defense

Harvard guard Harmoni Turner stands in a defensive stance inside the halfcourt circle, ready to defend a Northeastern player when she crosses halfcourt with the ball.

If defense wins championships, who could win the Ivy League this season?

By Jenn Hatfield / December 28, 2024

Perennial defensive juggernaut Princeton isn’t atop the league anymore

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo reaches toward a loose ball in front of her with her right hand as she's playing defense.

Defense powers Notre Dame to undefeated start

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / November 24, 2024

The Fighting Irish locked down USC on Saturday in their biggest test to date

Princeton guard Madison St. Rose looks up as she dribbles with her right hand on the perimeter. Two Columbia defenders try to move their feet to contain her.

What Madison St. Rose’s season-ending injury means for Princeton

By Jenn Hatfield / November 22, 2024

St. Rose, the Tigers’ leading scorer, tore her ACL on Nov. 16

Mary Hollensteiner and Abigail Wright stand up on the Harvard bench and each hold one hand up, making the 3-point sign. Teammate Saniyah Glenn-Bello is in between them, standing and clapping.

Ivy League notebook: Inside Harvard’s top-25 win, Princeton’s growing pains and more

By Jenn Hatfield / November 9, 2024

Plus, the challenge for Ivy teams in getting signature wins right away

Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith shoots a right-handed layup. Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington tries to defend but is arriving too late to contest the shot.

Minnesota Lynx are ready for ‘knock-down, drag-out’ semifinals against Connecticut Sun

By Terry Horstman / September 28, 2024

It’s a playoff rematch from the 2023 first round, and the Lynx are out to rewrite the ending

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson has her left arm extended, holding her follow-through, after shooting a 3-pointer.

They meet again: What the Las Vegas Aces need to do to beat the New York Liberty

By Matthew Walter / September 28, 2024

The WNBA semifinals feature a 2023 Finals rematch

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas and center Olivia Nelson-Ododa clench their fists and yell in celebration during a playoff game against the Indiana Fever.

6 takeaways for the Connecticut Sun from their Game 1 win

By Gabby Alfveby / September 23, 2024

Stephanie White: ‘Everybody stepped up. And that’s what it’s gonna take’

Washington Mystics players stand near midcourt after a game and put their fists together in a huddle. The players are each smiling or shouting in celebration.

‘A domino effect’: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough leads Mystics’ bench with buckets, blocks and pregame pep talks

By Jenn Hatfield / September 19, 2024

Walker-Kimbrough leads the WNBA in bench points, but her impact on her teammates goes beyond that

Several Washington Mystics players who are on the bench celebrate a play by shouting, making 3-point signs with their fingers and putting their hands in the air.

How the Washington Mystics climbed from 0-12 into playoff position

By Jenn Hatfield / September 14, 2024

Friday’s win at Atlanta was the Mystics’ seventh in nine games, pushing them into eighth place

A close-up photo of Duke guard Jasmine Thomas in a game, leaning forward with her mouth slightly open in an O shape. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "All-time great defender" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: How did Jasmine Thomas fall to No. 12 in the 2011 WNBA Draft?

By The Next / September 1, 2024

Adler: ‘She might be the best point-of-attack defender I’ve scouted’