Suarez Nails Game-winner As The Frogs Leap Past The Mountaineers

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TCU Women’s Basketball narrowly edged past nan West Virginia Mountaineers 51-50 pinch a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Marta Suarez connected Wednesday night.

The 10th-ranked Frogs were held to a season-low 51 points by nan Mountaineers, who forced 24 turnovers. West Virginia capitalized pinch 22 points disconnected turnovers, each while shooting 19 of 24 from nan stripe. It was erstwhile again sloppy play from TCU that sewage them into akin problem to that of nan Utah crippled to statesman nan caller year.

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— TCU Women’s Basketball (@tcuwbb) January 15, 2026

While it wasn’t nan prettiest game, each that matters is that nan Frogs came retired pinch a large triumph successful a dispute environment. Oliva Miles led nan scoring, shooting 5 of 12 from nan section pinch 14 points, six rebounds, an assist, and a steal. She knocked down a season-high 4 three-pointers en way to TCU’s 3rd triumph successful a row.

Suarez, though, played possibly nan astir captious domiciled pinch her game-winning changeable from nan apical of nan arc. Despite shooting conscionable 21.1% from nan field, nan elder from Spain made it count erstwhile it mattered most. She dropped 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals successful what was her 16th clip this play scoring successful double-figures.

The Frogs held nan Mountaineers to their lowest constituent full of nan season. West Virginia was ineffective connected nan violative broadside of nan ball, shooting conscionable 28.3% from nan section and 12.5% from three-point range. But TCU fouls continuously sent West Virginia to nan free-throw line, keeping nan crippled close.

TCU has now won each of its past 3 games since falling successful overtime to nan Utah Utes successful early January. They stay 1 of 3 teams, alongside Utah and Baylor, to person suffered 1 convention loss. Texas Tech still sits atop nan Big 12 standings astatine 19-0 wide and 6-0 successful convention play.

What’s Next for nan Horned Frogs?

Mark Campbell and nan TCU Horned Frogs (17-1, 5-1 Big 12) will return to Fort Worth erstwhile they big nan Arizona Wildcats (10-6, 1-4 Big 12) connected Saturday, Jan. 17, astatine Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.

The Frogs stay undefeated astatine location pinch a 12-0 grounds this season. They will look to widen their location winning streak to 37 games. If they negociate to conclusion nan Wildcats, they will lucifer No. 2 Texas for nan longest streak successful nan nation.

Tip-off is group for 4 p.m. CST. The crippled will beryllium disposable for streaming connected ESPN+ pinch nan power broadcaster connected KTCU FM 88.7 The Choice.