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Sunday, March 22

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3/21/2026 2:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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No. 3 seed TCU to go for second straight Sweet 16 appearance in Sunday night clash

FORT WORTH – TCU and Washington will vie for a spot in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night in Schollmaier Arena.

The third-seeded Horned Frogs host No. 6 seed Washington at 9 p.m. in a second-round game that will air on ESPN.

TCU (30-5) will advance to the second weekend of the Big Dance for the second straight season with a victory over the Huskies, a team it has never played. The Frogs rolled to an 86-40 opening round win over No. 14 seed UC San Diego.

The Huskies (22-10) earned a 72-54 victory over South Dakota State to set up Sunday's showdown.

The Game
Teams: #14 TCU (30-5 15-3 Big 12) vs. Washington (22-10, 10-8 Big Ten)
Date: 9 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 22
Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas

Game Coverage
Television
ESPN

Chuckie Kempf, Play-by-Play
Brooke Weisbrod, Analyst

Radio
KTCU 88.7 FM

Chris Blake, Play-by-Play

Opening Tip

TCU earned its ninth all-time NCAA Tournament victory in Friday's 86-40 win over UCSD.
The Horned Frogs notched back-to-back berths in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010 with their selection as a No. 3 seed.
TCU is one of 10 teams in the bracket that earned hosting rights in 2025 and 2026.
TCU is the only Power Conference team in the field that repeated as an undisputed regular season champion.
TCU is 11-0 all-time in postseason contests inside Schollmaier Arena.
TCU has won an NCAA-leading 43 straight home games dating back to February of 2024.
Sunday's ballgame is the first-ever meeting between TCU and Washington.
The Horned Frogs will run the table at home for the second straight season and third time in program history with a win on Sunday.

