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Dameon Myres | Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Office: 817.257.5367 | Cell: 817.897.5331 | E-mail: [email protected] | @DameonMyres GAME 19 TCU HORNED FROGS (8-10, 3-10) at #19 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (16-3, 10-3) Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 | 1 p. m. | Morgantown, W.Va. | WVU Coliseum Head Coach: Raegan Pebley Head Coach: Mike Carey at TCU: 125-88, 7th Season at WVU: 426-220, 20th Season Career: 281-263, 18th Season Career: 714-322, 33rd Season Chuckie Kempf Chris Blake GoFrogs.com @TCUWBasketball Brenda VanLengen WVUSports.com @TCUWBB 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FAST BREAKS OVERALL: 8-10 | BIG 12: 3-10 • The TCU Horned Frogs (8-10, 3-10) return to the hardwood after a full week off due to inclement HOME: 8-4 | AWAY: 0-6 | NEUTRAL: 0-0 weather. The Frogs will head to Morgantown, W.Va., to take on No. 19-ranked West Virginia (16- 3, 10-3) this Saturday, Feb. 20, at WVU Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. CT and the contest will TIME/ be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ DATE OPPONENT TV RESULTS • TCU’s home contest against Texas, originally scheduled to be played this past Wednesday, was postponed due to inclement weather. A make-up date has been set and the Frogs will now host N25 INCARNATE WORD ESPN+ W, 84-59 the Longhorns on Sunday, March 7. With the rescheduled date, TCU’s home contest against Texas N28 CENTRAL ARKANSAS ESPN+ W, 65-48 is now set to be the regular-season finale for the Frogs. D2 #23 IOWA STATE* ESPN+ L, 68-91 • Senior Lauren Heard tied a career-high with nine assists in TCU’s contest at Iowa State this past Saturday. Heard has now dished out 389 career assists, which moved her past Adrianne D6 at Missouri$ SECN+ Canceled Ross’ (2003-08) total of 387 assists for No. 6 all-time. She is 12 assists shy of No. 5-ranked D9 LAMAR ESPN+ W, 79-53 Kianna Ray’s (2016-20) total of 401 assists. D13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ESPN+ W, 83-77 • Heard’s 104 free throws made on the season ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 10 overall in the nation. ISU’s Ashley Joens leads the conference with 134 free throws made. D19 at Texas Tech* ESPN+ L, 72-78 • Sophomore Tavy Diggs is coming off a 16-point performance at Iowa State this past Saturday. In D22 ORAL ROBERTS ESPN+ W, 62-48 two games against the Cyclones this season, Diggs averaged 17.5 points per game, while shooting J2 #7 BAYLOR* ESPN+ L, 50-74 better than 57% from the field. J6 OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN+ L, 53-78 THE STARTING FIVE (PROJECTED STARTERS) J9 at Oklahoma State* ESPN+ L, 50-69 J17 KANSAS* ESPN+ W, 81-78 (OT) J20 at Texas LHN L, 54-71 J23 TEXAS TECH* ESPN+ W, 61-53 J26 at #9 Baylor* TBA L, 49-82 J30 #24 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN+ L, 70-79 F7 at Kansas* TBA L, 72-82 F10 KANSAS STATE* ESPN+ W, 78-67 20 0 1 23 32 LAUREN CAROLINE AAHLIYAH MICHELLE PATRICIA F13 at Iowa State* ESPN+ L, 81-92 HEARD GERMOND JACKSON BERRY MORRIS F20 at #19 West Virginia* ESPN+ 1 p.m. G | 5-9 | Sr. G | 5-7 | Jr. G | 5-10 | Gr. F | 6-2 | Sr. F/C | 6-7 | Jr. F24 OKLAHOMA* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 19.9 PPG 4.0 PPG 5.9 PPG 9.6 PPG 3.7 PPG M1 at Kansas State ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. M4 at Oklahoma FSOK 5 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS M7 TEXAS* ESPN+ 1 p.m. All times central | Home games in BOLD 10 21 274 * - Big 12 conference game | $ - SEC/Big 12 Challenge ESPN+ - Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (subscription required) Current all-time ranking in Number of steals TCU Number of turnovers the FSOK - Game on Fox Sports Oklahoma scoring for senior Lauren collected against Incarnate Frogs have committed this LHN - Longhorn Network Heard, with 1,418 career Word, which ranks 4th most season, which ranks second- points. in single-game history. least among Big 12 teams. 1 WWW.GOFROGS.COM | 2020-21 TCU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 19 at #19 West Virginia | Feb. 20, 2021 NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Caroline Germond G 5-7 Jr. Angers, France (South Plains College) BY CLASS 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Gr. Ft. Smith, Ark. (Texas A&M) Graduate Students (2) Michelle Berry, Aahliyah Jackson 4 Amari Conn G 5-7 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln Prep) 5 Yummy Morris F 6-3 Jr. North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) Seniors (2) 10 Emma Schmidt G 5-9 Sr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee HS) Lauren Heard, Emma Schmidt 11 Maddi Puli G/F 6-2 So. Werribee, Australia (Mackillop College) 12 Aaliyah Morgan F 6-1 Fr. Tyler, Texas (Lee HS) Juniors (4) 13 Tavy Diggs G 6-2 So. Richardson, Texas (Plano East HS) Caroline Germond, Kayla Mokwuah, Patricia 15 Aja Holmes G 5-8 Fr. Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS) Morris, Yummy Morris 20 Lauren Heard G 5-9 Sr. Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) 22 Kayla Mokwuah C 6-4 Jr. Longmeadow, Mass (George Washington) Sophomores (2) Tavy Diggs, Maddi Puli 23 Michelle Berry F 6-2 Gr. Miami, Fla. (Virginia Tech) 24 Adhel Tac F 5-11 Fr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS) Freshmen (4) 32 Patricia Morris F 6-7 Jr. Duarte, Calif. (Oregon State) Amari Conn, Aja Holmes, Aaliyah Morgan, Adhel Tac ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) BY POSITION Guard (8) 23 Michelle Berry F 6-2 Gr. Miami, Fla. (Virginia Tech) Amari Conn, Tavy Diggs, Caroline Germond, 4 Amari Conn G 5-7 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lincoln Prep) Lauren Heard, Aja Holmes, Aahliyah Jackson, 13 Tavy Diggs G 6-2 So. Richardson, Texas (Plano East HS) Maddi Puli, Emma Schmidt 0 Caroline Germond G 5-7 Jr. Angers, France (South Plains College) 20 Lauren Heard G 5-9 Sr. Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Forward (6) 15 Aja Holmes G 5-8 Fr. Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS) Michelle Berry, Aaliyah Morgan, Maddi Puli, 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Gr. Ft. Smith, Ark. (Texas A&M) Patricia Morris, Yummy Morris, Adhel Tac 22 Kayla Mokwuah C 6-4 Jr. Longmeadow, Mass (George Washington) 12 Aaliyah Morgan F 6-1 Fr. Tyler, Texas (Lee HS) Center (1) Kayla Mokwuah 32 Patricia Morris F 6-7 Jr. Duarte, Calif. (Oregon State) 5 Yummy Morris F 6-3 Jr. North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY 11 Maddi Puli G/F 6-2 So. Werribee, Australia (Mackillop College) Arkansas (2) 10 Emma Schmidt G 5-9 Sr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee HS) Aahliyah Jackson, Yummy Morris 24 Adhel Tac F 5-11 Fr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS) Australia (1) COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Maddi Puli POSITION NAME (YEAR AT TCU [ALMA MATER] California (1) Head Coach Raegan Pebley (7th Season) [Colorado, 97] Patricia Morris Associate Head Coach Hanna Howard (7th Season [Portland, 05] Associate Coach Britney Brown (5th Season) [Oklahoma, 07] Florida (1) Assistant Coach Abi Olajuwon (3rd Season) [Oklahoma, 10] Michelle Berry Player Development Coordinator Leah Foster (3rd Season) [St. Edward’s, 06] Director of Operations Angela Gonzaga France (1) Graduate Assistant Natascha Hartvich Caroline Germond Graduate Assistant Karviar Shepherd Iowa (1) Strength & Conditioning Coach Taylor Larson Emma Schmidt Athletic Trainer Alissa Schenk Massachusetts (1) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kayla Mokwuah Amari Conn uh - MAR - ee Missouri (1) Tavy Diggs TAH - vee (sounds like taffy) Amari Conn Caroline Germond jurr - MOND Aja Holmes AH - zha Texas (5) Aahliyah Jackson uh - LEE - uh Tavy Diggs, Lauren Heard, Aja Holmes, Kayla Mokwuah mock - WUH Aaliyah Morgan, Adhel Tac Maddi Puli PEW - lie Adhel Tac TACK (like a thumb tack) 2 WWW.GOFROGS.COM | 2020-21 TCU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 19 at #19 West Virginia | Feb. 20, 2021 THE MATCH-UP 80 JUST NOT ENOUGH GENERAL INFORMATION • TCU and West Virginia will meet for the 21st time • TCU scored 81 points in a tough road loss at Iowa Location ....................Fort Worth, Texas when the two teams clash at WVU Coliseum. The State last week, marking the first time this season Founded ...............................1873 Mountaineers lead the all-time series 15-5 overall that TCU scored 80+ points in a game and lost. and are 6-2 when facing the Frogs at home. • It was just the fifth time under current head coach Enrollment ............................11,379 • WVU snapped a two-game skid against TCU with Raegan Pebley that a Horned Frogs team was on the Colors ......................Purple and White a 79-70 win over the Frogs back on Jan. 30, earlier other end of a loss after scoring 80+ points. TCU is Nickname ......................Horned Frogs this season. Despite the loss, TCU has still won four 45-5 all-time when scoring 80 points or more under Home Facilit y. .Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena of the previous six meetings. Pebley. Opened ............................. 2015 • TCU downed WVU in Morgantown last season, • It turns out to be the first loss TCU has notched Capacit y ............................6,700 earning a 77-63 road win. It would turn out to be when scoring 80+ points since an 87-83 road defeat Conference ..................Big 12 Conference TCU’s final game of the 2019-20 campaign, as the to Texas Tech back on March 1, last season. Affiliation .....................NCAA Division I remainder of the season was canceled due to the Chancellor ............