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TCU's Season Ends in WNIT Semifinals at Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. – The TCU women's basketball team fought valiantly but couldn't overcome its coldest-shooting effort of the season as it dropped a heartbreaking 59-53 decision to Arizona in front of a near-capacity crowd of 10,135 at the McKale Center in the semifinals of the WNIT on Wednesday evening.
Seniors Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore each posted double-doubles in the final game of their collegiate careers. It was the third consecutive double-double for Okonkwo who scored a game-high 22 points and had 11 rebounds, while Moore finished with 11 points and 10 boards.
The Horned Frogs dominated the Wildcats on the boards, 50-33, but shot a season-low 26.9 percent from the field in the loss. Sophomore Lauren Heard had 12 of those rebounds, pulling down double-digit boards for the second time in her career.
TCU ends the season with a 24-11 record, tying for the second-most wins in a season in program history.
The Rundown
The Horned Frogs got the game off to a hot start as Kianna Ray hit a 3-pointer just 10 seconds in. Combined with a strong defensive effort as TCU held Arizona off the scoreboard for the first three minutes, the Frogs were able to jump out to a quick 6-2 advantage
The WIldcats answered back with a 10-0 run over a span of more than six minutes before Dakota Vann hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put the Frogs down just 12-9 after the first frame.
After sitting most of the opening quarter in foul trouble, Amy Okonkwo quickly made her presence felt in the opening minute of the second stanza, scoring twice in less than 20 seconds to put TCU back in front, 13-12.
That lead would be short lived, however, as the Wildcats rallied back to score the next 12 points on four consecutive 3-pointers, forcing TCU head coach Raegan Pebley to call a timeout down 24-13 with 5:35 left in the half.
Arizona would go on to drain one more from beyond-the-arc before a Lauren Heard free throw ended what amounted to a 15-0 spree over a span of 6:17.
The Frogs were undeterred though and kept fighting back. They would go on to score nine of the final 11 points of the half, including a buzzer-beating layup by Jordan Moore to head into the locker room down by just six, 29-23.
After the break Arizona continued to fire from deep, hitting two more in the first few minutes, but TCU was able to keep within striking distance. The two teams traded baskets for most of the quarter and Jayde Woods hit a huge 3-pointer with just six seconds remaining to keep the TCU deficit just seven points going into the final frame.
With the near-capacity crowd willing them on, the Wildcats had other ideas, however, scoring the first four points of the fourth quarter to go up 11. Refusing to go quietly, the Horned Frogs would battle back and cut it to a one-possession game after a huge steal and fastbreak layup by Ray that put the tally on the scoreboard at 46-43.
On the ensuing play, Moore was able to pull down a defensive rebound as the Frogs looked to move even closer, but Arizona's Aari McDonald made what may have been the play of the game, stripping the ball away under the basket and dropping in a layup to push her team's lead back to five.
TCU wasn't able to get any closer the rest of the game as the Wildcats sealed the win at the free-throw line to advance to the WNIT Championship on Saturday against Northwestern.
Stat of the Day
3,114 -- TCU's three seniors -- Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo and Dakota Vann -- finished their careers with 3,114 combined points.
Moore finishes her career as TCU's all-time leader in field goal percentage, shooting 54.7 percent in her four years in Fort Worth, as well as the single-season leader after shooting 59.0 percent in her senior campaign. She also finishes seventh in the TCU record book with 1,514 points, second with 892 rebounds and third with 243 blocks. Moore played 133 games in a TCU uniform, the second-most in history, including 110 starts which ranks in a tie for sixth.
Okonkwo ends her TCU career with the sixth-highest scoring average in school history with 13.11 points per game. She also ranks ninth with 606 career rebounds and 10th all-time in both career points (1,324), field-goal percentage (.479). She also finishes as the second-most accurate free-throw shooter in program history, making 85.0 percent from the charity stripe.
In just two seasons at TCU, Vann scored 276 points and pulled down 106 rebounds in 68 games.
Quotes of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"I am so proud of this entire team. This is a team that continued to fight all year. They showed great growth in Big 12 play. Our additional wins didn't come from non-conference, it came from Big 12 play which is great growth for our program. You hear a lot about teams that go through adversity but this team really went through a lot. I am just really proud of how they were able to support each other through it all."
"Our seniors have meant so much. It is immeasurable and I think we will continue to see the impact they have had on our program in the years to come. I can define different things about each of them, but a common theme is that they have all done a great job showing grit and perseverance and helping us grow a culture of unconditional commitment."
