Van Lith Scores 26 in Rout of No. 17 West Virginia

Sunday, February 23

Fort Worth, Texas

11 AM

TCU

26-3,14-2Big 12

West Virginia

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West Virginia

TCU

Van Lith Scores 26 in Rout of No. 17 West Virginia

2/23/2025 4:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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No. 10 TCU handles Mountaineers 71-50, earns fifth ranked win of 2024-25

FORT WORTH – TCU took a major step toward a conference title and hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

The 10^th-ranked Horned Frogs routed No. 17 West Virginia, 71-50, before 5,897 fans in on Sunday at Schollmaier Arena.

Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince combined for 46 points in a game TCU (26-3, 14-2 Big 12) led for all-but-four minutes. The Frogs raced to a 39-20 halftime lead and never allowed the Mountaineers to get within single digits. TCU held West Virginia to season-lows in total points, first half points and field goal percentage (.305, 18-59).

The win was TCU's fifth over a ranked team in 2024-25. TCU maintained a tie for first in the Big 12 standings with No. 19 Baylor with two regular season games remaining. The Bears visit No. 12 Kansas State on Monday. Should Baylor lose, TCU will play for a share of its first Big 12 basketball championship when it hosts Houston in its final home game on Wednesday.

TCU set program records for total wins, Big 12 wins and home wins (18) with the result. The Horned Frogs also extended their home winning streak to 21 games, a run that tops the Big 12.

Van Lith led all scorers with 26 points on 8-12 shooting. She scored eight unanswered midway through the fourth that gave TCU its largest lead of the afternoon at 65-43 with 4:22 to go.

Prince nearly netted a triple-double, finishing with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks. She is the only player in the nation to finish with six-or-more blocks in multiple games vs. AP Top 25 teams this season.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu led all players with 10 rebounds as TCU finished with a 42-27 edge on the glass vs. the Mountaineers (21-6, 11-5 Big 12).

Madison Conner dished out a game-high six assists.

TCU withstood West Virginia's pressing zone early. The Mountaineers force an average of 25 turnovers per game, but TCU gave the ball away just six times.

Donovyn Hunter and Van Lith drained back-to-back 3-pointers to put TCU up 20-9 after one. TCU closed the first quarter on a 12-2 run and converted its final four attempts from the field.

West Virginia briefly crawled within five points of the Frogs, scoring five of the first seven to begin the second frame. Back-to-back buckets midway through the period by Conner restored TCU's double-digit advantage at 28-17 with four minutes remaining. Van Lith bookended a 9-1 Horned Frogs run to close the half with a fast break layup and a 3-pointer on TCU's final possession.

Van Lith entered the locker room with 14 points while Prince tallied 10 points, five rebound and five blocks.

TCU connected at a 53 percent clip from the field (16-30) in the first half and limited West Virginia to 9-27 shooting.

Prince took over in the third, scoring eight points on the strength of a pair of and-one finishes to keep TCU in front by 16 entering the final frame.

The Horned Frogs held West Virginia without a field goal for 4:24 as Van Lith iced the game with her solo 8-0 run.

TCU racked up 47 points in the paint and at the foul line.

West Virginia shot just 3-18 from behind the arc. TCU limited leading scorers JJ Quinerly (19.4 ppg) and Jordan Harrison (13.4 ppg) to just 24 points combined.

TCU committed the second-fewest turnovers (18) of any team in Big 12 play vs. the Mountaineers' defense.

Up Next
The Horned Frogs will finish undefeated at home for just the second time in program history and win a win over Houston (5-22, 1-15 Big 12) on Wednesday. TCU last ran the table at home in 2008-09, when the Frogs finished 15-0 inside Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

TCU will also host its senior night celebration before or after tipoff and honor seven graduating players; Madison Conner, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Una Jovanovic, Deasia Merrill, Sedona Prince, DaiJa Turner and Hailey Van Lith.

Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN+.

Team Notes

Sunday's announced crowd was the largest to attend a women's basketball game since Schollmaier Arena reopened in 2015.
TCU's 21-point win was the second-largest margin of victory over a ranked team in program history and one of two AP Top 25 wins of more than 20 points. The only other TCU women's basketball team to down a top 25 foe by more than 20 points was the 2007-08 squad, which hung a 97-63 defeat against No. 20 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18, 2007.
The Horned Frogs snared their first double-digit win opposite a ranked team in three seasons.
Sunday's win gave TCU three AP Top 20 wins in the same season for the first time ever.
The Horned Frogs picked up their 15^th all-time win over a ranked Big 12 team.
TCU now holds four victories over teams presently ranked in the top 20 of The Associated Press poll, the most of any program in the Big 12.
TCU improved to 5-2 vs. the AP Top 25.
TCU picked up its 24^th all-time ranked win.
The 2024-25 TCU women's basketball team is the first in the program's 48 seasons to win 14 conference games.
TCU earned its 15^th win by at least 20 points.
TCU has held teams to 20-or-fewer points in a half a school record 12 times this season.
TCU had two players score 20 points in a game for the sixth time in Big 12 play and eighth game this season. The Frogs most recently had two players finish with 20-plus in their 80-75 win over Baylor on Jan. 26, when Prince and Conner tallied 24 points and 21 points, respectively.
West Virginia became the 22^nd team in 2024-25 and 49^th of a possible 60 in the Mark Campbell era that failed to meet its season scoring average vs. the Horned Frogs' defense.
TCU finished with nine blocks, its third-most ever in a Big 12 game.
The Frogs scored 34 points in the paint to the Mountaineers' 20. They are 20-1 this season when finishing with the advantage.
TCU has won its eight Big 12 home games by an average of 16 points, with the last three coming by 21 points or more.

Individual Notes

Van Lith's 26 points were her second-most in a TCU uniform.
Van Lith scored 20-plus vs. a ranked team for the fourth time in 2024-25 and 13^th game in her career.
Van Lith is averaging 20 points, 5.4 assists and four rebounds per game across TCU's seven tilts vs. ranked teams.
Van Lith dished out four assists, putting her 25 shy of reaching 185 for the season and becoming TCU's single-season record holder.
Prince's seven blocks were her third most in a game across her college career.
Prince sent back four-or-more shots for the 15^th time in her career and ninth this season.
Emma-Nnopu finished in double figures on the glass for the 10^th time in her career.
Emma-Nnopu led TCU in rebounds for the sixth game this season and 20^th over her two-year run in Fort Worth.
Conner has now dished out five-or-more assists in nine games this season and 14 for her career.
Conner, who averages 4.3 three-pointers per game at home, did not connect from distance for the first time in her 33 career outings inside Schollmaier Arena
Taylor Bigby finished with nine points on 4-4 shooting across 22 minutes. The Frogs are 12-0 when the fourth-year junior scores at least nine.
Mark Campbell increased his career combined year-over-year win differential to 40 games.