Clarke women beat Thomas More, win first NAIA national title
March 19, 2023 GMTSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Nicole McDermott scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Giana Michels added 14 points to help Clarke beat defending-champion Thomas More 63-52 Saturday night to win its first NAIA national title.
On the rise, Big Ten eyes women’s NCAA tourney breakthrough
March 17, 2023 GMTIowa superstar Caitlin Clark has looked over the women's NCAA Tournament bracket, eyed the potential matchups facing her second-seeded Hawkeyes and the rest of their Big Ten brethern, and come to a rather optimistic conclusion.
Women’s March Madness could have more upsets due to parity
March 10, 2023 GMTMore March Madness chaos in the women's NCAA Tournament could be looming on the horizon if the past few months of upsets are any indication.
Upsets haven't been a hallmark of the women's tournament.
No. 1 South Carolina tops Tennessee for SEC title
March 6, 2023 GMTGREEENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship on Sunday.
Indiana, Iowa, Maryland top stacked Big Ten Tournament field
February 28, 2023 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The final day of a top-notch regular season in the Big Ten featured a last-second 3-pointer by the best player in the league that stopped the first-place team's 14-game winning streak.
Showdown looms for South Carolina, LSU at SEC Tournament
February 28, 2023 GMTAnother SEC showdown is looming at the league tournament this week between undefeated No. 1 South Carolina and one-loss, No. 4 LSU.
The teams met on Super Bowl Sunday in a highly anticipated game featuring two of the game's biggest stars in reigning AP player of the year Aliyah Boston for the Gamecocks and the Tigers' Angel Reese.
No. 2 Indiana uses late surge to beat No. 5 Iowa 87-78
February 10, 2023 GMTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana guard Grace Berger came back for her fifth season to win a Big Ten championship.
Her gritty play Thursday night put the Hoosiers on the precipice.
She finished with a season-high 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Mackenzie Holmes added 24 points and the duo spurred a late charge to send No.
South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford, UConn projected as No. 1s
February 10, 2023 GMTSouth Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and UConn would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.
The NCAA women's basketball selection committee did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds, although none of Thursday night’s games were factored in, including No.