Louisville Cardinals vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction & Picks - NCAA Division I, Championship Women

Prediction published on 3/22/25, 4:10 PM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 3/22/25 at 4:13 PM in Basketball Picks

The second round of the Women’s National Championship Tournament rolls on with the No. 7 seed Louisville Cardinals taking on the No. 2 seed TCU Horned Frogs. Fans can enjoy the action when it gets underway at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 23, with coverage on ESPN.

Louisville won the right to move on to the second round to face guard Hailey Van Lith and her new team, TCU, with a 63-58 win over Nebraska. After falling behind early, they took a four-point lead into the break and extended it to six heading into the fourth. With the game tied at 58 with about a minute to go, Louisville scored the last five points to secure the win. The Cornhuskers had a better day from the floor but couldn’t overcome 24 turnovers (to Louisville’s 13). As for TCU, the Horned Frogs fell behind early to Fairleigh Dickinson, 17-14, but bounced back to win the last three quarters and the game, 73-51. Madison Conner led the way with 23 points, followed by Sedona Prince with 16. Van Lith struggled with her shot, hitting just five of 13 shots for 13 points.  TCU shot 52.7% from the field while holding the Knights to 35.4% and just 1-11 from three-point range.