Latest Women's college basketball News
Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they're returning for last season at Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Cavinder twins are back at Miami. One day after Hanna Cavinder revealed she was returning to the Hurricanes, twin sister Haley Cavinder said she was decommitting from TCU and heading back to Miami as well. They were part of the Miami...
Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa added Lucy Olsen, one of the nation’s most productive scorers from last season, to fill the void in the post-Caitlin Clark era. Olsen, a former Villanova star who entered the transfer portal, wrote on social media on Wednesday that she’s joining the...
Canisius hires Penn State assistant Tiffany Swoffard to take over women's basketball program
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Canisius University hired Penn State assistant Tiffany Swoffard to coach its women’s basketball team on Wednesday. It’s a first-time head-coaching position for Swoffard, who has 19 seasons of experience as a college assistant. She takes over the Metro...
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has met plenty of noteworthy celebrities during her national championship run with the Gamecocks. Few have gotten the response from Staley as the note of congratulations she received from the “Queen B” herself, Beyonce. ...
Marquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan Duffy
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette has filled its head coaching vacancy by bringing back Cara Consuegra, a former Golden Eagles assistant who spent the last 13 seasons running Charlotte’s program. Consuegra went 225-169 in her 13 years at Charlotte as the 49ers earned one NCAA Tournament...
U.S. Basketball Writers Association will name women's coaching award after UConn's Geno Auriemma
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Wednesday that it will name its annual women’s national coach of the year award after UConn's Geno Auriemma. The 70-year-old Hall-of-fame coach just completed his 39th season at the school, guiding the Huskies...
Columbia's Abbey Hsu chosen as Met Writers Association Player of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia's Abbey Hsu was chosen as the top Division I women's basketball player in the tri-state area by the Met Writers Association. Carly Thibault-DuDonis of Fairfield University was selected the Maggie Dixon Met Coach of the Year and Meghan Andersen of Fairfield...
Tara VanDerveer's longtime assistant Kate Paye takes over as new Stanford coach
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kate Paye spent nearly two decades as Stanford's coach-in-waiting, her high energy and positive spirit shining through on the sidelines right next to Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer. Now, it's Paye's turn at last. And while keeping to many of VanDerveer's...
Dawn Staley and her NCAA champion South Carolina Gamecocks celebrated with parade and rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley and her national championship Gamecocks celebrated with a jam-packed, downtown parade and rally at the Statehouse a week after completing their undefeated season. Staley and her players rode some seven...
Paurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Freshman guard Dominika Paurova became the eighth Oregon State player to enter the transfer portal after the Beavers' run to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament. Paurova, a 6-foot-1 guard from Czech Republic, averaged 5.5 points this past season and...