Frog Focus

TCU is 11-4 vs. the NCAA Tournament field.
TCU has notched 13 victories over ranked teams over the last two seasons, tied with fellow No. 3 seed Duke for the sixth-most of any D1 program since 2024-25.
The Horned Frogs 30 victories on the season are the seventh-most of any team in college basketball. TCU joined No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, along with Fairleigh Dickinson, as one of only six programs to post back-to-back 30-win
seasons with its 46-point win over UC San Diego on Friday.
The opening round of March Madness was doubly memorable for TCU. On Thursday, the TCU men's basketball began its Dance with a 66-64 triumph over No. 8 seed Ohio State in Greenville, North Carolina. Combined with the result of Friday's contest in Schollmaier Arena, it marked the first time the TCU men's and women's basketball programs won a game in March Madness in the same season.
Under head coach Mark Campbell, the 2024-25 TCU women's basketball team became the first in school history to reach the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament on its way to the Elite Eight.
Through Campbell's leadership, TCU has transformed into one of the winningest programs in the country over the last three seasons. Since Campbell's hire in March of 2023, TCU has tallied the seventh-most victories (85) of any Division I program. Campbell's win-loss percentage since 2023-24 (.802) ranks ninth among all head coaches.
Strictly looking at the last two seasons, TCU has tallied the fifth-most wins of any
Division I team (64) and ranks sixth among all teams in win-loss percentage (.877).
TCU's growing perception as a powerhouse in women's basketball is reflected in the national rankings. Campbell has led TCU to 20 top-10 marks and 35 top-15 placements. Prior to Campbell's arrival, TCU never ascended higher than 13th in the AP Top 25. In the three seasons preceding his hire, TCU went entirely unranked and competed to a 24-60 combined overall record.
Speaking of Campbell, he is one of only five coaches in the field that has spent five years or less as a head coach and notched at least three NCAA Tournament berths. The others are Kim Caldwell (Tennessee), Nicki Collen (Baylor), Shea Ralph (Vanderbilt) and Carly Thibault (Fairfield).
Campbell has won five conference regular season or tournament championships in as many seasons as a head coach. His 2023 Sacramento State squad swept the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles.
Campbell staked TCU to its largest margin of victory in a postseason game in program history in Friday's win over the Tritons. The Frogs broke their program single-game NCAA Tournament record for points scored (86), field goals (32), 3-pointers (13), rebounds (56) and assists (23).
Playing for Campbell, especially as his starting point guard, might as well be a cheat code for claiming conference player of the year honors at this point. TCU's Olivia Miles was crowned Big 12 Player of the Year and is the fourth one-and-done transfer point guard to be named a league's top player in Campbell's five seasons as a head coach. Hailey Van Lith was tabbed the Big 12's best in 2024-25 while Sacramento State's Lianna Tillman and Kahlaijah Dean won Big Sky Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023. All four players averaged better than 17 points and five assists per game in Campbell's offense.
Miles was also a unanimous choice for Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. TCU has swept Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Year in consecutive seasons. No program has won both awards in back-to-back years.
Five of TCU's eight All-Big 12 first team honorees have come under Campbell's tutelage in the last calendar year. Marta Suarez joined Miles as a unanimous choice on the all-conference first team mantle. Van Lith, Sedona Prince and Madison Conner all garnered first team accolades in 2024-25.
TCU is allowing just 53.8 points per game at home in the Campbell era.
The Horned Frogs have held 10-of-19 guests at Schollmaier Arena this season to 50 points or less.
TCU has recorded 36 victories of at least 20 points over the last three years at home, including 13 thus far in 2025-26.
The Frogs' average margin of victory at home this season is 32.8 points.
TCU has averaged 10 threes per game at home (599 total) over the last three seasons. The Frogs have reached double figures in deep balls in 47 percent of their home games (28-60) since 2023-24.
TCU needs 15 threes to become only the eighth program to make 1,000 over a three-season span.
The Horned Frogs top the Power Conference ranks in total 3-pointers over the last three seasons (985) by a sizeable margin. The next closest Power Conference team to matching TCU's 3-point output is Utah at 934 threes. After that, it's Iowa with 895.
TCU's 319 threes this season are the fifth-most of any team.
Since 2023-24, only Richmond (1,000) has connected from distance more times than TCU. The Horned Frogs are one of only two programs ranking in the top-10 nationally since 2023-24 in 3-point field goals (2nd, 985), 3-point field goals per game (6th, 9.3) and 3-point percentage (6th, .368).
The Horned Frogs have reached double figures in deep balls on 10 occasions this season and in 44 games under Campbell, the fourth most of any team nationwide since 2023-24.
TCU is one of only two teams in the country with four players who have each made 50 threes in Marta Suarez (78), Olivia Miles (69), Donovyn Hunter (59) and Taylor Bigby (58).
Those four players are responsible for 82 percent (261-319) of TCU's 3-point offense.
TCU sports the fifth highest-scoring starting lineup in college basketball, as Miles, Suarez, Hunter, Bigby and Clara Silva average a combined 64.4 points per game. Only South Carolina (70.5 ppg), Oklahoma (69.2 ppg), UCLA (67.6 ppg) and Notre Dame (67.6 ppg) have higher-scoring starting fives.
In TCU's victories, Hunter, Bigby and Silva contribute 28.8 points to TCU's final tally on average. Across TCU's five losses, that figure shrinks to 21.8 points per game.
Miles (19.4 ppg) and Suarez (17.1 ppg) are the country's fifth-highest scoring duo and one of only three pairs of teammates among NCAA Tournament teams averaging at least 17 points per game.
Miles and Suarez are also one the only duo nationwide averaging at least 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and two assists per game.
Collectively, Miles and Suarez make TCU the nation's lone team with two players who have tallied at least 550 points and 200 rebounds.
Miles and Suarez have both tallied at least 20 points and five rebounds in the same game on seven occasions, more than any pair of teammates in college basketball.
Miles and Suarez have teamed up to score at least 40 in 13 games, leading TCU to 11 victories when doing so.
Either Miles or Suarez has finished with a double-double or a triple-double in 16 games.
TCU has benefitted from a 20-point performance by Miles, Suarez or Hunter in 23 games. The three players have put 50 points combined on the board in nearly half of TCU's ballgames (16-35).
TCU ranks second only to top-seeded UConn in field goal percentage defense, holding teams to a 33.4 percent clip from the field on average.
Versus Power Conference foes, TCU has prevented 17-of-23 teams from eclipsing 40 percent shooting.
The Horned Frogs have held an NCAA-leading 15 teams below 30 percent shooting.
TCU has prevented 85 percent of its opponents from meeting their season scoring average in the Campbell era, including 31-of-35 this season.
The Frogs have limited 11 opponents to their lowest scoring outputs of the season at the time of tipoff, including six in Big 12 play; BYU (2x), Arizona State, Houston and No. 15 West Virginia (2x) and most recently UC San Diego.
TCU, UConn and Texas are the only teams in the nation scoring at least 75 points per game while holding opponents to 56 points per game or less.
TCU has limited opponents to 50 points or less in 15 games, the second-most of any team in the nation. Only UConn has prevented its opponent from exceeding 50 points more times than TCU (19).
TCU allowed just 60.3 points per game in Big 12 action, the third-fewest among all Power Conference teams in league affairs. Duke (56.1 ppg) and UCLA (59 ppg) were the only teams with better scoring defenses than the Horned Frogs in conference play.
The Horned Frogs' length and rim protection has given opponents fits at the defensive end all year. TCU is the tallest team in the country, with an average height of 6'2 1/2". Eight of TCU's 14 players stand 6-2 or taller while 11 are at least 6-0.
Clara Silva (1.8 bpg) and Kennedy Basham (1.7 bpg) are arguably the top shot-blocking duo in the country. They rank second and third among all Big 12 players in blocks per game and are the only pair of teammates in college basketball who have each recorded 50 blocks this season.
Either Basham or Silva has finished with three-or-more blocks in 17 games.
TCU's 46 games with at least six blocks are the fifth-most of any D1 team over the last three seasons. Only South Carolina (66), USC (55), Kentucky (48) and Virginia (48) have more six-block performances in that span. The Horned Frogs have sent back at least six shots in 16 games in 2025-26.
The Frogs have recorded the third-most blocks of any team nationwide since 2023-24 with 566.
TCU has shot at least 43 percent from the floor in 25 of its wins. Conversely, only seven opposing teams have connected above a 36 percent clip from the field in any game.
TCU's scoring margin (+22.0) is the sixth-best in the country. 25 of its wins have been by double digits.

