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ACC notebook: Notre Dame’s defeat of UConn, Syracuse’s dominance and Louisville’s rise to the top

By Jenna Cuniowski / January 28, 2024

Notre Dame defeated UConn, Syracuse and Louisville showed their strength, and Virginia Tech rebounded from surprising losses

Princeton sophomore guard Madison St. Rose in a black princeton jersey with orange lettering and numbers faces up towards the camera with the ball against a Villanova defender in a white jersey, perpendicular to the camera.

Introducing to women’s college basketball: The Knife Kid

By Em Adler / December 17, 2023

Bringing the concept of a Knife Kid, the dangerous and mercurial teams that are never lacking in chaos, to the world of women’s basketball

Geno Auriemma does a face palm, as if he's frustrated by his team losing during a blood week

Welcome to Blood Week, women’s college basketball

By Em Adler / November 19, 2023

The carnage in the AP Poll through two weeks is reaching unprecedented levels

Los Angeles Sparks guard Alana Beard shoots a left-handed jump shot. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "The Great Utility Wing" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Scouting Alana Beard, the greatest perimeter defender in WNBA history

By The Next / September 2, 2023

‘She’s able to make these impact plays in spaces where you don’t really see it coming’

Team USA claims U19 World Cup title in final possession thriller

By Scott Mammoser / July 23, 2023

McMahon’s spinning layup caps off Team USA’s 3rd U19 title in a row

Duke coach Kara Lawson watches her team against Iowa

‘My first and last time’: On endings, with Iona and Duke

By Em Adler / March 23, 2023

A column on NCAA Tournament grief

Duke's Celeste Taylor and Indiana's Grace Berger are shown in up-close shots. The text "Taylor and Berger" is overlaid in all caps at the bottom, the Locked on Women's basketball logo is in the top right corner, and the text "Draft Profile" is underneath the logo.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Evaluating big guard prospects with Celeste Taylor and Grace Berger

By The Next / March 4, 2023

How good could these college standouts be as pros?

UNC head coach Courtney Banghart draws up a play during a timeout at Duke on Feb. 26, 2023. (Mitchell Northam / The Next)

After signature win at Duke, North Carolina looks like ACC’s deepest team heading to Greensboro

By Mitchell Northam / February 27, 2023

A UNC vs. Duke rematch is possible on Friday in Greensboro.

Duke guard Celeste Taylor and Tennessee guard Jordan Horston are both shown in close-up photos from game action. The text "Updated draft board" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA Draft updated big board, Celeste Taylor and more

By The Next / December 31, 2022

Which players have risen the most on our hosts’ draft boards, and what should you make of recent standout performances?

Locked on Women's Basketball preview thumbnail for the ACC week one episode titled "The ACC so far"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: The ACC so far

By The Next / November 14, 2022

Mitchell Northam joins host Missy Heidrick to chat about the ACC after week one