TCU center Jordan Moore scored 26 points in the Horned Frog’s 79-71 Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinal victory over South Dakota on Sunday evening in front of 3,885 fans inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
South Dakota (29-7) won 23 of its last 25 games on the season, became the first Summit League regular season champion to go undefeated since 1994 and set a Division I era record for consecutive games won with 20.
TCU (23-12) becomes just the third road team in 33 games to win inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in the facility’s first two seasons. The Coyotes boast a 73-6 home record in the last five seasons.
The South Dakota guard trio of junior Jaycee Bradley, junior Allison Arens and sophomore Ciara Duffy paced the Coyotes in the quarterfinals.
Bradley scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out five assists. Duffy added 12 points and six rebounds.
Arens finished with 15 points, four assists, two steals and a pair of rebounds. Arens will enter her senior season with 999 career points.
