Postseason WNIT | 3/31/2019 6:49:03 PM
TCU 69, CINCINNATI 55
FORT WORTH, TX -- TCU gave up the lead to Cincinnati, but the Frogs held the opposition to just five points in the fourth quarter, earning TCU a berth in the Postseason WNIT semifinals for the second straight season.
Cincinnati used a 15-3 run to get back in the mix and take the lead, but shots by Jordan Moore, Amy Okonkwo and Lauren Heard sent the Frogs back up, 62-51 with 7:14 left in the game.
TCU (24-10) will face Arizona or Wyoming in the semis.
The Frogs were led by Okonkwo's 20 points and 13 rebounds; Moore had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Heard had 10 points. TCU had a 46-33 edge in rebounds.
Cincinnati (24-11) got 25 points from Antoinette Miller, with 13 points and eight rebounds coming from Iimar'I Thomas. The Bearcats were just 2-for-16 from 3-point range.
TCU led after one quarter, 21-18, but Miller's early production led to 14 points for her in the frame to keep the Bearcats close. Cincinnati's effort to come back was rewarded with about 6:30 left in the third quarter; Thomas had a conventional three-point play, and Andeija Puckett hit a layup as the Bearcats took a 44-41 lead.
TCU countered with a 10-0 run to end the third quarter, taking a 56-50 lead.
JAMES MADISON 54, GEORGETOWN 44
HARRISONBURG, VA -- In a game that saw both offenses struggle, James Madison pulled ahead with a 15-1 run to start the fourth quarter, sending the Dukes to the Postseason WNIT semifinals.
James Madison (29-5) will host Northwestern in the semis; that game is set for 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 3.
Dorothy Adomako hit a 3-pointer for Georgetown (19-16) with 10 seconds to go in the third quarter, drawing the Hoys within 39-35. But JMU came out firing in the final frame, with Jackie Benitez and Madison Green fueling the burst with 3-pointers. Georgetown did end the game on an 8-0 run, but it was too much to make up.
The Dukes got 14 points from Benitez; Kamiah Smalls added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Kayla Cooper-Williams finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. James Madison had nine blocked shots and held the Hoyas to 27 percent shooting from the field.
Georgetown was paced by Adomako's 16 points and nine rebounds. Dionna White scored 11 points. The Hoyas shot 4-of-19 from 3-point range.
JMU used a 9-0 run to take an early lead, but Georgetown countered with an 8-0 burst, capped by a 3-pointer from Nikola Kovacikova, as the Dukes led after one quarter, 12-10. The Hoyas went 6:44 without a point in the second quarter, going 0-for-14 from the field, but was still within range at the break, trailing 25-17.
ARIZONA 67, WYOMING 45
TUCSON, AZ -- Arizona took control early against Wyoming, going ahead by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, and freshman Cate Reese had a personal 9-0 run in the third quarter as the Wildcats rolled into the semifinals of the Postseason WNIT.
Arizona (22-13) will host TCU in the semis; tip off is set for 9:30 ET on Wednesday, April 3.
Arizona, which had a record of 6-24 last season, went ahead 37-17 with 5:25 left in the third quarter after Reese's burst of four baskets and a free throw. Wyoming responded immediately with a 10-0 run and closed the frame down, 42-29, as Aari McDonald hit a layup at the buzzer for the Wildcats.
McDonald finished with 25 points and six rebounds for Arizona; Reese added 13 points and nine rebounds.
The Wildcats took a 26-12 lead with 4:46 left before halftime, but struggled with turnovers after that and went the rest of the frame without scoring. The Cowgirls were trailing at that point, 26-15, shooting just 22 percent from the field.
Wyoming (25-9) got 12 points and seven rebounds from Sladjana Rakovic; the Cowgirls shot 31 percent from the field overall and were just 2-for-12 from 3-point range.