South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas women to play in round-robin tournament in Las Vegas in 2025
2 weeks, 6 days ago

South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas women to play in round-robin tournament in Las Vegas in 2025

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “Players Era is creating the first-ever tentpole women’s college basketball MTE with an unbelievably loaded field and fascinating storylines, early season matchups that are sure to set the tone for the rest of the season,” said Players ERA CEO Seth Berger. “We’re excited to be among the first women’s teams invited to play in the Players Era Women’s Championship,” said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. “This innovative event brings together everything we’re looking for – quality games early in the season, a great location for fans to come and enjoy, and NIL opportunities for our players.” The four teams are currently in the top 10 of the poll, with UCLA and South Carolina 1-2. “We’re excited for a rematch with South Carolina and the opportunity to compete against other exceptional programs at the Player’s Era Women’s Championship.

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South Carolina Soars High in Women's College Basketball Preseason Rankings
2 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina Soars High in Women's College Basketball Preseason Rankings

Associated Press  

South Carolina is poised to make a run at the NCAA Final Four this season, aiming to repeat their 2023 national championship success. The Gamecocks, led by Dawn Staley, boast a strong and experienced team with a high chance of returning to the Final Four. However, they face challenges from teams like UConn, USC, and Texas, who are also looking …

South Carolina Reign Supreme in SEC Women's Basketball, Ready to Face a Packed Schedule
2 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina Reign Supreme in SEC Women's Basketball, Ready to Face a Packed Schedule

Associated Press  

South Carolina remains a force in the SEC women's basketball league, ranking No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25. The Longhorns are expected to contend for a top-four finish this season, with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas bolstering their chances. The Gamecocks, led by Dawn Staley, are aiming to defend their national title, while LSU and Texas will …

Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from ’23 College World Series to provide an edge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from ’23 College World Series to provide an edge

Associated Press  

— The game’s the same. “I can tell you that last year was the first time any of us had played in front of 25,000 fans,” Virginia’s Casey Saucke said. We’ve already played in front of that, so when you’re getting in the box for the first time, you’re not as nervous.” The Cavaliers lost two one-run games in the …

Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Defending national champion South Carolina has another splashy opening planned. A year ago, South Carolina began their undefeated, championship season by defeating Notre Dame in Paris. “We’re excited to have another great destination and event to start our 2024-25 season, for our team and for our FAMS,” South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said. The win over …

NC State, Baylor headline the field for the 2025 Maui Invitational as it returns to Lahaina
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NC State, Baylor headline the field for the 2025 Maui Invitational as it returns to Lahaina

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — North Carolina State, Baylor and Texas will be among the eight teams in the field for the 2025 Maui Invitational. The tournament returns to the Lahaina Civic Center this November after being played in Honolulu last year following a series of fires that killed 101 people and decimated the historic town of Lahaina. N.C. State is coming …

Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paige Bueckers and UConn to host JuJu Watkins and USC in December

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — Southern California and UConn gave women’s basketball fans an early holiday gift Monday, announcing a two-game series that will start with a game in Connecticut just before Christmas next season. The game, which will be played on Saturday, Dec. 21, will feature two of the college game’s biggest stars in USC’s JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers. …

Big Ten women’s basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference’s easternmost schools
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Big Ten women’s basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference’s easternmost schools

Associated Press  

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The 14 current Big Ten teams each will play two women’s basketball conference games on the West Coast in 2024-25 and incoming members Southern California and UCLA each will play two games at the easternmost schools. The Big Ten announced the breakdown of conference opponents for the 18-team league on Tuesday. Each team will have an 18-game …

Staley, South Carolina achieve perfection, becoming 10th unbeaten team in NCAA Division I history
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Staley, South Carolina achieve perfection, becoming 10th unbeaten team in NCAA Division I history

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — South Carolina has joined an elite group, becoming the 10th NCAA Division I women’s basketball team to go through a season undefeated. Coach Dawn Staley lost all five starters from last season’s team that went into the Final Four unbeaten before losing to Caitlin Clark and Iowa. The 2010 perfect run almost ended in the title game when …

South Carolina women surge past N.C. State 78-59
9 months ago

South Carolina women surge past N.C. State 78-59

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina emphatically kept its perfect season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State on Friday night. South Carolina will meet the winner of the second Final Four game between Iowa and UConn — a matchup featuring …

Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season
9 months, 1 week ago

Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — North Carolina State coach Wes Moore even joked about it: The Wolfpack’s Sweet 16 game against Stanford is bit of a harbinger of what’s to come. “I’m going to see if this can count as our game next year against Stanford and we’ll just count it double,” Moore laughed. “I just said as we end our Pac-12 …

Women's NCAA Tournament 2024 schedule: Date, time and where to watch March Madness games
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's NCAA Tournament 2024 schedule: Date, time and where to watch March Madness games

Hindustan Times  

With the Selection Sunday's completion on March 17, the 2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament is officially set to begin this week. Here's when and where you can watch the March Madness games this year: South Dakota State guard Paige Meyer falls while driving between North Dakota State players during an NCAA college basketball game for the Summit League women's tournament …

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

Dawn Staley and South Carolina could see some familiar faces on their path to trying to finish off an undefeated season. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go unbeaten for an entire season. “What it came down to was Texas had to play three tournament teams to get …

Women’s NCAA Tournament Cinderellas to consider: Texas A&M, Arizona and more
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Women’s NCAA Tournament Cinderellas to consider: Texas A&M, Arizona and more

New York Times  

Selection Sunday has come and gone, and if your favorite team landed in the Albany 2 Region, my sincerest apologies. Kevin Borseth’s squad challenged itself in nonconference play and picked up two quality wins against Creighton and Washington State, so high-level NCAA Tournament competition won’t come as a surprise. 11 Middle Tennessee As tempting as it was to pick Portland, …

The 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets

LA Times  

The 68-team bracket for the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set, with start times and TV channels finalized for each game. 10 Boise State — Wednesday, 6:10 p.m. | TruTV FIRST ROUND EAST REGION No. 15 South Dakota State, Thursday, 4:35 p.m. | TruTV SOUTH REGION No. 10 Boise State / Colorado, Friday, 1:30 p.m. | TBS No. 15 …

South Carolina nabs women’s NCAA Tournament top seed; Iowa, USC, Texas get other No. 1 seeds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina nabs women’s NCAA Tournament top seed; Iowa, USC, Texas get other No. 1 seeds

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs. USC in the women’s March Madness Elite 8. Cardoso, however, will miss South Carolina’s first NCAA Tournament game after being ejected for fighting late in its SEC tournament championship victory over LSU. Unlike the men’s NCAA Tournament, for the second consecutive year, the women’s tournament will use only two host cities for …

March Madness: How to watch the women’s Final Four and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament
9 months, 3 weeks ago

March Madness: How to watch the women’s Final Four and what to watch for in the NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

Women’s basketball is having itself a moment as March Madness heads to the Final Four. A year ago, 9.9 million people tuned in to see Angel Reese and LSU beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in a national championship game made unforgettable by the two stars who backed up their talk with stellar play. Clark’s scoring has been the talk of …

Women’s basketball Bracket Watch: South Carolina dominates. Who else deserves No. 1 seed?
10 months ago

Women’s basketball Bracket Watch: South Carolina dominates. Who else deserves No. 1 seed?

New York Times  

The full women’s NCAA Tournament bracket has been set with South Carolina as the No. First Four Columbia 16 Sacred Heart 16 UT Martin Corvallis 11 Marquette 11 Miami Los Angeles 16 Holy Cross 16 Presbyterian Baton Rouge 11 Arizona 11 Texas A&M Albany 1 Columbia 1 South Carolina 16 Sacred Heart UT Martin Columbia 8 Michigan State 9 Kansas …

South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA top seeds in second women’s NCAA Tournament reveal
10 months ago

South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA top seeds in second women’s NCAA Tournament reveal

Associated Press  

South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA would be the No. The NCAA women’s basketball selection committee on Thursday did its second reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. “That’s a testament to where college basketball is right now, it’s difficult night in and night out,” NCAA women’s basketball selection committee chair Lisa Peterson told The …

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Southern California, which has won six straight games, climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday while South Carolina remained a unanimous No. The six teams in front of USC didn’t change, with South Carolina leading the way, as it has since the regular season began. Ohio State was right behind …

South Carolina and LSU set for key SEC showdown on Thursday night
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina and LSU set for key SEC showdown on Thursday night

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! And it’s one, as I said after the South Carolina game last year, ‘You either learn from this or you don’t.’ And I tend to think we learned last year, and we’ll learn this year.” The defending champions lost their season opener to Colorado before …

Three unbeaten teams left in women’s basketball face upcoming tests
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Three unbeaten teams left in women’s basketball face upcoming tests

Associated Press  

With conference play heating up, there are only three unbeaten teams left in women’s basketball. The Gamecocks reached the NCAA Tournament unbeaten last year with a senior-laden team and made it all the way to the Final Four before falling to Iowa. UCLA is one of five teams in the Pac-12 that are ranked and Oregon State is another really …

Mandel’s Mailbag: Where’s the respect for Michigan, which teams overperformed?
1 year ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: Where’s the respect for Michigan, which teams overperformed?

