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

The South Carolina Gamecocks advanced to their second straight Final Four with a 30-point over Creighton. Gabe Ibrahim watched their dominant performance and all the basketball that happened in Greensboro with Creighton, Iowa State, and North Carolina all participating. In this solo podcast, he tries to determine whether South Carolina's offensive struggles should be a big issue, how Creighton bec...

Aaron Barzilai, Dano Mataya, and Megan Gauer wrap up the Sweet 16 games of the Bridgeport region and discuss what we have to look forward to in Monday's Elite 8 matchup between NC State and UConn.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dano Mataya and Gabe Ibrahim are joined by UT Arlington Head Coach Shereka Wright to discuss their increidble season, the impact of the transfer portal and how the recruiting landscape is shifting, and Coach gives us her Final Four picks!  Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcasts to help others find it while we work diligently...

The first weekend of the women's NCAA tournament had no shortage of upsets. Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel break down those games, the rise of the mid-majors and more. Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game. Feel free to reach out with comments or questio...

The Maryland Terrapins are still dancing to the sweet music of March Madness! After convincing wins over Delaware and FGCU, the Terps look to be clicking at the right time. Christy Winters-Scott (who called the games for ESPN) and Gabe Ibrahim broke down Maryland's triumph, FGCU's great season, Virginia Tech, and Delaware right after the games ended in College Park. And for the first time, they're...

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is here! The Regional Finals and Final Four should be even better than last year's with a potential matchup of player of the candidates, a tough road for defending champions Stanford Cardinal, and  UConn fighting to make their 13th straight Final Four. Christy Winters-Scott (ESPN, Big Ten Network) and Gabe Ibrahim pick every single game in their joint bracket...

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is here! The first and second rounds should be electric this year with potential cinderellas in FGCU and Princeton and top dogs South Carolina and NC State looking to start their runs to the championship. Christy Winters-Scott (ESPN, Big Ten Network) and Gabe Ibrahim pick every single game in their joint bracket. Part 1 includes picks for the first and second...

March Madness is officially upon us! Megan Gauer and Calvin Wetzel break down the NCAA women's tournament bracket, and discuss hot takes, Final Four picks and more. Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game. Feel free to reach out with comments or questions...

Caitlin Clark and Iowa took home The Big Ten Tournament title in Indianapolis and the conference showed off its many strong teams. Big Ten Network's Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim get deep into the conference's best teams before March Madness begins. Can Indiana (3:30) or Iowa (9:07) make a run to the Final Four? Can Maryland reach their potential after a tumultuous season? (25:56) Where d...

Right after the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament ended, Gabe Ibrahim and Marissa Sisk of Her Hoop Stats were joined by ACC reporters Mitchell Northam (WUNC) and Em Adler (The Next). They got into everything from the ACC Tournament including NC State's third straight title (1:51), Miami's miracle run (12:29), if Louisville is still a top seed (22:58), Virginia Tech's potential (32:49), and why UNC...

Coming to you live from the Big East tournament this week! Megan Gauer and Daniel Mataya breakdown the Big East quarterfinals and semifinals, plus preview Monday night's championship game between UConn and Villanova. Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's gam...

Megan Gauer is joined by Aaron Barzilai on this this week's Unplugged. With March just a day away, they chat about NCAA women's basketball bracketology ahead of selection committee top 16 seed reveal Monday night.   Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game...

It's almost March, which means it's almost the end of the College Basketball regular season. To put a bow on the season, Christy Winters-Scott (Big Ten Network) and Gabe Ibrahim pick their three best conferences and hand out some awards for player of the year, coach of the year, moment of the year and first team All-America. Aliyah Boston gets a lot of love for her stellar play this year, Gabe has...

Calvin Wetzel joins Megan Gauer to talk about all things betting on NCAA women's basketball. They cover the basics of sports betting, plus how Calvin has been using the Her Hoop Stats model.   Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work diligently to grow the women's game. Feel free to reach ou...

