TCU Women Lose To Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 6/6 Texas overcame an 8-point second half deficit to escape with an 65-58 win over TCU on Wednesday evening in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
TCU (11-7, 3-4) led by as many as eight in the second half at 41-33 midway through the third quarter and led by as many as 11 points in the first half. Texas used a 6-0 run late in the third quarter to cut the Horned Frog lead to one and eventually took their first lead since the game’s opening minutes at 53-52 with 5:08 left on a free throw from Brianna Taylor.
Texas grew their lead to five at 59-54 before Toree Thompson cut the margin to two with a step-back three-point field goal with 2:14 left but the Frogs got no closer the rest of the way.
TCU missed its final five shots, 1-of-7 and 2-of-9 shots to end the game.
No. 6/6 Texas (17-1, 6-1) avoided their third straight loss in Fort Worth after the
Frogs won home games against the Longhorns in 2013-14 and 2014-15 before tonight’s setback.
TCU’s AJ Alix and Zahna Medley each had 12 points to lead the Horned Frogs. Medley also made a notable accomplishment in the game against the Longhorns, passing TCU assistant and Texas legend Edwina Brown on the Big 12’s career scoring list. Medley, who ranks fourth in TCU history in career points, now has 1,715 career points.
The contest with the Longhorns continued a demanding six-game stretch for the Horned Frogs that pits the Frogs against four ranked opponents in #17 Oklahoma on Jan. 6, #6 Baylor on Jan. 9, #6 Texas on Jan. 20 and #25 West Virginia on Jan. 24. TCU will have faced six ranked teams by the end of January thanks to two games against ranked foes this week. It is the first time in program history that TCU will have played six ranked teams in a season before the month of January ends.
With a second game against current ranked teams Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor and West Virginia still likely on the 2015-16 schedule, the Frogs are in line to face a record number of ranked foes in 2015-16. TCU faced 10 ranked foes during the 2005-06 season. It faced nine ranked foes in 2012-13 and 2013-14. TCU has previously faced seven or more ranked foes in 1994-95, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Despite a notable size advantage in the post for Texas, TCU outrebounded the Longhorns 37-35 in the game and allowed just five second chance points in the game off nine offensive rebounds.
