Posts by Eric Rynston-Lobel

Eric Rynston-Lobel has been a contributor to The Next since August 2022. He covered Northwestern women's basketball extensively in his four years as a student there for WNUR and now works as a sports reporter for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire.

State of the Program: Indiana regroups after magical season comes to premature end

May 9, 2023

The Hoosiers were upset by Miami (FL) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

Caileigh Walsh and Caroline Lau celebrate Northwestern's 76-62 win over Minnesota in mid-February.

State of the Program: After finishing in the basement of the Big Ten, Northwestern banks on player development

May 2, 2023

The Wildcats are coming off a last-place Big Ten finish in 2022-23

Wisconsin head coach Marisa Moseley talks to her team during a timeout

State of the Program: Wisconsin hopes encouraging finish in 2022-23 helps program turn the corner

April 24, 2023

The Badgers won four of their last five to close out the regular season

Illinois junior guard Genesis Bryant shoots a 3-pointer and holds her follow-through as the bench starts to celebrate behind her.

State of the Program: Illinois is flying high under Shauna Green

April 18, 2023

‘I feel like we’re in a great spot’

Iowa advances to Final Four, Ohio State and Maryland bow out in the Elite Eight

March 28, 2023

The Hawkeyes are headed to their first Final Four since 1993

Maryland's Diamond Miller dribbles against Arizona in the Round of 32.

‘No one expected us to be here’: Brenda Frese’s one-year rebuild catapults Maryland into the Elite Eight

March 26, 2023

The Terps are headed to their first Elite Eight since 2015

Ohio State's Jacy Sheldon defends UConn's Nika Muhl as Muhl falls to the floor.

‘We feed off each other’: Ohio State’s peaking at the right time

March 25, 2023

First Elite Eight appearance since the Katie Smith era

Iowa guard/forward McKenna Warnock runs up the court.

Iowa’s supporting cast pushes Hawkeyes one step closer to Final Four

March 25, 2023

McKenna Warnock, Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall are key reasons behind Iowa’s success

Ohio State's Taylor Mikesell celebrates after a big basket as the Buckeyes completed the biggest comeback in Big Ten Conference Tournament history against Indiana at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Photo Credit: John McClellan)

Big Ten notes from the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend

March 21, 2023

Three of the conference’s seven teams still remain

Michigan State’s Suzy Merchant stepping down as head coach

March 13, 2023

Merchant led the Spartans for 16 seasons, won two Big Ten titles.