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Grace Beyer breaks NAIA women’s basketball scoring record

By Sydney Wingfield / February 26, 2024

The fifth-year senior scored 32 points on Saturday and surpassed the NAIA record of 3,855 points

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Breaking down the ACC

By The Next / January 31, 2024

Howard Megdal and Debbie Antonelli discuss the state of the deep and competitive ACC and dive into the NCAA tournament

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Winter weather brings a flurry of surprise results to college play

By The Next / January 15, 2024

Missy Heidrick recaps the surprising results in women’s college hoops and analyzes how they shake up the Top 25

How the Jacobs sisters went from La Salle teammates to Mountain West rivals

By Scott Mammoser / January 11, 2024

The Australians are in their first seasons with Nevada and Fresno State

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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Big changes and big moves in the Big 12

By The Next / January 8, 2024

Missy Heidrick provides an update to the Big 12’s shakeups and analyzes the new NCAA television deal with ESPN

LSU forward Angel Reese points to her ring finger while celebrating a national title victory over Iowa on April 2, 2023. She is wearing purple and gold LSU away uniform. Opponent Caitlin Clark is in the forefront and wearing Iowa white and black home jersey.

Women’s basketball to be included in new broadcast deal between NCAA, ESPN

By Aya Abdeen / January 5, 2024

Agreement includes rights to 21 women’s championships

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The Next staff picks: Top stories and podcasts of 2023

By Isabel Rodrigues / December 22, 2023

Whether it be college, pro or international hoops, our writers reflect on a year of work in women’s basketball

Kathy DeBoer, Suzy Merchant and Karen Langeland pose for a photo after DeBoer and Langeland were inducted into the Michigan State Athletics' Hall of Fame. DeBoer and Langeland are wearing green Michigan State jackets and Merchant is wearing a black top and black blazer.

Former WBL player Kathy DeBoer has always fought for women’s sports

By Tee Baker / August 26, 2023

In her dual-sport career, DeBoer filed a Title IX lawsuit as a college student, played professional basketball and coached college volleyball

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Power Five conference realignment craziness

By The Next / August 7, 2023

What are the implications of conference realignment on women’s basketball?

A referee holds a ball in the 2023 Final Four. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra)

Inside the NCAA’s new women’s basketball rules for 2023-24 season

By Cameron Ruby / June 9, 2023

Rule changes target flopping, reduce restricted area and open door for more replays