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GoFrogs: TCU WBB Falls to Rice, 68-58

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GoFrogs: TCU Falls to Rice, 68-58
HOUSTON, Texas – The TCU women's basketball team fell to the Rice Owls, 68-58, inside Tudor Fieldhouse on Friday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
SCORE: TCU 58, Rice 68
RECORDS: TCU 3-4, Rice 7-0
LOCATION: Tudor Fieldhouse l Houston, Texas
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Down by nine points at the break, a basket by Lucy Ibeh got the Horned Frogs back into the game. A back and forth battle would continue for the remainder of the game before the Owls held on for the win. Ibeh led a balanced scoring offense for TCU as she finished with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Tomi Taiwo was the only other Horned Frog to reach double-figures as she recorded 15 points in the contest. Roxane Makolo added seven points to round out the top scorers for TCU.

As a team, TCU shot .404 percent from the field and .200 percent behind the arc. They were out-rebounded by a 24-27 margin in favor of the Owls.

Ashlee Austin led Rice in scoring with 18 points, while Katelyn Crosthwait finished with 14 points.

With the loss TCU falls to 3-4 on the season, while Rice improves to 7-0.

UP NEXT
TCU will return home for their next game when they host George Washington on Monday, December 5th. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena. The game will be live on television on Big 12 Now on ESPN Plus, along with airing live on the radio through KTCU.
 
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