Preview: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Tuesday, December 16

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 PM

TCU

Arkansas - Pine Bluff

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Preview: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

12/15/2025 3:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Ninth-ranked Horned Frogs continue homestand on Tuesday vs. Lady Lions

FORT WORTH – Ninth-ranked TCU closes out the nonconference portion of its home schedule at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when it welcomes Arkansas-Pine Bluff to Schollmaier Arena.

The Horned Frogs have won 32 straight ballgames at home – tied for the longest active streak among Division I teams – and 34 consecutive nonleague affairs at home when including postseason play.

TCU defeated Jacksonville 89-49 on Sunday in its most recent outing. The result signified TCU's fifth win of at least 40 points thus far in 2025-26.

The Horned Frogs open Big 12 play against Kansas State at 4 p.m. on Saturday following their tangle with the Lady Lions.

The Game
Teams: #9 TCU (11-0) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-5)
Date: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16
Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas

Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+

John Liddle, Play-by-Play
Jada Curtis, Analyst

Radio
88.7 KTCU FM

Chris Blake, Play-by-Play

Opening Tip

TCU will overtake No. 2 Texas for the longest active home winning streak in college basketball at 33 games with a win over UAPB.
The Horned Frogs average margin of victory at home this season is 46.4 points.
TCU is 24-1 dating back to Feb. 8. In that span, 19 of the Frogs' 24 wins have been by double figures, including all 13 home victories.
Opponents are scoring just 53.4 points per game vs. Mark Campbell-led TCU teams inside Schollmaier Arena.
TCU has won 34 consecutive nonleague affairs at home.
Under Campbell, TCU has notched 12 victories of at least 40 points at Schollmaier Arena.
The Horned Frogs and Lady Lions have played just once previously, an 86-59 TCU win on Dec. 1, 1999 in Fort Worth.

Frog Focus

TCU is one of 12 remaining undefeated Division I teams.
The Horned Frogs earned their 25th consecutive AP Top 20 ranking on Monday.
With Monday's No. 9 ranking, TCU has earned 15 of its 17 all-time AP Top 15 rankings over the last 13 months.
TCU has maintained the No. 8 NCAA NET ranking for two straight weeks.
The Frogs have been the highest-rated Big 12 team in The Associated Press poll, USA Today Sports Coaches' Poll (No. 7) and NCAA NET rankings since Dec. 1.
The Horned Frogs are the only outfit across the D1 ranks scoring at least 85 points per game while allowing less than 50.
TCU is one of only two teams to remain undefeated while holding every opponent below 65 points. The other is Georgia.
The Horned Frogs continue to top the national rankings in field goal percentage defense (.287) and scoring defense (48.5 ppg).
No opponent has shot better than 36 percent from the field or behind the arc in any game this season vs. TCU.
TCU, along with Texas Tech, is one of only two teams ranking in the top-five nationally in field goal percentage defense and 3-point field goal percentage defense (5th, .232).
TCU has held its opponent below 50 points in six games, tied for the third-most of any team across the D1 landscape.
TCU has prevented 10 straight opponents from meeting their season scoring average.
The Horned Frogs are allowing just 3.2 threes per game at home and 4.2 for the season.
TCU snagged a season-high 53 rebounds in Sunday's 89-49 win against Jacksonville. The Horned Frogs have finished with the advantage on the glass and in points in the paint in all 11 of their wins.
The Frogs top the Big 12 and rank 10th nationally in rebounding average (45.6 rpg).
The Horned Frogs have scored at least 80 points in 55 percent of their home games (27-49) since 2023-24.
TCU finished with at least seven blocks for the 34th time in the last three seasons on Sunday. The Horned Frogs' 34 games with seven-plus blocks are the third-most of any team in the country since 2023-24.
The Horned Frogs have registered the third-most blocks of any D1 program over the last three seasons with 456. Only South Carolina (597) and USC (511) have more in that span.
Kennedy Basham (2.5 bpg) and Clara Silva (1.7 bpg) make TCU one of only seven teams with two players averaging at least 1.5 blocks per game.
The Horned Frogs lead Division I in total 3-pointers since 2023-24 with 785.
TCU is averaging 10.4 threes per game at home over the last three seasons.
TCU has reached double figures in deep balls in 26 home games over the last three seasons and 6-of-8 thus far in 2025-26. The Frogs are 25-1 at Schollmaier Arena when finishing with at least 10 triples.
TCU is one of only two programs alongside Richmond ranking in the top-10 nationally since 2023-24 in 3-point field goals (1st, 785), 3-point field goals per game (4th, 9.6) and 3-point percentage (5th, .373).
TCU is the only team in the country with five players on its roster with at least 15 threes to their names; Marta Suarez (29), Donovyn Hunter (27), Maddie Scherr (21), Taylor Bigby (16) and Olivia Miles (15).
Moreover, Suarez, Hunter and Scherr are one of five trios all connecting better than 40 percent from deep with at least 20 made 3-point field goals.
All three members of TCU's starting backcourt possess career assist-to-turnover ratios of 1.5-or-better; Hunter (2.20) Miles (2.07) and Maddie Scherr (1.61).
TCU has dished out at least 20 assists in all eight of its home wins.
TCU has recorded at least 20 assists in 34 games under Campbell, the eighth-most of any team nationwide since 2023-24.
At least two Frogs have netted five-or-more assists in six of TCU's 11 victories.
Over its last six ballgames, TCU has produced a combined 1.61 assist-to-turnover ratio (145-90)
TCU is 35-0 in the Campbell era when scoring at least 80 points. The only program with a superior mark since 2023-24 is South Carolina (46-0).
TCU's scoring margin (+38) is the fifth-best mark in the country.
The Horned Frogs have had a 20-point scorer in nine of their wins.

