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With win No. 6, Laces further establish themselves as the club to beat in Unrivaled
Monday night’s Unrivaled action gave us the return of Skylar Diggins, a complete game from Hive and Laces becoming the first club to reach six wins. Both games came down to the wire, highlighting the parity and intensity this league offers regularly. However, it seems that Laces are beginning to separate themselves from the rest […]
AP Top 25 poll discussion: The SEC scores a record 10 ranked teams, including five in the top 10
Since the calendar turned to 2026, women’s college basketball fans have been treated to more frequent upsets. But the unexpected results have not done much to alter season-long expectations. No. 1 UConn, the nation’s last standing undefeated team, remains elite, and so does the SEC, with a record 10 teams grabbing a spot in the […]
Why league-best Laces could be vulnerable to a second Unrivaled loss against Breeze
Week 3 of Unrivaled wraps with games between two of the league’s lowlights and two of the league’s highlights. First, Lunar Owls and Hive will try to not be the league’s lone one-win club after the two 1-5 squads meet for the first time this season (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV). After that, the real action […]
No. 2 South Carolina halts No. 5 Vanderbilt’s undefeated season with an all-round rout
And then there was one. No. 5 Vanderbilt fell from the ranks of the undefeated on Sunday afternoon, leaving No. 1 UConn as Division I women’s college basketball’s lone unbeaten. No. 2 South Carolina issued a loud response to their overtime loss to No. 16 Oklahoma by sending the Commodores to their first defeat of […]
Breanna Stewart uses the Unrivaled stage to condemn ICE shootings
While Unrivaled had an afternoon double header on their schedule on Sunday, it was far from business as usual, After federal immigration officers have killed two people in Minneapolis during recent protests against ICE’s occupation in the state, Mist superstar Breanna Stewart felt compelled to make a statement, holding up a “Abolish ICE” sign during […]
No. 10 Iowa is off to their best start in 30 years thanks to the all-round excellence of Hannah Stuelke
It’s been quite a week for Hannah Stuelke. The Iowa senior was named the AP National Player of the Week, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week. On Sunday, she again showed why she was worthy of such honors as No. 10 Iowa took on […]
Three reasons why No. 5 Vanderbilt will stay undefeated against No. 2 South Carolina—and one reason why they won’t
They’re 20-0. They’re one of two undefeated teams in Division I women’s college basketball. They’ve got a top-10 win. But until they take down one of the SEC’s traditional titans, skepticism will surround No. 5 Vanderbilt. Are the Commodores are “good story” or are they a great team? Sunday afternoon, they can certify their status […]
What does Rose need to do to snap their three-game Unrivaled skid against Phantom?
After opening the season with three-straight wins, Rose, Unrivaled’s defending champions, have dropped three-straight games. What’s the deal? Was their opening stretch of wins, earned in evermore improbable fashion, the real Rose? Or, has their current skid exposed the team’s true vulnerabilities? There was reason to be skeptical about Rose as they reeled off three-straight […]
Isi Ozzy-Momodu’s play has been encouraging, even though No. 15 Maryland remains a step below title contenders
If the writing wasn’t already on the wall that now-No. 15 Maryland isn’t destined to end their 20-year championship drought this season, their 97-67 loss to No. 3 UCLA last Sunday screamed that they are once again a step below the ultra-elite teams of women’s college basketball. Frustratingly, that has been the story for the […]
Dominique Malonga dunked! And Paige Bueckers leads Breeze to a clutch Unrivaled win
Yep, Dominique Malonga dunked! The 20-year-old French phenom’s first Unrivaled slam, and the second in league history behind one from Brittney Griner last season, is the headliner from Saturday night’s action. About halfway through the first quarter, Rickea Jackon recovered a defensive rebound, saw Malonga behind the defense and Dom then did the deed, electrifying […]
No longer Loser Owls, can Lunar Owls maintain a winning mentality in Unrivaled?
