According to Wesley Branch of USA TODAY, her left leg is half an inch shorter than her right. In fact, it's harder for Van Lith to drive to one side over the other because the right side of her body (including her hand, foot and quad muscle) is stronger.

TCU's Hailey Van Lith is one of the best women's basketball players in the country. She's also got a physical quirk that you wouldn't expect. Van Lith was asked Sunday about, of all things, the length of her legs.

TCU’s historic season survived a nail-biting 71-62 win over No. 3 seed Notre Dame on Saturday. The win sends the Horned Frogs to their first Elite Eight in program history and continues a remarkable turnaround season for coach Mark Campbell after finishing 21-12 and missing the NCAA Tournament last season.

Hailey Van Lith dropped 26 points and delivered TCU to the program’s first Elite Eight, defeating Notre Dame. Swish Appeal’s photographer Christina Merrion had an up-close perspective of HVL’s big day.

Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Sedona Prince added 21 points for the Horned Frogs (34-3),

Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament

Notre Dame led 52-51 entering the fourth quarter, but TCU went on a 7-0 run buoyed by Prince and Van Lith, whose three capped the stretch. The duo ended up scoring 18 of TCU's 20 fourth-quarter points (11 for Van Lith,

Reese and Van Lith were teammates last season at LSU, reaching the Elite Eight in the 2024 NCAA Tournament before losing to Iowa. Saturday’s win also marks Van Lith’s fifth El