How to make women's college basketball even better in 2021
A competitive UConn-Tennessee game, some competition for Baylor in the Big 12 and a race for player of the year would be good for the game in 2021.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
19-3, 1st in WCC
- 11/291L 79-72
- 11/30W 54-50
- 12/6L 75-72
- 12/8W 89-50
- 12/13W 58-51
- 12/20W 77-68
- 12/21W 87-57
- 12/28W 65-62
- 12/30W 58-42
- 1/2W 69-37
- 1/4W 79-59
- 1/9W 75-43
- 1/14W 71-52
- 1/16W 76-52
- 1/21PPD
- 1/23PPD
- 1/24W 79-61
- 1/28W 77-65
- 1/30W 79-52
- 2/2W 63-56
- 2/11W 79-66
- 2/13W 67-50
- 2/18L 61-56
- 2/20W 69-47
- 2/25h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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South Carolina remains No. 1; top 10 unchanged
South Carolina remained at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll as the top 10 stayed the same as in the preseason poll.
Mid-major predictions: Gonzaga, MAC race will dominate
Buffalo, Central Michigan and Ohio are expected to battle for Mid-American supremacy, while Gonzaga should set the bar for all mid-majors.
Gamecocks joins 3 others in S. Dakota tourney
South Carolina will join Oklahoma, South Dakota and Gonzaga in a four-team round-robin tournament in South Dakota on Nov. 28-30.
Waiting game wreaks havoc on women's college basketball nonconference schedules
Most league schedules aren't set, nonconference games aren't locked in, and plenty of questions remain six weeks before the start of the season.
Stockton's daughter signs pro deal in Germany
Laura Stockton, the daughter of retired Utah Jazz great John Stockton, has signed a professional contract to play basketball for Herner TC in Germany.
South Carolina tops women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25
While we still reluctantly say goodbye to 2019-20 and wonder what might have been, we also can't wait to look ahead at what's to come next season.
Who wins BPI's women's NCAA tournament bracket simulation?
Using a single-simulation method, we picked the entire tournament using BPI-weighted coin flips.
What might have been if the 2020 women's NCAA tournament had been played
We will never know what stories the NCAA tournament would have told, will never know who would have won. But here's a look at what we know we missed.
Women's Bracketology: Gonzaga's loss in WCC semis shrinks bubble
Gonzaga is safely in the field despite Monday's upset, making the West Coast Conference a two-bid league as another at-large spot disappeared.
Andrews' floater gives Portland women upset of No. 11 Zags
Haylee Andrews scored on a floater in the lane with 3.6 seconds and fourth-seeded Portland, which trailed by 20 points in the first quarter, upset top-seeded and 11th-ranked Gonzaga 70-69 on Monday in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference...
Why the NCAA committee has No. 2 seed UConn in the Portland Regional
The NCAA committee's decision to put UCLA, not Northwestern, as the No. 8 overall team had ripple effects throughout the rest of the top 16 on Monday.
Latest reveal has 5 Pac-12 teams in top 16 seeds
The Pac-12 once again placed five seeds in the top 16, as revealed by the NCAA women's basketball selection committee on Monday.
No. 11 Gonzaga women down Portland 56-42
LeeAnne Wirth had 14 points while twin sister Jenn Wirth had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 11 Gonzaga wrapped up its best regular season ever a 56-42 victory over Portland on Saturday.
Who's the top women's player of the year candidate in every conference?
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jill Townsend in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
Townsend sparks No. 13 Gonzaga past Pepperdine 64-50
Jill Townsend scored 12 of her 13 points in the a game-changing third quarter to propel No. 13 Gonzaga to a 64-50 win over Pepperdine on Saturday.
No. 13 Gonzaga women crush LMU 75-47 to clinch WCC title
Jill Townsend scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 13 Gonzaga pulled away for a 75-47 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night to clinch the outright West Coast Conference championship.
Which women's college basketball teams are hardest to place on the S-curve?
Teams like NC State, Mississippi State, UCLA and Gonzaga remain somewhat of a mystery due to injuries and imbalance of conference schedules.
Jenn Wirth leads No. 15 Gonzaga women to WCC title
Jenn Wirth scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 15 Gonzaga clinched a tie for its 16th West Coast Conference title with a 53-46 win over Santa Clara on Saturday.
No. 15 Gonzaga women use balance to beat San Francisco 56-38
LeeAnne Wirth and Melody Kempton scored 10 points apiece and the No. 15 Gonzaga women rebounded from the loss that ended its 21-game winning streak with a 56-38 win over San Francisco on Thursday night.
Sharp-shooting Saint Mary's women topple No. 11 Zags 70-60
Taycee Wedin had career high's of six 3-pointers and 24 points, Sam Simons added 22 points with five 3s and Saint Mary's ended No. 11 Gonzaga's 21-game winning streak with a 70-60 victory on Saturday.
Townsend nets 17, No. 11 Gonzaga pulls away from Pacific
Jill Townsend scored 17 points, Jenn Wirth had a double-double and No. 11 Gonzaga pulled away in the second half on Thursday night to defeat Pacific 83-65 for its 21st straight victory.
Who are the top 16 seeds in women's basketball right now?
Before the NCAA selection committee reveals its top 16 seeds during Big Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET), Charlie Creme unveils the teams atop his S-curve.
Campbell, Townsend lift No. 12 Gonzaga women past BYU 59-44
Katie Campbell and Jill Townsend both made 3 of 4 3-point attempts and combined for 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting as No. 12 Gonzaga won its 20th straight game, pulling away from BYU 59-44 on Saturday.
Loera nets 14, No. 12 Gonzaga women win 19th straight
Jessie Loera scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and No. 12 Gonzaga won its 19th straight with a 57-46 win over San Diego on Thursday night.
2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 14-1 | - | 19-3 |
| BYU | 12-2 | 1.5 | 16-3 |
| San Diego | 9-5 | 4.5 | 12-7 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Santa Clara | 9-7 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Pacific | 8-9 | 7 | 10-10 |
| Portland | 7-8 | 7 | 10-11 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-12 | 10.5 | 5-16 |
| Saint Mary's | 4-13 | 11 | 6-17 |
| Pepperdine | 2-14 | 12.5 | 5-15 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 21 | 19 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breanne Salenbien | SF | Committed | 93 |