Individual Notables
Olivia Miles

Is the only player in the nation with at least 600 points, 200 rebounds, 200 assists and 50 steals.
Is on pace to become the first player NCAA history and first ths century to average at least 19 points, seven rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting at least 48 percent from the field.t 48
On Friday, she became the eighth college women's basketball player to tally at least 680 points and 225 assists in a season
Is averaging career-bests in scoring average (19.4 ppg) and field goal percentage (.485).
Became one of only four players in NCAA history to record 2,000 career points, 800 assists and 800 rebounds in February.
Is one of only 14 D1 players who has scored 2,000 career points.
Leads all active players in career triple-doubles (12), assist per game average (6.5) and 15-point, five-assist game (53); also leads all D1 guards in career double-doubles (35).
Increased her scoring average to 21.2 points per game in conference play and finished as TCU's leading scorer 14 times.
Ranks in the top-15 nationally in total assists (5th, 230), assists per game (7th, 6.6) and total points (13th, 680).
Will break Hailey Van Lith's 2024-25 TCU single-season scoring record (680 points) with her first point in Sunday's ballgame.
Her 230 assists are the most in a season in school history.
On Friday, joined Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) and Nicole Powell (Stanford) as one of three players to post two triple-doubles in the NCAA Tournament.
Finished with 16 rebounds, 14 assists and 12 points vs. UC San Diego, becoming the first player to record at least 14 boards and 14 dimes in an NCAA Tournament game.
Broke TCU's single-game assists record and NCAA Tournament
single-game rebounding record with her performance on Friday.
Joined Sandora Irvin ('04) as one of only two first team All-Americans in program history with her selection to The Athletic All-America first team.

Marta Suarez

Earned honorable mention All-American accolades from The Associated Press on Tuesday, becoming the sixth All-American in program history and fourth in the last two seasons alongside Miles, Van Lith and Prince.
Is averaging a team-high 20.3 points per night over TCU's last 12 games.
Has finished as TCU's leading scorer in seven of its last nine outings.
Averaging career bests in points per game (17.1), field goal percentage (.462) and 3-point field goal percentage (.375) along with 7.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per outing.
Is one of only five players nationwide averaging at least 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game while shooting at least 45 percent from the field.
Notched her 10th double-double of the year on Friday (11 pts, 10 rbs).
Has finished with at least 15 points and five rebounds in 20 games.
Has drilled the most 3-pointers ever in a season by a Big 12 forward (78).
Ranks sixth in the country among players 6-3-or-taller in 3-point
percentage (.375).
Has connected at least three times from distance in 15 contests.
Scored in double figures for the 14th straight game on Friday.

