It’s only been two weeks into the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season, yet it seems as if we’ve already seen it all: broken records, upsets, overtime thrillers, players absent without explanation, you name it.
South Carolina and UCLA are the only undefeated teams from the preseason top 10. The Iowa Hawkeyes suffered their first loss against Kansas State, while the LSU Tigers dropped their season opener to Colorado and are dealing with a mysterious situation regarding the status of star Angel Reese.
Here are some of the top moments from Week 2, as well as some of the main storylines and games to watch over the coming days.
Bucket of the week: Mikaylah Williams, LSU
OK, so this this one isn’t one particular basket, but it’s an offensive performance even the WNBA felt was worth talking about. LSU freshman Mikaylah Williams went off for 42 points in her team’s 109-79 win over Kent State last Tuesday. That is the most points scored by an LSU freshman in the NCAA era.
“She can score anywhere. Mikaylah, as good as she is, I don’t think she knows how good she is. A lot of it’s going to come just having her play extended minutes as hard as she can,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said. “She’s a special…
