Led by Britni Martin with 18 points and Chanice Smith with 15, the Sam Houston women's basketball team threw a scare into the Horned Frogs as TCU edged the Bearkats 67-60 Sunday afternoon at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
TCU (5-3) never trailed, but Sam Houston (2-6) kept the contest close the entire 40 minutes.
"The girsl played extremely well," head coach Brenda Nichols said. "We showed a lot of intensity and great hustle. Games like this will make us better once we get into Southland Conference play."
Sequeena Thomas added 10 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Kats out-boarded the Frogs 50-42. Thomas fouled out with 1:05 to play.
After seeing TCU build a 35-27 halftime lead and go up by 11 points four minutes into the second period, Sam Houston fought back.
Martin cut the Horned Frog lead to four points, 48-44, with a three-pointer at the 14:15 mark. The senior forward pulled Sam Houston to within five, 65-60 with a jumper with less than a minute to play.
TCU went 6-of-6 from the line in the final minute to hold on to the victory.
The Kats had one final opportunity. After a steal and missed shot by Smith with 10 seconds to play, Jazmin Wiley rebounded but loss possession on a turnover and the Frogs ran out the clock.
Sam Houston hit 22-of-70 shots to shoot 31.4 percent. The Bearkats were 5-for-20 from three point range. TCU hit 33 percent (20-of-60) and nailed 10 of their 24 three point attempts.
Zahna Nedley led the Horned Frogs with 21 points including six three-pointers.
Sam Houston State now travels to California to play in the Long Beach Classic Thursday and Friday, Dec. 20 and 21.
