PORTLAND, Ore. — The USC Trojans’ first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1994 was fueled in large part by an Ivy League rule that coach Lindsay Gottlieb joked Friday was “the best rule in the history of rules.” Alongside standout freshman JuJu Watkins, three of USC’s five starters — guard Kayla Padilla (Penn), guard/forward […]
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 readingNEW YORK — Coach Carla Berube has Princeton headed back to a familiar place — the NCAA tournament. Madison St. Rose scored 18 points, Kaitlyn Chen added 17 and the Tigers beat Columbia 75-58 on Saturday to win the Ivy League, earning the conference’s tournament for a fifth straight time. “I think it’s just a […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mikaylah Williams tallies 42 points and five 3-pointers in LSU’s win over Kent State. (2:00) The reigning national champion LSU Tigers were the talk of the offseason after a summer that spurred predictions they’d become women’s basketball’s next superteam. Coach Kim Mulkey brought in two star players from the transfer portal […]
Continue readingBut despite being the preseason front-runner, Clark has plenty of competition. Paige Bueckers is back from a season lost to a knee injury, and the UConn guard won most of the national player of the year honors when she and Clark were freshmen in 2020-21. LSU’s Angel Reese also returns after outdueling Clark for a […]
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