Women's Sports Articles - Page 18

Despite suffering a 66-62 loss to the No. 4 Texas Longhorns on Sunday, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley had immense praise for the state of women’s basketball. Staley gave her thoughts on the sport’s growth in the postgame press conference. She views women’s basketball to be getting more respect from viewers as they […]

No. 25 Oklahoma State women’s basketball, led by head coach Jacie Hoyt, had a record-tying game on Saturday, routing No. 12 Kansas State 85-55 in a statement win. The victory matched the largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent in Cowgirls program history and improved Oklahoma State’s record to 19-4 overall and 9-3 in […]

No. 7 USC women’s basketball clinched a 84-63 win over No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday night, even as star guard JuJu Watkins struggled offensively for much of the game. The Trojans improved to 21-2 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten play, thanks to strong performances from Kiki Iriafen and Rayah Marshall. Watkins, the Big […]

UCLA women’s basketball is absolutely rolling this season with one of the best and deepest rosters in college basketball. A big reason for the Bruins’ success has been the excellence of star center Lauren Betts, who has been one of the best players in the country all season long. On Friday, Betts made a massive […]

Hannah Hidalgo and No. 3 Notre Dame women’s basketball put on an impressive display Thursday night, defeating Stanford 96-47 for its 20th win of the season. The win marked the largest loss in Stanford women’s basketball history and pushed the Fighting Irish to 11-0 in ACC play. Head coach Niele Ivey credited the team’s chemistry […]

No. 19 Tennessee women’s basketball secured its first win over N0. 5 UConn in 18 years with an 80-76 win on Thursday night, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Huskies since the rivalry resumed in 2020. The Lady Vols improved to 17-5 on the season, while No. 5 UConn women’s basketball fell to 21-3. […]

No. 7 USC women’s basketball relied on its depth to power past Wisconsin in an 86-64 victory Wednesday night, with JuJu Watkins recording a season-low 14 points in just 26 minutes. The Trojans’ bench outscored the Badgers’ reserves 33-8, allowing head coach Lindsay Gottlieb to distribute minutes more evenly after Watkins had carried much of […]

In a huge move for women’s sports, the NWSL’ Portland team and the WNBA’s forthcoming Portland expansion team will share a state-of-the-art training facility, marking the first collaboration of its kind between teams from both leagues. The $150 million complex, funded by RAJ Sports and the Bhathal family — who also hold a stake in […]

TCU women’s basketball guard Hailey Van Lith didn’t shy away from calling out a recurring issue following the Horned Frogs’ 59-50 loss to No. 12 Kansas State on Wednesday night. Van Lith, who transferred to TCU this season, expressed frustration over the team’s inconsistency, particularly in handling aggressive, physical opponents. “In all of our losses, […]

Tennis phenomenon Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide tennis scholarships for students at HBCUs. UNCF announced earlier this week that they will administer the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program. “My family has a deep-rooted history with HBCUs, going all the way back to my great-great-grandfather. From aunts and uncles […]

No. 5 UConn women’s basketball will play No. 19 Tennessee on Thursday night in what projects to be a competitive affair. UConn star Paige Bueckers recently explained why she is “excited” for the game, via UConn on SNY. “Very excited,” Bueckers told reporters. “I got to experience it in the bubble years and I got […]

The GameDay crew is headed to Columbia. ESPN has announced that South Carolina women’s basketball will host College GameDay on Sunday, February 16 when the No. 2 Gamecocks take on the No. 5 UConn Huskies. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. on ABC. The first hour of College GameDay will air on ESPN […]

Aziaha James, NC State women’s basketball guard, had one simple explanation for her dominant scoring performance against Duke women’s basketball on Monday night. “Duke and Carolina — them blues, it don’t sit right with me,” James said after her career-high 36-point outing led the No. 14 Wolfpack to an 89-83 win over No. 10 Duke […]

Hope Solo is returning to competition for the first time since 2016, entering a team in The Soccer Tournament (TST), an annual $1 million winner-take-all event. The former USWNT goalkeeper will both play and lead Solo FC in the tournament, which takes place from June 4-9 in Cary, North Carolina. “I am incredibly excited not […]

This past weekend, the 2025 LPGA Tour season kicked off at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. The event, hosted at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, FL., saw a who’s who on the leaderboard throughout the week. World No. 1 Nelly Korda was near the top throughout and nearly pulled off […]

Hailey Van Lith’s 28-point performance powered No. 9 TCU to an 82-69 win over Iowa State women’s basketball on Sunday, extending the Horned Frogs’ stronghold near the top of the Big 12 standings while handing the Cyclones their second straight loss. For Iowa State (15-9, 6-5 Big 12), the defeat capped off a frustrating week […]

Kentucky women’s basketball guard Georgia Amoore put on a show Sunday, scoring a career-high 41 points as the No. 12 Wildcats handed No. 13 Oklahoma a 95-86 loss. After the game, Sooners head coach Jennie Baranczyk didn’t mince words about what made the difference. “Georgia Amoore happened,” Baranczyk said, as reported by Ryan Aber of […]

Ole Miss women’s basketball secured a key win over No. 23 Vanderbilt on Sunday, earning its first ranked SEC win in over a year with a 76-61 road victory in Nashville. Starr Jacobs led the way for the Rebels, scoring a season-high 24 points on near-perfect 12-of-13 shooting while adding 10 rebounds. Ole Miss controlled […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson and Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo have been rumored to be dating since last summer in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Wilson seems to have confirmed their relationship ahead of her alma mater’s game between the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks and Auburn Tigers. Both Wilson and Adebayo were in […]

