West Virginia women roll past TCU 68-48 in Big 12 tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madisen Smith tossed in 19 points and West Virginia dominated the first half in a 68-48 victory over TCU in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament. Smith made 4 of 7 shots from 3-point range and added five assists for the seventh-seeded Mountaineers (15-14). Ja’Naiya Quinerly added 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Jayla Hemingway scored all nine of her points in the first half and Smith and Quinerly added seven each to lead West Virginia to a 34-11 lead at halftime. TCU (6-22) made just 3 of 22 shots (14%), missed all nine of its 3-pointers and sank only 5 of 10 at the free-throw line. Okako Adika had 17 points to lead the Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers advance to play No. 2 seed Iowa State in the quarterfinals on Friday.