Donovyn Hunter

Is averaging 12 points per game and shooting 48 percent from the field at home this season.
Has reached the Elite Eight in both of her completed seasons; was the starting point guard as a freshman for a 2024-25 Oregon State squad that advanced to the quarterfinals
Averaged eight points and four rebounds per game in the Big Dance last season.
Scored 18 points and shot 6-6 from the field in the Frogs' 85-70 win over Louisville on March 23 in the second round in 2025; became the first TCU player to shoot 100 percent from the field with at least five makes.
For her career, is averaging 7.7 points, four rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the NCAA Tournament.
Has scored in double figures in three of her nine career NCAA Tournament games; has also posted a 3-1 assist-to-turnover ratio on four occasions in the Big Dance.
Playing a career high 33.3 minutes per game.
Has nearly doubled her scoring average from the previous season; averaging 10.8 points per night compared to 5.8 in 2024-25.
Has scored in double figures in 19 games this season after tallying 10-plus in 19 games combined across her freshman and sophomore campaigns.
Sports a career 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Earned Big 12 All-Defensive Team and honorable mention All-Big 12 Team accolades.

Clara Silva

One of 14 players in college basketball and one of five underclassmen
averaging at least nine points, seven rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor.
Eighteen games with at least nine rebounds.
Ranks 23rd nationally in total blocks (61).
Notched her sixth double-double of the 2025-26 campaign on Friday.

Taylor Bigby

Is averaging a career-high 8.4 points per game as a starter and 9.6 points per game at home this season.
Broke TCU's NCAA Tournament single-game scoring record on Friday, finishing with 27 points on the strength of a 7-9 clip from downtown.
Finished with career-highs in points and 3-pointers vs. the Tritons and finished as TCU's leading scorer for the first time ever.
Nineteen games with at least three 3-pointers in her career.

A Win Over the Huskies Would…

Send the program to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Neither TCU men's basketball nor TCU women's basketball ever reached the Sweet 16 prior to the 2024-25 campaign.
Make TCU 4-0 all-time vs. the Big Ten in the NCAA Tournament.
Give the Horned Frogs a 7-1 record in the Big Dance as the higher-seeded team.
Mark the second straight season the Horned Frogs have won 20 home games.
Boost TCU's home record over the last three seasons to 57-4.
Improve TCU's record in postseason play in Schollmaier Arena to 12-0.
Augment TCU's all-time postseason record to 24-18 when including the WBIT and WNIT.
Lift Mark Campbell to his 125th career head coaching victory.
Count as the Horned Frogs' fifth Quad 1 win in 2025-26.
Level TCU's all-time NCAA Tournament record at 10-10.

Series Notes: Washington

TCU and Washington are unfamiliar with one another, given that Sunday is the first-ever meeting between the programs. The coaching staffs are not, however. TCU assistant coach Nolan Wilson spent five seasons as an assistant on Washington head coach Tina Langley's staffs at Rice during the 2018-19 and 2020-21 campaigns and from 2021-24 on Montlake. Langley coached Wilson's wife, the former Maya Hawkins, during her junior and senior seasons at Rice from 2015-17. Hawkins graduated as the Owls' school record holder in 3-pointers and free throw percentage.
Washington assistant Aleah Goodman coached TCU guard Donovyn Hunter during her freshman season at Oregon State. She started at guard for the Beavers from 2017-21 during TCU head coach Mark Campbell's final four seasons as associate head coach at Oregon.
TCU sports a 5-5 all-time record vs. the Big Ten and owns victories over Michigan State (2), Indiana, Nebraska and Penn State.
Notably, the Horned Frogs are 3-0 vs. Big Ten foes in the NCAA Tournament.
The Horned Frogs last beat a team from the NCAA's oldest intercollegiate athletics conference on Nov. 25, 2023, when it defeated Nebraska 88-81 to win the St. Pete Showcase.
Hunter is one of five players alongside fellow Pac-12 transfers Kennedy Basham, Taylor Bigby, Marta Suarez and Maddie Scherr who has faced Washington at least once in their college career.