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March Madness 2025: Hailey Van Lith powers TCU to Sweet 16 win over Notre Dame with 26 points

TCU is on to the Elite Eight of the NCAA women's tournament after defeating Notre Dame in a thrilling, back-and-forth contest in the Birmingham 3 region on Saturday afternoon.

Hailey Van Lith was determined to lead the No. 2 seeded Horned Frogs past the No. 3 Irish to victory, scoring her team's last six points of the third quarter and added 12 in the closing 10 minutes. Van Lith finished 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists to lift TCU into the next round, outdueling the Irish's Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles in a marquee matchup of guards.