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Women win 7th straight By Kelly Morris Although the TCU women’s basketball team won its seventh-straight game against Tulsa Tuesday night by 17 points, head coach Jeff Mittie said the game was a tale of two halves. “In the second half, we shot 50 percent from the field, while Tulsa shot 50 percent from the field in the first (half),” Mittie said. Tulsa came out more aggressive than we did and shot (the ball) very well in the first half. They did a nice job of getting open looks in the first half, but our defense was key in the second half which hurt their energy.
“We weren’t happy with our effort in the first half, but we did a nice job executing in the second.” After junior forward Kati Safaritova scored the first two points of the game, the Frogs didn’t lead the game again until the 13:09 mark of the first half. Despite shooting just 37.9 percent (11 of 29) from the field during the first half, the Frogs held on to a 34-32 lead. Senior guard Jill Sutton led the team in scoring in the first half with nine points, and freshman forward Tiffany Evans had eight points. Senior guard Amy Porter had five steals and six assists. The Frogs started the second half with a 16-3 run, resulting in a 50-35 lead with 12:31 remaining in the game. Tulsa shot just 29.6 percent (8 of 27) from the field in the second half. The Frogs shot 55.6 percent from three-point range while Tulsa was just 1 of 5. Sutton added 11 second-half points including nine from behind the arc. Sutton finished the game with six three-pointers, tying her season-high for three pointers in a game. She previously tallied 20 points and six three pointers Dec. 5 in the Frogs 78-68 win at Wichita State. The Frogs have a nine-day layoff before returning to action Feb. 2 at Tulsa. Senior forward Janice Thomas said although she would like to keep up the team’s momentum, she is looking forward to the time off. “It would be nice to be able to keep playing, but it’s good to have this time to take care of some injuries,” Thomas said. Kelly Morris |
