Tuesday, November 3
Fort Worth, Texas
6:30 PM
TCU
vs
Oral Roberts
11/1/2026 2:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
15th-ranked TCU opens 2026-27 season on Tuesday vs. Golden Eagles
FORT WORTH – No. 15 TCU commences the 2026-27 campaign with a run of seven straight home games, starting with a season-opening tilt at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday against Oral Roberts.
The two-time defending Big 12 champion Horned Frogs have won 44 consecutive games inside Schollmaier Arena, good for the longest home winning streak in college basketball.
The Horned Frogs and Golden Eagles are meeting for the 12th time. TCU holds a 7-4 edge in the all-time series between the programs and has claimed the last three ballgames. The teams last crossed paths on the hardwood on Nov. 6, 2023 at Schollmaier Arena, with TCU earning a 76-56 decision. The game was memorable in that it was head coach Mark Campbell's first at the helm of the Horned Frogs.
Oral Roberts finished with a 15-15 overall record in 2025-26.
Beginning with Tuesday's bout, TCU will play three times in six days to start the season. The Frogs continue their homestand on Thursday vs. Le Moyne in a game that will tip off at 6:30 p.m.
The Game
Teams: #15 TCU (0-0) vs. Oral Roberts (0-0)
Date: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov 3
Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+
KTCU 88.7 FM
Clara Silva
The two-time defending Big 12 champion Horned Frogs have won 44 consecutive games inside Schollmaier Arena, good for the longest home winning streak in college basketball.
The Horned Frogs and Golden Eagles are meeting for the 12th time. TCU holds a 7-4 edge in the all-time series between the programs and has claimed the last three ballgames. The teams last crossed paths on the hardwood on Nov. 6, 2023 at Schollmaier Arena, with TCU earning a 76-56 decision. The game was memorable in that it was head coach Mark Campbell's first at the helm of the Horned Frogs.
Oral Roberts finished with a 15-15 overall record in 2025-26.
Beginning with Tuesday's bout, TCU will play three times in six days to start the season. The Frogs continue their homestand on Thursday vs. Le Moyne in a game that will tip off at 6:30 p.m.
The Game
Teams: #15 TCU (0-0) vs. Oral Roberts (0-0)
Date: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov 3
Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+
- John Liddle, Play-by-Play
- Jada Curtis, Analyst
KTCU 88.7 FM
- Chris Blake, Play-by-Play
- The Mark Campbell era began with a victory over Oral Roberts. Campbell coached his first game as the Horned Frogs' head coach against the Golden Eagles on Nov. 6, 2023, guiding TCU to a 76-56 win.
- TCU is hosting Oral Roberts in its season-opener for the second time in the last four years and third time in the last decade.
- TCU has won 13 straight season and home-openers dating back to 2013.
- TCU is 20-0 in the month of November under Campbell.
- The Horned Frogs are 39-4 in November inside Schollmaier Arena since the venue reopened in 2015.
- TCU has won 36 straight nonleague affairs inside Schollmaier Arena.
- The Frogs hold a 37-2 all-time nonconference record under Campbell.
- TCU's 44-game home winning streak is the longest in college basketball.
- The Horned Frogs are one of 21 Division I programs to notch a home winning streak of at least 44 games and one of only three this decade alongside Texas and South
- Carolina to achieve the feat.
- Should TCU start the season 6-0, it will become the 15th program in the history of the sport to win 50 consecutive home games.
- TCU's 57 home wins since 2023-24 lead the country. The Horned Frogs' home win percentage over the last three seasons is the sixth-highest in college basketball, behind only South Carolina, Texas, UConn, UCLA and Cleveland State.
- A total of 994 days will have passed since TCU last lost in Schollmaier Arena when the ball tips Tuesday night.
- More than half of the opponents (36-61) who have paid a visit to Schollmaier Arena since 2023-24 have been unable to break 55 points. TCU has allowed just 53.9 points per game at home over the last three seasons.
- 24 of TCU's 37 nonconference victories under Campbell have been by at least 30 points.
