With the hype behind the Golden State Valkyries swelling, women’s basketball has found a new home in the Bay Area. This Friday, Dec. 20, some of the nation’s top college teams will travel to Chase Center in San Francisco for the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic.
No. 11 Ohio State vs. Stanford
Ohio State and Stanford, two teams that held No. 2 seeds in last year’s NCAA Tournament, look different this season. Both programs lost their top players to the 2024 WNBA Draft and had to rebuild scoring hierarchies. Stanford also is discovering a new life in the ACC following the Pac-12’s dismantlement. The Cardinal’s conference debut was disappointing, a loss to a fellow former Pac-12 team in Cal.
Two of the Buckeye’s top three scorers are newcomers: Oregon transfer Chance Gray and freshman Jaloni Cambridge. Although its early in the season, Gray is honing in on a chance at Big Ten honors. She’s up to 17 points per game on the year, shooting the second-most 3s in the conference at the second-highest clip (44.9…
