TCU-Air Force Notes

Air Force at -/RV TCU
Date: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Arena: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
TV: None
Radio: 88.7 KTCU, gofrogs.com
Video Streaming: gofrogs.com
Live Stats: gofrogs.com

Feb. 9, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas - After a grueling eight-game stretch that included six road games, the TCU women's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to host Air Force at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

-/RV TCU (17-7, 7-3 Mountain West Conference) enters Saturday's contest having won two straight road games with victories at UNLV (75-62) and at Colorado State (85-67). Air Force (4-17, 0-10 MWC) is coming off a 70-40 loss at BYU on Thursday night. In the loss, the Falcons were outscored 33-6 in the first half.

The Lady Frogs have won seven straight over the Falcons and lead the all-time series 7-1. TCU is 3-0 at home against Air Force.

Saturday's game will mark the first of three straight home games for the Lady Frogs, who have won a school-record 17 straight home games and are defeating opponents by 20 points per game at home. In four conference home games, TCU has won by an average of 31.25 points.

The game can be heard on 88.7 KTCU and www.gofrogs.com with Jeff Williams (play-by-play) and Marcy Girton (analyst) calling the action. Free video streaming and live stats of the game are also available on www.gofrogs.com.

The Air Force game will begin a critical stretch of games for the Lady Frogs, who are among three teams tied for second in the league with three losses after New Mexico defeated Utah (73-65) on Thursday. Locked in second with three conference losses are Utah, Wyoming and TCU. BYU leads the league with an 8-1 record.

Following Saturday's game, the Lady Frogs will have an eight-day break before hosting Utah on Feb. 18 and Wyoming on Feb. 22.

Following the Air Force game, the TCU men's team will face BYU at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum at 7 p.m. The game is the second doubleheader of the season for both programs. On Jan. 3, the Lady Frogs topped UNLV 88-63 and the men defeated New Mexico 64-52. The games were played at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.

SCOUTING AIR FORCE
Air Force is 4-17 overall and 0-10 in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons have dropped 10 straight games and haven't won since a 78-73 win over Weber State on Dec. 30.

The game will be the second straight road game for the Falcons, who fell 70-40 at BYU on Thursday. Air Force hasn't won a road game since a 59-55 win at San Diego on Nov. 26.

Air Force ranks last in the league in scoring offense (55.6) and second to last in scoring defense (65.8). TCU is winning by an average of 10.0 points per game, while the Falcons are getting beat by an average of 10.2 points.

Pacing the Falcons are forwards Alecia Steele and Pamela Findlay, who average 12.7 and 9.3 points, respectively. Steele also leads the team in rebounding with an average of 8.1 boards.

Air Force is coached by Ardie McInelly, who is in her sixth season as head coach at the Academy. She is 38-123 overall at Air Force and 115-185 in her 11 seasons as a head coach.

RAINING THREES
TCU made history at Colorado State on Feb. 7 by making a school-record 75.0 percent (12-of-16) of its three-pointers. The previous record was 70.6 percent (12-of-17) against Air Force on Nov. 26, 1999. TCU's 12 three-pointers also tied for the fifth-most in school history. Leading TCU's shooting performance was Ashley Davis, who matched a school record by making all six of her three-point tries.

PERFECT NIGHT
It would be safe to say that Ashley Davis was in a zone at Colorado State on Feb. 7. Davis set a school record by making all seven of her shots, including six three-pointers to total 20 points in the game. Three players in school history had finished games 6-of-6 from the field, but no player had ever made all seven attempts. Davis also tied a career high with six treys and also tied the school record for the highest three-point field goal percentage by finishing 6-of-6. Davis tied Jennifer Hickman, who also finished 6-of-6 from beyond the arc against Cal Irvine on Dec. 1, 1995.

HALF THE BATTLE
TCU is perfect this season when leading at the half. If the Lady Frogs hold the lead at intermission, they are 12-0.

TAKING THEIR BEST SHOT
TCU shot a season-high 57.9 percent (33-of-57) from the floor at Colorado State. The previous season high was 51.4 against UNLV on Jan. 3. TCU's shooting percentage was also the ninth-highest in school history.

In the first half, TCU scorched the nets and built a 13-point lead at the break after shooting 63.0 percent from the floor (17-of-27).

TCU carried over its hot shooting in the second half by hitting its first six shots of the second half.

Just how hot was TCU from the field? If you throw out Hanna Biernacka's 1-for-7 start, the Lady Frogs began the game 22-of-27 from the field.

A total contrast to TCU's 3-for-22 start to begin its last game at UNLV, the Lady Frogs came out on fire against the Rams by hitting 12 of its first 19 shots (63.2 percent) to build a 29-18 lead with 5:58 to play in the first.

TCU's trio of Adrianne Ross, Ashley Davis and Jenna Lohse began the game 13-of-14 from the field and had 30 of TCU's first 37 points.

SLOW STARTERS
The difference between TCU in the first half and second half has been very apparent this season. The Lady Frogs have scored 199 more points in the second half than in the first half. In fact, in all but three games this season, TCU has scored more points in the second half than the first half. Only vs. UTA, at Wyoming and at Colorado State did TCU score more in the first half than second half. The Lady Frogs are outscoring opponents 984-815 in the second frame.

WINNING WITH STYLE
TCU may be 12-0 at home this season, but the most impressive stat may be the fact that the Lady Frogs just aren't winning at home - they are winning with ease. In four conference home games, TCU is winning by an average of 31.25 points and in all 12 games, TCU is winning by 20.0 points. In fact, only one home game has been decided by fewer than 11 points this season and that was a 71-67 win over UTA on Dec. 10.

TCU has outscored opponents 947-707 at home and has won by at least 22 points in each of the last six home games.