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Women’s March Madness 2024: Sweet 16 tournament takeaways
Upsets were few and far between in the early rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament. The Sweet 16 delivered right away. No. 3 seed Oregon State upended second-seeded Notre Dame in Friday’s opening game of the regional semifinals. But while the Beavers advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018 and for […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Predicting every Sweet 16 game
Sixteen teams have advanced to the regional semifinals in Albany and Portland. And the Sweet 16 is packed with potential. All four No. 1 seeds reached the round of 16. Defending champion LSU is back, as is No. 1 overall seed South Carolina, which is 34-0 and chasing a perfect season. Individual star power abounds […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding tournament’s Sweet 16
Some of the chalk from the first two days of the women’s NCAA tournament has been erased. But not much. Two No. 5 seeds and a No. 7 broke through to the Sweet 16. And the top four seeds advanced to the regional semifinals in two regions — Albany 1 and Portland 4. The real […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Second-round tournament updates
No. 7 seed Duke and 5-seeds Colorado and Baylor all won on their opponents’ home court Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. So far, Monday’s second-round games — every contest is on ESPN Networks and the ESPN App — have not brought us more upsets. No. 2 seed Notre Dame and 3-seeds NC State […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding the round of 32
The 2024 women’s NCAA tournament should have perhaps been played on a blackboard. There’s that much chalk all over it after the first round wrapped up. Higher-seeded teams went 31-1 in the first round. No bracket has played so true to form since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1994. For those who like to pick […]
Continue readingWho are top duos in the women’s March Madness NCAA bracket?
Star power has defined the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season, and much of that focus has been on household names: Caitlin, JuJu, Paige, Angel. But let’s give it up for the duos that have helped shape the past five months of competition and will make their marks on the women’s NCAA tournament. ESPN considered many […]
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 readingNotre Dame beats NC State for ACC tournament title
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Niele Ivey had felt the thrill of winning championships as a player and an assistant coach, and she had been praying for the opportunity to experience it as Notre Dame’s head coach. The moment came Sunday with confetti falling, players dancing behind her on a stage, the view from atop a ladder […]
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 readingNotre Dame upsets Virginia Tech as Hidalgo sets ACC freshman mark
Freshman Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 17 Notre Dame beat fifth-ranked Virginia Tech 71-58 on Thursday night. In addition to leading her team to a big win over the conference rival Hokies, Hidalgo passed Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson to become the highest-scoring freshman in ACC history when she hit […]
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