NCAA Women's Tournament 2025: Highlights from Sweet 16
The 2025 NCAA Women's Tournament continues with the final round of the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
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Here are the highlights:
Madison Booker scored 17 points and No. 1-seed Texas outlasted fifth-seeded Tennessee 67-59 in a tight battle Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Taylor Jones added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns, who advanced to face TCU in the Elite Eight.
Booker scored seven in the fourth, including four straight with the game tied at 54 with five minutes left. Tennessee pulled back within one on a jumper from Ruby Whitehorn, who led the Vols with 16 points. Zee Spearman added 13.
After pushing the lead back to four, Texas depended on what got it to the regional semifinal: defense.
The Longhorns forced four Tennessee turnovers over the final five minutes, and held the Volunteers to no makes on their final five shots. Booker knocked down a pair of clutch free throws to seal the win.
Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame on Saturday, 71-62, in the Sweet 16 of the women's tournament.
Sedona Prince added 21 points for the Horned Frogs (34-3), who advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Next up is top-seeded Texas on Monday night.
With the game tied at 52 early in the fourth, Van Lith took over. She scored five of the next six points for TCU to give the team the lead. Every run that the Fighting Irish made, Van Lith and the Horned Frogs had an answer.
Van Lith, who started her career at Louisville before transferring to LSU last season and then TCU this past year, is on her way to


