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The first day of February comes with seven double-ranked women’s college basketball games. The headliner, of course, is the latest edition of the UConn-Tennessee rivalry. Although, as Zack Ward wrote, the Lady Vols’ most recent loss doesn’t inspire much confidence in their ability to hand the Huskies a loss in back-to-back seasons, especially in Hartford. […]
It did not happen as expected. Vinyl, however, did snap their three-game skid with an upset over Laces, 70-63. Instead of Rhyne Howard raining 3s, it was a career-best game from Rae Burrell that returned Vinyl to the win column. Sweet Baby Rae converted her customary energy into efficient, impactful offense, scoring 22 points, including […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It started with a coast-to-coast Oluchi Okananwa layup that put the No. 16 Maryland Terrapins up 2-0. She ended the first possession of the game with a defensive rebound 22 seconds in, and four seconds later she was at the other end, putting the ball in the basket. Okananwa, who averages […]
Defending EuroLeague Women champions ZVVZ USK Praha were one of several clubs to clinch a spot in the play-ins this week, defeating Beretta Famila Schio 78-66 and extending their winning streak to three games. It was another impressive win for Praha, as the club went undefeated in the month of January. They led Schio by […]
No. 1 UConn (22-0, 12-0 Big East) missed their first 10 3-point attempts Wednesday night and only led Xavier (10-11, 3-9 Big East) by five after the first quarter. While the Huskies will have to play better in order to dominate better opponents in the future, No. 15 Tennessee may not be a team to […]
Season 2 of Unrivaled has been the same song and dance for Vinyl. Once again, the only thing consistent about the club has been inconsistency, and that inconsistency has resulted in mostly underwhelming results. At 2-5, both their wins were earned rather convincingly, while their losses have ranged from competitive to trending toward uncompetitive. Vinyl […]
Often, what matters regarding a game is the result. Other times, someone plays so sensationally that their individual performance becomes the story. And every so often, a game’s mere existence becomes the spectacle. On Friday, we witnessed a perfect symphony of all three at Philly is Unrivaled. Marina Mabrey scored 47 points, setting a new […]
The frozen collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations between the WNBA and WNBPA might begin to thaw on Monday. On Feb. 2, representatives from the league and union are scheduled to hold a face-to-face meeting in New York. On the players’ side, among those expected to attend are WNBPA executive committee members Nneka Ogwumike (president), Kelsey […]
Anyone who knows the history of women’s sports fully grasps the idea that the personal is, indeed, political. It’s because women in sports, much like women in society, have always had to struggle for basic rights, dignity and legitimacy. Therefore, it has become an obligation for women in sports to call out injustice as they […]
The last time major women’s professional basketball was played in Philadelphia, local gal Dawn Staley was in the spotlight. The now-legendary head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks was the point guard of her hometown Philadelphia Rage, one of the eight original ABL franchises that played just over two seasons, first in Richmond and then […]
We’re in the midst of the loaded late-January women’s college basketball calendar, where the depths of conference play, combined with some deep cold, can lead to some chaotic outcomes. Thursday night, that was epitomized by the triple-overtime affair between unranked ACC foes Virginia and Wake Forest, with the Cavaliers prevailing 109-103 after 55 minutes. Virginia […]
On Monday night, No. 6 LSU won their fifth-straight game, eventually pulling away from visiting Florida for the 89-60 victory. Jada Richard led LSU with 20 points, with her 12 third-quarter points helping the Tigers finally separate from the Gators. A starter in 20 of 21 games, Richard’s emergence as a trusted point guard has […]
Until the WNBA and WNBPA agree to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), there will be plenty of explanations from both sides on why an agreement has yet to be reached. The fact is, the prior CBA ended on Oct. 31, 2025—and we are nearing February 2026 without a new deal. This extended stalemate is […]
They have a head coach (and an awesome assistant coach). They have a schedule. And they now have jerseys. No, the Portland Fire, the WNBA’s 15th franchise set to debut in the (theoretical) 2026 WNBA season, still do not have a single player on their roster, but the expansion team is doing its best to […]
We’re halfway through Season 2 of Unrivaled. At 6-1 with a +58 point differential, Laces are the top team in the league, ahead of second-place and 5-2 Mist. Phantom, Breeze and Rose sport matching 4-3 marks, although the Ghost Gang has the second-best point differential in the league with a +40 scoring margin. Vinyl and […]
Just two more weeks of EuroLeague Women group play remain, and this is when the competition’s regular season reaches its peak. There are still six play-in berths up for grabs (two in Group E and three in Group F), but with such little time remaining to earn then, every team that’s still in the hunt […]
No. 12 TCU, a program that had back-to-back single digit win seasons just three years ago, has been one of the quickest rising programs in women’s college basketball. Last year’s 34-4 record and hard-fought Elite Eight campaign earned them a spot amongst the countries top teams, but there was one looming issue: roster turnover. The […]
Monday night’s Unrivaled action gave us the return of Skylar Diggins, a complete game from Hive and Laces becoming the first club to reach six wins. Both games came down to the wire, highlighting the parity and intensity this league offers regularly. However, it seems that Laces are beginning to separate themselves from the rest […]
Since the calendar turned to 2026, women’s college basketball fans have been treated to more frequent upsets. But the unexpected results have not done much to alter season-long expectations. No. 1 UConn, the nation’s last standing undefeated team, remains elite, and so does the SEC, with a record 10 teams grabbing a spot in the […]
Week 3 of Unrivaled wraps with games between two of the league’s lowlights and two of the league’s highlights. First, Lunar Owls and Hive will try to not be the league’s lone one-win club after the two 1-5 squads meet for the first time this season (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV). After that, the real action […]
And then there was one. No. 5 Vanderbilt fell from the ranks of the undefeated on Sunday afternoon, leaving No. 1 UConn as Division I women’s college basketball’s lone unbeaten. No. 2 South Carolina issued a loud response to their overtime loss to No. 16 Oklahoma by sending the Commodores to their first defeat of […]
While Unrivaled had an afternoon double header on their schedule on Sunday, it was far from business as usual, After federal immigration officers have killed two people in Minneapolis during recent protests against ICE’s occupation in the state, Mist superstar Breanna Stewart felt compelled to make a statement, holding up a “Abolish ICE” sign during […]
It’s been quite a week for Hannah Stuelke. The Iowa senior was named the AP National Player of the Week, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week. On Sunday, she again showed why she was worthy of such honors as No. 10 Iowa took on […]
They’re 20-0. They’re one of two undefeated teams in Division I women’s college basketball. They’ve got a top-10 win. But until they take down one of the SEC’s traditional titans, skepticism will surround No. 5 Vanderbilt. Are the Commodores are “good story” or are they a great team? Sunday afternoon, they can certify their status […]
After opening the season with three-straight wins, Rose, Unrivaled’s defending champions, have dropped three-straight games. What’s the deal? Was their opening stretch of wins, earned in evermore improbable fashion, the real Rose? Or, has their current skid exposed the team’s true vulnerabilities? There was reason to be skeptical about Rose as they reeled off three-straight […]