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College basketball fans reacted to Hailey Van Lith's all-around performance in TCU's 80-73 win against Kansas on Wednesday night. Van Lith played 39 minutes and finished with 19 points, four rebounds, six assists and one steal.
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Van Lith backed up Horned Frogs center Sedona Prince, who led the team with 30 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. The win helped No. 11-ranked TCU to its 16th win in 17 games this season and join Kansas State at the top of the Big 12 Conference standings at 4-0.
Fans noticed how the 5-foot-9 guard had become an impact player for the Horned Frogs and a college hoops follower wrote an appropriate nickname on social media.
Van Lith returned to her lethal side and has been involved in most of TCU's plays whenever she's on the court. The LSU transfer averages 17.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game, which is a big improvement from her previous tally of 11.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.6 apg and 1.3 spg when she was with the Tigers.
The statistical improvement left a fan wondering what could have been and another thought she was a sure-fire WNBA draft pick next season.
"Can you imagine what she could have done for that LSU team last year?," one fan wrote on X.
"I go back and forth on whether she’s a WNBA prospect," a college basketball enthusiast added.
Other fans were showing their admiration for the fifth-year guard.
"I just love this Woman....," a fan said.
"Tough," another X user commented.
Meanwhile, other fans had negative reactions on Van Lith with one basketball enthusiast still wondering why she was included in the Olympic 3x3 team over Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
"Can't believe they put this sorry a** team jumping b**** in the Olympics over Reese and Caitlin.. USA doesn't know ball," the fan noted.
Another college hoops follower hilariously posted a meme that describes how he felt about Van Lith after the performance.
Van Lith is redeeming herself from a down season at LSU and is trying to prove to critics that she's one prospect to look forward to in this year's WNBA draft.
TCU rides on Prince-Van Lith-Conner combo to dominate Big 12
The TCU Horned Frogs are making waves in the Big 12 Conference thanks to their terrific trio of Sedona Prince, Hailey Van Lith and Madison Conner.
The three veterans have helped the Mark Campbell-coached squad become one of the two unbeaten teams in the conference at 4-0 (the other is Kansas State). Prince has tallied 17.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.0 apg and 3.0 bpg to lead the Horned Frogs on both sides.
On the other hand, Van Lith and Conner have been the one-two punch at the guard spot for TCU. The 5-11 Conner is averaging 16.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.1 apg and 1.2 spg. She is making 3.9 3-pointers per contest this season. Van Lith is shooting a career-high field goal clip of 46.4% and has made 1.6 3-pointers a game.
TCU returns to the court on Saturday when it visits Texas Tech (12-5, 1-3 in Big 12) at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. The Lady Raiders are coming off an 89-53 defeat at the hands of No. 17 West Virginia.
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