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No. 20/23 Women’s Basketball wins seventh straight conference game, 70-50 over TCU
02.11.2023 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns improve to 11-2 in Big 12 play with victory over TCU.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas women's basketball team held TCU to 32.6 percent shooting in a 70-50 victory on Saturday at Moody Center before a crowd of 6,877 fans.
For the 16th time this season Texas (20-6, 11-2) held an opponent to 59 points or less. The Longhorns are 16-0 when achieving that mark.
Taylor Jones recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jones and DeYona Gaston combined for 31 points and shot 14-24 (58.3 percent). Shaylee Gonzales scored 16 points and added seven rounds and six assists and Rori Harmon contributed 12 points and four assists. Harmon now has 150 assists for the season.
Up next the Longhorns will have a quick turnaround as they travel to Ames, Iowa for a game against Iowa State on Monday, February 13 at 6:00 PM CT on ESPN2.
Game Notes
• Texas improves to 20-6 overall and 11-2 in Big 12 play.
• The Longhorns won their 11th straight game in Moody Center.
• Texas has won seven straight conference games.
• Texas improved to 16-0 when holding an opponent to 59 points or less. The Longhorns did not allow TCU to score more than 14 points in any quarter.
• Texas used a 10-0 run to end the first quarter and into the second quarter to go up 27-14 and held TCU scoreless for 3:46 of game time.
• The Longhorns held TCU scoreless for the final 6:05 of the second quarter.
• Texas forced TCU into 27 turnovers and held a 21-8 advantage in points off turnovers. Texas has forced 20 or more turnovers for their opponent in 17 games this season.
• The Longhorns grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and held a 16-0 advantage in second chance points.
• Texas held a 36-14 advantage in points in the paint.
• In eight conference games at Moody Center Texas has trailed a total of five times. The largest of those deficits has been two points.
• The win today marks the 10th straight 20-win season for head coach Vic Schaefer.
• Texas tied a season-high with seven charges for the game. Rori Harmon took four of them.