They’re no longer Loser Owls, as Unrivaled’s last winless team claimed their first victory of the season on Monday. Was the win a temporary upswing for Lunar Owls, or have they begun to discover a sustainable, winning formula? As in all of Lunar Owls’ games, the club’s production was powered by the tandem of Marina […]
ZVVZ USK Praha and Beretta Famila Schio strengthen their play-in resumes with EuroLeague Women wins
Defending EuroLeague Women champions ZVVZ USK Praha continued their play-in push, defeating Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 74-61 and reasserting themselves in a highly competitive Group E. On Gameday 9, Praha showed how dangerous they are when they’re hitting their jumpshots, but their Gameday 10 win proved that they’re just as adept on the defensive end of […]
Mist’s Allisha Gray-Arike Ogunbowale duo headlined a night of guard excellence at Unrivaled
Backcourt excellence was on full display at Unrivaled on Friday night. In Mist’s 89-71 victory over Rose, Arike Ogunbowale and Allisha Gray took care of their opponent right away. They combined for over half of their team’s points in the blowout win. Phantom was in a much closer contest, but still won with relative ease, […]
Why a return to the Elite Eight—or beyond—could be in the Cards for No. 8 Louisville
In his first year of head coaching at the college level, Jeff Walz took the Louisville women’s basketball program to its first-ever Sweet 16. It’s been 18 years since that feat, and Walz has led the Cardinals to a total of 12 Sweet 16s, eight Elite Eights, four Final Fours and two national championship games. […]
An improved Aliyah Boston makes Phantom a club to fear in Unrivaled
If there was an early-season favorite for a fictional Unrivaled Most Improved Player Award, it would be Aliyah Boston. And in large part due to Boston, Phantom is Unrivaled’s most improved team. Last year, Phantom finished a league-worst 4-10, outscored by 138 points, or almost 10 points per game, for the season. Through five games, […]
No. 16 Oklahoma comes back alive in an overtime upset of No. 2 South Carolina
Write off No. 16 Oklahoma at your own risk. The Sooners snapped their three-game skid in statement-making fashion on Thursday night, upsetting No. 2 South Carolina, 94-82, in overtime. After the game, head coach Jennie Baranczyk exclaimed to her team, “We’re f***ing back!,” a well-earned expression of relief and resiliency after the Sooners righted their […]
Go ahead and (lightly) mark your calendars for these six must-watch early-season WNBA games
The WNBA’s decision to release the 2026 schedule is puzzling. Yes, knowing the schedule does allow teams to begin to take care of logistics, namely arena availability and travel plans. It also will give broadcast partners similar clarity. Yet, the move can also be interpreted as one full of presumption and pressure. The league is […]
Op-Ed: If the WNBA players want everything they’re asking for, and everything they deserve, they need to strike
It is now mid-January, and the WNBA offseason is well underway. Teams have released hype videos for their regular-season schedules, and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert issued a statement celebrating the unofficial start of the league’s 30th season: As we prepare to tip off the WNBA’s historic 30th season, this schedule reflects both how far the league has […]
The potential for a South Carolina showcase headlines the six-game SEC slate
Almost all of the eyes of women’s college basketball world, once again, will be on the SEC. The conference’s customary Thursday slate is stacked, with seven of nine ranked teams in action across six games. That includes still-undefeated No. 5 Vanderbilt, with the Commodores, after barely surviving against No. 7 Michigan on Monday at the […]
Even though there’s not a new WNBA CBA, there is a 2026 WNBA schedule
No, the WNBA and WNBPA have not agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). But, the league does have a 2026 schedule. The 30th WNBA season will tip off on Friday, May 8, with all of the league’s 15 teams, including newcomers Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, playing 44 games. (A longer schedule would […]
Why Lunar Owls’ Aaliyah Edwards and Marina Mabrey are better in Unrivaled than the WNBA
There are many well-documented ways in which Unrivaled serves as an extension of the WNBA, from rosters and coaching staffs to player rivalries and friendships. But, there’s still a significant difference between the basketball itself. Within the small-sided constraints of Unrivaled basketball, individual skill is given a taller podium. Fewer help defenders within the same […]
Unrivaled power rankings 1.0: Veteran-led Laces and Rose are a step above the rest
We’re five games into the 2026 Unrivaled season, and the expanded eight-team league has produced some fascinating storylines. After a full two weeks of action, here’s how all eight clubs stack up. 8. Hive (1-4) The expansion Hive have had the roughest start of any team in the league, sitting at 1-4 with a -59 […]
EuroLeague Women group play is heating up as the play-in push intensifies
Just a few weeks of group play remain in EuroLeague Women, and two clubs have already clinched their spots in the postseason: Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (Group E) and Fenerbahçe Opet (Group F). That means there are six play-in berths remaining, and with eight teams still in the hunt (four in each group), this week’s slate […]
AP Top 25 poll discussion: No. 1 UConn remains comfortably above all of women’s college basketball’s chaos
This week’s top 25 was more temporary than usual, as two top-15 teams—No. 9 TCU and No. 12 Ohio State—were tipping off at the Coretta Scott King Classic just as the latest AP Top 25 poll was released. And soon thereafter, two more top-10 teams—No. 5 Vanderbilt and No. 7 Michigan—took the court. So as […]
A perfect 13-for-13, Paige Bueckers wins Unrivaled’s first-ever Free Throw Challenge—and $50K
A banner debut Unrivaled season got even better for Paige Bueckers on Monday night. Bueckers established her new Unrivaled career high, scoring 37 points on 14-for-19 shooting, including 5-for-8 from 3. She also sunk the game-winning jumper, securing an 83-64 win for Breeze that snapped the club’s two-game losing streak. Her masterful performance also included […]
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