The good news for Horned Frog fans in Fort Worth: The TCU women’s basketball team has returned to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second year in a row.

The bad news: They won’t play their game in Fort Worth, one of the host cities of the Sweet 16 tournament.

Instead of getting to stay at home to play in the Sweet 16 at Dickies Arena, about three miles from their campus, the Frogs have to travel about 1,700 miles to California for the Sacramento Regional.

Third-seeded TCU overcame the Washington Huskies for a thrilling 62-59 overtime victory Sunday night, March 22, at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth.

TCU’s playmaking point guard Olivia Miles had 18 points and 10 rebounds while adding some big assists late. Clara Silva had 16 points, with the go-ahead layup to start overtime after tying and tiebreaking baskets late in regulation on passes from Miles, and had eight rebounds. Taylor Bigby scored 15 points for TCU (31-5).

“That was just a gritty, resilient game,” third-year TCU coach Mark Campbell said of the victory over Washington. “We were down the whole time, just stayed in the fight. And we grinded that thing out, got it to overtime and then we finally broke loose … Winning in March is so stinking hard.”

The Horned Frogs had never been to the Sweet 16 before last season, when they got to the Elite Eight. They are headed to Sacramento, where the Big 12 regular-season champions will play Saturday night, March 28, against second-seeded Iowa or 10th-seeded Virginia, who play their second-round game Monday night in Iowa City.

Find the entire tournament bracket here.

TCU won its 44th consecutive home game since February 2024, matching top seed Texas for the NCAA’s longest active streak.

According to TCU Athletics, the Frogs’ game in northern California will be a partial homecoming for head coach Campbell, who helmed Sacramento State from 2021-23 before accepting the lead position at TCU.

Fans who want to make the trek to California to see the Frogs can find tickets via Ticketmaster.

Back home in Fort Worth, Dickies Arena will host a regional for the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, featuring both the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds of the tournament. More information and tickets can be found here.

A complete schedule with all the matchups can be found here.