The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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No. 25 TCU
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Women's Basketball wins at No. 25 TCU, 77-67
02.26.2020 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns unleash a blistering 15-1 third-quarter run.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas dominated the backboards, shot 58 percent in the second half, and opened the third quarter with a 15-1 scoring run to defeat No. 25 TCU, 77-67, on Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena.
Three Longhorns achieved double-doubles: Celeste Taylor with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Charli Collier with 16 points and 16 boards, and Joyner Holmes with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Texas (17-10, 9-6) out-rebounded TCU, 57-27.
Lauren Heard scored 19 points for the Horned Frogs (20-6, 11-4).
Hitting a trio of three-point field goals in the first four minutes, TCU got off to an initial 11-point advantage. Five consecutive points by Taylor, including a three pointer, helped the Longhorns cut the margin to six points before TCU closed the first quarter with a 23-16 lead.
Texas cut the TCU lead to four points in the first three minutes of the second quarter, but the Horned Frogs – scoring 15 first-half points off of 11 Longhorn turnovers -- achieved a nine-point lead, 35-26, at halftime. Texas dominated the boards in the halftime statistics, 30-14. Taylor and Collier each had nine points. Collier also had eight first-half rebounds.
A jumper by Jada Underwood, a put back by Collier, jump shots by Holmes and Sug Sutton, and two Sutton free throws began an explosive third-quarter opening that put the Horns ahead by one point. UT built a five-point lead to mark a 15-1 opening run. Texas took a 53-47 lead into the final period -- having scored one more point in the third quarter, 27, than it did in the first half.
Texas ran its margin up to 12 points early in the fourth quarter and never allowed TCU to get within six points.
KEY STATISTICS
- The Longhorns started Holmes, Sutton, Collier, Taylor and Underwood.
- Texas now leads the all-time series with TCU, 45-4.
- Collier had her 14th double-double of the season. It was Holmes' 13th and Taylor's first.
- For the game, Texas shot 43 percent and held TCU to 34 percent.
- Texas scored 36 points in the paint, 26 second-chance points and 14 points during fast breaks.
TEXAS HEAD COACH KAREN ASTON
"This was a really good road win for us. I can't say enough about how well TCU has been playing all year, especially at home. I thought our team showed a lot of resilience tonight. We weathered a first-quarter punch that was part them and part us. We were able to hang in there during the second quarter, especially with some foul trouble. Then we regrouped at halftime: The defensive effort triggered by [Celeste Taylor] and our ability to hit shots in the paint. I thought the biggest difference was our ability to play inside-out, and again our defensive effort was much, much better. I'm really proud."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action on Saturday when it returns home to play host to Oklahoma. Tip-off in the Frank Erwin Center is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by LHN. It will be available on radio at 105.3 FM in Austin and online at TexasSports.com/audio.
