Marta Suarez recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded TCU to a 74-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kansas State on Saturday in Kansas City to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 women’s tournament.
Olivia Miles added 18 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal matchup as the No. 10-ranked Horned Frogs (29-4) shot 63.3% from the field in the second half to finish at 50% overall. Suarez and Miles each made three 3-pointers as TCU shot 9 of 23 from long range.
Jordan Speiser scored 16 points and Nastja Claessens added 14 for the Wildcats (18-17), who were looking for their fourth win in four days. Kansas State forced 16 turnovers while committing just six, but the team was done in by 7-of-26 3-point shooting and a 36.9% overall clip from the field.
Still, the Wildcats were within five after Speiser’s basket with 5:14 remaining. But Donovyn Hunter and Miles made consecutive treys, and TCU finished off the victory. The Horned Frogs will meet the winner of the Colorado-West Virginia semifinal in Sunday’s title game.
–Field Level Media