Individual Notables
Olivia Miles

Became the second Big 12 player to post back-to-back triple-doubles on Sunday vs. Jacksonville; finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. The only other player to do so is Brittney Griner.
Now ranks fourth in NCAAW history in career triple-doubles (eight).
Is averaging career highs in points per game (17.7), assists per game (7.6) and steals per game (2.2).
Has finished with at least 15 points and five assists in all 11 of TCU's wins.
Tied with Texas' Madison Booker for the national lead in win shares (3.8) and defensive win shares (1.6).
Needs 20 rebounds to become only the ninth player in NCAAW history to record 1,500 points, 700 assists and 700 rebounds.
Leads all D1 players in career 15-and-5 games (42), assist per game average (6.7) and triple-doubles (8).
Miles' teams have won 24 straight games when she finished with at least 15 points and five assists.
Is the first Horned Frog since Hailey Van Lith to score in double figures in at least 10 straight games.
Ranks second in the Big 12 and fifth nationally in assist per game average (7.6).

Clara Silva

Paired a career-high points 21 points on 10-10 shooting with 10 rebounds in Sunday's win.
Became the first TCU player to finish 10-10 from the field vs. the Dolphins.
One of only two Division I players this season to shoot 100 percent on 10-plus attempts from the field.
Notched her second career double-double against Jacksonville.
Her 21 points vs. the Dolphins are the seventh-most in a game by an underclassmen center this year.
Has snagged at least eight rebounds in as many games.
Is one of eight underclassmen players in the nation averaging at least nine points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

Marta Suarez

Is the only player in college basketball averaging at least 18 points, five rebounds and two assists per game while shooting better than 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from distance.
Ranks sixth in all of Division I in scoring average among players 6-3 or taller.
Her 29 threes are the second-most of any D1 player at least 6-3 . Only Kansas' Elle Evans has more.
Over her last seven games, is averaging 20 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while connecting at a 56 percent clip from the field and 48 percent from distance.
Has scored at least 15 points all but once.
Ranks fourth in the Big 12 in scoring average (18.6 ppg).

Donovyn Hunter

Along with Suarez, Hunter is one of only four players in the nation averaging at least 13 points and 2.5 threes per game while connecting above a 50 percent clip from the field and 40 percent from deep.
Scored in double figures in each of TCU's first nine ballgames.
Is averaging 14.6 points per game at home over her last nine outings inside Schollmaier Arena.
Leads all Big 12 guard and ranks third overall in the league in box plus-minus (15.3), which estimates the number of points a player contributes per 100 possessions, and is 16th in the country.
Averaging a team-high 2.8 threes per game at home.

Maddie Scherr

Tops the Big 12 statistical rankings and is fourth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.40).
Has produced a 6.4 assist-to-turnover ratio (32-5) over her last seven outings.
Dropped at least five assists for the fourth straight game on Sunday against Jacksonville.
Is averaging five assists per game inside Schollmaier Arena. Only Miles (8.4 apg) has a better assist per game average at home among TCU players.
Posted her 23rd career "5-5-5" game versus the Dolphins.

Taylor Bigby

Leading scorer off the bench in seven of TCU's 11 victories.
Is averaging 10.1 points per game at home and a career-high 7.4 points per game for the season
Has scored in double figures in five of TCU's eight home wins.

Kennedy Basham

Ranks second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally in blocks per game (2.45).
Has sent back at least three shots in five of TCU's last seven wins.
Pulled down seven rebounds for the third time in her last five games vs. Jacksonville.
Posted her 17th career game with at least four blocks on Sunday.

A Win over the Lady Lions Would…

Give TCU sole possession of the nation's longest home winning streak among Division I teams at 33 games.
Lift the TCU to its 32nd straight home nonconference win dating back to December of 2022.
Signify the third 12-game winning streak in program history, all of which have come under head coach Mark Campbell.
Put TCU within two victories of tying the longest winning streak in program history (14 games), set by the 2023-24 Horned Frogs squad in their unbeaten start to the season.
Spike TCU's nonconference record under Campbell to 37-1.
Boost Campbell's career record in Schollmaier Arena to 46-4.
Signify the Horned Frogs 460th all-time home win.
Be the 719th victory in TCU women's basketball history.
Hand TCU its 20th straight win over an unranked team.

Series Notes: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

TCU's lone head-to-head on the hardwood with UAPB was the fifth game of former Horned Frogs head coach Jeff Mittie's inaugural season at the helm.
Janice Thomas picked up the first double-double of the Mitte era in TCU's win over the Lady Lions circa 1999, finishing with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
TCU also received 18 points from Diamond Jackson and 13 from Sally Spencer in their 27-point victory over UAPB 26 years ago.
The Horned Frogs last faced a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent on Dec. 10, 2023, when they defeated Prairie View A&M 85-41 inside Schollmaier Arena. The victory was the 10th in TCU's record-breaking 14-0 start to the 2023-24 campaign in head coach Mark Campbell's first season in Fort Worth.
TCU is 29-4 all-time vs. the SWAC and has won 27 straight ballgames opposite active members of the conference.
Tuesday's ballgame marks TCU's 32nd battle with a team from Arkansas. The Horned Frogs are 7-24 all-time against Division I institutions from the Natural State. TCU faced Arkansas on 24 occasions during their shared Southwest Conference memberships.