The landscape of women’s college basketball is going to look very different when November arrives and the 2024-25 season begins. Caitlin Clark will be gone. So will Angel Reese. The Pac-12 will be no more. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will be in the Big Ten. Oklahoma and Texas will be calling the SEC home. […]
Continue readingSixteen 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 readingSome 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 readingNo. 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 readingThe 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 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 readingGREENSBORO, 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 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 readingFreshman 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 […]
Continue readingConference play across January and February has been college basketball’s great equalizer, showing what players and teams are made of before the stage gets even bigger and brighter in March. And so with Championship Week right around the corner, ESPN is back with its newest edition of the top 25 players in women’s college basketball. […]
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