Cat Ariail received her PhD in history from the University of Miami in 2018, researching the intersection of race, gender, sexuality and nationalism in women's sports. She has contributed to Swish Appeal since 2019, and began running the site in 2023. When not digging into stories and stats from across women's basketball, she, literally, is digging in the dirt as a farm manager for a farm-to-table restaurant in northeast Georgia.
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2024 NCAAW Tournament
Keep up with the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball tournament with coverage and analysis from Swish Appeal’s staff writers.
2024 NCAAW Tournament bracket overview
South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the No. 1 seeds in the 2024 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament. Here’s how the rest of the 68-team field shook out.
Around the NCAAW: Setting the stage for Selection Sunday
Ahead of Selection Sunday, here’s what has, and has not, been determined before the big bracket reveal.
This Week in Women’s Basketball: 2024 EuroCup Women Finals are set
We’ve got two first-time contenders in the EuroCup Women Finals, a WNBA trade, a NCAAW college all-star game and more news from around women’s basketball.
Support KFC in PHX
Get ready to watch Kahleah Copper get buckets for the Phoenix Mercury during the 2024 WNBA season with two new shirts from Breaking T.
WNBA, Glossier expand partnership
Glossier will remain the Official Beauty Partner of the WNBA, with the brand and league renewing and expanding a collaboration that began in 2020.
UConn wins 22nd tourney title; Texas takes the Big 12
More tickets to the Big Dance have been punched, with the UConn Huskies, Texas Longhorns and others capturing conference tournament titles.
Around the NCAAW: Conference tournament thrills
What a week of women’s college hoops! South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Notre Dame all captured conference tournament titles. Catch up on the all tournament thrills and more.
A S. Carolina-LSU SEC championship clash
If Saturday’s SEC Tournament action did not provide enough thrills, get ready for a titanic title game clash on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The undefeated and No. 1-seed South Carolina Gamecocks meet the defending national champion and No. 2-seed LSU Lady Tigers.
Irish, Pack face off for ACC title
We’ve got the NC State Wolfpack and Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the ACC Tournament championship. The trophy tilt tips off at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.