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Women’s Basketball 2010-11 TCU Horned Frogs WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: MATT HOOVER | OFFICE PHONE: 817-257-5299 | CELL PHONE: 817-343-9914 | EMAIL: [email protected] | FAX: 817-257-7694 2011 WOMEN’S NIT OPENING ROUND 2010-11 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result (TV) Nov. 12 HOUSTON BAPTIST W, 96-38 GAME No. 33 Nov. 17 SMU W, 87-73 (2OT) TCU (22-10) vs. Oral Roberts (21-10) Nov. 19 at UT San Antonio W, 83-59 Nov. 25 vs. No. 10 West Virginia # L, 49-62 Nov. 26 vs. No. 17 Iowa State # L, 59-64 GAME DAY INFORMATION (OPENING ROUND) Nov. 27 vs. Virginia # L, 55-59 Fort Worth, Texas • Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,200) • March 17 • 6:30 p.m. CT Dec. 2 HOUSTON W, 69-57 TV: None • Talent: None Dec. 4 at Fresno State L, 72-75 Radio: KTCU (88.7 FM), gofrogs.com • Talent: Jeff Williams (play-by-play), Jeff Lewis (analyst) Dec. 8 UT-ARLINGTON W, 81-39 Internet (gofrogs.com): Free Live Radio, Live Stats, Live Stream Dec. 12 at No. 7/8 Texas A&M L, 66-91 TCU Head Coach: Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western, ‘89) • Record: 300-125 in 12 years at TCU (411-184 overall) Dec. 19 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 94-76 Assistants: Brian Ostermann (Wis. La Crosse, ‘88), Tonya Benton (Baylor, ‘99), Tricia Davern (TCU, ‘02) Dec. 22 RV/RV GEORGIA L, 57-60 Dec. 30 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 76-55 Horned Frog Quick Notes The Last Time Out Jan. 2 No. 14/15 OKLAHOMA W, 76-69 No. 2 TCU held No. 5 Utah to only 12 points in the second 4The Horned Frogs played a total 11 teams that are in this Jan. 5 at San Diego State* W, 49-47 half, but dropped a hard-fought 52-47 decision in overtime season’s NCAA Tournament (8) and WNIT (3). TCU recorded Jan. 8 UNLV* W, 68-60 seven victories in 15 contests against tournament teams. last Saturday afternoon in the finals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. Jan. 12 at Wyoming* W, 68-47 4TCU is the only school in the Mountain West Conference Jan. 15 COLORADO STATE* W, 66-40 to win 11 games and post a top-3 finish each of the past six After being down by 10 at the break, the Horned Frogs Jan. 19 BYU* W, 54-51 seasons. rallied in the second half, using an 18-4 run following an Jan. 22 at Utah* W, 56-46 opening three by the Utes, to take a 38-37 lead with 3:51 4Senior Emily Carter has led TCU in scoring during 14 remaining on the scoreboard. During that stretch, the Frogs Jan. 26 NEW MEXICO* L, 54-65 contests this season. She has scored over 20 points in 12 held Utah without a bucket for 6 minutes of play. Jan. 29 at Air Force* L, 55-60 games and currently sits No. 48 in the NCAA in scoring and Feb. 5 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 63-52 No. 20 in the nation in free throw percentage. Overall, the Purple and White’s relentless defense in the Feb. 9 at UNLV* W, 71-64 second period forced the Utes into the second fewest 4Helena Sverrisdottir is now the only player in program Feb. 12 WYOMING* W, 65-54 second half points recorded in a single-game in program history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists history. Utah’s 12 points in the second half were the fewest Feb. 16 at Colorado State* W, 61-53 in a career. in a championship game. Upon closer look, TCU held the Feb. 19 at BYU* L, 60-70 4The Horned Frogs are 166-33 (.834) during the Jeff Mittie Utes to just four field goals on 22 attempts. Feb. 22 UTAH* W, 71-60 era when out-rebounding their opposition. Feb. 26 at New Mexico* W, 84-71 A Quick Look Back At The MWC Tournament March 2 AIR FORCE* W, 88-51 4TCU has won 35 of their last 37 home games at the DMC The Horned Frogs posted several impressive numbers at the March 11-12 UNM • Utah @ W, 61-40 • L, 47-52 and is 2-1 all-time in the Women’s NIT, including 1-0 at 2011 Mountain West Conference Tournament last week: March 16-18 WNIT Round 1 TBA Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. 