FORT WORTH
TCU women’s basketball has won 43 straight games at home, and the seniors hope to book a return trip to the Sweet 16 with win No. 44 in their final appearance at Schollmaier Arena.
The third-seeded Horned Frogs (30-5) will host No. 6 Washington (22-10) at 9 p.m. Sunday on ESPN.
Several seniors talked Saturday about the moments at Schollmaier they would remember. Stars Olivia Miles and Marta Suárez cited the team’s senior night performance against Baylor on March 1, when the Horned Frogs clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season championship, as the game that would stick with them.
Suárez focused on the team’s camaraderie, saying the Baylor game was like a wedding for the Horned Frogs
“That was just a special weekend overall,” she said. “Like, not only we had the opportunity to host ‘College GameDay,’ so bringing the attention to Big 12 and to TCU and to this team, but it was also senior night, so it was a lot of important people and families and friends here.
“And then as the last game of the season, the community really showed up. It was packed. The energy was intense, and the team really showed up. We had a great game. … It was just a celebration of a season, just a great weekend. We had a dinner the night before to celebrate the seniors. It almost felt like a wedding.”
Guard Donovyn Hunter isn’t a senior, but the junior is one of the few Horned Frogs who has been here for the past two years, and she agreed with Suárez’s point.
“Cutting down nets for sure [for the Big 12 title], and just being able to watch all the seniors have their senior night,” she said. “I enjoyed the moment. All the families were here, their friends. The community was great that weekend.”
Senior guard Taylor Bigby, who, like Hunter, has been in Fort Worth for two seasons, couldn’t pick one moment. Instead, she focused on the way TCU has made her feel.
“I think just the fans, the homey environment that it’s given me for the past two years,” she said. “Bittersweet moment, but I know it’s for the good at the end of the day. But I’m gonna always remember the two teams that I played on here, and the girls that I shared many wins with, and then the coaches as well. But the fans are something I’m really gonna remember.”
Bigby played on the first two Horned Frogs teams to win Big 12 titles.
“Those are things that no one will be able to take away from me, and that’s what basketball and the relationships that we build are about,” she said. “At the end of the day, I came here because I wanted to be a part of something special, and I want to keep making history. Want to keep writing history, so the job’s not done.”
Bigby explained how the coaches and players stay focused on the games in front of them and not on extending the home winning streak.
“Just staying focused and all having the same common goal,” she said. “And just going out there and playing like your life depends on it, literally, because it does at this point. It’s March, and it’s win or go home. So I think that’s just the mentality to it. So we’re not even thinking about [the win streak]. We’re not even thinking like that. We’re just thinking about ‘get the job done.’ We want to keep playing, and we know that losing, it’s just not an option at this point.”
Game schedule dates, times, locations March 12 Mavericks 120, Memphis 112 March 13 Cleveland 138, Mavericks 105 March 15 Mavericks 130, Cleveland 120 March 16 New Orleans 129, Mavericks 111 March 18 Atlanta 135, Mavericks 120 March 21 vs. L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 23 vs. Golden State, 8:30 p.m., Peacock, NBC Sports Network March 25 at Denver, 9 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 27 at Portland, 9 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV, NBA TV March 30 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 7 TCU 73, Cincinnati 63 Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.) March 11 No. 6 TCU 95, No. 14 Oklahoma State 88 (second round) March 12 No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 6 TCU 73 (quarterfinals) NCAA Tournament (at Greenville, S.C.) March 19 No. 9 TCU 66, No. 8 Ohio State 64 (first round) March 21 No. 1 Duke 81, No. 9 TCU 58 (second round) March 1 TCU 65, Baylor 53 Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.) March 6 No. 1 TCU 63, No. 9 BYU 46 (quarterfinals) March 7 No. 1 TCU 74, No. 12 Kansas State 62 (semifinals) March 8 No. 2 West Virginia 62, No. 1 TCU 53 (championship) NCAA Tournament March 20 No. 3 TCU 86, No. 14 UC San Diego 40 March 22 vs. No. 6 Washington (at Schollmaier Arena), 9 p.m., ESPN March 26 at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m., RSN March 28 at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m., RSN March 29 at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m., RSN March 30 at Baltimore, 5:35 p.m., RSN March 31 at Baltimore, 5:35 p.m., RSN April 1 at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m., RSN March 13 TCU 5, Arizona State 4 March 14 Arizona State 15, TCU 8 March 15 Arizona State 4, TCU 0 March 17 TCU 16, New Mexico State 6 (7 innings) March 20 Central Florida 18, TCU 7 March 21 vs. Central Florida, 5 p.m., ESPN+ March 22 vs. Central Florida, 1 p.m., ESPN+ March 24 at Dallas Baptist, 6 p.m., ESPN+ March 27 vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., ESPN+ March 28 vs. Texas Tech, 2 p.m., ESPN+ March 29 vs. Texas Tech, 1 p.m., ESPN+ March 10 Stars 2, Vegas 1 March 12 Stars 7, Edmonton 2 March 14 Stars 3, Detroit 2 (OT) March 16 Utah 6, Stars 3 March 18 Stars 2, Colorado 1 (SO) March 21 at Minnesota, 3 p.m., Victory+ March 22 vs. Vegas, 6 p.m., NHL Network, Victory+ March 24 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m., KDFI 27, Victory+ March 26 at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m., Victory+ March 28 at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., Victory+ 2026 season Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA Nov. 7 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA Nov. 28 at Texas Tech, TBA 2026 season TBA vs. TBA (at Rio de Janeiro), TBA 2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio) vs. N.Y Giants vs. Philadelphia vs. Washington vs. Arizona vs. San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville vs. Tennessee vs. Baltimore at N.Y Giants at Philadelphia at Washington at L.A. Rams at Seattle at Green Bay at Houston at Indianapolis Feb. 21 FC Dallas 3, Toronto 2 Feb. 28 FC Dallas 0, Nashville 0 March 7 LAFC 1, FC Dallas 0 March 14 FC Dallas 3, San Diego 3 March 21 vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV April 4 at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m., Apple TV April 11 vs. St. Louis, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV April 18 vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV April 22 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV March 21 POWRi Racing March 28 Mopar Heaven April 11 NASCAR Racing Experience April 18 Team Texas-David Starr’s Racing School April 18 Bubble Run April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet April 25 FuelFest April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250 May 2 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400
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Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.