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TCU Women's Basketball: The Frogs Handle Business vs the Cincinnati Bearcats

Madison Conner impresses as TCU moves to 15-1 on the season and 3-0 in conference play with an 81-66 win vs Cincinnati.

Carson Wersal

TCU's Haley Van Lith in the win over Cincinnati
TCU's Haley Van Lith in the win over Cincinnati / Brian McLean - On Assignment Photo/TCU Horned Frogs On SI
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TCU Women's Basketball continues to impress as they defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 81-66 in their 3rd conference game of the year. Not only is TCU still undefeated in Big 12 conference play, but they also set a new record for the best start in program history for women's basketball. Last year's 2023-24 team began the season 14-1 before injuries would plague the team the rest of the season.

Cincinnati kept this game close through the 1st half, but eventually the depth and playmakers that TCU have were too much for the Bearcats. Jillian Hayes kept the Bearcats in the game by dropping 20 PTS, 3 AST, 8 REB, and 1 STL.

Madison Conner and Sedona Prince dominated in Saturday night's matchup with a combined 50 points in the win. The final stat lines from the two become even more impressive when you realize that the entire TCU offense got off to a slow start due to a stingy Cincinnati defense.

Madison Conner- 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
Sedona Prince- 21 PTS, 1 AST, 2 BLK, 6 REB

2nd Half Domination

The 3rd quarter is where things took off for TCU. The Frogs outscored the Bearcats 23-12 in the 3rd quarter resulting in a 17-point cushion heading into the 4th quarter. While Cincinnati brought it within 7 points late in the 4th quarter, an 8-0 run to close the game kept things out of reach.

Key Role Players

We've become accustomed to Hailey Van Lith being an integral part of the TCU offense. Van Lith has averaged over 18 PPG in the 2024-25 season and has been the focal point of the Frogs scoring. Tonight, Van Lith was more of an offensive coordinator due to Cincinnati's physical defense with 7 PTS and 5 AST.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu also shined in TCU's third Big 12 win with her first double-digit point total of the season. Emma-Nnopu was 4-6 from the floor with two 3-pointers with 4 REB and 3 AST.

Team Stats

TCU

Cincinnati

Field Goal %

53.8%

46.3%

3-PT

9-18

6-18

Free Throw %

84.2 %

71.4 %

Rebounds

29

24

Assists

21

14

Blocks

4

3

Fast Break Points

22

4

Points in Paint

36

22

Postgame Press Conferences

TCU Head Coach Mark Campbell

Cincinnati Head Coach Katrina Merriweather

TCU Players Sedona Prince and Madison Conner

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Carson Wersal
CARSON WERSAL

Carson is a student currently at TCU studying journalism with a sports focus. He graduated from Aledo High School and played baseball for Frank Phillips College before attending TCU in 2022. Carson follows local Fort Worth sports but is excited to start writing about TCU sports. 

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