The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & NCAA Women’s Basketball

The season is less than a week away! Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce take a wide lens on the upcoming year nationally, looking at all the major teams and players as the race to the Final Four in Cleveland begins. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Crina and Calvin preview UConn's season including Azzi Fudd announcing her return for 2024-25, then they discuss the top transfers and top games to watch in the first week of the college basketball season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben Golliver joins Dice it Up to talk about his Washington Post story on Iowa superstar, Caitlin Clark, and the impact she has had on the sports world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The women's college basketball season is right around the corner and the Courtside crew is getting ready by previewing the BIG Ten conference. Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes come into the season as favorites to win the conference, but Indiana, Ohio State, and Maryland are nipping at their heels. With potential NCAA cinderellas like Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois in the wings, the conference is pac...

Crina and Calvin recap game 4 of the WNBA Finals and the Las Vegas Aces' championship parade, discuss whether A'ja Wilson is and/or will be the goat, and take a look ahead to college basketball season including Calvin's experience at Missouri Valley Conference media day followed by a preview of what to expect for Caitlin Clark and Iowa as well as Angel Reese and LSU. See Privacy Policy at https://...

The Las Vegas Aces are the 2023 WNBA champions! Vegas won the first back-to-back championship in the WNBA since 2002, even with two starters out due to injury. A'ja Wilson won Finals MVP after a wonderful performance. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown everything about Game 4 from Wilson's amazing game to Alysha Clark stepping up defensively to Breanna Stewart's rough shooting night....

Crina and Calvin recap game 3 of the WNBA Finals and look ahead to game 4 before handing out their player of the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

After the New York Liberty bounced back at Barclays to take game 3 of the WNBA finals, Dano and Ice discuss where they see the series now, what worked for the Liberty in Game 3, how the Las Vegas Aces can win if Chelsea Gray is unable to play, and give predictions for game 4 on Wednesday.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

Crina and Calvin discuss Chicago's hiring of Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA expansion, and the first two games of the Finals before looking ahead to game 3 and giving their player of the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of a championship after blowing out the New York Liberty in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dig into every aspect of this beatdown from Vegas's defensive effort and Chelsea Gray's wizardry to how the Liberty can get back in the series. They also discuss Caitlin Clark's possible entrance into the WNBA draft next season, Teresa We...

Atlanta Dream Forward, Naz Hillmon joins Dice it Up to talk about having 2 seasons under her belt, the culture of the Atlanta Dream, spending the offseason in Australia, and touches on the WNBA Finals matchup. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces have fulfilled the preseason predictions and made it to the 2023 WNBA Finals. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dive into the Finals matchups, each team's potential x-factor, A'ja Wilson vs Breanna Stewart, and make picks for Finals MVP. They also discuss WNBA expansion rumors including potential teams in San Francisco and Portland. Chapters: 0:00 H...

Crina and Calvin recap the WNBA Semifinals, look ahead to the Finals, and give some love to their player of the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Crina and Calvin discuss the two semifinals in the WNBA playoffs, the questionable MVP votes, and the All-Rooke Team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The final four of the WNBA have separated themselves. The New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Connecticut Sun, and Dallas Wings now have a shot to make it to the Finals and win a championship. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dive deep into the matchups of Liberty-Sun and Aces-Wings to pick who will the series. They also discuss the brutal end to the Washington Mystics' season. Chapters: 3:00...

Crina and Calvin discuss the Aces/Sky series, preview game 3 between the Sun and Lynx, make picks for WNBA Most Improved Player and MVP, and discuss A'ja Wilson's new book (preorder here: https://t.co/4MTiWtQFVP) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The New York Liberty put away the Washington Mystics and the Dallas Wings completed a monster came back against the Atlanta Dream to get within a game of the second round. The Courtside Crew of Christy Winters Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown both games in great detail, discuss what the losing side needs to force a third game, and predict what will happen. They also get into the Connecticut Sun-Mi...

Crina and Calvin discuss the big contract extensions signed by several impending free agents, preview the WNBA playoffs, and make their picks for the Sixth Player of the Year Award. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Crina and Calvin discuss the WNBA's charter flight situation, who should win Executive and Coach of the Year, and the battle for the final playoff spots. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week's episode of Dice it Up features a conversation with the Father-Daughter coaching combo from the University of Texas. Head Coach Vic Schaefer and Assistant Coach Blair Schaefer talk about their evolving relationship, what makes working and coaching in Austin great, the 2022 season in review, and look ahead to the 2023-2024 season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Crina and Calvin discuss the Aces/Liberty matchup and season series, the race for the last two playoff spots, and this weekend's upcoming Liberty/Sun matchup. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Crina and Calvin discuss the Las Vegas Aces' recent vulnerabilities, the playoff outlook for the Connecticut Sun and the Dallas Wings, and take a look at an unexpected team playing its best basketball over the last month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Reoccurring guest and basketball genius Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic comes back to Dice it Up with Dano and Ice to discuss all the potential first round matchups of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Could someone upset the Las Vegas Aces or New York Liberty in the first round? Probably not, but we can dream. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

The two best teams in the WNBA, the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty, played three games in the past two weeks. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim dove deep in the matchups, even breaking out the coach's whiteboard to talk Xs-and-Os of the potential Finals preview. They also discuss the Mystics getting healthy, Ariel Atkins signing an extension, and if the Dallas are contenders or prete...

Diana Taurasi added another achievement to her GOAT resume by becoming the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim go in-depth on Diana's record, the emotions around it and who could break her record in the future. They also discuss the massive matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty as well as the Washington Mystics finding silver linings t...