2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball
Big 12 regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record34–4 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Xavier Lopez
  • Minyon Moore
  • Nia Jackson
  • Ruthy Hebard
  • Jessie Craig
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 TCU 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 14 Baylor 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
No. 17 Oklahoma State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 16 West Virginia 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
No. 19 Kansas State 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
Utah 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Iowa State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Arizona 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Colorado 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Cincinnati 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Kansas 6 12   .333 16 14   .533
BYU 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
UCF 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Texas Tech 4 14   .222 19 18   .514
Arizona State 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Houston 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Horned Frogs are led by second-year head coach Mark Campbell and play their home games at the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

TCU aims to build on their previous season's performance, looking to improve on their record of 21–12 and compete for a higher seed in the postseason tournaments.

Previous season

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The Horned Frogs finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 21–12, including a conference record of 6–12, and reached the second round of the WBIT.[1] They started strong with a 14–0 record but faced challenges that included injuries, leading to a roster adjustment through open tryouts.

Offseason

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Departures

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TCU departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaden Owens 1 G 5' 8" GS Senior Plano, TX Graduated
Tara Manumaleuga 2 G 5' 10" GS Senior Gold Coast, Australia Graduated
Bre'Yon White 12 F 5' 11" Junior Pearland, TX Transferred to Wichita State
Jade Clack 14 F 6' 1" Freshman Austin, TX Transferred to Tulsa
Paige Bradley 15 G 5' 9" Junior Dallas, TX Graduate transfer to Tulsa (missed 2023–24 season with foot injuries)
Sydney Harris 25 G/F 6' 1" Sophomore Edwardsville, IL Transferred to Iowa State
Victoria Flores 55 G 5' 7" Freshman West Dallas, TX Transferred to Rice

Incoming

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TCU incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Taylor Bigby 1 G 6' 1" Redshirt Junior Las Vegas, NV USC
Deasia Merrill 3 F 6' 1" GS Senior Villa Rica, GA Georgia State
Donovyn Hunter 4 G 6' 0" Sophomore Medford, OR Oregon State
Hailey Van Lith 10 G 5' 7" GS Senior Wenatchee, WA LSU
Natalie Mazurek 14 C 6' 2" GS Senior Eden Prairie, MN South Dakota
Maddie Scherr 22 G 5' 10" GS Senior Florence, KY Kentucky

