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Women’s NCAA tourney attendance down 30% from record ’24

The women's NCAA Tournament is chock full of new stars, but attendance through the first two rounds has dropped significantly minus last year's household...

Basketball April 2, 2025

JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers top Wooden Award finalists

Southern California sophomore guard JuJu Watkins and UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers head the list of finalists for the 2025 John Wooden Award that...

Basketball April 2, 2025

Kamilla Cardoso to miss 2 South Carolina games to play for Brazil

Basketball February 5, 2024

The best player on the No. 1 team in college basketball will take a short leave of absence from her squad to play for...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio State tops No. 10 Indiana

Basketball February 4, 2024

Jacy Sheldon registered 25 points as No. 8 Ohio State earned a vital home win over No. 10 Indiana 74-69 on Sunday in Columbus,...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Gonzaga posts 30th straight home win

Basketball February 4, 2024

Kaylynne Truong scored 15 points and led a 3-point barrage that propelled No. 19 Gonzaga to its 30th straight home win, a 104-39 blowout...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: JuJu Watkins scores USC record 51

Basketball February 3, 2024

Freshman guard JuJu Watkins set a Southern California single-game record with 51 points as the 15th-ranked Trojans earned a 67-58 road win over fourth-ranked...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark climbs to No. 2 on scoring list

Basketball February 2, 2024

Caitlin Clark soared into second place on the NCAA Division I women's all-time scoring list as Iowa dismantled Northwestern 110-74 on Wednesday in Evanston,...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 5 NC State holds off No. 24 UNC

Basketball February 2, 2024

Saniya Rivers stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists as No. 5 North Carolina State outlasted rival No. 24...

JJ Quinerly, No. 23 West Virginia wallop UCF

Basketball January 31, 2024

JJ Quinerly sank 10 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 26 points as No. 23 West Virginia routed UCF 84-43 on Tuesday in...

Mississippi State stuns No. 9 LSU, 77-73

Basketball January 31, 2024

Jerkaila Jordan poured in 24 points and Mississippi State held off a late rally by No. 9 LSU to upset the Tigers 77-73 on...

Baylor to retire Brittney Griner’s No. 42

Basketball January 29, 2024

Baylor will honor program legend Brittney Griner with a jersey retirement ceremony on Feb. 18 at the Bears' new campus arena in Waco, Texas. Griner's...

Kansas State climbs to No. 2 after chaotic week

Basketball January 29, 2024

South Carolina remained the consensus No. 1 and Kansas State climbed to No. 2 on Monday following a chaotic week that saw nearly half...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Virginia upsets No. 20 North Carolina

Basketball January 29, 2024

Kymora Johnson scored 25 points to help Virginia upset No. 20 North Carolina 81-66 on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. Sam Brunelle and Paris Clark each...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Notre Dame rolls at No. 8 UConn

Basketball January 29, 2024

Hannah Hidalgo scored a career-best 34 points to help No. 15 Notre Dame upset No. 8 UConn 82-67 on Saturday in Storrs, Conn. Hidalgo, a...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Oregon St. tops No. 3 Colorado

Basketball January 28, 2024

Donovyn Hunter and Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points apiece as No. 25 Oregon State downed No. 3 Colorado 68-62 on Friday in Corvallis,...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina gets past No. 9 LSU

Basketball January 28, 2024

Chloe Kitts scored 14 points as No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and held off an upset bid by No. 9 LSU to win...

No. 1 South Carolina holds off No. 9 LSU

Basketball January 27, 2024

Chloe Kitts scored 14 points as No. 1 South Carolina remained undefeated and held off an upset bid by No. 9 LSU to win...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Duke routs No. 23 Florida State

Basketball January 26, 2024

Taina Mair scored 18 points as Duke upset visiting No. 23 Florida State 88-46 on Thursday night in Durham, N.C. Mair also collected seven rebounds...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma edges No. 10 Texas

Basketball January 26, 2024

Lexy Keys' 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining helped Oklahoma hold on for a 91-87 victory over No. 10 Texas on Wednesday in Austin, Texas. The...

No. 8 UConn grounds Marquette

Basketball January 25, 2024

Paige Bueckers poured in 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting as No. 8 Connecticut cruised to an 85-59 victory over Marquette on Tuesday night in...

UConn’s Caroline Ducharme (head/neck) won’t return in 2023-24

Basketball January 24, 2024

UConn guard Caroline Ducharme will miss the rest of the season after sitting out since late November with head and neck injuries. The junior played...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Utah vanquishes No. 2 UCLA in OT

Basketball January 23, 2024

Ines Vieira made the game-tying layup with 1.5 seconds left in regulation and scored eight of her 12 points in overtime to lift No....

Kansas State climbs to No. 4 in women’s Top 25 poll

Basketball January 22, 2024

No. 4 Kansas State achieved its highest ranking in 21 years and South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's...

Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach

Basketball January 22, 2024

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer became the winningest coach in college basketball history when the eighth-ranked Cardinal beat the visiting Oregon State Beavers 65-56 on Sunday. VanDerveer,...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Ohio State tops No. 2 Iowa in OT

Basketball January 22, 2024

Cotie McMahon scored a career-high 33 points as No. 18 Ohio State upset No. 2 Iowa 100-92 in overtime Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. McMahon...

