Mid-Majors

A player jumps up to make a basket. She is wearing a white uniform and she is being guarded by a player in a green uniform.

How Ryan McCarthy and his transfers are adjusting in Year 1 at Fresno State

By Scott Mammoser / December 16, 2025

Jaisa Gamble: ‘If we bring our best, our best is enough’

Harvard head coach Carrie Moore sits in a chair facing away from the camera during a timeout. The five players who are in the game sit facing her, and the other players stand behind them.

Gabby Anderson’s ACL tear is the latest obstacle for a Harvard team searching for consistency

By Jenn Hatfield / December 13, 2025

All five starters from 2024-25 either graduated or have missed time with injuries

Two photos are displayed side-by-side. On the left, Brown point guard Charlotte Adams-Lopez scans the court as she dribbles the ball with her right hand. On the right is a similar photo of Brown point guard Grace Arnolie, but Arnolie has a defender just in front of her.

With Charlotte Adams-Lopez and Grace Arnolie, playing two point guards has been a weapon for Brown

By Jenn Hatfield / December 8, 2025

The rookie and the vet have made each other’s lives easier, which has helped the Bears’ offense hum

Davidson senior guard Charlise Dunn dribbles the ball with her left hand. She uses her right hand to hold off a Baylor defender, who is sliding her feet to stay with Dunn.

How Charlise Dunn hopes to lead Davidson to new heights this season

By Natalie Heavren / December 7, 2025

The senior’s offseason work on her defense has taken her game to a new level

UMES senior Ashanti Lynch drives the ball to the basket in a recent game against UMBC with the ball in the right hand.

Ashanti Lynch and Brianna Barnes have UMES focused on satisfying championship cravings

By Rob Knox / December 5, 2025

Ashanti Lynch and Brianna Barnes are focused on leading UMES to a great season. The duo are among the MEAC’s leaders in scoring and steals.

Two players battle for a basketball on a court. The player on the left is in a blue uniform and the player on the right is in a white uniform.

How Destiny Leo is making her mark as a Lady Rebel

By Kelly Johnson / December 3, 2025

La Rocque: ‘She’s doing everything that we’re asking’

American head coach Kelly Killion walks down the sideline during a game. She raises her right arm, gesturing to her players on the court.

Despite early struggles, Kelly Killion is Eagle-eyed about what she wants to build at American

By Jenn Hatfield / December 3, 2025

Killion: ‘These games are going to shift … our tide’

Four side-by-side photos of Ivy League alumnae playing for professional basketball teams overseas. In two of the photos, the players are dribbling the ball with their right hand. In a third, the player is shooting an open right-handed jump shot, and in the fourth, the player is shooting an open left-handed layup.

Why an increasing share of Ivy League graduates are playing professional basketball

By Jenn Hatfield / November 29, 2025

Since 2018, 20% of Ivy League women’s basketball graduates have turned pro

Yale guard Kiley Capstraw dribbles the ball with her right hand and scans the court. A Northeastern defender is in front of her but not guarding her very tightly.

After rebuilding her confidence, Yale’s Kiley Capstraw isn’t just back to her old self. She’s better

By Jenn Hatfield / November 29, 2025

Capstraw: ‘I’m so confident in probably every single part of my game right now’

Davidson head coach Gayle Fulks sits in the middle of her players, who are in a circle around her, during a timeout. A member of her staff is leaning over behind her.

Davidson head coach Gayle Fulks receives contract extension

By Natalie Heavren / November 26, 2025

What Fulks’ extension means for the Wildcats