Preview: Southeastern Louisiana

FORT WORTH – No. 15 TCU continues its season-opening homestand with its fifth game in nine days on Thursday opposite Southeastern Louisiana.

The Horned Frogs defeated Iona 78-53 on Tuesday in route to their fourth consecutive 4-0 start to a season and eighth in program history. All four TCU's wins have been by at least 25 points.

Thursday's ballgame will tip off at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

The Game
Teams: #15 TCU (4-0) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (1-1)
Date: 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12
Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas

Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+

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

Radio
KTCU 88.7 FM

Chris Blake, Play-by-Play

Opening Tip

TCU started a season with four straight victories of 25-plus points for the first time ever with Tuesday's triumph over Iona.
All-but-three of the Horned Frogs' 33 nonconference victories under Mark Campbell have been by at least 20 points.
Half of TCU's 48 consecutive home wins have been in excess of 30 points.
TCU's average margin of victory at home in the Campbell era is 26.6 points.
TCU's seven straight games at Schollmaier Arena to start the year is tied for the
longest homestand in program history,
Thursday's ballgame marks the third meeting between TCU and SE Louisiana. The teams last played on Dec. 1, 2021, with TCU winning 55-46.

Home Court Advantage

TCU is two wins away from becoming the 14th Division I program to notch a home
winning streak of at least 50 games.
A win over the Lions will tie TCU's Schollmaier Arena winning streak for the 17th on the NCAA record book for consecutive home victories.
TCU's unbeaten run at home reached quadruple digits on Monday. To be exact, come tipoff time on Thursday, 1,003 days will have passed since the Horned Frogs last lost inside Schollmaier Arena. TCU's most recent home defeat took place on Feb. 13, 2024.
TCU's 61 home wins since 2023-24 lead the country. The Horned Frogs' home win
percentage (.938) over the last three seasons is the eighth-highest in the country and ranks fourth at the Power Conference level, behind only South Carolina (.981), Texas (.966) and UCLA (.960).
One of the aspects of TCU's home winning streak Campbell is most proud of is that all four of his teams have contributed to the unbeaten run. His inaugural Horned Frogs squad won its final three home games in 2023-24. TCU ran the table at home in each of the past two seasons, posting records of 21-0 in 2024-25 and 20-0 in 2025-26 inside Schollmaier Arena.
TCU notched its 20th victory of at least 40 points under Campbell with Sunday's 89-42 takedown of Tarleton State.
On Thursday, Iona became the 40th visitor to Schollmaier Arena to break 55 points vs. a Campbell-led TCU defense.
TCU is allowing just 53.0 points per game at home in the Campbell era.
Whereas visitors struggle to put points on the board, Schollmaier Arena is where the Horned Frogs' spread pick-and-roll offense comes alive. TCU has recorded at least 20 assists in 37 of its 61 home wins under Campbell, including all three in 2026-27.
TCU has dished out 20.2 assists per night on average at home since 2023-24.
The Horned Frogs have reached double figures in deep balls at Schollmaier Arena on 29 instances over the last three-plus seasons.
Campbell's TCU offenses have averaged exactly 80 points per game at home since he took the reins in 2023-24.
A TCU player has posted a double-double 47 times at home in the Campbell era.