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TCU's Season Ends in WNIT Semifinals at Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. – The TCU women's basketball team fought valiantly but couldn't overcome its coldest-shooting effort of the season as it dropped a heartbreaking 59-53 decision to Arizona in front of a near-capacity crowd of 10,135 at the McKale Center in the semifinals of the WNIT on Wednesday evening.
Seniors Amy Okonkwo and Jordan Moore each posted double-doubles in the final game of their collegiate careers. It was the third consecutive double-double for Okonkwo who scored a game-high 22 points and had 11 rebounds, while Moore finished with 11 points and 10 boards.
The Horned Frogs dominated the Wildcats on the boards, 50-33, but shot a season-low 26.9 percent from the field in the loss. Sophomore Lauren Heard had 12 of those rebounds, pulling down double-digit boards for the second time in her career.
TCU ends the season with a 24-11 record, tying for the second-most wins in a season in program history.
The Rundown
The Horned Frogs got the game off to a hot start as Kianna Ray hit a 3-pointer just 10 seconds in. Combined with a strong defensive effort as TCU held Arizona off the scoreboard for the first three minutes, the Frogs were able to jump out to a quick 6-2 advantage
The WIldcats answered back with a 10-0 run over a span of more than six minutes before Dakota Vann hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put the Frogs down just 12-9 after the first frame.
After sitting most of the opening quarter in foul trouble, Amy Okonkwo quickly made her presence felt in the opening minute of the second stanza, scoring twice in less than 20 seconds to put TCU back in front, 13-12.
That lead would be short lived, however, as the Wildcats rallied back to score the next 12 points on four consecutive 3-pointers, forcing TCU head coach Raegan Pebley to call a timeout down 24-13 with 5:35 left in the half.
Arizona would go on to drain one more from beyond-the-arc before a Lauren Heard free throw ended what amounted to a 15-0 spree over a span of 6:17.
The Frogs were undeterred though and kept fighting back. They would go on to score nine of the final 11 points of the half, including a buzzer-beating layup by Jordan Moore to head into the locker room down by just six, 29-23.
After the break Arizona continued to fire from deep, hitting two more in the first few minutes, but TCU was able to keep within striking distance. The two teams traded baskets for most of the quarter and Jayde Woods hit a huge 3-pointer with just six seconds remaining to keep the TCU deficit just seven points going into the final frame.
With the near-capacity crowd willing them on, the Wildcats had other ideas, however, scoring the first four points of the fourth quarter to go up 11. Refusing to go quietly, the Horned Frogs would battle back and cut it to a one-possession game after a huge steal and fastbreak layup by Ray that put the tally on the scoreboard at 46-43.
On the ensuing play, Moore was able to pull down a defensive rebound as the Frogs looked to move even closer, but Arizona's Aari McDonald made what may have been the play of the game, stripping the ball away under the basket and dropping in a layup to push her team's lead back to five.
TCU wasn't able to get any closer the rest of the game as the Wildcats sealed the win at the free-throw line to advance to the WNIT Championship on Saturday against Northwestern.
Stat of the Day
3,114 -- TCU's three seniors -- Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo and Dakota Vann -- finished their careers with 3,114 combined points.
Moore finishes her career as TCU's all-time leader in field goal percentage, shooting 54.7 percent in her four years in Fort Worth, as well as the single-season leader after shooting 59.0 percent in her senior campaign. She also finishes seventh in the TCU record book with 1,514 points, second with 892 rebounds and third with 243 blocks. Moore played 133 games in a TCU uniform, the second-most in history, including 110 starts which ranks in a tie for sixth.
Okonkwo ends her TCU career with the sixth-highest scoring average in school history with 13.11 points per game. She also ranks ninth with 606 career rebounds and 10th all-time in both career points (1,324), field-goal percentage (.479). She also finishes as the second-most accurate free-throw shooter in program history, making 85.0 percent from the charity stripe.
In just two seasons at TCU, Vann scored 276 points and pulled down 106 rebounds in 68 games.
Quotes of the Day
TCU Head Coach Raegan Pebley
"I am so proud of this entire team. This is a team that continued to fight all year. They showed great growth in Big 12 play. Our additional wins didn't come from non-conference, it came from Big 12 play which is great growth for our program. You hear a lot about teams that go through adversity but this team really went through a lot. I am just really proud of how they were able to support each other through it all."
"Our seniors have meant so much. It is immeasurable and I think we will continue to see the impact they have had on our program in the years to come. I can define different things about each of them, but a common theme is that they have all done a great job showing grit and perseverance and helping us grow a culture of unconditional commitment."
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