BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the first time since 2003, the Texas Longhorns are going back to the women’s Final Four.
The No. 1 seed in the Birmingham Regional 3 wore down No. 2 seed TCU 58-47 in the Elite Eight on Monday night and now heads to Tampa.
Madison Booker, the SEC Player of the Year, led Texas with 18 points and six rebounds, while Rori Harmon — back this season after missing most of the previous campaign with a knee injury — had 13 points and five assists.
The Horned Frogs, appearing in the program’s first Elite Eight, end the season 34-4.
TCU center Sedona Prince, who fouled out with 6:32 remaining, finished her college career with four points and nine rebounds, as Texas did a fantastic job guarding her. TCU guard Hailey Van Lith also saw her five-season college career end, with 17 points and eight rebounds. Both are expected to be picked in April’s WNBA draft.
The last time Texas played in the season’s final weekend, Hall of Famer Jody Conradt was still coaching the Longhorns. They lost to Diana Taurasi and eventual…
