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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 UCLA stays hot, crushes Penn St.

Lauren Betts poured in a game-high 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting to lead No. 4 UCLA to its seventh straight victory, a 97-61 wire-to-wire walloping of Penn State on Monday in University Park, Pa.

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LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And No. 5 Tigers Host No. 11 Kentucky To Open SEC Play

By ANDRE CHAMPAGNE, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter The No. 5 LSU women’s basketball team (14-0) begins Southeastern Conference play on Thursday against No. 11 Kentucky (13-1) on “Dress Like Kim Mulkey Night” at the Pete [...] The post LSU Coach Kim Mulkey And No.

College Basketball (W) News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / December 31

Preview: No. 20 Nebraska Women's Basketball vs. No. 14 Iowa with Breakdown

A 53-32 outburst from the second through third quarter paved the way for No. 17 USC to hand No. 20 Nebraska its first loss of the women's basketball season 74-66.

JuJu Watkins News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / December 30

USC Coach Downplays Jazzy Davidson Injury Scare

The No. 17-ranked USC Trojans women's basketball team can ill afford to lose another star player. This is because superstar guard JuJu Watkins suffered a torn ACL during USC's run in the 2025 NCAA tournament, which is forcing Watkins to miss this entire season.

Wisconsin Badgers suffer dominant loss to #7 Maryland Terrapins

After previously defeating a ranked team, the Wisconsin Badgers entered the contest against Maryland with hope despite the potential gap between the teams.

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / December 29

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland, No. 17 USC earn Big Ten wins

Oluchi Okananwa exploded for a season-high 28 points and No. 7 Maryland steamrolled Wisconsin 97-59 to resume Big Ten Conference action on Monday in College Park, Md.

Dawn Staley News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / December 29

Dawn Staley’s '6-7' Recruit Joke Has South Carolina Fans Buzzing

One reason why South Carolina Gamecocks head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is beloved by her players is that she isn't afraid to risk looking foolish for the sake of lighthearted laughs.

College Basketball (W) News / Tiger Rag / December 29

Kim Mulkey And LSU Women’s Basketball Have A New Friend And Fan In Rap Star Boosie

By ANDRE CHAMPAGNE, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter The LSU women’s basketball team and coach Kim Mulkey welcomed a special visitor at their game Sunday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

College Basketball (W) News / LSU Tigers on SI / December 29

How It Happened: Kim Mulkey, LSU Tigers Defeat Alabama State in 109-41 Victory

BATON ROUGE, La. – In its final non-conference bout before opening up Southeastern Conference action, the fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Alabama State, 109-41, Sunday afternoon inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

College Basketball (W) News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / December 28

Dawn Staley Offers Update on Ta’Niya Latson After Ankle Injury

The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team is already battling several tough injuries to key players at this point in their 2025-26 season. In fact, the two biggest injuries Dawn Staley's squad has had to deal with occurred before the season began.

College Basketball (W) News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / December 28

Purdue Comes Up Short vs. Illinois, But Post Play Provides Promise Moving Forward

A 0-2 record in the Big Ten isn't where Purdue wants to be right now, but Sunday afternoon's 83-73 loss to Illinois did provide some reason for optimism with the brunt of the conference season ahead.

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / December 28

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 UCLA takes down No. 19 Ohio State

Lauren Betts' 18 points and Kiki Rice's 16 points carried No. 4 UCLA past No. 19 Ohio State for an 82-75 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, in the only game on the day's schedule pitting nationally ranked teams against each other.

JuJu Watkins News / NBC Sports / December 28

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College Basketball (W) News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / December 28

Preview: No. 20 Nebraska Women's Basketball vs. No. 17 USC with Breakdown

The 2025 non-conference slate didn't turn out to be a problem for the No. 20 Nebraska women's basketball team, which ran all over Cal Baptist for a 32-point fourth to claim its eighth victory of 30 or more points this season.

USC Trojans News / USC Trojans on SI / December 27

Three Biggest Concerns for USC Women’s Basketball Before Big Ten Conference Play

The USC Trojans enter Big Ten conference play ranked fifth in the latest On3 power rankings, a testament to both ambition and resilience after one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country.

Preview: Mississippi State women’s basketball vs. Samford

It’s been exactly one week since Mississippi State women’s basketball was on the court for a game. The Bulldogs had some time off to celebrate the holidays after recording a nearly-50 point win against La Salle in Philadelphia, 85-37.

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USC Trojans News / USC Trojans on SI / December 25

Trojans Star Jazzy Davidson Is Rewriting USC History in Her First Season

USC Trojans star Jazzy Davidson has not wasted any time in announcing herself as one of the next faces of women's college basketball. Through USC’s first 12 games, the freshman guard has emerged as the engine behind the No.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / December 24

McKenna Woliczko Set To Make Immediate Impact On Iowa

The Iowa Hawkeyes were beyond thrilled to land the commitment of five-star McKenna Woliczko. Even though she's the only player they have signed in the Class of 2026, she's good enough to give them the No.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / December 24

Iowa Has Potential Heavyweight Rematch in Latest Bracketology

For the second straight week, the Iowa Hawkeyes are placed in the same region as UConn. Fresh off a brutal loss to the No. 1 team in the nation, that's the least thing Iowa fans want to see.

College Basketball (W) News / Yardbarker / December 22

Five takeaways from AP Top 25 women's basketball poll

In this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll, released on Monday, two power conferences continue to flex their muscle going into the holiday week. Here are five takeaways from the poll.

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College Basketball (W) News / Cal Bears on SI / December 21

Cal Women Give No. 19 USC a Scare

The Cal women gave 19th-ranked USC a scare, but the Trojans prevailed 61-57 Sunday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Cal (8-5) led by nine points with three minutes left in the third quarter and held a three-point lead with 3:33 remaining in the game.

Preview: No. 23 Nebraska Women's Basketball vs. Cal Baptist with Breakdown

A beacon of light after a disappointing finish to the fall sports season for Nebraska, the Husker women's basketball team keeps rolling in the 10th season

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / December 20

No. 7 Maryland crushes Central Connecticut State

Yarden Garzon scored a season-high 25 points to lead No. 7 Maryland to a 98-30 rout of Central Connecticut State on Friday afternoon in College Park, Md.

Oregon Ducks Women's Basketball vs. Portland: Preview, Prediction

The 11-1 Oregon Ducks Women’s basketball team is continuing their hot start to their 2025-26 season with a Thursday afternoon matchup against the 5-5 Portland Pilots.

UNLV Rebels News / Dice City Sports / December 18

UNLV women vs GCU: Roland hits late jumper in 61-60 win

Meadow Roland buried a turnaround jumper with 12 seconds left and UNLV survived 61-60 in Phoenix, on Wednesday night to open Mountain West play. However, the finish came only after UNLV trailed 60-59 when Anisa Jeffries made two free throws with 18 seconds left.