TCU Women Fall To Iowa State

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AMES, Iowa – The TCU women’s basketball team couldn’t withstand a 3-point barrage on Wednesday night, falling to Iowa State by a score of 80-62 at Hilton Coliseum.

Junior guard Veja Hamilton led three Horned Frogs in double figures with 16 points, including 14 in the second half, off an 8-of-16 effort from the field.

Sophomore forward Jada Butts matched a career high with 12 points to go with six rebounds, while junior guard Zahna Medley added 10 points.

Junior forward Chelsea Prince pulled down 10 rebounds, marking her sixth double-figure performance, while also posting six points.

TCU (11-6, 3-3) struggled early on, connecting on just 3 of its first 14 shot attempts, while five different Horned Frogs picked up two fouls in the opening 20 minutes.

The Frogs managed to go into the break trailing just 34-27 before the Cyclones built a 10-0 run to push out to a 44-29 lead in the opening three minutes.

TCU turned up the pressure and quickly trimmed the deficit back to nine on a Hamilton jumper at the 15:17 mark, but the Cyclones answered with a pair of 3-pointers.

Trailing by as many as 22 points, the Frogs continued fighting, trimming the deficit down to 12 on two occasions, but the Cyclones would answer each run with long-range buckets, connecting on eight on 13 attempts in the second half.

The Frogs remain on the road to take on Oklahoma State at 2 p.m., on Saturday in Stillwater.