TCU Eases Past North Carolina A&T to Open 2025-26 Season

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TCU Eases Past North Carolina A&T to Open 2025-26 Season

11/6/2025 8:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Five Frogs score in double figures in 82-43 win; Suarez leads all players with 19

FORT WORTH – Nine new faces took the floor, but No. 17 TCU looked the part of a seasoned crew in its 2025-26 opener, rolling past North Carolina A&T 82-43 on Thursday at Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs rattled off a 15-2 run over the first four minutes of the ballgame and never slowed down. TCU shot 53 percent from the field (26-49) over the final three frames and assisted on 24 of 32 field goals. Five Frogs scored in double figures in a game TCU led by double digits for more than 28 minutes.

TCU won its 25^th straight home game – the third-longest home winning streak in college basketball – and claimed its 13^thconsecutive season-opening victory dating back to 2012-13.

Marta Suarez led all scorers with 19 points. The 6-3 stretch forward shot 7-11 from the field. She
tallied 12 of her points in the second half, including six straight in the third to swell the Frogs' lead to 50-28 at the 4:54 mark in the frame.

Oliva Miles casually teased a triple-double in her TCU debut. Miles, the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists across 30 minutes.

Miles ignited decisive scoring spell midway through the second period that put the game away for good. TCU managed just nine points over the ensuing 11 minutes following its hot start. Miles canned consecutive 3-pointers with TCU leading 24-14 with 4:32 to go before halftime. The pair of deep balls sparked a 15-5 run spanning three minutes that gave TCU its first 20-point advantage.

TCU, the national leader in 3-pointers last season (354), shot 1-11 from distance in the first quarter. The Frogs righted the ship from there, going 10-24 behind the arc the rest of the way. Guards Donovyn Hunter and Taylor Bigby each contributed a triple in the second period as TCU drilled 5-10 looks.

Hunter paired 17 points – one shy of her career high – with four assists and four steals. Hunter led all players in efficiency rating (+39).

The junior was responsible for 10 of TCU's 23 fourth quarter points. The Horned Frogs closed the game on an 8-0 run.

Bigby chipped in an efficient 10 points over 17 minutes off the bench.

Clara Silva rounded out the Horned Frogs' quintet of double-digit scorers, as she netted 11 points and matched Miles for the game high on the glass.

Silva formed a two-headed monster in the paint alongside fellow 6-7 center Kennedy Basham. The duo teamed up for nine blocks, with Basham sending back a career-high six shots. TCU collectively finished with 12, tied for its most in a game in the Mark Campbell era.

TCU held North Carolina A&T (0-2) to 27 percent shooting from the floor and just 14 made field goals. The Horned Frogs forced 21 turnovers in the win.

The Frogs finished with a 47-31 edge on the boards.

Four players finished with at least four assists. Maddie Scherr and Clara Bielefeld, one of two freshmen to enter for TCU, each dished out four dimes.

Up Next
TCU hosts Sam Houston at 7 p.m. on Sunday in its second-of-three home games to open the season. The game is a part of a home doubleheader with TCU volleyball and will follow the Horned Frogs' match vs. West Virginia at 2 p.m.

Team Notes

The Horned Frogs notched their 23^rd consecutive home nonconference victory.
TCU improved its all-time nonconference record in the Mark Campbell era to 26-1.
The Frogs boosted their November record under Campbell to 16-0.
TCU is now 35-4 in the month of November inside Schollmaier Arena since the venue reopened in 2015.
The Horned Frogs' 39-point margin of victory was the program's largest in a season-opener in nine years. TCU last produced a more lopsided score in its first game of the year on Nov. 11, 2016 in an 88-40 win over Incarnate Word.
TCU's last seven home victories have all been by double digits dating back to February.
The Frogs notched their 24^th victory of 20 points or more under Campbell.
NC A&T became the 20^th opponent TCU has held under 50 points since 2023.
TCU's 43 points allowed were its fourth fewest in a game under Campbell.
TCU reached double figures in 3-pointers for the 35^th time since 2023.
TCU dished out 20-or-more assists for the 27^th time in the Campbell era.
The Horned Frogs finished with at least 20 assists and 10 three-pointers for the 20^th time over the last two-plus seasons.
TCU is now 28-0 when scoring 80-plus since 2023.
TCU had at least four players score in double figures for the 26^th time under Campbell.
The Horned Frogs sent back 10-or-more shots for the sixth time in the last two years.

Individual Notes

Suarez is now four points away from reaching 1,000 for her career.
Suarez finished as a game's leading scorer for the 18^th time.
Suarez also collected four rebounds, putting her 11 shy of 600 as a collegian.
Miles netted her 25^th career "15-5-5" game.
Miles dished out five-or-more dimes for the 72^nd time.
Hunter finished with a 4-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, marking the 18^th time she has done so and sixth in a TCU uniform.
Hunter is averaging 13.3 points per game over her last three home outings.
Bigby scored in double figures for the ninth time as a Frog.
TCU is now 13-0 when Bigby scores at least nine points.
Basham delivered her fifth career game with five-plus blocks.
Silva matched her career high on the glass.
Campbell notched his 95^th career head coaching victory.