Lady Frogs go 1-1 against S. Miss., Tulane
By Drew Irwin
Skiff Staff

This weekend, the Lady Frogs (13-13, 6-6 Conference USA) had a big test before their final week of the regular season.

TCU went to Southern Mississippi Friday and escaped with a 69-63 win. Junior forward Amy Pack led the team with 20 points in a victory that put the Lady Frogs over the .500 mark for the first time since early January.

“I thought it was a good win against Southern Miss.,” head coach Jeff Mittie said. “I thought we did some good things.”

But Sunday, the team struggled against Tulane in a 74-65 loss. Junior guard Ebony Shaw led all scorers with 18 points.

“It was disappointing how we played in the middle parts of the game,” Mittie said. “We didn’t rise up until there were 12 minutes left.”

The Green Wave led TCU by 27 points at one point during the game. The Lady Frogs battled back, cutting the lead to five before Tulane pulled away for good.

“It shows that we’re capable of coming back,” Mittie said.

But as seen in Sunday’s game, all comebacks don’t lead to victory.

“It’s been the same thing all year,” Mittie said. “When we play aggressive at both ends and focus, we’re a good team. When we don’t, we don’t play as well.”

He said consistency has been the thorn in the team’s side this season.

“At times we’ve been capable of being a top 10 team,” Mittie said. “And in some games, we haven’t had the energy necessary to win.”

Although TCU has already clinched a spot in the conference tournament, Mittie said the team needs to continue to play hard to gain momentum going into the tournament.

“We can still finish in the top five in the conference,” Mittie said. “And the only way to do that is to win these last two games.”

And even though the season is winding down, the team has no intention of slowing down.

“If we try to rest, we’ll get beat,” Mittie said. “We’re going to go into these games with everything we’ve got because these are two important games.”

The Lady Frogs will play their final two games of the regular season at home this weekend. They will face-off against Alabama-Birmingham at 7 p.m. Friday and South Florida at 2 p.m. Sunday. During Sunday’s game, TCU will honor its three seniors, guard Tricia Payne, forward Grace Gantt and guard Candace Baldwin.

r.a.irwin@tcu.edu