Hailey Van Lith went down 20 to lead TCU to its very first Large 12 event win ever before.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Competition MVP Hailey Van Lith had 20 factors, consisting of an essential container with 48.8 secs entrusted to offer TCU a four-point lead, as top-seeded TCU beat No. 2 seed Baylor 64-59 on Sunday at the T-Mobile Facility to win the program’s very first Large 12 Champion.
The Horned Frogs won their very first seminar event title because 2005, when they were participants of Seminar U.S.A..
TCU made its opening night in the Large 12 title video game, while Baylor leads the seminar with 16 looks and 11 titles (Oklahoma, which is currently a participant of the SEC, is 2nd with 4).
Sedona Royal prince had 12 factors and 14 rebounds for No. 8 TCU (31-3). Madison Conner and Donovyn Seeker each had 11 factors for the Horned Frogs.
No. 17 Baylor (27-7) was led by Aaronette Vonleh with 20 factors. They additionally obtained 13 from Sarah Andrews and 12 from Yaya Felder.
Conner made 1-of-2 cost-free tosses with 9.7 secs entrusted to offer TCU a three-point lead. Vonleh missed out on a possible connecting 3-pointer prior to Agnes Emma-Nnopu made 2 fouls shots to cover the racking up.
Aaliyah Roberson’s layup late in the 2nd quarter offered TCU its largest lead of the video game at 30-17, the Horned Frogs led by as lots of 12 factors in the 3rd and Emma-Nnopu struck 2 cost-free tosses to make it 55-45 with 7 mins to play. Andrews racked up Baylor’s very first 6 factors in a 12-2 run that connected it at 57-all when Vonleh made a layup with 3:43 to go.
Royal prince responded to with a layup and the Bears, that dedicated 4 turn overs in the last 3 mins, obtained no better.
UP NEXT: Both groups are most likely to host opening-round video games in the NCAA Competition, which starts March 19. The event’s area will certainly be introduced on March 16.
