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Tennessee guard Jewel Spear is shown in profile shooting a 3-pointer over Alabama's Sarah Ashlee Barker.

Smooth, steady, reliable: Why Jewel Spear is crucial to Tennessee’s postseason success

By Hunter Cruse / March 9, 2024

The 5’10 senior guard made SEC Tournament history in win over Alabama

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao gathers the ball on the right side of her body as she gets a step on her defender.

What Te-Hina Paopao’s return means for South Carolina

By Gabriella Lewis / March 9, 2024

Kamilla Cardoso: ‘Everything she does on the court, I feel like she helps us’

USC star JuJu Watkins shouts instructions as she dribbles the ball with her left hand under pressure.

The legend of JuJu Watkins grows after Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over UCLA

By Michelle Smith / March 9, 2024

But Watkins also had critical help in critical moments

Brown guard Kyla Jones shoots a left-handed layup, just over the outstretched arm of Penn forward Floor Toonders, who came over to help.

Why you can’t blink if you’re trying to stop Brown’s Kyla Jones

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2024

Behind Jones’ drives and crafty finishes, Brown has had its best season in recent memory

Arkansas guard Makayla Daniels protects the ball as she gets ready to elevate for a shot by holding it on the left side of her body, away from an approaching defender.

After starting every game so far, Makayla Daniels will finish as an Arkansas record-breaker

By Gabriella Lewis / March 8, 2024

Neighbors: ‘She made us relevant again’

Hawaii guard Lily Wahinekapu dribbles the ball with her right hand and holds her left hand in a fist out in front of her.

How Hawaii’s Lily Wahinekapu joined 1,000-point club, even as she became more of a facilitator

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 8, 2024

Wahinekapu’s all-around game has helped Hawaii secure the top seed in the Big West Tournament

Colorado's Jaylyn Sherrod dribbles the ball with her right hand, trying to get to the rim, as Oregon State's Donovyn Hunter provides resistance.

How Thursday became possibly the best Pac-12 Tournament day ever

By Michelle Smith / March 8, 2024

The Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals featured six ranked teams, two teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble and plenty of drama

In Starkville, Lauren Park-Lane learns what she’s made of

By Gabriella Lewis / March 8, 2024

Park-Lane talks to The Next about the Starkville leg of her journey

Five Mason players huddle up tightly with their arms around each other near the team's bench.

‘Believing Big’ has taken George Mason to new heights

By Natalie Heavren / March 7, 2024

With the 23-6 finish to the regular season, the Patriots head to the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a mission

Serah Williams blocks a shot attempt from Purdue's Jayla Smith at the Kohl Center.

Is Serah Williams the first pillar of a successful rebuild at Wisconsin?

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / March 7, 2024

Moseley: ‘I think for this group, that is definitely a huge step in the right direction’