More Teams. More Games. Following a win over No. 14 Maryland, Te-Hina Paopao notes her focus on defense and praises No. 6 South Carolina’s commitment to playing as a unit. (1:14) The best way to follow up a season that got the highest viewing for the women’s college basketball national championship game? How about an […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark unleashes 44 points to help No. 3 Iowa defeat No. 8 Virginia Tech in Clark’s ninth career 40-point game. (1:59) The 2023-24 women’s college basketball season isn’t even a week old, but between standout individual performances, major nonconference matchups and some all-around stellar play, the past four days have […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks could only shake his head when asked about trying to slow down Caitlin Clark, the college women’s basketball sensation from Iowa. “I love my girls [on my team], but sometimes you’re playing checkers and she’s playing chess,” Brooks said. “She’s that good.” Clark wasn’t just good on […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Take a look back at Paige Bueckers‘ best plays from the 2021-22 season. (1:59) STORRS, Conn. — UConn’s guards are just getting started. It’s an early September morning, weeks before the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season opens. Loosening up just after 8 a.m., the squeaking of the players’ sneakers on the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Angel Reese scores 15 points as LSU defeats Caitlin Clark and Iowa to win the NCAA Women’s Championship. (1:42) LSU’s national championship win over Iowa to end last season’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament is remembered in part for its controversial officiating. A review of the game by the NCAA and an […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Elle Duncan details some of the big storylines in women’s college basketball this season after a thrilling 2022-23 campaign. (3:01) The largest audience ever — 9.95 million viewers on ABC — tuned in to watch the women’s national championship game last year, and the sport looks to keep building on it […]
Continue readingBATON ROUGE, La. — Angel Reese was still enjoying the buzz around LSU’s national championship last spring when the rumors started. Hailey Van Lith, an All-ACC first-team honoree who averaged nearly 20 points and led Louisville to the Elite Eight, and Aneesah Morrow, a former national freshman of the year from DePaul, had entered the […]
Continue readingYet the Tigers aren’t considered the sure thing the Gamecocks were 12 months ago. The race to the NCAA trophy appears more wide open this season, with as many as eight contenders. The list includes UConn, which saw its streak of 14 consecutive Finals Fours come to an end in March but seems poised for […]
Continue reading“The Pac-12 is something really special. We’re heartbroken it’s done. I’m still in a state of denial about it,” said Tara VanDerveer, who is 17 wins from surpassing Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) for the most victories in Division I college basketball history. “My whole life has been coaching in the Pac-12.” VanDerveer helped elevate the Pac-12 […]
Continue readingThe Tigers open in the top spot in ESPN’s 2023-24 preseason women’s college basketball rankings. LSU is expected to be even better this season and seeks to become the sport’s first repeat champion since UConn capped a four-peat in 2016. Coach Kim Mulkey added the top two transfers in Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow […]
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