TCU Women Topple Oklahoma State
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The TCU women’s basketball team took its first lead with just over five minutes remaining and held on to topple No. 16 Oklahoma State by a score of 70-66 on Saturday evening at the University Recreation Center.
The Horned Frogs claimed its sixth win in the last seven contests to improve to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 play, while the Cowgirls dropped to 11-3 on the season and 1-2 in league action.
Junior guard Zahna Medley led the Horned Frogs with 17 points, while Chelsea Prince (15), Veja Hamilton (15) and Donielle Breaux (12) also scored in double figures.
The Horned Frogs, who trailed by as many as eight points following an OSU run with 11:22 remaining, took its first lead of the contest with just 5:15 left to play and used a 12-0 run over the final seven minutes to seal the upset.
Trailing 64-58 with 6:58 left to play, Medley connected on her second 3-pointer of the night to cut the deficit in half.
Following a pair of free throws from Prince, Hamilton knocked down a
long jumper to give the Frogs their first lead at the 5:15 mark.
With a two-point advantage and 1:42 remaining, Hamilton stripped Oklahoma State’s LaShawn Jones on a drive to the basket, leading to another pair of Prince free throws for a four-point lead with 1:29 left.
Medley would help put the contest out of reach with 20 seconds remaining, grabbing a steal and lobbing to senior guard Natalie Ventress for the open layup and a six-point lead.
The Frogs held the Cowgirls scoreless for over seven minutes until OSU converted a layup with just eight seconds remaining in the game.
Ventress added nine points in the victory while leading TCU with seven rebounds and five assists.
TCU shot 52 percent (25-of-48) from the field, including a 6-of-13 (46 percent) mark from distance, and a 14-of-16 effort from the free-throw line. Despite the size difference against the Cowgirls, the Frogs narrowly lost the rebounding battle by a 25-24 margin.
The Horned Frogs return to action when they take on Kansas in a road contest at 7 p.m., on Wednesday.
