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BuntunTCURecap
Avery Golden
42
Tarleton St. TSU 1-1,0-0 UAC
89
Winner TCU TCU 3-0,0-0 Big 12
Tarleton St. TSU
1-1,0-0 UAC
42
Final
89
TCU TCU
3-0,0-0 Big 12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tarleton St. TSU 11 7 15 9 42
TCU TCU 15 28 23 23 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Grant Cohen

No. 15-nationally ranked TCU hands Tarleton State Women’s Basketball first loss of the season

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 15 nationally-ranked TCU defeated Tarleton State Women's Basketball 89-42 on Sunday at Schollmaier Arena. 

TCU (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) shot 50% from the floor, making 33-of-66 shots compared to Tarleton State's (1-1, 0-0 UAC) 33.3% shooting. This was the third-ever meeting between TCU and Tarleton State in women's basketball, with the Horned Frogs' victory giving them the lead in the overall series. 

Senior guard Caroline Lyles led the Texans in scoring with 10 points to go with five rebounds. Fifth year guard Olivia Medford added seven points while senior guards Stephany Gonçalves and Lucia Navarro scored six points each. Navarro also added a career-best seven rebounds. 

Tarleton State took an early two-point lead in the first quarter, with Navarro drilling a 3-pointer after TCU made the game's opening basket. TCU made two of its next four shots before a 3-pointer from Lyles tied it up at seven earlier in the period. Navarro helped her team again by knocking down a pair of free throws to give the Texans a two-point lead with four minutes left in the opening frame. 

After the Horned Frogs made a layup, TCU got another layup to retake the lead. Lyles answered just 10 seconds later by knocking down a jumper to tie it at 11. The Horned Frogs converted back-to-back layups to end the first quarter with a four-point lead. 

The No. 15 nationally-ranked Horned Frogs got hot in the second quarter, going on a 12-0 scoring run to take a double-digit lead. TCU went on a 16-2 scoring run over the last three and a half minutes and held Tarleton State to just 3-of-11 shooting in the second quarter to take a 43-18 lead at halftime. 

TCU opened the second half with back-to-back layups before Tarleton State answered with two consecutive layups of its own. Medford drew a basket while drawing the foul to trim the deficit, but TCU scored six straight points to extend its lead. The Horned Frogs shot 50% from the floor in the third quarter to take a 33-point lead entering the final period. 

The Horned Frogs began the fourth quarter on an 11-0 scoring run and never looked back. TCU outscored Tarleton State 23-9 in the fourth quarter to take the victory. 

Tarleton State returns to the EECU Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m., taking on Sul Ross State. Tickets start at just $12 and can be purchased online or in person at the EECU Center Box Office. 

Postgame Notes
  • No. 15 nationally-ranked TCU defeated Tarleton State Women's Basketball 89-42 on Sunday at Schollmaier Arena. TCU won the third-ever meeting between the two schools and now leads the series 2-1. 
  • Tarleton State faced its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season on Sunday. The Texans play at No. 6 nationally-ranked Texas on Saturday. 
  • Senior guard/forward Jovana Spasovski made her first basket in a Texan uniform with 2:43 left to play in the third quarter. She did not play in the season opener due to injury. 
  • Junior forward Astrid Mukulumpe scored her first two points in a Texan uniform with 2:24 left to play off a pair of free throws. Mukulumpe is a transfer from FIU. 
  • Freshman guard Marie Diame scored her first collegiate basket with just over one minute left in regulation. She also knocked down a 3-pointer and finished with five points. 
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