Big 12

Texas ends remarkable season in Elite Eight

By Bella Munson / April 1, 2024

‘These kids are truly champions’

McKenzie Forbes screams in triumph and thumps her palm to her chest as her teammates cheer in the background.

Duke and Baylor ousted in Portland, but future is bright

By Bella Munson / March 31, 2024

USC and UConn won their respective games to become the final Elite Eight teams, but the losing teams showed exciting future

Gonzaga forward Maud Huijbens bends her knees and holds her position with the ball, looking for a way out of a Texas double team.

How the Texas defense stifled Gonzaga to earn a trip to the Elite Eight

By Bella Munson / March 30, 2024

Plus, how Gonzaga found its joy in the postseason

Texas forward Taylor Jones goes up for a layup against a defender.

Taylor Jones finds herself back in Oregon with the Longhorns

By Michelle Smith / March 29, 2024

Jones spent three seasons at Oregon State, so returning to the state this week was ‘kind of weird’

West Virginia guard Jayla Hemingway slides her feet on the perimeter to defend a drive by Iowa guard Caitlin Clark.

How West Virginia’s ‘tremendous and special’ defense nearly knocked off Iowa in the NCAA Tournament

By Jenn Hatfield / March 26, 2024

Mark Kellogg, the Mountaineers’ third coach in three years, nearly led the program to the Sweet 16

Colorado Buffaloes center Aaronette Vonleh blocks out Kansas State Wildcats center Ayoka Lee (50) during the Sweet 16 at Bramlage Coliseum.

Colorado stampedes into the Sweet 16

By Missy Heidrick / March 24, 2024

No. 5 seed Buffaloes take down No. 4 seed K-State to advance to the Sweet 16

Teri Moren stands on the sideline with Mackenzie Holmes in the background during Indiana's quarterfinal against Michigan in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament.

Sights and sounds from a day of NCAA Tournament action in Bloomington

By Talia Goodman / March 24, 2024

Indiana routed Fairfield and Oklahoma slipped past Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday to set the Round of 32 matchup

Sights and sounds from the Big Dance in the Little Apple

By Missy Heidrick / March 23, 2024

Kansas State, Colorado set up NCAA Tournament showdown

Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55), forward Jalynn Bristow (1), and guard Emily Ryan (11) celebrate with guard Hannah Belanger (13) after a four-point play against Cincinnati during the third quarter of a NCAA women's basketball at Hilton Coliseum on March 2, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State’s Audi Crooks makes grand NCAA Tournament debut with 40-point gem

By Michelle Smith / March 23, 2024

Crooks led the way as the Cyclones came back from down 20 to beat Maryland.

West Virginia guard JJ Quinerly shoots over Kansas State forward Ayoka Lee.

One question facing the seven Big 12 teams in NCAA Tournament

By Kathleen Gier / March 20, 2024

Texas leads the pack as No. 1 seed in the Portland 4 Region