New York Times  

It was a bit of a quiet week in my inbox, perhaps not surprisingly given we’ve hit that holiday lull between the regular season and the major bowls. As for Kelly’s proposed 64-team football conference — that sounds neat and tidy, but what incentive do the SEC and Big Ten have to join forces with the less-valued ACC and Big …

South Carolina, UCLA, NC State lead the way again as top 10 teams in women’s AP Top 25 unchanged
1 year ago

South Carolina, UCLA, NC State lead the way again as top 10 teams in women’s AP Top 25 unchanged

Associated Press  

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has found a way for her team to avoid early season upsets despite losing all five starters from last year’s Final Four squad. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday, receiving all 36 first-place votes from a national media panel. And we’re just in December.” UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa …

ACC-SEC Challenge and Jimmy V Classic headline busy week for Top 25 teams
1 year, 1 month ago

ACC-SEC Challenge and Jimmy V Classic headline busy week for Top 25 teams

Associated Press  

With Thanksgiving tournaments in the rearview mirror, many Top 25 teams will turn their attentions this week to inter-conference challenges and the annual Jimmy V Classic. Star Angel Reese hasn’t played in LSU’s last four games, including missing the school’s two games trip to the Cayman Islands over the holiday. It’s the first time that there will be three women’s …

An NCAA first as women’s basketball powers No. 6 South Carolina, No. 10 Notre Dame play in Paris
1 year, 2 months ago

An NCAA first as women’s basketball powers No. 6 South Carolina, No. 10 Notre Dame play in Paris

Associated Press  

Women’s college basketball is starting big this year. “I think it’s pretty darn cool to be trendsetters,” said Dawn Staley, the South Carolina coach. That follows Iowa’s exhibition game, called the Crossover at Kinnick, where an NCAA single-game record 55,646 fans showed up to watch the first women’s game in an outdoor football stadium last month. “The fact that it’s …

Up next for unbeaten South Carolina is Clark and Iowa
1 year, 9 months ago

Up next for unbeaten South Carolina is Clark and Iowa

Associated Press  

DALLAS — In one of the most talked about and highly anticipated matchups in women’s Final Four history, Dawn Staley’s undefeated South Carolina team will face Iowa and dynamic guard Caitlin Clark. “It’s going to be Iowa versus South Carolina, and that’s who’s going to win the game,” Clark said. I’m lucky enough to have four really good teammates on …

March Madness: South Carolina favored against Clark’s Iowa
1 year, 9 months ago

March Madness: South Carolina favored against Clark’s Iowa

Associated Press  

March Madness is down to the Women’s Final Four. 1 Virginia Tech, Friday, 7 p.m. EDT, ESPN LSU has completed its rapid rise with Kim Mulkey, reaching the Final Four in its second season under the former Baylor coach. SHINING MOMENTS Clark had the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA Tournament history to lead Iowa into its first Final Four appearance …

March Madness Mix: Dominant Gamecocks amid Sweet 16 parity
1 year, 9 months ago

March Madness Mix: Dominant Gamecocks amid Sweet 16 parity

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is keenly aware that everyone remaining in the women’s NCAA Tournament field is coming after the undefeated Gamecocks — and hard. Rebecca Lobo, the former UConn star turned ESPN analyst, calls South Carolina’s dominance combined with Sweet 16 parity “an interesting dichotomy.” “It’s like parallel paths, you have this overwhelming favorite to win it all, …

South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
1 year, 9 months ago

South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

Dawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season as the they enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. The defending national champions will play Norfolk State in the first round of the tournament, the NCAA selection …

South Carolina holds off UConn in 2022 title game rematch, remains undefeated
1 year, 11 months ago

South Carolina holds off UConn in 2022 title game rematch, remains undefeated

New York Times  

1 South Carolina women’s basketball held off No. Backstory South Carolina and coach Dawn Staley defeated UConn 64-49 to win the 2022 championship and hand Huskies coach Geno Auriemma his first title game loss in 12 attempts. The 4.85 million viewers made it the most-watched college basketball game on ESPN — men’s or women’s — since 2008, according to the …

Will South Carolina repeat? 12 Questions to start the women’s college basketball season
2 years, 1 month ago

