Texas takes down TCU to advance to first Final Four since 2003
Vic Schaefer’s Longhorns keep on making history.
Texas advanced to its first Final Four since 2003 with a wire-to-wire 58-47 victory over TCU on Monday in Birmingham.
Following a 3-pointer by Rori Harmon with 5:25 left in the first quarter to make it a 501 game, Texas led the rest of the matchup.
A smothering defensive effort from the Longhorns saw them hold a high-octane TCU team to its lowest point total of the season.
The Horned Frogs shot just 26.7% from the field in the matchup and went 4-for-20 from beyond the arc as Texas forced 21 turnovers.
SEC Player of the Year Madison Booker keyed the Longhorns with a game-high 18 points and tied for the team lead with 6 rebounds; she shot 8-for-17 from the field and added 2 steals.
Rori Harmon added 13 points — 11 coming in the first half of the matchup — and dished out a team-high 5 assists, while Taylor Jones added 7 points and 6 rebounds.
The loss marked the final game for star Hailey Van Lith, who scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the Horned Frogs.
Madison Conner scored 9 points and dished out 3 assists for TCU.