Category: NCAA Women’s Basketball

NCAA Women's Basketball

Women’s NCAA title game draws 18.7M viewers, setting records

South Carolina’s victory over Iowa in the national championship game Sunday afternoon averaged 18.7 million TV viewers and set new marks inside and outside women’s college basketball. According to ESPN Monday, the broadcast was the most-watched basketball game — college

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South Carolina defeats Iowa in Caitlin Clark’s final game

CLEVELAND — The goal of redemption led to perfection for South Carolina’s women’s basketball team. Confetti fell on the Gamecocks after freshman Tessa Johnson scored a career-high 19 points to power South Carolina to an 87-75 victory over fellow No.

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Tennessee tabs Marshall’s Kim Caldwell as head coach

Tennessee hired Marshall’s Kim Caldwell as its new head coach on Sunday. Caldwell replaces Kellie Harper, who was fired last week after five seasons, 108 wins and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances while coaching at her alma mater. The Lady

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Iowa-UConn sets record with 14.2M TV viewers

The Iowa women’s basketball team and Caitlin Clark continued their run of record ratings, as ESPN announced Saturday that Iowa’s Final Four game with UConn on Friday evening set a record for a TV broadcast with 14.2 million viewers. That

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff women’s coach resigns

Dawn Thornton stepped down after five seasons as head coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff after leading the Lady Lions to a record for wins this past season, with key victories over SMU and Arkansas. In 2022-23, Thornton helped Pine Bluff to

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Top recruit Sarah Strong commits to UConn

The morning after a heartbreaking loss to Iowa at the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, UConn received some very good news. Sarah Strong, a 6-foot-2 forward from North Carolina, announced her commitment to coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies

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Iowa returns to NCAA final with tight win over UConn

CLEVELAND — The battle between Iowa and UConn at the Final Four came down to its last crucial — and bizarre — moments. In the end, the top-seeded Hawkeyes and national player of the year Caitlin Clark emerged with a

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