"Back to her lethal self": Fans uplift Hailey Van Lith after TCU star's stellar game vs UCF 

TCU star Hailey Van Lith is having an incredible senior season, and Tuesday's performance against the UCF Knights was another example of her dominant play. Van Lith scored 20 points, draining a career-high six 3-pointers in the Horned Frogs' 90-81 win at Schollmaier Arena.

The 5-foot-9 guard has been a key part of TCU's rise to the top 25, with the Horned Frogs now 18-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12 after Tuesday's victory.

College hoops fans lauded Van Lith's showing reacting to her impressive stat line and highlight clip from the game, shared by Women's Hoops Network on X/Twitter.

Here are some of the reactions:

"Back to her Lethal self #HVL #Baller," one fan wrote.

"They tried to write her off," another fan said.

"If LSU got half of this production last year, they’d be goin for a 3-peat right now. Good for HVL though," one fan posted, referencing Van Lith's short stint at LSU last season.

"Just another day!" one fan added.

Here are some more reactions from fans on X:

"Best basketball player on Texas," one fan said.

"Should never have left Louisville, she’s too good to be backseat driving to a natty," another fan added.

Hailey Van Lith stats vs. UCF (Jan. 14)

The Washington native finished with 20 points, seven assists and four rebounds in No. 10 TCU's 90-81 victory over UCF to extend the Horned Frogs' win streak to nine games.

Despite the huge 3-point shooting performance, Van Lith had one of the lowest shooting percentages of the season at 37.5% (6-of-16 FG).

Here are the full stats for Hailey Van Lith's outing vs UCF:

• 37 minutes played
• 7 assists
• 4 rebounds
• 3 steals
• 0 blocks
• 0 turnovers
• 6-16 FG
• 6-14 3PT
• 2-4 FT

TCU started the game with great intensity — suffocating the Knights defensively and getting out to a 26-8 lead late in the first period before UCF cut the deficit to 11 at the end of the quarter. Hailey Van Lith hit 3-of-6 3-pointers in the opening frame.

The Horned Frogs were able to hold on in the second half, though UCF closed the gap by outscoring them 29-23 in the fourth quarter.

Senior Sedona Prince chipped in 27 points and 7 rebounds to help lead TCU to the win. With this performance, she surpassed Van Lith (18.3 ppg) as the team’s top scorer, averaging 18.7 points per game.

They take on No. 23 Utah (13-3, 4-1 Big 12) next at home on Friday.