It's getting serious in the Women's college basketball season. UConn dropped their first conference game since 2013, Virginia Tech looks like a contender in the ACC after two straight ranked wins, and the Big Ten is thrown into chaos. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown all of that with an emphasis on the Big Ten's wild week plus they get into the newest members of the Women's Basketb...

WNBA Free Agency has slowed down just enough to allow us to give takes. What does Liz Cambage help the Los Angeles Sparks with? Which players are better off now than they were before the offseason began? How good can the New York Liberty be? Jackie Powell of Bleacher Report and the Next joins Gabe Ibrahim on the Her Hoop Stats podcast to answer all those questions as they discuss Elizabeth William...

UConn rolls in their rivalry matchup against Tennessee due in large part to the shooting of freshman Azzi Fudd. The best shooter in college basketball, Taylor Robertson, has Oklahoma tied for first place in the Big 12. Caitlin Clark is doing Caitlin Clark things. Christy Winters-Scott (Big Ten Network) and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown all of that as well as dig deep into the Washington Mystics' free age...

Adam Vachon joins Megan Gauer to talk about a chaotic couple of weeks in SEC play. They discuss Florida's string of upsets, what Tennessee needs to do to right the ship, and more. They also break down Sunday's top 10 rivalry matchup between UConn and the Lady Vols.   Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find...

The first week of WNBA Free Agency is in the books! Every team has made at least one move so Gabe Ibrahim and Richard Cohen talk about all 12 teams in the WNBA. They get into Tina Charles's move to Phoenix, the Courtney Vandersloot situation in Chicago, how the New York Liberty's future is tied to Sabrina Ionescu, the LA Sparks' potential pursuit of Liz Cambage, the Indiana Fever making a good tra...

One of the craziest days in women's basketball deserves one of the longest podcasts in women's basketball. Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown everything WBB from Breanna Stewart's return to Courtney Vandersloot's potential departure to Liz Cambage's tweet to Naz Hillmon's draft potential.   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:45 Stewart and Loyd return 12:34 Washington Mystics moves 27:46 Chicago...

With WNBA Free Agency and the college season going full tilt, Christy Winters-Scott and Gabe Ibrahim breakdown all things women's basketball. They get into everything from Breanna Stewart's visit to New York to Team USA's camp roster to Auburn stunning Tennessee.   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:17 Breanna Stewart 12:53 WNBA Coaching News 18:35 Connecticut Sun 28:31 Myisha Hines-Allen 35:11 Team USA Roste...

The Boston College Eagles are putting together another winning season under Joanna Bernabei-McNamee and looking for their first NCAA tournament bid since 2006. Coach Bernabei-McNamee joins Gabe Ibrahim on the Her Hoop Stats Podcast to talk about the Eagles's strong bounceback from 2020, Cameron Swartz's hot scoring streak and Taylor Soule's WNBA draft potential as well as the parity of the ACC and...

Jacob Mox joins Megan Gauer to discuss the Beck Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year midseason watchlist. They also cover NC State's big comeback over Louisville, Caitlin Clark's triple-doubles, Ayoka Lee breaking the NCAA scoring record and more! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate and review the Her Hoop Stats podcast to help others find it while we work dili...

WNBA Free Agency is underway, but there's only rumors to discuss for now. Sabreena Merchant of SB Nation joins Gabe Ibrahim on the Her Hoop Stats Podcast to discuss what the Los Angeles Sparks can do this offseason, the strange silence from the Phoenix Mercury, where Liz Cambage will end up, and much more.   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Phoenix Mercury 10:13 WNBA Expansion 15:53 LA Sparks 42:11 Liz C...

The Women's Basketball Community lost a legend in Lusia Harris this week. Christy Winters-Scott (Big Ten Network) and Gabe Ibrahim talk about the first woman to ever score a basket in the Olympics and the trails she blazed for current players. They also breakdown Caitlin Clark's recent run of dominance in the Big Ten and what Iowa's ceiling is as well as Miami's upset of Georgia Tech, the big NC S...