TCU star Hailey Van Lith has led the Horned Frogs on a historic March Madness run, and head coach Mark Campbell played the long game to land her.

Hailey Van Lith became the first player in college basketball history to reach the Elite Eight five times and take three different teams to that round when she scored 26 points in TCU's 71-62 victory over Notre Dame in the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

TCU’s historic season survived a nail-biting 71-62 win over No. 3 seed Notre Dame on Saturday. The win sends the Horned Frogs to their first Elite Eight in program history and continues a remarkable turnaround season for coach Mark Campbell after finishing 21-12 and missing the NCAA Tournament last season.

Hailey Van Lith dropped 26 points and delivered TCU to the program’s first Elite Eight, defeating Notre Dame. Swish Appeal’s photographer Christina Merrion had an up-close perspective of HVL’s big day.

Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Sedona Prince added 21 points for the Horned Frogs (34-3),

Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament

Notre Dame led 52-51 entering the fourth quarter, but TCU went on a 7-0 run buoyed by Prince and Van Lith, whose three capped the stretch. The duo ended up scoring 18 of TCU's 20 fourth-quarter points (11 for Van Lith,

Reese and Van Lith were teammates last season at LSU, reaching the Elite Eight in the 2024 NCAA Tournament before losing to Iowa. Saturday’s win also marks Van Lith’s fifth El