TCU Women Extend Historic Home Win Streak to 48 With Iona Rout

FORT WORTH -TCU women's basketball needed some time to find its rhythm Tuesday, but once the Horned Frogs took control, another opponent discovered why winning at Schollmaier Arena has become nearly impossible.

Jadyn Wooten scored 19 points, Lara Somfai delivered a double-double, and No. 15 TCU pulled away from Iona for a 78-53 victory that extended the program's NCAA-leading home winning streak to 48 games.

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The Horned Frogs improved to 4-0, marking their fourth consecutive season opening with four victories.

But this wasn't another wire-to-wire blowout.

Iona jumped ahead 15-7 early, taking advantage of a TCU team that couldn't buy a 3-pointer. The Horned Frogs missed their first 11 attempts from beyond the arc and briefly trailed 28-26 with four minutes remaining in the second quarter.

That's when things changed.

TCU closed the first half on a 14-2 run, turning a two-point deficit into a 40-30 halftime advantage.

Still, the Gaels refused to disappear.

Iona pulled within 49-41 late in the third quarter before TCU delivered the decisive stretch, scoring 17 unanswered points across the third and fourth periods.

Freshman Jessie-May Hall helped ignite the surge before Clara Silva took over inside, scoring nine of her 10 points in the final quarter.

Wooten finished 8-of-11 from the field, extending her streak of double-digit scoring performances to 11 consecutive games dating to last season.

Somfai contributed 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, while Silva added eight rebounds.

Bella Hines distributed five assists, and Clara Bielefeld supplied eight points and six boards off the bench.

TCU's advantage inside ultimately overwhelmed Iona.

The Horned Frogs dominated the rebounding battle, generated 46 points in the paint and forced 19 turnovers.

They also made 25 of their 39 attempts inside the 3-point line, shooting 64 percent on two-point opportunities.

Chloe Vasquez provided Iona's biggest offensive threat with a game-high 20 points, but the Gaels couldn't keep pace after halftime.

For coach Mark Campbell, the victory added another chapter to a remarkable home-court run.

TCU's 48 consecutive home wins now match the 21st-longest streak in Division I women's basketball history. The Horned Frogs have also won 40 straight nonconference home games.

Perhaps even more impressive, TCU has opened the season with four consecutive victories by at least 25 points for the first time in program history.

Next comes Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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With another victory, the Horned Frogs would move within one game of the coveted 50-win home streak.

And based on what opponents have experienced in Fort Worth lately, nobody should expect TCU to surrender that streak easily