TCU Shatters Records with Stellar 81-66 Victory Over Cincinnati!

FORT WORTH – TCU women’s basketball persistently sets new benchmarks during the Mark Campbell era.
 
The 11^th-ranked Horned Frogs surged ahead of Cincinnati, 81-66, on Saturday in Schollmaier Arena, marking a program-record 15-1 start to a season. The exhilarating run surpasses the 14-1 record established by Campbell’s first team at the start of the 2023-24 season.
 
TCU, victorious in six consecutive games, also holds a 3-0 record to kick off Big 12 play for the first time in history and is among the three remaining undefeated teams in the expanded 16-team league.
 
Madison Conner and Sedona Prince contributed a combined total of 50 points on a night when the Horned Frogs achieved a 54 percent shooting accuracy (28-54) from the field and made 9-18 attempts from beyond the arc.
 
Conner topped all competitors with 29 points and seven assists, scoring 19 of those points in the second half. She recorded 6-9 three-pointers and was 4-5 from behind the arc after halftime.
 
Prince generated 18 out of her 21 points in the paint, finishing 9-12 from the field.
 
Agnes Emma-Nnopu joined the prolific duo in double digits with a season-high of 10 points.
 
TCU dominated a 23-point third quarter to take a 64-47 lead into the final quarter. Holding a six-point advantage at halftime, the Horned Frogs scored on their first three possessions of the second half to extend their lead to double digits. TCU later executed an 8-0 run capped by two and-one finishes from Prince and Aaliyah Roberson, widening the lead to 61-43 with 1:48 left. Conner’s fourth 3-pointer of the match on the Horned Frogs’ subsequent possession gave TCU its largest lead of the game at 64-45.
 
The Horned Frogs assisted on all seven of their field goals during that quarter while restricting Cincinnati to just 3-12 shooting.
 
The separation came after a fast-paced first half, where neither side led by more than two possessions. Both TCU and Cincinnati (9-4, 1-2 Big 12) made 16 field goals and shot over 55 percent.
 
Cincinnati started the match hitting 9-14 from the floor and held the lead on the scoreboard for over six minutes in the first quarter. TCU finished the period with an 8-2 run, powered by three points, two rebounds, and a steal from Taylor Bigby (7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) in the last 1:54.
 
TCU never fell behind again outside of a short 23-22 deficit early in the second quarter. Conner and Bigby collaborated on a couple of 5-0 scoring runs, with Conner scoring from long distance in both episodes.
 
Prince concluded the first half with 14 points, while Conner accumulated 10 points and five assists before the break.
 
Leading 71-53 with 7:31 left, Cincinnati trimmed TCU’s lead to seven before the last media timeout with a 13-2 run. Conner promptly retaliated with her sixth and final 3-pointer of the evening to quell any hint of a Cincinnati resurgence. TCU did not permit a field goal in the final 4:08. The Horned Frogs converted 5-6 at the free-throw line during that time.
 
Conner finished the game shooting 7-8 from the free-throw line.
 
TCU assisted on 21 of its 28 made field goals, marking the 15^th instance in the Campbell era that the Horned Frogs have achieved an assist rate of 75 percent or higher. TCU has reached at least 20 assists in 10 games this season.
 
The Horned Frogs became the second team to out-rebound Cincinnati – the Big 12 leader in offensive rebounds – this year, achieving a 29-24 advantage on the boards. TCU allowed only eight offensive rebounds on 29 missed field goals by the Bearcats.
 
TCU also curtailed a Cincinnati team averaging 19 free throws per game to just 14 attempts at the line.
 
Next Up
TCU will embark on a two-game away journey to challenge Kansas (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Tech (12-4, 1-2 Big 12).
 
Team Insights

• TCU has triumphed in seven of its last eight Big 12 contests.
• The Horned Frogs improved to 6-0 all-time against Cincinnati.
• TCU celebrated its 15^th consecutive home victory, dating back to a 59-59 victory over Houston on February 24.
• TCU achieved its sixth all-time 3-0 start in conference play, the first since winning its opening three matches in its penultimate season in the Mountain West Conference in 2010-11.
• Conner and Prince’s contributions represented the 14^th game in TCU’s Big 12 history in which two players have finished with over 20 points.
• Cincinnati became the 13^th team TCU has managed to keep under its season scoring average.
• TCU has held 12 of 16 opponents to six or fewer 3-pointers in 2024-25.
• TCU has hit at least nine 3-pointers for the 30^th time during the Campbell era.
• The Horned Frogs shot 50 percent or better from the field and beyond the arc for the second time this season and the third time in the Campbell era.
• TCU matched its season-best shooting percentage from the field.

Individual Insights

• Conner has now made five or more 3-pointers in an NCAA-leading 13 games over the past two seasons.
• Conner raised her season 3-pointers total to 64, putting her just 36 shots away from equaling her own single-season school record.
• Conner has nailed at least four 3-pointers in 17 of her 27 career home games as a TCU player.
• Conner increased her season 3-point shooting percentage to .454, ranking her fourth nationally among players with at least 40 made attempts from beyond the arc.
• Conner and Prince recorded over 20 points in the same game for the
• Conner’s seven assists matched her season-high and were two short of tying her career best.
• Prince has achieved at least 20 points in five of her eight career Big 12 regular-season games.
• Prince has reached double figures in 34 of her 36 games as a Frog.
• Hailey Van Lith registered seven points and five assists.
• Bigby netted all seven of her points during the first half.