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark OK after fan knocked her down in court storm

Basketball January 21, 2024

Iowa star Caitlin Clark is unharmed after she was knocked to the ground by a fan during a postgame court storm at Ohio State...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Viane Cumber helps New Mexico upend No. 25 UNLV

Basketball January 21, 2024

Viane Cumber scored 22 points and knocked down the decisive 3-point shot with 3.7 seconds remaining as New Mexico upset No. 25 UNLV 69-66...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Tara VanDerveer ties Coach K’s wins mark

Basketball January 20, 2024

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer tied former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski for the most wins in college basketball history Friday as the eighth-ranked Cardinal blew...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Miami blitzes No. 4 NC State

Basketball January 19, 2024

Shayeann Day-Wilson, Jasmyne Roberts and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points apiece as Miami stunned No. 4 North Carolina State with a thorough 73-59 upset...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UNLV stays hot, tops San Diego St.

Basketball January 18, 2024

Nneka Obiazor sank four 3-pointers and scored 18 points while leading No. 25 UNLV to a 67-60 win over host San Diego State on...

Short-handed TCU women forfeit two games

Basketball January 17, 2024

The TCU women's basketball team was forced to forfeit its next two games due to a shortage of players. The Big 12 announced Wednesday that...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark up to No. 4 in career points

Basketball January 17, 2024

Caitlin Clark continued her climb up the NCAA's all-time scoring ladder Tuesday night and No. 2 Iowa maintained its perfect Big Ten record with...

Ashlyn Watkins’ dunk highlights No. 1 South Carolina’s rout of Kentucky

Basketball January 16, 2024

Ashlyn Watkins dunked and Kamilla Cardoso notched a double-double as No. 1 South Carolina raced past Kentucky 98-36 on Monday night in Columbia, S.C. Watkins'...

Unbeaten South Carolina again a unanimous No. 1

Basketball January 15, 2024

South Carolina is the lone unbeaten team remaining and once again the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Auburn upsets No. 7 LSU

Basketball January 15, 2024

Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 21 points to help host Auburn upset No. 7 LSU 67-62 on Sunday. Scott-Grayson scored seven of Auburn's 16 points in the...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Iowa State knocks off No. 4 Baylor

Basketball January 13, 2024

Audi Crooks made the go-ahead basket with 24 seconds left as Iowa State upset No. 4 Baylor 66-63 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, and...

Can’t-miss for fans, unguardable Caitlin Clark selling out arenas while chasing scoring record

Basketball January 13, 2024

Bill Fennelly always seems to laugh when Caitlin Clark comes up. Ahead of Iowa State's matchup with rival Iowa on Dec. 6, the Cyclones'...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Stanford edges No. 19 Utah

Basketball January 13, 2024

Kiki Iriafen scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Stanford to a 66-64 win over No. 19 Utah on Friday...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 21 FSU stops No. 20 UNC’s win streak

Basketball January 12, 2024

Sara Bejedi scored 23 points to help No. 21 Florida State get a 70-62 victory over No. 20 North Carolina on Thursday night in...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Kansas hands No. 4 Baylor first loss

Basketball January 11, 2024

Taiyanna Jackson scored a career-high 27 points and added 19 rebounds as Kansas handed visiting No. 4 Baylor its first loss of the season,...

UConn loses fourth player, Aubrey Griffin, to season-ending injury

Basketball January 10, 2024

UConn forward Aubrey Griffin is out for the season with a torn ACL in her left knee, the fourth player lost to a season-ending...

Liza Karlen’s 30 points power No. 23 Marquette past Seton Hall

Basketball January 10, 2024

Liza Karlen poured in a career-high 30 points, 20 in the second half, and No. 23 Marquette pulled away from Seton Hall for a...

Iowa climbs to No. 3 in women’s Top 25

Basketball January 8, 2024

Iowa rose to No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll behind unbeaten South Carolina and UCLA. The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Virginia Tech stuns No. 3 NC State

Basketball January 7, 2024

Sparked by Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore, No. 13 Virginia Tech erased an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit and Kitley made a buzzer-beating layup to hand...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Oklahoma State holds off No. 23 TCU

Basketball January 7, 2024

Stailee Heard scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma State held off the last of several challenges by No....

Women’s Top 25 roundup: Caitlin Clark triple-double leads No. 4 Iowa

Basketball January 6, 2024

Reigning player of the year Caitlin Clark posted her 14th career triple-double and the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes overcame Rutgers' first home sellout in 17...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: North Carolina rolls past No. 25 Syracuse

Basketball January 5, 2024

Alyssa Ustby finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as North Carolina pulled off an upset win at home over No. 25...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: St. John’s upsets No. 19 Marquette

Basketball January 4, 2024

Unique Drake scored 24 points and sank the game-winning jumper as St. John's registered an 57-56 victory over No. 19 Marquette on Wednesday night...

Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beater lifts No. 4 Iowa over Michigan St.

Basketball January 3, 2024

Caitlin Clark capped a 40-point night by drilling a buzzing-beating, step-back 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to give No. 4 Iowa a 76-73 win...

South Carolina remains No. 1, grip no longer unanimous

Basketball January 1, 2024

South Carolina remained atop the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll Monday, although the Gamecocks no longer were the consensus choice. After South...