No. 15 TCU women beat Abilene Christian 88-55 for 50th consecutive home victory

FORT WORTH, Texas — Junior Lanie Grant had a career-high-tying 21 points and five 3-pointers, Jadyn Wooten scored all 16 of her points in the first half, and No. 15 TCU beat Abilene Christian 88-55 on Sunday for its 50th consecutive home victory.

TCU (6-0) became the fourth Division I program to notch a home winning streak of 50 games or more. Twenty-six of those TCU victories have been by 30-plus points.

Wooten scored the final five points of the first half to give TCU a 43-29 lead. The Horned Frogs began the third quarter on a 16-2 run — with two 8-0 spurts — for a 59-31 advantage. Grant had 10 points in the third.

Freshman Jessie-May Hall scored seven straight TCU points in the fourth for a 34-point lead.

Hall finished with a career-high 15 points — 14 coming in the second half — and Laura Vilcinskas added 10 for TCU. TCU finished with a 40-16 edge in paint points and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to lead to 10 second-chance points, compared to two points for ACU.

Payton Hull and reserve Riley Grohman each scored 14 points to lead Abilene Christian (3-1). ACU was picked to win the United Athletic Conference after a 22-7 campaign last season.

All six of TCU’s victories this season have been by at least 25 points.

Up next

Abilene Christian: Returns home to play Northwestern on Wednesday.

TCU: Hosts UT Arlington on Wednesday.