No. 15 TCU Women Extend Winning Streak With 47-Point Win
Clara Silva and Lanie Grant led a dominant second-half performance that held Tarleton State to 33% shooting.
By Leila Reynolds ·
Fifth-ranked TCU women extended their undefeated season to three wins on Sunday by beating Tarleton State 89-42 in Fort Worth. The margin of victory marked the team's largest lead of the year, with the Horned Frogs holding the Texans to a 33% shooting percentage throughout the contest.
Clara Silva finished with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while Lanie Grant contributed 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Grant also recorded four assists and hit three of her seven attempts from beyond the arc. Lara Somfai and Jadyn Wooten each scored 12 points, with Somfai adding nine rebounds to the stat line. Jessie-May Hall provided 11 points from the bench for the team that improved to 3-0.
The game shifted dramatically after the first quarter. TCU missed all six of its three-point attempts in the opening period but closed the first ten minutes with a 15-11 lead. The Horned Frogs then shot 10 for 18 from the field in the second quarter, including three long-range hits. They outscored Tarleton State 28-7 during that span to enter halftime with a 25-point advantage.
The gap widened in the second half as TCU assembled a 22-0 run. The lead peaked at 52 points during the fourth quarter. The team converted 22 Tarleton State turnovers into 26 points and made half of their 66 total field goal attempts. They also connected on seven of their final 19 shots from three-point range.
Caroline Lyles led the Tarleton State offense with 10 points. The Texans dropped to 1-1 on the season. TCU will host Iona on Tuesday, while Tarleton State travels to host Sul Ross State on Wednesday.
