March Madness: Top seeds fall as women’s Sweet 16 set
March 21, 2023 GMTMarch Madness is heading to the Sweet 16! Here is what to know about a women’s NCAA Tournament that has already seen two of the top teams ousted before the regional semifinals:
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Glance
March 20, 2023 GMT| All Times EDT |
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| FIRST FOUR |
| Thursday, March 16 |
| At Value City Arena |
| Columbus, Ohio |
Women’s March Madness finds foothold on national TV
March 18, 2023 GMTWith hopes of a separate television contract in upcoming negotiations, the women's NCAA Tournament keeps gaining momentum.
The national title game returns to network television for the first time since 1995, with an ABC broadcast on April 2 from Dallas and a one-hour pregame show.
South Carolina gives AD Tanner raise, 2-year extension
March 17, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner received a two-year contract extension that ties him to the school through June 2026.
Tanner, 64, is a two-time College World Series champion as the Gamecocks' baseball coach who moved to leading the athletic department in July 2012.
South Carolina’s star quintet ready for one last NCAA run
March 16, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s “Freshies” are ready for one last dance.
Boston, Clark headline women’s AP All-America team
March 15, 2023 GMTAliyah Boston is now a member of the elite three-timers club.
The South Carolina star was honored for the third straight year as an All-American by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
March 13, 2023 GMTDawn 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.
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.
Utah projected as No. 1 seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
February 24, 2023 GMTUtah would join South Carolina, Indiana and Stanford as No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.
The NCAA women’s basketball selection committee did its second and final reveal Thursday of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds before selection Sunday.
UNLV ranked for first time in 29 years; South Carolina No. 1
February 13, 2023 GMTUNLV coach Lindy La Rocque was 4 years old the last time the Lady Rebels were ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.
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.
UConn women lose 2nd straight game for 1st time since 1993
February 9, 2023 GMTMILWAUKEE (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma could sense from the start of the night that something was off about his team.
By the time the evening ended, the Huskies were staring at their first losing streak in three decades, ending one of the most remarkable achievements in college basketball history.
South Carolina’s Staley defends team after Auriemma comments
February 8, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley strongly defended her top-ranked Gamecocks on Tuesday following critical comments by UConn coach Geno Auriemma two days earlier.
Auriemma said after the top-ranked Gamecocks' 81-77 victory that Huskies guard/forward Lou Lopez Senechal had bruises on her body from the game.
Boston leads No. 1 Gamecocks over short-handed Vandy 96-48
January 20, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aliyah Boston could be scoring and grabbing even more rebounds for top-ranked South Carolina.
Surrounded by a talented group of Gamecocks, the reigning AP national player of the year gets to watch the end of some blowouts.