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Now that the 2020-21 women's college basketball season is over, we finally know which players will be available for the April 15 WNBA draft. With the NCAA's blanket eligibility waiver due to the coronavirus pandemic, seniors are able to return for another season, and some players who earlier were on our draft board opted to do that. Among the prominent draft-eligible juniors, one of our projected first-round picks -- UConn's Evina Westbrook -- is also remaining in college for 2021-22. WNBA coaches and general managers use the NCAA tournament for evaluation, and sometimes it can boost a player...

3 min read Ole Miss women’s basketball ended its historic season with a loss in the WNIT Championship game to Rice, 71-58. It is very discouraging to lose in the championship, but if you would have asked me if this was possible with last year’s team, I probably would have laughed. The Rebel defense was able to force 24 turnovers, scoring on all but one. Despite the loss, there was nothing but excitement from me.  The Rebels had their hands full with 6-foot-9-inch center Nancy Mulkey and Lauren Schwartz. Throughout the entire season, Ole Miss had prided themselves on its s...

Middle Tennessee women beat Rice 68-65 for C-USA title Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink: The Blue Raiders earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016. Anastasia Hayes had 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Middle Tennessee (17-7). Deja Cage — who had made just one of her last 17 from behind the arc — hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:12 to play to end a 7-0 run by Rice's Nancy Mulkey and make it 66-60. Lauren Schwartz answered with a 3 just 11 seconds late...

Lady Raiders capture C-USA Championship Mar 13, 2021 at 09:55 pm by WGNS In a rather abnormal year, the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders returned to a sense of normalcy here Saturday night. Middle Tennessee (17-7) captured the Conference USA Championship with a riveting 68-65 win against defending champion Rice at the Ford Center at The Star. It marks the Lady Raiders' third C-USA championship in four title game appearances and their first since 2016. Overall, it is the 16th conference tournament title in program history and the eighth in head coach Rick Insell's 16 seasons....

How did both squads get here? Anchored by three-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Nancy Mulkey, Rice established itself as the conference’s best defensive team, winning the West Division with a 12-2 record. However, its spot in the tournament final was far from guaranteed. In the C-USA Championship quarterfinals, the Owls fell behind the FIU Panthers by 11 points in the first half. They used team basketball to engineer a turnaround, notching a C-USA Championship-record 26 assists to secure the 77-60 victory. In the C-USA Championship semifinals, the Owls encountered the opposite situa...