women’s basketball history

Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph puts her left hand to her chin as she watches her team play in an exhibition game.

Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball program carries the dual legacies of Shea Ralph and Marsha Lake

By Stephanie Kaloi / October 29, 2025

The women’s game has changed because of ‘people like me,’ Lake says, but there’s still more to accomplish

Cindy Haugejorde shoots for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 1970s.

Cindy Haugejorde, Iowa’s first star, reflects on her journey and the evolution of women’s sports

By Angie Holmes / February 1, 2025

Haugejorde is proud of her role in Hawkeye history

Monterey head coach Jill Schneider claps from the sideline of a basketball game.

Despite dashed Olympic dreams, Jill Schneider’s legacy is golden

By Tee Baker / November 9, 2024

The coach behind the nation’s No. 1 recruit, Aaliyah Chavez