FORT WORTH — Hailey Van Lith is trying to get with TCU where she went three times with Louisville, deep into the women’s NCAA Tournament. As fate would have it in the standout guard’s fifth and final March Madness, Van Lith faces her old team in the second round Sunday.

Amid questions about what position Van Lith could play at the next level, Van Lith answered her critics by not only being named the best player in the Big 12, she also broke TCU’s single-season record for assists in the Horned Frogs’ win over Fairleigh Dickinson.

Both Louisville coach Jeff Walz and TCU star Hailey Van Lith, who went to the Final Four with the Cardinals in 2022, downplayed the second-round showdown that will see them on opposite sides of the court for the first time.