Eden Laase

Eden Laase

Eden Laase has been covering women’s basketball exclusively for the last four years. Before that she spent time as a beat writer covering Gonzaga men’s basketball, college hockey in Colorado, and high school sports in Michigan, where she co-founded the region's first subscription-based website. Eden’s work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Just Women’s Sports, Yahoo, the Boston Globe and more. She’s a former Association for Women in Sports Media scholarship winner and member of the Sports Journalism Institute class of 2017, and was recently was named an honorable mention for the inaugural Billie Jean King Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage award.

Women’s Top 25: LSU Tumbles and a B1G Comeback

Jan 5: Kentucky cracks the top ten after a statement win at LSU. Elsewhere, Michigan stalls, UNC plummets and Vanderbilt makes history.

Seven Burning Questions for Women's Hoops in 2026

With storylines emerging, we ask the tough questions of the nation’s top teams and players, including TCU, UCLA, Sarah Strong, Audi Crooks and many more

Women’s Top 25: A Superstar Debut at UCLA

Dec 21: UConn dismantles Iowa to retain the top spot. Elsewhere, TCU dominates, UCLA debuts its stellar sisters and Stanford climbs the boards.

Women’s Top 25: SEC Supremacy

Dec 14: Iowa braves a tough loss and Audi Crooks heaves Iowa State up the leaderboard. Elsewhere, Baylor plummets and Texas battles UConn for the top spot.

Women's Top 25: An Ivy Debut and a Big Question Mark

Dec 8: Key wins by USC and Nebraska shake up the leaderboard. Ole Miss slides in the midst of an identity crisis. An Ivy League squad joins the Top 25.

WNBA Mock Draft: Who's Dallas Taking at No. 1?

With Awa Fam, Lauren Betts and Azzi Fudd on the board, the class of 2026 is unlikely to disappoint

Women’s Top 25: A New Power Enters the Top 5

Nov 30: UConn finally has some competition for the top spot in Players Era champion, Texas. Ohio State joins the fray while Tennessee struggles with identity.

Pursuit of Perfection: Rori Harmon Leads Texas to Players Era Title

Rori Harmon broke records with her elite distribution, but it was the star guard's shooting that earned Texas a thrilling win over South Carolina

Defense Will Win Championships in South Carolina-Texas Players Era Final

With Texas' Kyla Oldacre and SC's Madison Booker running the defenses, points figure to be hard to come by in this matchup between SEC behemoths

Rori Harmon Plays Old-School, and Texas Beats UCLA in Vegas

Rori Harmon exemplified old-school guard play in the Longhorns' hard-fought victory over UCLA. Texas' match vs. South Carolina will be just as tough.

Three of the Top Four Women's Teams Face Off Tonight in Vegas

March comes early for the biggest in-season tournament in the women's game. Eden Laase breaks down the Players Era matchups between No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Texas, and No. 2 South Carolina and Duke.

How Counting Rocks Made UCLA’s Gianna Kneepkens a Star

The graduate guard's twelve years of watching film, shooting free throws and counting rocks have her on a WNBA trajectory