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Okonkwo, defense fuel TCU to win in Big 12 opener; improve to 12-1 on season

Amy Okonkwo was up to her usual self for TCU on Wednesday.

That was bad news for West Virginia.

Okonkwo led the Frogs with 17 points to held TCU open up Big 12 play with a 62-48 victory over the Mountaineers at Schollmaier Arena.

It was TCU’s eight-straight victory as it improved to 12-1 on the season.

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Okonkwo’s lost-post partner, Jordan Moore, scored 9 of her 11 points halfway through the second quarter as TCU’s defense held WVU (9-4) to just eight points in the quarter.