Offensive Notables

TCU's rotational depth has been evident in its offensive breakdown. The Horned Frogs' bench has accounted for 37 percent of the squad's cumulative points and contributed more than 30 points in three games.
The Horned Frogs have benefitted from 17 individual double digit scoring efforts across their quartet of wins, yet no TCU player has scored 20 points in any game. By contrast, at least one Horned Frog met the 20-point threshold in 66 of Campbell's 87 career wins as TCU's head coach entering this season.
Jadyn Wooten and Lara Somfai have scored in double figures in all four of TCU's wins.
The absence of a definitive leading scorer has not hindered the Horned Frogs' offensive output. TCU leads the Big 12 with 90.5 points per game.
At least four Horned Frogs have scored in double figures in three of the Frogs' four victories.
Among the 11 players who have seen game action, only Lanie Grant has logged more than 28 minutes in any game.
TCU has employed a different starting lineup in all three of four ballgames.
All five of TCU's starters vs. Iona are averaging at least 10 points per game.
Wooten and Somfai are averaging a combined 40 points per game over the Frogs' last three outings.
TCU's assist-to-turnover ratio (1.96) is the 11th-highest in all of Division I and the fourth best at the Power Conference level.
The Horned Frogs top the Big 12 statistical leaderboard in assist-to-turnover ratio and assists per game (22.0). TCU dropped at least 22 dimes in its first three victories.
TCU has been the beneficiary of seven individual games of at least five assists.
The Horned Frogs have dished out at least 20 assist and posted an assist-to-turnover ratio better than 2-1 in three of their four wins.
Wooten, Grant and Bella Hines have collectively produced a 5.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (52-10).
Grant (6.5), Hines (6.0) and Wooten (4.2) rank second, third and fourth, respectively, among all Big 12 players in assist-to-turnover ratio.
A charge from the coaching staff to TCU entering Thursday's contest is to get off to a stronger start. Over the last three games, the Horned Frogs have competed to an even scoring margin in the first quarter and outscored their opponents by a combined 127 points over the final 30 minutes. TCU has trailed for a combined 17:22 in the opening frame thus far.
TCU is looking to break out of an uncharacteristic cold spell from behind the arc. The Horned Frogs are connecting at a 27.9 percent clip from deep. TCU's 3-point percentage over the last three seasons (.368) was the eighth-highest in all of Division I. Against Iona, the Frogs misfired on their first 11 attempts from behind the arc.
Despite the low percentage from deep, TCU still leads the Big 12 and is tied for ninth nationally in 3-point field goals made (31).
TCU leads college basketball in 3-pointers over the last four seasons with 1,034.
TCU has connected 10-or-more times from distance 46 times since 2023-24. TCU's 46 games with at least 10 threes over the last three-plus seasons top the Power Conference ranks and are the fourth-most of any team in that span, behind only Montana (51), Richmond (50) and Marshall (49).
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, 1,034), 3-point field goals per game (7th, 9.2) and 3-point percentage (9th, .362) since 2023-24.
TCU dished out 20-or-more assists for the 41st time in the Campbell era on Sunday vs. Tarleton State. TCU's 41 games with 20-plus assists are the ninth most of any team in the country since 2023.
A TCU player has finished with at least seven assists in 40 of Campbell's 65 career games coached at Schollmaier Arena. TCU is 39-1 at home over the last four seasons in those games.

Defensive Notables

TCU ranks fifth in all of Division I in field goal percentage defense (.358) since 2023-24. Among Power Conference teams, only South Carolina (.344) has held opponents to a lower clip from the field.
Dating back to last season, TCU has held 33 of its last 42 opponents below a 40 percent clip from the field, including 17 at the Power Conference level.
Inside Schollmaier Arena, Campbell-led teams have kept 52 of 64 opponents at-or-below a 40 percent clip from the field.
TCU has finished in the top-10 nationally in scoring margin for two straight seasons. The Horned Frogs' 2025-26 scoring margin (+19.1) was the sixth-best end-of-season mark in all of Division I.
Under Campbell, TCU has kept 85 percent of its opponents (93-108) under their season scoring averages.
Campbell's TCU teams allow just 57.9 points per game. That figure shrinks to 56.6 points per game since the start of the 2024-25 season. The Frogs' scoring defense over the last two-plus seasons is the ranks 17th in the country and second among all Power Conference programs, trailing only Texas (55.7 ppg).

Head Coach Mark Campbell

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.
Campbell is starting 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 (91) 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 (.805) is the fifth-highest of any Power Conference head coach since 2023, trailing only Dawn Staley (.933), Cori Close (.901), Vic Schaefer (.889) and Kim Mulkey (.839).

Noting the Horned Frogs
Jadyn Wooten

Enters Thursday's contest as one of 15 players in all of Division I and one of six at the Power Conference level averaging at least 14 points, five assists and four rebounds per game while shooting better than 50 percent from the floor.
Tallied a team-high 19 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Iona; finished as TCU's top scorer for the first time.
Notched her 11th consecutive double digit scoring effort against the Gaels.
Connecting at a 75 percent clip (15-20) inside the arc.
Is averaging a team-leading 15.7 points per game over her last three starts.
Has netted at least 10 points and five rebounds in all four of the Horned Frogs' wins.
Posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of at least 2-1 for the fourth time in as many outings this season and 33rd time in her career against Iona.
Has produced a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in eight of her last 11 ballgames dating back to Feb. 14.
Ranks ninth in college basketball in total assists (21).
Is TCU's season leader in player efficiency rating (+137).
Third TCU guard in as many seasons to be cited to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list.

Lara Somfai

Top rebounder in the Big 12 (9.5 rpg)
Leads the Horned Frogs in both points per game (15.0) and rebounds per game.
Notched her second double-double of the season and ninth of her career vs. Iona, tallying 14 rebounds and 12 points.
Topped TCU's team rebounding tally for the third time against the Gaels.
Has 13 career games with at least 10 rebounds to her name.
Scored in double figures in four straight games for the third time in her career via Tuesday's effort.
Has proven to be TCU's table-setter offensively in the early going. Forty-five of her 60 points scored this season have come in the first half.
First Horned Frog in eight seasons to be cited to the Katrina McClain Award watch list.

