The women's NCAA Tournament semifinals field is set with many familiar faces like UConn, Baylor, Stanford and South Carolina. There’s also some fresh ones, including Michigan and Arizona.
Paige Bueckers is the third freshman to ever make The AP women's All-America team. The UConn star has already delivered record-breaking performances for the top-ranked Huskies.
UConn has finished the season at No. 1 in The AP women’s college basketball poll. It’s the 16th time that the Huskies have completed the regular season as the top team in the poll.
Timmy Allen led Utah with 24 points and 11 rebounds, as the Utes had to hold off Washington’s late charge for a 98-95 win in the opening round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament.
Stanford has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll following its impressive run to the Pac-12 Conference championship.
Just a year ago, the Washington Huskies finished in last place. The two-year swoon is raising the pressure on coach Mike Hopkins to get the Huskies turned around.
Tameiya Sadler and Ashley Van Dyke combined for 36 points, and the No. 11 seed Washington women beat Colorado 68-54 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
Marcus Tsohonis scored a career-high 29 points, including a winning floater in the lane with 2.4 seconds left, and Washington edged rival Washington State 65-63.