Hailey Van Lith is grateful for her long, well-traveled college career after it ends in Elite Eight
- Hailey Van Lith's five-year college basketball career concluded on Monday in Birmingham as her TCU team lost 58-47 to top-ranked Texas in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
- Van Lith, a 23-year-old from Wenatchee, Washington, played for three schools during her college career.
- Despite the loss, where Van Lith led her team with 15 points, coach Mark Campbell showed pride and shared an emotional moment with Van Lith, a longtime mentee, after her tough performance, while Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs showed his support by wearing Van Lith's jersey backwards.
- Van Lith, also known as 'Miss March' for her tournament presence, scored 2,599 career points and reached the Elite Eight five times, taking three different programs to an NCAA regional final, while at TCU she averaged 17.9 points and 5.5 assists per game.
- Expressing gratitude rather than sadness in a postgame news conference, Van Lith reflected on her challenging but rewarding journey and opened up about her struggles with mental health, while Coach Campbell praised Van Lith's significant impact at TCU, and all eyes are now on her next move, with expectations that she will enter the WNBA draft where she is projected to be a high draft pick.
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Washington native Hailey Van Lith grateful for long, well-traveled college career after it ends in Elite Eight
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hailey Van Lith got a text from her dad hours before TCU tipped off against Texas in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Hailey Van Lith is grateful for her long, well-traveled college career after it ends in Elite Eight
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith got a text from her dad hours before TCU tipped off against Texas in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. “The sun is going to rise tomorrow no matter if you win or lose,” the message read. “So go out there and have fun.” Van Lith will have to find solace in that sunrise. She scored 17 points in a 58-47 loss to Texas on Monday night, and during an emotional postgame news conference, the well-tra…
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