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Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith stands on a ladder and cuts the net of a basketball hoop at the Columbia Lions home court while Lions players stand behind her celebrating and spectators stand in front of her taking pictures with their phones

A modest counterproposal: Win or go home

By Emily Adler / March 16, 2025

‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’

Confetti rains down onto the Fairfield Stags while, all in white, celebrate their 2025 MAAC Tournament title

How Meghan Andersen, Fairfield went back-to-back as MAAC champions

By Ben Yeargin / March 15, 2025

Thibault-DuDonis: ‘We know we’re not done yet’

Aneesah Morrow and Kiki Iriafen

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Kiki Iriafen, Aneesah Morrow and Sania Feagin as WNBA prospects

By The IX Basketball / March 15, 2025

A look at three of the top players in the 2025 draft

Harvard guard Harmoni Turner clenches her fists and yells while looking off to her right.

In perfect Harmoni: Turner’s 44 points help Harvard upset Princeton in Ivy League Tournament semifinals

By Jenn Hatfield / March 15, 2025

Turner and No. 3 seed Harvard will face No. 1 seed Columbia in Saturday’s championship game

Oklahoma State coach Jacie Hoyt addresses her team in a huddle.

Big 12 coaches laud strength, depth of expanded conference ahead of Selection Sunday

By Kathleen Gier / March 14, 2025

Nicki Collen: ‘This league is better than people give it credit for’

Freshman guard Madison Ruff high fives her teammates on the court of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall during the MAAC Tournament (Photo credit: Michelle Quaglia).

Mount St. Mary’s, Merrimack reflect on seasons of growth following MAAC semifinal losses

By Ben Yeargin / March 14, 2025

Kelly Morrone: ‘Merrimack in the conversation [of MAAC contenders] is a big step’

JuJu Watkins blocks the shot of Indiana's Yarden Garzen in a game during the Big Ten tournament.

JuJu Watkins’ defense makes USC so hard to beat 

By Cameron Ruby / March 14, 2025

Watkins: ‘Anything I can do to contribute I’m going to do’

Angel Reese claps in a thumbnail image alongside the podcast title "Unrivaled's impact in Year 1"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: How Unrivaled has raised the bar

By The IX Basketball / March 14, 2025

‘They have literally everything that they need’

Diana Taurasi sits in front of a Phoenix Mercury backdrop with her arms out

Diana Taurasi reflects on career in retirement press conference

By Tia Reid / March 14, 2025

Taurasi: ‘At the end of the day, I did everything because I wanted to win’

Player cheers in uniform

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Four Unrivaled players talk playoffs

By The IX Basketball / March 13, 2025

Burrell: ‘This game, it can go either way at any moment’