Lady Frogs remain undefeated
Kyle Wittenbraker

The Lady Frogs improved their record to 4-0 as they beat the Texas-Arlington Lady Mavericks 73-43.

The score was tied at five with 17:02 remaining in the first half, but the Lady Frogs pulled away and never looked back.

Even though TCU won, head coach Jeff Mittie said the team was a little sluggish.

“I think we saw two teams that were fairly tired,” Mittie said.

Mittie said he was happy to see fans fill the stands, especially after the men’s basketball team hosted Kansas Monday night in front of 7,267 fans at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

“Considering the (Kansas) game (TCU) played last, I appreciate the fans coming out,” he said.

With 16:24 remaining in the first half, junior forward Niki Newton limped off the court after scoring four points. Mittie said he thought the injury was probably a first degree sprain. Newton returned to play later in the game.

Freshman guard Natasha Lacy missed a layup and got her own rebound with 13:53 remaining in the first half. After being fouled, she made both free throws. A minute and a half later, she drove through the opposition to make a layup and bring the score to 18-7 TCU.

TCU was called for 12 fouls in the first half. UTA had 10 fouls.

Defensively, the Lady Frogs kept the pressure on UTA with a full-court press. Their defense held the Mavericks to 24 points in the first half.

UTA’s KaShayla Hawkins made a 3-pointer at the end of the first half to bring the score to 42-24.

The first five minutes of the second half were slow as the Lady Frogs scored eight points, bringing the score to 50-27.

As TCU picked up the pace and started to run away with the game, senior guard Kim Ortega stole the ball and gave an outlet pass to senior forward Amy Pack who returned it to Ortega for an easy lay up with 8:08 remaining in the game.

The Lady Frogs dominated the boards in the second half, with 26 rebounds to UTA’s 15. TCU continued to pull away in the second half, outscoring UTA 31-19.