What chalk? After higher seeds went 31-1 in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament, Duke delivered an upset in the first game of the second round Sunday. The Blue Devils advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2018 after rallying from 16 down to eliminate No. 2 seed Ohio State in Columbus. Later […]
Continue readingCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Reigan Richardson scored 28 points and added seven rebounds as No. 7 seed Duke rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat No. 2 Ohio State 75-63 on Sunday and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018. Richardson hit a 3-pointer […]
Continue readingThe 2024 women’s NCAA tournament bracket is here. The games are right around the corner. The anticipation and excitement around women’s college basketball has never been higher. Let the dancing begin. ESPN is here to get you situated and prepared on all things March Madness as competition gets underway this week, starting with the First […]
Continue reading“Today, nobody was very good,” McGuff said of his team after No. 8 seed Maryland beat Ohio State 82-61. “I don’t think the starters were good, the bench wasn’t good, I wasn’t good. “Maryland played a great game. They were really prepared. They played like a team that might have needed this to get in […]
Continue readingIOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark has joked about being nicknamed “Ponytail Pete” in recognition of how her game resembles that of “Pistol Pete” Maravich. On Sunday in her last regular-season home game, the Iowa star passed the LSU and NBA legend for the most points scored by a Division I basketball player, men’s or […]
Continue readingHappy March, basketball fans. You’ve made it to the best month of the year! It’s been a thrilling college basketball season full of twists and turns aside from one unwavering constant — the dominant South Carolina Gamecocks. The stars on the women’s side have dazzled, from household names such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and […]
Continue readingCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Jacy Sheldon scored 22 points to lead No. 2 Ohio State to its 15th straight win and the Big Ten regular-season title 67-51 over Michigan on Wednesday night. Cotie McMahon had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Buckeyes (25-3, 16-1 Big Ten), who had already clinched at least a share of […]
Continue readingChampionships aren’t won or lost in February, something we saw as recently as last year. LSU, for example, dropped two late contests in SEC play, routed by South Carolina on Super Bowl Sunday and then upset in the conference tournament semifinal by Tennessee. But the Tigers emerged as the best version of themselves in late […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Paige Bueckers goes off for 32 points as UConn wins its 11th game in a row with an 83-59 victory over Seton Hall. (1:46) South Carolina stays firmly planted at No. 1, UCLA jumps to No. 2 and the sports world is celebrating the greatness and longevity of Stanford coach Tara […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caitlin Clark gets her winning 3-pointer from the logo off just in time for Iowa. (0:28) Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, LSU’s Angel Reese, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and three freshmen headline the midseason top 25 list for women for the John R. Wooden Award, it was announced Wednesday. The Wooden Award is given […]
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