Recapping the week’s most exciting women’s college basketball games

The GIST: The postseason is only a month away, adding a little extra spice to intraconference showdowns. These latest top-25 matchups have everything from major seeding implications, to history-making outcomes, to jaw-dropping stats. Lock in now.

No. 19 Tennessee stuns No. 5 UConn: For the first time since 2007 — when Candace Parker played for the Vols — Tennessee defeated the Huskies 76–80 last night. Junior Zee Spearman led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Samara Spencer, Jewel Spear, and Talaysia Cooper also finished in double-figures for the well-balanced, history-making Vols. Rocky Top, indeed.

No. 1 UCLA stays undefeated: The Bruins passed yet another test, handing No. 8 Ohio State just their second loss of the season with a 65–52 rout on Wednesday. Bruins center Lauren Betts continued to garner Player of the Year buzz with 19 points and 14 rebounds. A true LA star.

Sundell leads No. 12 Kansas State past No. 9 TCU: With K-State star center Ayoka Lee out due to injury, point guard Serena Sundell put the team on her back in Wednesday’s 59–50 win over TCU. Sundell scored a season-high 27 points, including 15 in the third quarter alone, to help the Wildcats capture the Big 12’s top spot from the Horned Frogs. Feeling hot, hot, hot.

Eleven players score in South Carolina blowout: The No. 2 team in the country is synonymous with depth, but the Gamecocks took it to another level in their 74–42 win over Georgia, with 11 of 12 players scoring at least a point. The game’s two leading scorers, sophomores MiLaysia Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson, led the way off the bench with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Sharing the love.