Duke’s No. 4 ranking comes with an immediate roster test
Nine returning players give Kara Lawson continuity, while Skinner, Crump and two honored freshmen expand the backcourt options.
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Minnesota loses Tori McKinney for the season after practice knee injury
The junior guard's absence removes a returning scorer and ball handler before the Gophers open against Harvard on November 2.
South Carolina starts No. 1 in AP poll as ranked opponents await
The October 20 preseason ballot puts UConn second and USC third, with Dawn Staley's team facing an early test of its ranking.
Strong and Popovic combine for 49 as UConn pulls away from Texas
The freshman guard made all three of her 3-pointers in an 83-61 exhibition win, while UConn’s defense broke a halftime tie.