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Women’s March Madness bracket winners, losers, next steps
There won’t be a rematch of the national championship game in women’s college basketball in 2024, but LSU vs. Iowa could be a blockbuster of an Elite Eight matchup. If both even get that far, that is. Who are the winners and losers of the women’s NCAA tournament bracket? We start on the losers’ side, […]
Continue readingMarch Madness 2024 bracket: NCAA tournament women’s teams
The 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 readingJuJu Watkins scores 33, sends USC to Pac-12 final with 2-OT win
LAS VEGAS — For the first time since 2014, USC will play for the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament title after advancing to the championship game with an 80-70 double-overtime semifinal win on Friday over crosstown rival UCLA. Freshman phenom JuJu Watkins, the centerpiece of USC’s rebuild, said even she was surprised by the Trojans’ rapid […]
Continue readingWhat’s on the line for the Power 5’s last weekend of the regular season?
Happy 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 readingUCLA moves up to No. 1 seed in NCAA women’s basketball reveal
UCLA replaced Colorado as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee’s latest top 16 reveal Thursday, joining fellow No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Ohio State and Stanford. Oklahoma, which clinched the Big 12 regular-season title outright Wednesday, and Gonzaga also joined the ranks of schools projected to host as new […]
Continue readingWomen’s Power Rankings: JuJu Watkins, USC return at No. 9
More Teams. More Games. No. 1 South Carolina defeats Georgia 70-56 behind Kamilla Cardoso‘s 16 points and 16 rebounds. (1:39) It was a week of big headlines: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark became the women’s NCAA scoring leader, UConn’s Paige Bueckers announced she will return for 2024-25, and Baylor retired Brittney Griner‘s No. 42 jersey. But it […]
Continue readingOregon State stuns UCLA on 3-pointer at buzzer in frantic finish
More Teams. More Games. Lauren Betts‘ bucket in final seconds puts UCLA up, then Talia von Oelhoffen drills a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Oregon State the win. (0:53) CORVALLIS, Ore. — Talia von Oelhoffen made a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to […]
Continue readingLauren Betts rejoins No. 9 UCLA for win over Arizona
Lauren Betts returned to the UCLA lineup after missing four games and Gabriela Jaquez had 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the No. 9 Bruins beat Arizona 66-58 Friday night. Betts, who had been out for an undisclosed medical reason, didn’t start but entered the game in the first quarter. She scored her […]
Continue readingCaitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers headline top 20 Wooden list
More Teams. More Games. Paige Bueckers beats the halftime buzzer with a shot from just inside the half-court line. (0:33) Former players of the year Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, as well as reigning Final Four Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese, headline the John R. Wooden Award’s late season top 20 list, it was announced […]
Continue readingWomen’s Power Rankings: K-State climbs to No. 2, Iowa jumps to No. 3
All eyes were on Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last Thursday, as defending champion LSU tried to give South Carolina its first loss of the season. But the Gamecocks keep triumphing over the chaos that nobody else has fully escaped — the kind that makes poll voters feel like they’re playing Jenga on roller skates. No matter […]
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