- TCU debuted at No. 15 in the AP Top-25 on Oct. 20, good for its highest preseason
- ranking in program history. The Frogs are the highest-ranked Big 12 team in both the AP Top-25 and USA Today Coaches' Poll. TCU checked in at No. 16 in the coaches' poll.
- The Horned Frogs have featured in a program record 39 consecutive AP Top-25 polls dating back to Nov. 18, 2024. TCU has yet to fall out of the top 20 in that span
- The Horned Frogs were picked second in both the preseason Big 12 coaches' and media polls. Notably, TCU has met or outperformed its projected conference finish in all three seasons under Campbell.
- TCU lost 86 percent of its scoring (2,514 points) and 70 percent of its minutes played (6,354) from 2025-26 to graduation or the transfer portal.
- The Horned Frogs went from fielding the oldest roster in Division I in each of the last two seasons to one of the most youthful bunches in the country. TCU's average age is 19 years and eight months. Nine of TCU's 12 players are underclassmen, five of whom are brand new to college basketball.
- TCU brings back only two letter winners from last season's Big 12 champion squad in Clara Bielefeld and Clara Silva, the latter of whom is the Frogs' lone returning starter.
- Eleven of the 12 players on the Horned Frogs' 2026-27 roster represent a different state or country. Only Jessie-May Hall and Sarah Portlock, who hail from Australia, share the same nationality.
- For the first time in program history, TCU is rostering more international players than domestic players. Just five Horned Frogs are originally from the United States.
- The Frogs' seven international players are tied for the ninth-most of any team in college basketball.
- TCU is one of only four Power Conference teams with at least seven international players and seven different countries represented on its roster.
- TCU's 2026-27 roster has combined to win 12 FIBA gold medals and 14 total at the U16-U20 levels.
- TCU has come as close to any program nationwide at mastering the transfer portal. The Horned Frogs have signed 24 transfer players under Campbell, six in all four recruiting cycles. A quarter of TCU's portal signees have become All-Big 12 players, four of whom earned at least one set of All-American accolades. Five of TCU's transfer players have gone on to hear their names called in the WNBA Draft.
- The Horned Frogs enter the 2026-27 campaign as one of only two teams at the Power Conference level who have posted consecutive 30-win seasons and won a regular season conference championship. The other is South Carolina.
- Campbell is beginning his fourth season as head coach of TCU women's basketball. Behind Campbell, TCU has morphed into one of the winningest programs in the country. TCU has tallied the sixth-most victories (87) of any Division I program and notched 20 AP Top 10 rankings over the last three seasons.
- Campbell's career winning percentage as TCU's head coach (.798) is the fourth-highest of any Power Conference head coach since 2023, trailing only Dawn Staley (.932), Cori Close (.899), Vic Schaefer (.888) and Kim Mulkey (.835).
- Five Horned Frogs have heard their names called in the WNBA Draft over the last two seasons. TCU's five draftees since 2025 are tied for the fourth most of any Division I program in that span. The Frogs additionally saw three players selected in 2026. Only UCLA and Kentucky produced more picks.
- Campbell has coached the conference player of the year in four of his five seasons as a head coach, all of whom have been transfer point guards. Hailey Van Lith and Olivia Miles became the first Big 12 players to be named Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the same season.
- TCU has won 42 straight games when scoring at least 80 points, good for the highest win percentage in 80-point games of any team in America over the last three seasons.
- •The Frogs are the only team in the country that has not suffered a loss in more than 40 games when hitting the 80-point threshold.
- TCU is expected to employ a deep bench and mix up its starting lineup combinations in the early going to begin the 2026-27 campaign. Giving grist to the likelihood of a balanced scoresheet, the TCU starting five generated 58 percent of its total points scored in two closed scrimmages opposite Texas A&M and Arkansas in October. Eight of the 11 Horned Frogs who suited up vs. the Aggies scored at least six points. Against the Razorbacks, five Frogs scored in double figures while a sixth player came within a point of giving TCU six double-digit scorers.
- The anticipated shift in scoring balance contrasts with the last two seasons. In 2025-26, 83.5 percent of the Horned Frogs' offensive output was generated via its most common starting five. That unit averaged 64.2 points per night, the fifth-most of any starting lineup in the country.
