Hailey Van Lith takes down former team, advances to Sweet Sixteen
Hailey Van Lith helped No. 2-seed TCU advance to the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday with a win against her former team.
The Horned Frogs defeated Louisville 85-70 in Fort Worth, TX. The Sweet Sixteen berth is the first for either basketball program at the school. Van Lith played her first three seasons with the Cardinals before transferring to LSU.
For the second time this season, Van Lith notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Her team had a large lead heading into the second half and held off a Louisville rally for the win.
TCU will face No.3-seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen. In a regular season matchup, the Horned Frogs pulled a 76-68 upset. Van Lith scored 21 points and will need to replicate that performance against a Fighting Irish team that's back to full strength with Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles.
Through the 2024-25 season, Van Lith is averaging 17.8 points and 5.4 assists per game. She earned All-American status, a semifinalist nod for Naismith Player of the Year. After a lackluster year at LSU last year, the guard needed to rebuild her WNBA Draft stock. She used her fifth year with the Horned Frogs and left her mark on the program.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Ex-LSU women's basketball star Hailey Van Lith heading to Sweet 16
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