FORTH WORTH, TX -- Offensive woes continued to plaque the University of Delaware women’s basketball squad Friday night as the young and outmanned Blue Hens shot just 25 percent from the field and committed 30 turnovers in dropping a 66-36 decision to host Texas Christian University in a Pre-Season Women’s National Invitation Tournament consolation game at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Senior Jamie Mundy (at right) led the Blue Hens (1-2) with nine points and seven rebounds while Sha’Ron Harrison added seven points, four rebounds, and three steals, and freshman Eva Riddick pulled down seven rebounds. The Hens shot just 11 of 44 from the field (5 of 21 in the opening half) and were 0 for 7 from beyond the three-point line, failing to hit a trey for the first time in 46 games.

TCU (2-1), a Mountain West Conference power and an NCAA Tournament qualifier each of the past seven seasons, jumped out to a 32-15 halftime lead and never looked back as Jenna Lohse scored a game-high 13 points and Helena Sverrisdottier added 11 points and six assists. Lori Butler-Rayford added seven points and eight rebounds and Danielle Nunn came off the bench to add nine points.

The Blue Hens, who were held to their lowest scoring output since a 47-36 setback to George Mason Feb. 20, 2003 in Fairfax, VA, will return home to host Boston College Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center.

“We really struggled tonight against another NCAA Tournament caliber team,” said Delaware head coach Tina Martin, whose team played its second straight game without senior point guard and pre-season All-Colonial Athletic Association standout Kyle DeHaven (broken hand). “We need to get back in the gym and work on all fazes of the game and come out strong next week against Boston College.”

Delaware, which was coming off a 91-43 loss to No. 3 Maryland in a WNIT opening round game Tuesday night, failed to put a scorer in double figures for the first time since a 68-47 loss at Towson on Dec. 9, 1997, Martin’s second year at the helm.

The Blue Hens have posted 20 or more wins seven times in the last eight seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago, but lost four starters from last year’s squad that posted a 26-6 record. TCU went 21-11 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Mississippi in the opening round.

Delaware tied the score at 2-2 on a Harrison jumper just over a minute into the game, but the Lady Frogs reeled off 14 of the next 16 points and held the Hens scoreless for nearly six minutes to take control at 15-4. Delaware missed all five of its shots and turned the ball over six times during the stretch.

The Hens battled back and cut the lead to 17-11 on a Mundy free throw with 7:41 left in the opening half, but TCU roared back again and scored nine straight points on the way to a 26-11 lead and eventually took a 17-point advantage into the break. Delaware never got closer than 18 points the entire second half.

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