- TCU leads college basketball in 3-pointers since 2023-24 (1,003).
- The Horned Frogs have finished in the top-five in the country in 3-point offense in each of the last two seasons. TCU topped the D1 ranks with 354 threes in 2024-25 and knocked down 337 triples last season, which were the fifth-most of any team.
- TCU, alongside, Richmond is one of two programs ranking in the top-10 nationally in 3-point field goals (1st, 1,003), 3-point percentage (6th, .366) and 3-point field goals per game (7th, 9.2) since 2023-24.
- The Frogs have reached double figures in 3-pointers on 45 occasions over the last three seasons.
- TCU's 45 games with 10-or-more threes since 2023-24 are the fourth-most in the country in that span.
- TCU is averaging 9.9 threes per game at home in the Campbell era.
- Since 2023-24, the Horned Frogs have tallied at least 20 assists and 10 three-pointers in 24 games, competing to a 24-1 record in that span. TCU has won 18 straight ballgames when dishing out 20 dimes and draining 10 deep balls, a streak that dates back to the first week of the 2024-25 season.
- The Horned Frogs have dished out at least 20 assists in 38 games under Campbell, the 10th-most of any team nationwide and seventh among Power Conference teams since 2023.
- It's been tough to buy a bucket vs. TCU since Campbell took the reins. TCU ranks sixth in all of Division I in field goal percentage defense (.359) in the Mark Campbell era. Among Power Conference teams, only South Carolina (.343) has held opponents to a lower clip from the field.
- In 2025-26, the Horned Frogs ranked second only to UConn among all D1 teams in field goal percentage defense (.340).
- Last season, 18 of the 26 Power Conference teams TCU drew were unable to break 40 percent shooting opposite TCU's defense,
- Campbell-coached TCU defenses give up just five 3-pointers per game. TCU allowed 5.1 threes per game in 2025-26 after surrendering 4.9 per night in 2024-25.
- TCU has benefited from elite rim protection over the last three years. The Horned Frogs have sent back 584 shots since 2023-24 the third-most in college basketball. At least one Horned Frog has recorded three-plus blocks in a game in 58 of Campbell's 109 games as head coach.
Clara Silva
- Started all 38 games at center for TCU as a sophomore.
- Is the leading returning shot blocker in the Big 12. She ranked second in the conference and 16th nationally in blocks per game (1.8) in 2025-26.
- Her 100 career blocks are the 16th-most of any active Division I player and rank fourth among all juniors, trailing Elsa Lemmilä (Ohio State, 137), Sarah Strong (UConn, 128) and Toby Fournier (Duke, 117).
- Was one of six players nationwide in 2025-26 to average at least nine points, seven rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting better than 55 percent from the field.
- Scored in double figures in 13 of her last 28 outings last season and increased her scoring average to 10 points per game in the NCAA Tournament.
- Snagged at least nine rebounds in 19 games last season.
- Sent back at least three shots on 10 occasions in 2025-26.
- Corralled 99 offensive rebounds last year, which were the second-most in a season by a TCU
- underclassmen and sixth-most all-time.
- Increased her scoring average to 11.1 points per game at home in 2025-26.
- Has finished with an assist-to-turnover ratio of at least 2-1 in 30 games.
- Led the Big 12 and ranked 12th nationally with a 2.46 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2025-26.
- Is a career 50 percent shooter (228-454) from inside the arc
- Accumulated 617 points, 281 assists and 184 rebounds across her two seasons at Oklahoma State.
- Dished out at least seven assists in 13 games in 2025-26, tied for the 15th most of any D1 hooper.
- Was one of only three players last season alongside Olivia Miles and Katie Fiso (Oregon) to average at least 12 points, five assists and three rebounds per game while shooting 49 percent or better.
- Became the third TCU transfer point guard in as many seasons to be selected to the Nancy Lieberman Award preseason watch list.
- Averaged 10.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game while starting all 32 games for the Stanford during her rookie campaign.
