TCU completes comeback, avoids Washington's NCAA Tournament upset bid
TCU women's basketball’s 62-59 overtime win over Washington in the second round of March Madness wasn’t pretty, but it was resilient.
FORT WORTH, TX — TCU women's basketball’s 62-59 overtime win over Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament wasn’t pretty, but it was resilient and gritty. The No. 1 seed Horned Frogs were held to 19 points at halftime against the No.
6 seed Huskies and trailed by as many as 10 points in the matchup at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU’s second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 was on the line, as was the team’s NCAA-leading 43-game home win streak. Frustrations started to boil over.
Senior guard Olivia Miles slammed her hand against the stanchion several times after Washington challenged an out-of-bounds call before TCU could inbound the ball with 2:31 remaining in the third quarter. The call was reversed to give the Huskies possession under their basket with a 35-30 lead and Miles quickly picked up a foul while going for a steal at the 2:23 mark. She argued with the referee during Washington’s free throw attempts.
"I was crashing out multiple times. I was angry. I was feeling all the emotions because I didn't want to go home," Miles said.