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N C A A TO U R N A M E N T S U C C E S S r e C a p p i n g e i g h T l a dy f r o g n C a a a p p e a r a n C e s i n n i n e s e a s o n s
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TCU wa s one of on l y 1 2 pro gra m s to a d va n ce to t he NC A A To ur nam ent seven st raight seaso ns b et ween 2 0 0 1 an d 2007. The squ a d re tu r n e d to th e to u r n e y last sp r ing fo llowing a W NIT Q uar ter f inal b er t h i n 2008.
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Five o f TC U’s e i g ht N C A A a p p e a ra n ce s h ave reached the second round, including four con se c ut i ve se a so n s fro m 2 0 0 1 th ro u g h 2 0 0 4 .
200 9 N CA A TO U R N A M E NT LU B B O CK , Tex as—TC U reac hed t he 2009 NC A A To ur na ment on the heels of a reg u lar seaso n m ar ked by a f ast st ar t. The L ady Fro gs up ended No. 3 M ar yla nd in the s ea s on opener and never looked back . The team later took down another No. 3 in Cal, this t i m e o n t he ro ad, b efo re st ar t i ng up M o unt ai n West Conference play. TCU finis hed o nly o ne gam e o ut o f f i r st p lace in t he M W C wi t h a 12 -4 record. TC U f aced a ho t o p p o nent i n t he f ir st ro und, as t he 10 th-s eeded Frog s dropped a 90- 55 dec i si o n to No. 7 seed S o ut h Dako t a St ate, whi ch entered the tou r ney ra nked
Helena Sverrisdottir
as hi gh as No. 15 in t he nat io nal p o lls. Helena Sver r i sd ottir tota led 1 2 points, eig ht b o ards and fo ur assi st s to lead t he squad.
2 0 0 7 N CA A TO U R N A M E N T HA R TFORD, Co n n .— TC U e nte re d th e 2 0 0 7 N C AA To ur nam ent wit h a 21- 10 record a nd N o. 10 se e d i n th e D ay to n R e gi o n a l. I n a f i r st- ro und m atc hup, t he Frogs d rop p e d a n 88- 7 4 d e ci s i o n to N o. 7 s e e d O le M i ss. Ash ley D av i s l e d TC U w i th 2 4 p o i nts a n d 1 2 re b o unds i n her f i nal gam e in a L ady Frog u ni for m , w hi l e fe l l ow s e n i o r H a n n a B i e r n a c k a added 20 p o int s and ni ne boards. The R eb e l s wo u l d g o o n to re a c h t h e E l i te E i g ht, where they lost to eventual
Ashley Davis
n ation a l c ha m p i on Te n n e s s e e. 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS IN 9 YEARS
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