No. 6 UConn women’s basketball extended its Big East regular-season winning streak to 32 games with a dominant 101-59 victory over Butler on Sunday, led by an aggressive first-half performance from Paige Bueckers. The redshirt junior scored 16 of her 18 points before halftime, helping the Huskies (21-2, 12-0 Big East) build an insurmountable 33-point […]

The USC women’s basketball team may have left Iowa with a loss on Sunday, but they stayed on the court after the game to witness a historic moment for the sport. Following their 76-69 defeat to the Hawkeyes, USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb explained why the Trojans remained in Carver-Hawkeye Arena to watch Iowa retire […]

This season, Notre Dame women’s basketball has flown a bit under the radar, but it is clearly one of the best teams in the country and a true contender to win a national championship this season. On Sunday, the Irish passed another tricky test as they knocked off Louisville 89-71 on the road. Louisville kept […]

2024-25 hasn’t gone exactly how Iowa women’s basketball would have hoped in its first year without Caitlin Clark and former head coach Lisa Bluder, but the Hawkeyes still have some of that magic of the glory days in them. On Sunday, Clark and Bluder were back in the building at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for her jersey […]

What a night for Vanderbilt women’s basketball star Mikayla Blakes. The Commodore freshman lit up the scoreboard with an SEC women’s basketball record 53 points, leading No. 23 Vanderbilt to a thrilling 99-86 win over Florida on Thursday. And like all great performances — Blakes wasn’t even keeping track of her points. “I don’t think […]

Iowa women’s basketball will have an emotional day on Sunday, as the Hawkeyes will retire Caitlin Clark’s jersey. The ceremony will take place after the Hawkeyes play No. 4 USC. The Indiana Fever star was an iconic player for the program and brought unprecedented attention to the sport in general. Iowa’s athletic director, Beth Goetz, […]

Vanderbilt women’s basketball freshman Mikayla Blakes delivered a historic performance Thursday night, scoring an SEC women’s basketball record 53 points to lead the No. 23 Commodores past Florida 99-86 at Exactech Arena. Blakes’ total is the second-most by a freshman in Division I history, trailing only Elena Delle Donne’s 54 points for Delaware in 2010. […]

No. 6 UConn women’s basketball extended its Big East dominance with an 84-58 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, securing its 10th straight win and 31st consecutive conference regular-season victory. The game also marked a historic night for attendance, as DePaul set a program record with a crowd of 8,305 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. […]

Rose Zhang burst onto the LPGA scene two years ago. She became the first woman to win her debut on the LPGA Tour since Beverly Hanson accomplished the feat in 1953. You read that right. Seventy years passed before she managed that feat. She parlayed that early success into a Solheim Cup berth as one […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team continued its dominance in the SEC with a hard-fought 70-63 win over No. 18 Tennessee on Monday night, marking their 15th consecutive win. The No. 2-ranked Gamecocks improved to 20-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play, solidifying their place atop the league standings. Head coach Dawn Staley credited the […]

The UConn women’s basketball team continued its Big East dominance with a 72-61 victory over Creighton on Saturday, solidifying its place atop the conference standings. The No. 6 Huskies, now 19-2 overall and 10-0 in Big East play, extended their conference winning streak to 30 games behind a stellar second-half performance from Paige Bueckers and […]

As UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley and his sideline antics have been in the news lately, there was an interesting conversation between him and Geno Auriemma. With a recent incident involving Hurley and an official, the UConn women’s basketball head coach in Auriemma spoke about his anger when coaching and his perspective on the […]

One of the biggest games on the calendar this women’s basketball season lived up to the hype on Friday as South Carolina knocked off LSU 66-56 in front of a sold out home crowd in Columbia. After LSU’s offense performed well in the first quarter, Dawn Staley’s squad suffocated the Tigers on the defensive end […]

No. 3 Notre Dame women’s basketball clinched its 12th consecutive win with an 89-63 victory over Boston College on Thursday night, thanks to a standout performance by guard Hannah Hidalgo. Hidalgo tallied 23 points, including an efficient second half, while Olivia Miles contributed 16 points to lead the Fighting Irish to another dominant ACC win, […]

The NWSL is set to expand once again, with Denver expected to be announced as the league’s 16th franchise next week. The news follows the earlier reveal of Boston-based BOS Nation FC as the 15th NWSL team, with both new additions slated to begin play by 2026. Leage Commissioner Jessica Berman confirmed during a Thursday […]

No. 24 Michigan women’s basketball secured its first ranked win of the season Wednesday night, defeating No. 23 Minnesota 70-65 on the road, powered by a stellar performance from its freshman trio of Syla Swords, Olivia Olson and Mila Holloway. The Wolverines overcame an 11-point halftime deficit with a balanced offensive attack and stifling defense […]

The UConn women’s basketball team delivered a dominant 100-57 win over Villanova on Wednesday, extending their undefeated record in Big East play. Central to the win was Paige Bueckers, who recently became the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 points. Bueckers’ 21-point, nine-assist and eight-rebound performance in just 26 minutes against Villanova drew […]

OSU women’s basketball pulled off a dramatic 60-59 upset over No. 9 TCU on Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena, holding standout point guard and Olympian Hailey Van Lith to just 12 points and rallying from a 15-point halftime deficit. Van Lith, who has been a key playmaker for the Horned Frogs, struggled to find her […]

Chelsea FC is on the verge of completing a groundbreaking transfer for San Diego Wave center-back and USWNT star Naomi Girma, sources told ESPN. The deal, set to surpass $1 million, would make Girma the first player in women’s football history to meet a seven-figure transfer fee, per ESPN’s Tom Hamilton and Emily Keogh. Girma, […]

Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, two of UConn women’s basketball’s brightest stars, have relied on their bond to navigate injuries that have limited their time on the court together playing for the Huskies. “I feel like we have relied on each other just for strength. Seeing each other go through it, just being able to […]