4The First Time: TCU played in a MWC Tournament final for March 19-21 WNIT Round 2 TBA the first time in program history. TCU Opens WNIT Tournament Thursday Night March 23-25 WNIT Round 3 TBA The TCU women’s basketball team will continue post-season 4The Fifth Times A Charm: TCU won for the first time in play Thursday against Oral Roberts in the opening round of March 26-28 WNIT Quarterfinals TBA semifinal action in five tries against New Mexico. the 2011 Women’s NIT at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. March 30-31 WNIT Semifinals TBA 4Rebounding It With Force: Despite conference leading April 2 WNIT Finals TBA Start time for the contest against the Golden Eagles is set rebounder Starr Crawford being out, the Frogs recorded 46 for 6:30 p.m. The winner of Thursday’s game will take on the All times central winner of Southern versus Tulane in round two. rebounds against New Mexico in the semifinals, which is a Home games in bold at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum new semifinal record and the second-most in tournament # - Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) TCU comes into Thursday’s contest with a 22-10 overall history. * - Mountain West Conference game record. The Horned Frogs, who have won four out of their @ - Las Vegas, Nev. last five games, dropped a 52-47 overtime decision to Utah 4Frogs Dominate Second Half: TCU held Utah to only 12 last Saturday at the Mountain West Conference Tournament points in the second half of the championship game, which finals in Las Vegas. is the second-fewest second half points allowed in program history and the fewest in championship history. The Frogs qualified for the MWC finals for the first time in program history by downing New Mexico in the semifinals, 4Two Frogs Honored: Senior’s Emily Carter and Helena 61-40. Sverrisdottir were named to the all-tournament team. 2010-11 TCU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Last School) Individual Highlights 1 Antoinette Thompson G 5-7 Jr.-2L Fort Worth, Texas (O.D. Wyatt HS) Had started 19-straight games before Utah for the Horned Frogs. 2 Whitney Williams G 5-7 Jr.-TR Fort Worth, Texas (THESA)/Iowa State Not eligible to play in 2010-11. Ranked fourth in Big 12 three-point percentage. 3 Jacqueline Chandler G 5-2 Fr.-HS Cleburne, Texas (Cleburne HS) A nominee for the McDonald’s High School All-America Team. 4 Helena Sverrisdottir G/F 6-1 Sr.-3L Hafnarfjordur, Iceland (Flensborg HS) Only third player in program history to earn All-America honors (WBCA, AP). 5 Meagan Henson G 5-0 Fr.-HS Yukon, Okla. (Christian Heritage Academy) Scored first career points against UTSA. 11 Starr Crawford F 6-0 So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) Posted three-straight double-doubles to open the 2010-11 campaign. 15 Emily Carter G 6-1 Sr.-3L Bossier City, La. (Airline HS) TCU’s leading scorer in 2009-10. Set a new school record of 43 points against SMU. 21 Latricia Lovings C 6-2 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas (Paschal HS) Ranked as the nation’s No. 17 post player prior to her senior year by ESPN HoopGurlz. 22 Delisa Gross F 6-2 So.-1L Waco, Texas (Midway HS) Has started 29 games for the Horned Frogs this winter. 23 Hannah Christian G 5-7 So.-1L Aledo, Texas (Aledo HS) Appeared in 23 of 31 games for TCU in her first season on campus. 32 Aron Garcia F 6-2 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Clear Lake HS) First-team all-district 24-5A as a senior. Won 2009 Texas 4A high jump championship. 33 Briesha Wynn G 6-0 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Posted a career-high 15 rebounds against UTA. 41 Rachel Rentschler F 6-2 Sr.-2L Keller, Texas (FW Christian HS)/Texas Ranks in the top-10 in program history in games played. 42 Micah Garoutte C 6-2 Sr.-3L Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) Made first start during conference play against Utah. NINE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES IN 10 YEARS — 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 2010-11 TCU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 4 WNIT (MARCH 17, 2011) 4 2 TCU QUICK FACTS AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE 2011 WNIT GENERAL INFORMATION TCU PROJECTED STARTERS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Location Fort Worth, Texas No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 2010-11 Stats TCU ORU Elevation 612 feet 04 Helena Sverrisdottir G/F 6-1 Sr. 15.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg Scoring Average 67.5 85.2 Founded 1873 15 Emily Carter G 6-1 Sr. 17.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg Opp. Scoring Average 58.1 75.0 Enrollment 8,865 22 Delisa Gross F 6-2 So. 7.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg Scoring Margin +9.4 +10.2 Colors Purple and White 41 Rachel Rentschler F 6-2 Sr. 3.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg FG Percentage .413 .448 Nickname Horned Frogs 42 Micah Garoutte C 6-2 Sr. 3.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg Opp.