 points on the evening. Ryann Payne scored 11 points and Jaycee Bradley poured in another 11 points for the Horned Frogs.
THE RUNDOWN
TCU opened the game with a 14-4 run and Nicholls followed scoring eight of the next 10 points to cut the deficit to four points after one quarter of play. The Horned Frogs proved much to dominant in this one though, putting the contest away in a second quarter that saw the home team outscore the Colonels 24-9 on the way to a 40-21 halftime lead.
The Horned Frogs had its highest third quarter scoring effort of the season, netting 23 points on the way to a 63-37 advantage. TCU led by as many as 29 in the quarter and eventually pushed the lead to 30 points midway through the fourth quarter.
TCU scored its most points of the young season, while also pulling down a season-high 54 rebounds. It marked TCU's highest rebounding effort in a game since pulling down 54 boards against Southeastern Louisiana back on Dec. 17, 2017.
STAT OF THE GAME
23-of-31 – TCU tallied 23 assists on 31 made buckets on Thursday, marking the team's best assists to made field goals ratio on the year. Jayde Woods and Lauren Heard led the way with five assists each.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"Much better third quarter for us than the last game, and I thought that was a big focus of ours coming into this game. We were going to do what we needed to do in the first, but show improvement in a couple areas: the third quarter and on the boards. I think we did much better in those areas. It's great to see a lot of people get opportunities and get out there. Tavy Diggs seeing her first college basketball game and experiencing that. I know she values it, so it was great to get the dub."
On the ball movement:
"I thought we moved it really well and moved it within our game plan. You know, we still had some turnovers, but a lot of those were good looks that we just didn't complete. Some of the high-low opportunities and off of penetration. That's another fixable area that we can get better at and just be a little more ready for those passes."
Sophomore Guard Ryann Payne
On five steals:
"We practice that a lot and I just look to be real aggressive, whether it's on the ball or off the ball. And with the help of my teammates, they bring me up with energy."
UP NEXT
TCU will hit the road for the first time in 2019-20, taking on the SMU Mustangs next Wednesday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.
TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 14, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,800
TCU (2-0) – 72
Nicholls Stat (0-2) - 47
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU won its 20th straight non-conference home game.
• TCU started 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season and improved to 32-7 in November under head coach Raegan Pebley.
• TCU improved to 3-0 all-time against Nicholls State, with all three wins coming at home.
• TCU pushed its record to 19-16 all-time in games played against schools from the state of Louisiana.
• TCU won for the 40th straight time against a program affiliated with the Southland Conference.
• TCU won for the sixth straight time inside Schollmaier Arena and improved to 8-2 in its last 10 home games.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley moved to 98-71 at TCU and 254-246 overall in her career.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU started with a lineup of Jaycee Bradley, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray and Adeola Akomalafe.
• TCU moved to 3-0 on the season with the above starting line-up.
• TCU forced 21 turnovers and have forced 20 or more turnovers in each game this season.
• Twelve different players saw action for the Horned Frogs, TCU's most players in a game since Dec. 20, 2018, against Sam Houston State. Every player who saw action scored.
• TCU's 25-point margin of victory was its highest since TCU beat Alcorn State 88-31 on Dec. 29., 2018.
• The TCU defense held Nicholls State to just 29.2 percent shooting from the floor, the lowest shooting percentage by an opponent since Alcorn State shot 25.0 percent (11-of-44) from the floor in TCU's 88-31 win on Dec. 29, 2018.
• The Horned Frogs hauled in 54 rebounds, its most in a game since they totaled 54 rebounds on Dec. 10, 2017 against Southeastern Louisiana.
PLAYER NOTES
• Kianna Ray scored a game-high 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting, added six rebounds and dished out four assists.
• Ryann Payne scored in double-figures for the second time of her career, totaling 11 points, three assists and a career-high five steals.
• Jaycee Bradley scored 11 points, 9 of which coming on threes.
• Adeola Akomolafe scored six points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded three steals.
• Freshman Tavy Diggs made her collegiate debut, scoring her first points on an offensive putback in the second quarter. She totaled five points, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 16 minutes of action.
• Yummy Morris five points, hauled in seven rebounds, and swatted away two shots. She recorded multiple blocks in back-to-back games for the second time in her career.
• Becky Obinma set career highs in rebounds (5) and points (2).
• Ella Hellessey scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and tied her career-high with two blocked shots.
GoFrogs: TCU Knocks Off Nicholls State in Non-Conference Action
FORT WORTH – The TCU Horned Frogs moved to 3-0 on the season with a 72-47 non-conference win over Nicholls State, Thursday evening at Schollmaier Arena.
