Jackson State Lady Tigers

— Sira Thienou scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and No. 17 Mississippi defeated Jackson State 76-44 in a Kids Day matinee on Monday.

ESPN is tracking all of the 2024-25 coaching carousel moves in women's college basketball throughout the offseason.

Charlotte's women's basketball team hired Jackson State coach Tomekia Reed on Thursday after she won five consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships with the Tigers.

Despite limited minutes by Hannah Stuelke, Iowa had no issues defeating the Crusaders on Saturday. Here's what else happened on the second day of the women's NCAA tournament.

— All-American Paige Bueckers and her teammates had a special gift for UConn coach Geno Auriemma on his 70th birthday — a 30th consecutive first-round win in the NCAA Tournament.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday by leading his Huskies past Jackson State 86-64 in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament.

Paige Bueckers intercepts the pass and races down the court for a quick bucket to extend UConn's lead over Jackson State.

The opening day of the women's NCAA tournament saw just one upset, but two 1-seeds and defending champ LSU advanced and another freshman put on a show.

Two years after pushing Kim Mulkey's LSU to the brink in the first round of the NCAA tournament, 14-seed Jackson State believes that experience has prepared them for Saturday's matchup with No. 3 UConn.

Sixty-eight teams. Sixty-seven games. Now that the field is set, our instant analysis team of one takes a crack at every game of the NCAA women's tournament.