Five unbeaten teams and other headlines dominating women’s basketball.
The GIST: It’s only January, but the women’s basketball space is already buzzing with madness usually reserved for March. Here’s what you need to know:
Five teams remain unbeaten: After No. 10 Oklahoma edged out then-undefeated No. 16 Tennessee 87–86 on Sunday, only five unbeaten teams remain in women’s college hoops: No. 1 UCLA (who routed unranked Purdue 83–49 last night), No. 6 LSU, No. 8 Maryland, No. 9 Ohio State, and No. 13 Georgia Tech.
- Keep an eye on the Terps, who’ll be put to the test when they host sophomore sensation and Wooden Award Top 25 nominee JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET.
UConn’s Paige Bueckers to miss tonight’s game against Xavier: The Huskies’ star guard suffered a knee injury on Sunday, and while HC Geno Auriemma remains optimistic about her recovery, she’ll miss tonight’s Big East clash. That said, have no fear, Huskies faithful, Auriemma expects her back next week.
- In other injury news, South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins will miss the remainder of the season after tearing her ACL in her team’s Sunday win over Mississippi State.
Florida State junior Ta’Niya Latson receives AP Player of the Week honors: The guard is on fire after two incredible ACC play performances, posting 40 points (!!!) in last week’s win over Virginia Tech and following it up with 25 points, seven assists, and six steals in a Sunday win over Syracuse. Stuffing that stat sheet.
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