TCU
Kansas State
Frogs Fall 58-49 in Manhattan
1/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2016
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- TCU couldn't overcome a poor shooting night in Manhattan as the Frogs fell 58-49 to Kansas State on Saturday evening on the road.
Kansas State (12-5, 2-4) held TCU to just 28.3 percent shooting from the field, the lowest output of the season for TCU.
Kansas State limited the TCU offense early as the Frogs fell behind 8-2 as it made just 1-of-9 shots to open the game and committed four early turnovers before Carol Willie's basket with 3:02 remaining in the first quarter. After cutting the lead to three at 17-14 on a basket by Veja Hamilton with 6:59 left in second quarter, the Frogs again went cold. TCU missed its final 10 shots of the half as Kansas State scored the final 10 points of the half.
TCU's 10 first half turnovers, paired with their 21.4 percent shooting effort in the opening half proved costly in holding a 13-point deficit at the break at 27-14.
Kansas State's Megan Denies got a steal out of the halftime break and extended the lead to 15 points at 29-14 before the Frogs began to inch back into the game. AJ Alix starred in the third quarter with a trio of three-point field goals as TCU eventually cut it to eight at 44-37 after scoring the final four of the third quarter in the final 5.1 seconds.
The deficit eventually went to three at 48-45 thanks to a three-point play by Jordan Moore and a floater from Alix. Kansas State's Breanna Lewis answered with four straight and the Frogs were never able to get the deficit lower than five the rest of the way.
TCU (11-6, 3-3) had just one player in double figures as Alix had 13 points. Senior Zahna Medley added eight points, seven rebounds and four assists.
NOTES
• TCU had a season-low five points off turnovers.
• TCU is now 8-10 when hitting six or fewer three-point field goals in a game over the last two seasons after going 5-of-20 on the day in Manhattan.
• TCU shot 28.3 percent, its lowest shooting mark this season and lowest since a 27.6 percent effort against Texas to close out the 2014-15 regular season.
UP NEXT
The Frogs return home on Wednesday, Jan. 20 to face the Texas Longhorns in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on Fox College Sports with Chuck LaMendola (play-by-play) and TCU great Janice Dziuk (analyst) on the call.
The game is also available on on the radio via KTCU 88.7 FM in the DFW Metroplex and through GoFrogs.com with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) on the call.
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