Will South Carolina repeat? 12 Questions to start the women’s college basketball season

New York Times  

The wait is finally over. You know the drill for my 12 Questions column: I address questions about the women’s college basketball landscape, teams and individual players while providing the best possible answers based on stats, game results, individual and team play, and gut feelings. I really liked what I saw in Texas’ Rori Harmon last season, particularly during the …

Who’s women’s basketball Coach of the Year? The Athletic women’s basketball experts’ predictions
2 years, 2 months ago

Who’s women’s basketball Coach of the Year? The Athletic women’s basketball experts’ predictions

New York Times  

Nobody is arguing against one hard fact heading into the 2022-23 season: South Carolina will be tough to dethrone. They’ll be joined by nine newcomers — two freshmen and seven transfers, including Myah Taylor who led the SEC in assists last season for Mississippi State and landed on the Nancy Lieberman Award preseason watch list. McPhee-McCuin has just enough talent …

South Carolina dominates Connecticut to win its second NCAA women’s basketball title
2 years, 9 months ago

South Carolina dominates Connecticut to win its second NCAA women’s basketball title

LA Times  

Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points, Aliyah Boston added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Gamecocks handed Geno Auriemma’s Huskies their first loss in 12 NCAA title games. “Today, we’re national champions and I’m in tears.” With Staley calling the …

Staley wary equity strides for women’s tourney will continue
2 years, 9 months ago

Staley wary equity strides for women’s tourney will continue

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Putting women on the same level with men when it comes to swag bags and logos is a starting point, and for Dawn Staley that’s all it is. “I mean, the hotel is nice,” she added sitting at her downtown hotel two blocks from the Target Center, where the Gamecocks will play Louisville on Friday night in the …

Staley: Time for top seed South Carolina to strut its stuff
2 years, 9 months ago

Staley: Time for top seed South Carolina to strut its stuff

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Even in a season that finished with South Carolina selected as the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Gamecocks have had a chance to grow and learn through their two losses. I feel like coming into practice after those games I feel like we’ve just been going even harder or just getting extra reps in,” …

2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament odds and picks: Lyndsey D’Arcangelo selects Friday’s first-round winners
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament odds and picks: Lyndsey D’Arcangelo selects Friday’s first-round winners

New York Times  

In gearing up for the Women’s NCAA Tournament, I searched high and low for betting lines for the individual games before I filled out my bracket. While there are many sporty type things to bet on these days on sites like FanDuel — including rugby, darts and golf — women’s college basketball game lines weren’t anywhere to be found on …

Women’s college basketball rankings: Drastic shifts in top 10 as NC State, Baylor lose
3 years ago

Women’s college basketball rankings: Drastic shifts in top 10 as NC State, Baylor lose

New York Times  

True story: The only person from whom I’ve ever asked an autograph was Alana Beard. Louisville has three wins over teams currently ranked in the Top 25 and the Cardinal’s only loss came against top-10 Arizona. The Wolverines played with grit, went into overtime without Naz Hillmon, and still came away with the win, thanks in large part to the …

South Carolina sophomores finding their NCAA Tournament form
3 years, 9 months ago

South Carolina sophomores finding their NCAA Tournament form

Associated Press  

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley figured to have a team dripping in NCAA Tournament experience instead of a group still getting its feet wet. The Gamecocks’ stellar sophomores led by All-American Aliyah Boston overcame some early bumps in their first NCAA Tournament game Sunday to move into the second round where they’ll face No. “Don’t flinch,” Staley reminded them, “This …

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Third-seeded UCLA to open against Wyoming
3 years, 9 months ago

NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Third-seeded UCLA to open against Wyoming

LA Times  

It was never guaranteed that this day would come for UCLA. UCLA Sports Amid four-game losing streak, UCLA relieved to make NCAA tournament After a dismal end to a promising conference campaign, UCLA is grateful to be playing in the First Four of the NCAA tournament against Michigan State. “This is what we’ve been working towards,” said Chou, who averages …

South Carolina remains No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25; Texas in
4 years, 1 month ago

South Carolina remains No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25; Texas in

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Top-ranked South Carolina jumped into the new season by playing three games in the first five days. It was good that this core group of players found their edge.” Stanford won its first game, moving coach Tara VanDerveer three wins behind Pat Summitt’s total of 1,098 victories. Full poll >> https://t.co/9ylOGeqGqy More coverage >> https://t.co/ad2eXoTupb pic.twitter.com/pNby6r4IC6 — …

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