Kianna Ray led a trio of TCU scorers that scored 10+ points, netting a game-high 14 points on the evening. Ryann Payne scored 11 points and Jaycee Bradley poured in another 11 points for the Horned Frogs.
THE RUNDOWN
TCU opened the game with a 14-4 run and Nicholls followed scoring eight of the next 10 points to cut the deficit to four points after one quarter of play. The Horned Frogs proved much to dominant in this one though, putting the contest away in a second quarter that saw the home team outscore the Colonels 24-9 on the way to a 40-21 halftime lead.
The Horned Frogs had its highest third quarter scoring effort of the season, netting 23 points on the way to a 63-37 advantage. TCU led by as many as 29 in the quarter and eventually pushed the lead to 30 points midway through the fourth quarter.
TCU scored its most points of the young season, while also pulling down a season-high 54 rebounds. It marked TCU's highest rebounding effort in a game since pulling down 54 boards against Southeastern Louisiana back on Dec. 17, 2017.
STAT OF THE GAME
23-of-31 – TCU tallied 23 assists on 31 made buckets on Thursday, marking the team's best assists to made field goals ratio on the year. Jayde Woods and Lauren Heard led the way with five assists each.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"Much better third quarter for us than the last game, and I thought that was a big focus of ours coming into this game. We were going to do what we needed to do in the first, but show improvement in a couple areas: the third quarter and on the boards. I think we did much better in those areas. It's great to see a lot of people get opportunities and get out there. Tavy Diggs seeing her first college basketball game and experiencing that. I know she values it, so it was great to get the dub."
On the ball movement:
"I thought we moved it really well and moved it within our game plan. You know, we still had some turnovers, but a lot of those were good looks that we just didn't complete. Some of the high-low opportunities and off of penetration. That's another fixable area that we can get better at and just be a little more ready for those passes."
Sophomore Guard Ryann Payne
On five steals:
"We practice that a lot and I just look to be real aggressive, whether it's on the ball or off the ball. And with the help of my teammates, they bring me up with energy."
UP NEXT
TCU will hit the road for the first time in 2019-20, taking on the SMU Mustangs next Wednesday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.
TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 14, 2019 – Fort Worth, Texas (Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena)
Attendance: 1,800
TCU (2-0) – 72
Nicholls Stat (0-2) - 47
WITH THE VICTORY …
• TCU won its 20th straight non-conference home game.
• TCU started 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season and improved to 32-7 in November under head coach Raegan Pebley.
• TCU improved to 3-0 all-time against Nicholls State, with all three wins coming at home.
• TCU pushed its record to 19-16 all-time in games played against schools from the state of Louisiana.
• TCU won for the 40th straight time against a program affiliated with the Southland Conference.
• TCU won for the sixth straight time inside Schollmaier Arena and improved to 8-2 in its last 10 home games.
• Head coach Raegan Pebley moved to 98-71 at TCU and 254-246 overall in her career.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU started with a lineup of Jaycee Bradley, Jayde Woods, Lauren Heard, Kianna Ray and Adeola Akomalafe.
• TCU moved to 3-0 on the season with the above starting line-up.
• TCU forced 21 turnovers and have forced 20 or more turnovers in each game this season.
• Twelve different players saw action for the Horned Frogs, TCU's most players in a game since Dec. 20, 2018, against Sam Houston State. Every player who saw action scored.
• TCU's 25-point margin of victory was its highest since TCU beat Alcorn State 88-31 on Dec. 29., 2018.
• The TCU defense held Nicholls State to just 29.2 percent shooting from the floor, the lowest shooting percentage by an opponent since Alcorn State shot 25.0 percent (11-of-44) from the floor in TCU's 88-31 win on Dec. 29, 2018.
• The Horned Frogs hauled in 54 rebounds, its most in a game since they totaled 54 rebounds on Dec. 10, 2017 against Southeastern Louisiana.
PLAYER NOTES
• Kianna Ray scored a game-high 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting, added six rebounds and dished out four assists.
• Ryann Payne scored in double-figures for the second time of her career, totaling 11 points, three assists and a career-high five steals.
• Jaycee Bradley scored 11 points, 9 of which coming on threes.
• Adeola Akomolafe scored six points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded three steals.
• Freshman Tavy Diggs made her collegiate debut, scoring her first points on an offensive putback in the second quarter. She totaled five points, three rebounds, one steal and one block in 16 minutes of action.
• Yummy Morris five points, hauled in seven rebounds, and swatted away two shots. She recorded multiple blocks in back-to-back games for the second time in her career.
• Becky Obinma set career highs in rebounds (5) and points (2).
• Ella Hellessey scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and tied her career-high with two blocked shots.
