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No. 2 South Carolina edges No. 4 Texas, maintains SEC superiority

Joyce Edwards tallied 14 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina gritted out a win over No. 4 Texas, 68-65, on Thursday night in Columbia, S.C.

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No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks Knock Off No. 4 Texas Longhorns

In a game that felt less like a basketball game and more like a heavyweight boxing bout where both fighters forgot how to block, the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks managed to scrap, claw, and hustle their way to a 68-65 victory over No.

College Basketball (W) News / Yardbarker / January 15

Raven Johnson's clutch play helps No. 2 South Carolina women beat No. 4 Texas

In the latest installment of the newest SEC rivalry, the second-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks outlasted the No. 4 Texas Longhorns.

No. 2 South Carolina edges No. 4 Texas, maintains SEC superiority

Dawn Staley shrugs off Texas coach Vic Schaefer’s 'emotional' SEC rant

Kim Mulkey claps back at reporter after LSU breaks brutal stat

Five takeaways from AP Top 25 women's basketball poll

College Basketball (W) News / ACC Digital Network / January 15

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College Basketball (W) News / USC Trojans on SI / January 15

Why USC's Game vs. Maryland Matters More Than It Looks

After dropping three straight games, capped by a 63-62 loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, USC Trojans women’s basketball has officially fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 season.

College Basketball (W) News / Swish Appeal / January 15

All the factors that will swing another high-stakes Texas-South Carolina SEC showdown

Pressure is a privilege. And in women’s college basketball, the pressure of a top-five ranking and championship contender status is a privilege, one that is earned not through starry recruiting classes, transfer portal coups or preseason award nominations, but through successfully navigating a challenging schedule against top-tier opponents.

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / January 14

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 TCU edges WVU on buzzer-beating trey

Marta Suarez sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting No. 10 TCU to a 51-50 win over West Virginia on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va. The lead changed hands six times in the fourth quarter, and the Mountaineers' Jordan Harrison made 1 of 2 foul shots with 2.8 seconds to go for a two-point lead.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / January 14

IU women continue struggling, lose sixth straight against Washington

Indiana women’s basketball continued its slide on Wednesday. IU dropped its sixth consecutive game, this one an 82-63 defeat against Washington at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

College Basketball (W) News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / January 14

Dawn Staley shrugs off Texas coach Vic Schaefer’s 'emotional' SEC rant

Texas Longhorns women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer called the SEC out for his team's scheduling after their January 11 loss to LSU. "[The SEC schedule

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / January 13

No. 17 Texas Tech stays perfect with wire-to-wire win over Houston

Jalynn Bristow scored seven first-quarter points to get undefeated Texas Tech off to a strong start, and 17th-ranked Lady Raiders never trailed in a 71-59 win over Houston on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.

College Basketball (W) News / Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI / January 13

Minnesota faces tall task against Big Ten favorite UCLA behind superstar Lauren Betts

After picking up their first ranked win in over six years on Sunday afternoon against No. 21 USC, Gophers women's basketball faces an even tougher task on Wednesday night against No.

Preview: No. 24 Nebraska Women's Basketball at No. 15 Michigan State with Breakdown

The No. 4 UCLA women's basketball team was as good as advertised, and it showed in its 83-61 blowout win over No. 24 Nebraska Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena as the Bruins hit 12 more field goals and three additional three-pointers to run away from the Huskers.

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / January 12

Karly Weathers, No. 21 Alabama defeat Missouri, move to 17-1

Karly Weathers stepped up to score a career-high 23 points as No. 21 Alabama fended off Missouri 74-63 on Monday in Columbia, Mo. Weathers shot 9 of 13 overall and scored 16 points in the second half, which alone was enough to surpass her previous season high of 15 points against Troy.

Kim Mulkey News / Women's Fastbreak on SI / January 12

Kim Mulkey claps back at reporter after LSU breaks brutal stat

Just one week ago, there was a lot of concern about the direction that the LSU Tigers women's basketball team was headed. This is because they had lost their first two SEC conference games, first coming up short against Kentucky on January 1 and then being beaten by Vanderbilt on January 4 after starting their season with a perfect 14-0 record.

College Basketball (W) News / Yardbarker / January 12

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, three unbeatens remain and nine of the top-10 spots change hands after an upset-filled week.

Mikaylah Williams leads cold-shooting No. 12 LSU to upset win over No. 2 Texas

Women's Top 25 roundup: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame crush No. 22 North Carolina

College Basketball (W) News / Field Level Media / January 12

UConn now consensus No. 1; LSU up six spots to No. 6

Defending national champion UConn was the unanimous No. 1 team in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after extending its Big East winning streak to 55 games.

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College Basketball (W) News / LSU Tigers on SI / January 12

How It Happened: Kim Mulkey, LSU WBB Upsets No. 2 Texas Longhorns in 70-65 Win

BATON ROUGE, La. – In front of 13,200 rabid fans in attendance, the 12th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team took down the second-ranked Texas Longhorns, 70-65, behind junior Mikaylah Williams’ clutch performance Sunday afternoon inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

College Basketball (W) News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / January 12

Hannah Hidalgo Dominates North Carolina, Proving She’s Elite

Notre Dame pulled off the upset of the day on Sunday after pouncing on No. 22 North Carolina by 23 points, but the upset victory itself wasn't really the storyline.

College Basketball (W) News / USC Trojans on SI / January 11

Former USC Guard Avery Howell Thriving In New Role With Big Ten Rival

Washington Huskies sophomore guard Avery Howell didn’t leave USC because she couldn’t play. Through the first half of the season, the former Trojan guard has emerged as one of the most productive and reliable players in the Big Ten, thriving in an expanded role after transferring to Washington.

College Basketball (W) News / Yardbarker / January 11

Mikaylah Williams leads cold-shooting No. 12 LSU to upset win over No. 2 Texas

It has not been the smoothest of starts to SEC play for the 12th-ranked LSU Tigers women's basketball team, but Sunday's win is a great start in the right direction.

Women's Top 25 roundup: Notre Dame crushes No. 22 North Carolina

Men's CBB weekend winners, losers

Turnovers doom No. 21 Tennessee in historic loss to Florida

Auburn gets back on track with blowout win over No. 15 Arkansas

Unbeaten no more: Wisconsin upsets No. 2 Michigan in Ann Arbor

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / January 11

Purdue WBB Upsets No. 23 Washington, Gets First Ranked Win in Three Years

For the first time in three seasons, Purdue has scored a win over a ranked opponent. The Boilermakers defeated No. 23 Washington 78-72 in an overtime thriller at Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon.

USC Women’s Basketball vs. Minnesota: Preview, Prediction

No. 21 USC Trojans women’s basketball heads back on the road Sunday afternoon searching for a response. After back-to-back losses for the first time in nearly a year, USC travels to Minneapolis for its first-ever game at Williams Arena, facing the Minnesota Golden Gophers in an early Big Ten matchup that carries real urgency.