And with that, Van Lith became the first player in women's or men's college basketball history to lead three separate programs (Louisville, LSU, TCU) to the Elite Eight. Naturally, fans and analysts were impressed with the efforts and accomplishments of Van Lith, who led a TCU team that was a 7.5-point underdog heading into Saturday's game.

I t’s rare to classify a 2-seed reaching a regional final as a Cinderella tale, but in the case of the TCU Horned Frogs, the glass slipper fits. Just two years removed from a 1-