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TCU Rolls Past Kansas in Road Win, 80-63
1/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TCU's win was the seventh in the last eight contests, while the Horned Frogs set a program record with its third-straight Big 12 victory.
Zahna Medley registered her second-career double-double with 21 points and 11 assists while going 8-of-13 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.
Veja Hamilton reached double figures for the sixth time in the last seven games with 20 points, going 9-of-14 from the field, while also grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.
Chelsea Prince tallied a career-best 19 points off an 8-of-16 effort from the field, including a 3-of-7 mark from distance, while swiping four steals.
The Horned Frogs' opportunistic defense paid dividends once again, as TCU scored 27 points off of 22 Kansas turnovers compared to just 10 Frog miscues.
The two teams were back-and-forth through the opening 10 minutes, and with TCU trailing 22-21 at the 7:45 mark, the Frogs closed the half on a 17-4 run to take a 38-26 lead into the break.
TCU started the run with a quick 9-0 burst, as Donielle Breaux connected on a 3-pointer and the Frogs forced back-to-back turnovers that led to easy layups.
Medley followed with a floater and Ventress would force another turnover leading to a Medley layup for TCU's first double-digit lead (34-24) with just over two minutes remaining.
Medley capped the run with a pair of free throws with under a minute to play, and Jada Butts put an exclamation on the half by chasing down a Jayhawk on a fastbreak and getting a block at the buzzer.
The Frogs would have to weather a Kansas rally to open the second half, as the Jayhawks trimmed the advantage all the way down to two points following three-straight buckets from Chelsea Gardner.
With TCU clinging to a 50-47 lead with 11:18 remaining, Prince connected on a 3-pointer and would drain her third bucket from distance less than two minutes later for a seven-point advantage.
The Frogs pulled back out to a double-digit lead on back-to-back buckets from Hamilton and Prince, and would cruise the rest of the way as TCU exploited the paint.
TCU shot 56 percent in the second half for a 48-percent mark (33-69) for the contest, while racking up 13 offensive rebounds.
The Frogs return home to play host to Oklahoma at 1 p.m., on Saturday at the University Recreation Center. Walk up tickets are available on the day of the game at the Recreation Center ticket window.
NOTES
*TCU claimed its seventh win in the last eight contests and its third-straight Big 12 victory, which is a first for the Frogs since joining the league.
*The Horned Frogs earned their first-ever win in Lawrence in the third meeting in Allen Fieldhouse.
*TCU's 17-point victory marked the second-largest win in Big 12 play in program history.
*Junior guard Zahna Medley notched her second-career double-double with 21 points and 11 assists.
*Medley's 11 assists marked the third most of her career. Medley reached the 300-assist milestone in the victory and has the sixth most in program history.
*Junior guard Veja Hamilton reached the 20-point mark for the second time this season and third time in her career. Hamilton has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games.
*Senior forward Chelsea Prince tallied a career-best 19 points, while matching a career high with three 3-pointers.
*Senior guard Natalie Ventress connected on a pair of 3-pointers for 168 in her career, which ranks fifth in TCU history. Medley (189 3-pointers) and Ventress are the lone teammates in the top five in the category.
