Connecticut learned the hard way that the days of overlooking an upstart program like Arizona are long gone.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Final Four: Upstart Arizona stuns UConn 69-59, advances to first women’s NCAA title game
Upstart Arizona uses stifling defense to hand Connecticut its fourth consecutive women’s NCAA Tournament semifinal loss. The ‘Cats will play Stanford.
Haley Jones, Stanford survive South Carolina 66-65 to advance to women’s championship game
The Cardinal, the overall No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, wins nail-biter after Gamecocks make steal, miss two last-second shots.
Opinion: Young coaches ready to pick up where the legends of the women’s game left off
South Carolina’s Dawn Staley is leader of next generation of women’s coaches, but keep eye on Georgia’s JoniTaylor, Memphis’ Katrina Merriweather.
South Carolina routs Texas 62-34 to reach women’s Final Four
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is now 13-3 against Texas coach Vic Schaefer, who spent previous eight seasons at SEC rival Mississippi State.
Opinion: Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey’s suggestion to stop COVID tests is ignorant, irresponsible
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey suggested that there should be no COVID testing before the Final Fours for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
Opinion: Syracuse in the zone and the Sweet Sixteen. It’s the Jim Boeheim way.
Syracuse is once again in the Sweet 16 after the No. 11 seed Orange knocked off No. 3 West Virginia. Buddy Boeheim led the way with 25 points.
Opinion: Syracuse in the zone and the Sweet Sixteen. It’s the Jim Boeheim way.
Syracuse is once again in the Sweet 16 after the No. 11 seed Orange knocked off No. 3 West Virginia. Buddy Boeheim led the way with 25 points.
No. 8 Loyola-Chicago stuns No. 1 Illinois, 71-58, advances to Sweet 16
The Ramblers, who advanced to the Final Four in 2018, have done it again. They upset the Illini – a team many picked to win the men’s NCAA Tournament.
UCLA goes from First Four to second round of men’s NCAA Tournament after upset against BYU
After skidding into the First Four on a four-game losing streak, UCLA is in the second round after a 73-62 upset of sixth-seeded BYU Saturday night.