Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)

WNCAAB: UCLA championship coach Cori Close earns contract extension

UCLA announced a new contract for national championship-winning women's basketball coach Cori Close. Financial terms of the deal announced Tuesday, which runs through 2029-30, were not disclosed. Multiple reports said...

WNCAAB: UConn, South Carolina, coaches slated for rematch in November

Coaches Geno Auriemma of UConn and Dawn Staley of South Carolina will be on opposing benches just seven...

WNCAAB: Geno Auriemma on dispute with Dawn Staley: ‘Feel like a dumbass’

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma reflected Monday on his game-ending dispute with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley...

WNCAAB: Me’Arah O’Neal, Shaq’s daughter, leaving Florida for Kentucky

Praised as the "best athlete in the family" by her father, Shaquille O'Neal, Me'Arah O'Neal announced on social...

WNCAAB: South Carolina lands 5-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards

Five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards of Washington committed to South Carolina's 2026 recruiting class on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Edwards reopened...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA roundup: No. 9 Miami stuns No. 1 Indiana

Destiny Harden's jumper from the paint rolled in off the rim with 3.3 seconds left, allowing ninth-seeded Miami to stun top-seeded Indiana 70-68 in...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA roundup: No. 8 Ole Miss upsets No. 1 Stanford

Madison Scott's two free throws with 23 seconds left lifted the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels to their first Sweet 16 since 2007 by...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA roundup: Maddy Siegrist, No. 4 Villanova roll

Villanova star Maddy Siegrist scored 35 points in the Wildcats' 76-59 first-round NCAA Tournament win over Cleveland State on Saturday to become the fifth...

WNCAAB: Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist becomes 5th D1 woman to score 1,000 points a season

Villanova star Maddy Siegrist scored 35 points in the Wildcats' 76-59 first-round NCAA Tournament win over visiting Cleveland State on Saturday to become the...

WNCAAB: Women’s NCAA roundup: No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast upsets No. 5 Washington State

For the second straight year, Florida Gulf Coast -- seeded 12th again -- upset a No. 5 seed in the first round of the...

WNCAAB: Minnesota lands West Virginia women’s coach Dawn Plitzuweit

Minnesota named Dawn Plitzuweit its new women's basketball coach, the school announced Saturday. Her hiring won't be official until she passes a background check and...