TCU would not have made it this far if not for the 5-foot-7 guard scoring 18 of her game-high 26 points in the second half. Her 12 fourth-quarter points outscored the entire third-seeded Irish team.

TCU came into Monday’s game as one of the best teams in the country when it comes to taking care of the ball. Led by Van Lith, the Horned Frogs were averaging just 12 turnovers a game, a top-20 ...