Lanie Grant

Ranks second among all Big 12 players and 18th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Paired a TCU career-high 14 points via a 5-7 clip from the field with four assists and no turnovers on Sunday vs. Tarleton State.
Bears 31 double digit scoring efforts and 20 games with at least three 3-pointers.
Her season plus-minus rating stands at +133.
Ranked second among all ACC players and 20th in the country in 3-point percentage last season.
Two-time FIBA gold medalist for USA Basketball.

Clara Silva

Scored in double figures for the second straight night vs. Iona, tallying 10 points. Across her last two games, 24 of her 25 points scored have come in the second half. She netted all of her game-high 15 points vs. Tarleton State on Sunday out of the intermission.
Netted a dozen of her points vs. the Texans in the third quarter alone.
Her 15 points scored in Sunday's win were her third-most ever in a game.
Pulled down at least eight rebounds for the second time in 2026-27 and 24th instance in her career against the Gaels.
Earned her 42nd consecutive start at center for TCU on Tuesday.
Chosen to both the Lisa Leslie Award and Naismith Trophy Player of the Year watch lists.
Last season, ranked second in the conference and 16th nationally in blocks per game (1.8).

Jessie-May Hall

Has recorded at least nine points and two steals in all four games.
Finished with three steals for the second time vs. Iona.
Leads all TCU guards in field goal percentage (.563).
Is one of five TCU players averaging 10 points or more per game.
Became the first true freshman to start on opening night for TCU in 10 seasons. Prior to Hall, the last first-year Frog to achieve the feat was Kianna Ray on Nov. 11, 2016 vs. Incarnate Word.
Is the first player in program history to be honored as Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year.

Bella Hines

Sporting a 6-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (18-3).
Ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Led all players with five assists on Tuesday vs. Iona.
Has dished out five-or-more assists in three of TCU's four wins, doing so off the bench each time.
Her 18 assists rank second only to Wooten's 21.
Led TCU with a plus-24 player efficiency rating against the Gaels.
Earned her first collegiate start on Sunday opposite Tarleton State.

Clara Bielefeld

Chipped in eight points – tied for her career-high – and six rebounds off the bench on Tuesday.
Is averaging career-highs in points per game (7.2), rebounds per game (5.8) and assists per game (3.2) to begin her sophomore season.
Has scored eight points in consecutive games entering Thursday's tilt.
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.

A Win Over the Lions Would…

Stretch TCU's unbeaten run at home to 49 games.
Put TCU within four wins inside Schollmaier Arena from tying for the 15th-longest D1 home winning streak (53 games).
Stake TCU to its 41st consecutive nonleague win at home.
Send TCU to its third straight 6-0 start to a season and fourth all-time.
Lift the Horned Frogs to their 28th straight win in the month of November dating back to 2022.
Count as the Horned Frogs' 13th consecutive victory over an unranked team.
Augment TCU's all-time nonconference record under Mark Campbell to 42-2.
Move Campbell within eight victories of his 100th career win at TCU.
Boost Campbell's Schollmaier Arena record to 61-4.
Make TCU 27-0 in games played in the month of November under Campbell.
Keep TCU undefeated at 39-0 at home in nonleague affairs in the Campbell era.
Give Campbell his 131st career head coaching win.
Go down as the Horned Frogs' 455th all-time nonconference victory.
Be the 744th all-time win in program history.

Series Notes: SE Louisiana

TCU set a program record for 3-pointers in its initial matchup SE Louisiana on Dec. 10, 2017. The Horned Frogs connected 18 times from distance in a 112-62 win. Amber Ramirez drained 11 threes by herself, the second-most ever recorded in a game by a Big 12 player.
The Frogs outscored the Lions 62-17 in the second half of their 2017 victory. The 55-point scoring advantage still stands as the second-largest second half scoring margin in program history.
The final score of the first meeting between TCU and SE Louisiana is a bit misleading. It was a 50-45 ballgame at halftime. The contest featured 30 combined 3-pointers, with the Lions knocking down 10 in the first half to keep the game close
The Horned Frogs never quite delivered a decisive blow in their 55-46 triumph over SE Louisiana in 2021. The Lions remained within a single basket of the TCU entering the final frame. TCU needed a 10-0 run to close the third quarter in order to regain the lead entering the fourth. Okako Adika, Lauren Heard and Michelle Berry all scored in double figures to preserve the TCU win.

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Players Mentioned

Clara Bielefeld

Lanie Grant

Jessie-May Hall

Bella Hines

Clara Silva

Lara Somfai

Jadyn Wooten

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