TCU guard Hailey Van Lith posted a career-high 27 points on Sunday afternoon as the Horned Frogs improved to 6-0 on the young women’s college basketball season with a routine 86-46 victory over Idaho State.Following the contest, the senior emphasized that she’s “still missing some shots that I would usually make.” She indicated many on the roster are missing easy shots because “we still got some nerves…[however] once we really settle down, [our] potential is out of this world.”Van Lith connected on 10 of her 16 shots for 27 points to go along with four assists and five rebounds. The 23-year-old entered the contest averaging 17.6 points, 7.6 assists, and 5.8 rebounds on 37.3% shooting.Hannah Hidalgo has two-word explanation for Notre Dame upsetting USCFlau’jae Johnson makes her feelings clear on Travis Hunter winning Heisman TrophyIm really kind of transforming into a new player,” she added postgame. “Before I was like Hailey would score and get buckets and now Im the playmaker. [Now] Im trying to play how you want it basketball. Im enjoying it and its gonna get even better.”Van Lith transferred to TCU after a rough 2023-24 campaign with LSU. She was her scoring average dropped from 19.7 points the year prior with Louisville to 11.6 a game with the Tigers.She joined a TCU program that hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since 2010. The Horned Frogs were once one of the most consistent teams in women’s college basketball. reaching the big dance nine times in 10 seasons from 2001-2010. TCU has failed the reach the Sweet 16 even once in program history.Sedona Prince entered Sunday’s contest averaging 21.0 points per game ( Image: Getty Images)Van Lith is part of a “big three” also featuring center Sedona Prince and guard Madison Conner. Prince scored 19 points on 7-11 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists.She entered the contest averaging 21.0 points and 10.2 rebounds on 64.3% shooting (last year, she averaged a career-best 19.7 points).Similarly to Van Lith, the 24-year-old has had a nomadic NCAA career. She started at Texas back in 2018 before redshirting and subsequently transferring to Oregon ahead of her current stint at TCU.UCLA coach Cori Close explains why ending Dawn Staley winning streak ‘means a lot’South Carolina winning run comes to abrupt end after Dawn Staley warningConner scored 17 points on 6-9 shooting with four assists. The senior guard is averaging 15.6 points and 5.2 assists in a more complimentary role after averaging 19.2 points and 3.0 assists last year.TCU have raced to a 6-0 start and the No. 19 ranking in the AP poll partly thanks to an easy start (though they did defeat No. 13 North Carolina State on November 17).The Horned Frogs’ schedule will heat up in the weeks to come — two of their next four games are against No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 1 South Carolina.
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