rivalry

Harvard players smile and cheer on the sidelines after a big play during a game against rival Columbia. One player puts her fist in the air, and another leans forward and claps.

‘You got to play fearless’: How Harvard became the first Ivy League team to solve Columbia this season

By Jenn Hatfield / February 17, 2025

It had a lot to do with mentality for the Crimson, who’d been ‘exposed’ in the teams’ first meeting

Columbia players gather on the Lions logo at center court to celebrate a home win against Princeton.

How Columbia took control of the Ivy League title race

By Jenn Hatfield / January 22, 2025

An unsung frontcourt matchup shaped Lions’ win over Princeton

North Carolina guard Deja Kelly raises the ball in her hand to attempt a scoop layup while Duke guard Celeste Taylor jumps from her side to block the shot. They are playing in an installation of the Tobacco road rivalry with teammates in the midground and a packed crowd in the background

The Tobacco Road rivalry has gotten historically ugly

By Emily Adler / January 19, 2025

You could probably count these halftime scores on just your fingers and toes

Cal head coach Charmin Smith gestures with both hands in front of her as she speaks at a podium during ACC media days.

Cal and Charmin Smith make a statement in win over Stanford

By Michelle Smith / December 14, 2024

Smith: ‘I’m happy to beat Stanford and I’m gonna act like it, because that’s a really good team’

A close-up photo of Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo smiling. The text "Notre Dame vs. UConn" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Takeaways from Notre Dame’s win over UConn

By The Next / December 14, 2024

Adler: ‘Hidalgo and Miles, their chemistry together is insane’

Texas forward Madison Booker is shown in profile. She yells in celebration after a basket.

Vic Schaefer is confident ahead of Texas’ maiden SEC voyage

By Isa Almeida / September 7, 2024

Plus, good news on Rori Harmon’s recovery

Vols head coach Kellie Harper and forward Jillian Hollingshead high five

NC State vs. Tennessee is a reluctant battle of old friends Wes Moore, Kellie and Jon Harper

By Gabriella Lewis / March 25, 2024

‘We’ve avoided playing each other in the regular season’

Minnesota Lynx forward Natalie Achonwa holds the ball and looks for a handoff near the elbow as Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin defends. Mystics guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough guards an off-camera Lynx player near the corner.

‘This is my day’: How going head-to-head in Israel helped Washington Mystics players raise their games

By Jenn Hatfield / May 12, 2023

Shakira Austin, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Jazmine Jones all starred on top Israeli League teams

UCLA head coach Cori Close gives a thumbs up on the sidelines.

Coaches put state of women’s basketball at the forefront in latest chapter of UCLA-USC rivalry

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / December 16, 2022

UCLA’s Cori Close and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb want their teams’ rivalry to be the hottest ticket in Los Angeles

‘I love a good rivalry’: How the Ivy League Tournament final foreshadowed even more to come

By Jenn Hatfield / March 13, 2022

Princeton wins again, but much of the league is young and primed to build on tournament experience