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting class of 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Bigby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Centennial
USC / Oregon
Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Compass Prep
Arizona
Chandler, AZ
F 3 Deasia Merrill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Villa Rica High School
Georgia State / Kentucky
Villa Rica, GA
G 4 Donovyn Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So South Medford
Oregon State
Medford, OR
G 5 Una Jovanovic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Pinewood
Cal State Fullerton
Santa Clara, CA
G 10 Hailey Van Lith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Cashmere High School
LSU / Louisville
Wenatchee, WA
G 11 Knisha Godfrey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Tampa Bay Technical
Mississippi State
Columbus, OH
C 13 Sedona Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) GS Liberty Hill
Oregon
Liberty Hill, TX
F 14 Natalie Mazurek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Eden Prairie High School
South Dakota
Eden Prairie, MN
G 20 Ella Hamlin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Granbury High School Granbury, TX
G 21 Agnes Emma-Nnopu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Lake Ginninderra College
Stanford
Ocean Grove, Australia
G 22 Maddie Scherr Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Ryle High School
Kentucky / Oregon
Florence, KY
F 23 Aaliyah Roberson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Clark San Antonio, TX
F 24 DaiJa Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Village Christian Academy Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian W 78–41  1–0
 29  Prince   7  Prince   4  tied  Schollmaier Arena (1,946)
Fort Worth, TX
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Orleans W 107–52  2–0
 30  Conner   12  tied   6  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (1,895)
Fort Worth, TX
November 13, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 90–31  3–0
 17  Van Lith   6  tied   9  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (2,273)
Fort Worth, TX
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 13 NC State W 76–73  4–0
 31  Prince   16  Prince   10  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (3,220)
Fort Worth, TX
November 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 Incarnate Word W 81–43  5–0
 19  Van Lith   11  Prince   6  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (5,379)
Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 Idaho State W 86–46  6–0
 27  Van Lith   7  Prince   4  tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,293)
Fort Worth, TX
November 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 17 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Cayman Islands Classic
W 76–68  7–0
 21  Van Lith   20  Prince   7  Van Lith  John Gray Gymnasium (1,034)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2024*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 17 vs. South Florida
Cayman Islands Classic
W 87–46  8–0
 23  Van Lith   13  Prince   8  Van Lith  John Gray Gymnasium (895)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 9 Florida Atlantic W 78–42  9–0
 16  Van Lith   8  Conner   7  Conner  Schollmaier Arena (1,968)
Fort Worth, TX
December 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 vs. No. 3 South Carolina
Coast-to-Coast Challenge
L 52–85  9–1
 21  Van Lith   6  Conner   6  Van Lith  Dickies Arena (8,004)
Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 Louisiana Tech W 92–41  10–1
 23  Van Lith   10  Emma-Nnopu   5  Emma-Nnopu  Schollmaier Arena (2,088)
Fort Worth, TX
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 Samford W 103–64  11–1
 33  Conner   14  Emma-Nnopu   8  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (1,940)
Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 at UCF W 92–52  12–1
(1–0)
 24  Conner   7  tied   7  Van Lith  Addition Financial Arena (1,796)
Orlando, FL
December 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 Brown W 79–47  13–1
 17  Van Lith   14  Emma-Nnopu   5  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (3,012)
Fort Worth, TX
January 1, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 Colorado W 63–50  14–1
(2–0)
 14  Tied   10  Prince   3  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,864)
Fort Worth, TX
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 Cincinnati W 81–66  15–1
(3–0)
 29  Conner   6  Prince   7  Conner  Schollmaier Arena (3,627)
Fort Worth, TX
January 7, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Kansas W 80–73  16–1
(4–0)
 30  Prince   14  Prince   6  Van Lith  Allen Fieldhouse (3,014)
Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Texas Tech W 69–43  17–1
(5–0)
 22  Van Lith   10  Prince   7  Van Lith  United Supermarkets Arena (5,465)
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 UCF W 90–81  18–1
(6–0)
 27  Prince   7  Prince   7  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (2,541)
Fort Worth, TX
January 17, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 No. 23 Utah W 81–73  19–1
(7–0)
 23  Prince   6  Bigby   6  Conner  Schollmaier Arena (2,735)
Fort Worth, TX
January 22, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 9 at Oklahoma State L 59–60  19–2
(7–1)
 22  Prince   13  Prince   4  tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,477)
Stillwater, OK
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 No. 25 Baylor W 80–75  20–2
(8–1)
 24  Prince   14  Prince   3  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (5,415)
Fort Worth, TX
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 at Iowa State W 82–69  21–2
(9–1)
 28  Van Lith   8  Merrill   8  Van Lith  Hilton Coliseum (10,331)
Ames, IA
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 9 at No. 12 Kansas State L 50–59  21–3
(9–2)
 14  Prince   11  Prince   5  Van Lith  Bramlage Coliseum (7,477)
Manhattan, KS
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 9 Texas Tech W 63–42  22–3
(10–2)
 14  Roberson   10  Prince   7  Hunter  Schollmaier Arena (5,478)
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 BYU W 79–47  23–3
(11–2)
 14  Conner   7  Tied   6  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,483)
Fort Worth, TX
February 16, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Arizona W 85–73  24–3
(12–2)
 22  Prince   12  Prince   5  Tied  McKale Center (7,672)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 at Arizona State W 82–66  25–3
(13–2)
 22  Conner   9  Prince   7  Tied  Mullett Arena (2,848)
Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 10 No. 17 West Virginia W 71–50  26–3
(14–2)
 26  Van Lith   10  Emma-Nnopu   6  Conner  Schollmaier Arena (5,897)
Fort Worth, TX
February 26, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 Houston W 91–56  27–3
(15–2)
 26  Van Lith   9  Prince   5  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (3,126)
Fort Worth, TX
March 2, 2025
5:30 p.m., FS1
No. 10 at No. 17 Baylor W 51–48  28–3
(16–2)
 16  Prince   19  Prince   5  Hunter  Foster Pavilion (7,110)
Waco, TX
Big 12 Conference tournament
March 7, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Colorado
Quarterfinals
W 69–62  29–3
 24  Van Lith   6  Prince   5  Prince  T-Mobile Center (4,886)
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) No. 16 West Virginia
Semifinals
W 71–65  30–3
 19  Van Lith   16  Prince   8  Van Lith  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor
Championship Game
W 64–59  31–3
 20  Van Lith   14  Prince   4  Prince  T-Mobile Center (5,084)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2 B3) No. 6 (15 B3) Fairleigh Dickinson
First Round
W 73–51  32–3
 23  Conner   10  Prince   7  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (6,464)
Fort Worth, TX
March 23, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 B3) No. 6 (7 B3) Louisville
Second Round
W 85–70  33–3
 23  Emma-Nnopu   6  Tied   10  Van Lith  Schollmaier Arena (7,494)
Fort Worth, TX
March 29, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ABC
(2 B3) No. 6 vs. (3 B3) No. 8 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
W 71–62  34–3
 26  Van Lith   9  Van Lith   4  Tied  Legacy Arena (11,433)
Birmingham, AL
March 31, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 B3) No. 6 vs. (1 B3) No. 5 Texas
Elite Eight
L 47–58  34–4
 17  Van Lith   9  Prince   3  Conner  Legacy Arena (12,175)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B3=Birmingham 3.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Keen, Elizabeth (March 24, 2024). "Carter's Fourth Quarter Leads Mississippi State Over TCU In WBIT Second Round, 68-61". Mississippi State. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gofrogs.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.