- Racked up 344 points, 291 rebounds, 49 assists, 24 steals and 22 blocks in 2025-26, becoming the first Power Conference freshman to post the stat line since 2014.
- Ranked fifth in the ACC and 10th nationally among all freshmen in rebounding average last season.
- Has seven career double-doubles to her name.
- Racked up 23 rebounds, 15 points, eight assists, three blocks and two steals in a road win at Pitt on Feb. 5, setting an ACC single-game rebounding record by a freshman.
- First Horned Frog in eight seasons to be cited to the Katrina McClain Award watch list.
- Averaged 10.8 points per game and shot 42 percent from distance for North Carolina in 2025-26.
- Ranked second among all ACC players and 20th in the country in 3-point percentage last season.
- Increased her scoring average to 13.6 points per game and connected at a 47.2 percent clip across her final 17 games of her sophomore campaign.
- Has 28 double digit scoring efforts and 18 games with at least three 3-pointers to her name.
- Will become the first true freshman to start for TCU on opening night in 10 seasons should she get the nod vs. Oral Roberts. The last first-year Horned Frog to crack the starting five in her first college game was Kianna Ray vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 11, 2016.
- Is the first player in program history to be honored as Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
- Led TCU in assists in both of its closed scrimmages vs. Texas A&M and Arkansas.
- Played for Germany at the FIBA Women's World Cup in September.
- At age-19, was the second-youngest player to make a World Cup roster and one of six active college players who earned an opportunity to compete for their home country.
- Ranked second only to Big 12 Player of the Year Olivia Miles last season for TCU in shot creation valuation and penetrate-pitch assists.
- Signed with LSU as a consensus five-star player and the No. 24 overall prospect in the class of 2025.
- Took a team-leading 28 charges for LSU in 2025-26.
- Shot 49 percent from the field and 38 percent from distance last season.
- Is a TCU athletics double legacy. Her father, Syan Williams, was a national champion sprinter for the TCU track and field team from 1998-99 while her mother, Ginger Usher Williams, lettered four times for TCU women's basketball from 1995-99.
- Led nearby Boswell High School to the 2025 TX UIL State Championship as a senior.
- Utilized her redshirt season at Miami in 2025-26.
- Tie TCU for the 25th-longest home winning streak in NCAA D1 women's basketball history at 45 games.
- Extend TCU's winning streak in season-openers to 14 games.
- Boost the Horned Frogs' nonconference record since 2023-24 to 38-2.
- Signify the Horned Frogs' 37th consecutive nonleague victory at home dating back to December of 2022.
- Give TCU a 35-16 all-time record in season-opening games
- Lift TCU's home record under Mark Campbell to 58-4.
- Move Campbell within 12 victories of attaining his 100th career win as TCU's coach.
- Send the Horned Frogs to their eighth consecutive victory over an unranked team dating back to February.
- Improve TCU's all-time record in Schollmaier Arena since the venue reopened in 2015 to 148-53.
- Make TCU 12-7 all-time against current members of the Summit League.
- Be the 740th all-time win in program history.
- Count as TCU's 472nd home victory.
- Madison Conner made history in TCU's last tangle with the Golden Eagles. Conner racked up 30 points and set a program record for points scored by a Horned Frog in their TCU debut.
- Conner (30 points, 11 rebounds) and Sedona Prince (15 points, 10 rebounds) both finished with double-doubles in TCU's 76-56 triumph over Oral Roberts in 2023. The joint effort marked the first time two TCU players posted a double-double in a season-opener.
- The Horned Frogs opened their 2023 takedown of the Golden Eagles on an 18-4 run and took its first 20-point lead at 52-32 with 5:11 remaining in the third quarter.
- All-time leading scorer Lauren Heard led all players with 16 points in TCU's 62-48 win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 20, 2020.
- All seven of the Horned Frogs' victories vs. Oral Roberts have come by at least 14 points.
- TCU's third season-opener vs. Oral Roberts unfolded on Nov. 11, 2017, a 72-58 Horned Frogs' win. The Frogs notched their first of two straight WNIT semifinal appearances that year.
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