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For me, the November through January winter season is the worst part of the year. Whether it’s seasonal depression, finals, or the impending doom of second-semester junior year, the winter season can be particularly difficult. Maybe the worst part is seeing one of my favorite teams, the South Carolina Gamecocks, in their current roster situation. It seems like signing the nation's leading scorer, Ta’Niya Latson, could not fix their roster issues. What’s going on at Dawn’s Day

Duke’s Cameron Crazies relentless cheers make home wins electric, creating an atmosphere like no other. Unfortunately, if you just started watching Duke this season, you haven’t yet experienced that level of excitement. Why is that? Because Duke is not winning, at all. Duke’s women’s basketball team, led by USA Women’s National Team coach and 2025 AmeriCup winner Kara Lawson, is having a rough and unusual start to the 2025 season.      Previously ranked #7 in the country and

San Diego, led by West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year Nemo Beach and Setter of the Year Kylie Munday, has just received the eighth seed in this year’s NCAA Women’s Volleyball tournament. Guided by Coach of the Year Jennifer Petrie, San Diego is on an 18-game winning streak and recently won the conference championship after going undefeated in conference play. This team, composed of five all-conference players, is the modern-day mid-major Avengers. Their dominance l

The Fighting Irish have an inexperienced roster and are losing the battle for a national championship. Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team, coached by Niele Ivy, is not a national championship-contender because it lacks depth beyond Hannah Hidalgo.  Notre-Dame e de Paris One player does not define Notre Dame Hidalgo, arguably one of the best defensive and scoring guards in all of women’s collegiate basketball, cannot score every point or accumulate every steal for Notre D