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Lifelong Frog
Hailey Van Lith exorcises past demons with TCU’s Big 12 title
Story by Erin Achenbach
TCU women’s basketball guard Hailey Van Lith called winning the Big 12 Championship “a blessing” after helping the Horned Frogs defeat Baylor 64-59 on Sunday to secure the program’s first conference tournament title since 2005 and first-ever in the Big 12.
Van Lith, named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scored 20 points and hit a key layup with 48.8 seconds remaining after a steal by teammate Donovyn Hunter. The game capped a standout year for Van Lith that included a Big 12 regular season title, conference player of the year honors, and a bronze medal with Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
“It means everything, it’s more evidence of how perfect God’s timing has been in my life,” Van Lith said, as reported by Steven Johnson of the Fort-Worth Star Telegram. “If I hadn’t had the experience I had in the past, I would not be able (to) realize this blessing I have in front of me with TCU to its fullest potential … “I wouldn’t have been the person that was able to capitalize off this an opportunity has been for me. It’s God’s timing man.”
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