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 Bracket Reset: Eden Laase Re-Picks Heading Into the Sweet Sixteen

Women's correspondent Eden Laase refreshes her NCAA Tournament bracket ahead of the Sweet Sixteen. Does surprise contender Virginia have the gas to steal another game?

'Not Ready to Be Done': Virginia Upsets Iowa in Double OT

Virginia started as an unsung First Four team. An 18-10 run in double-overtime just secured their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2000.

Battle Tested: Buzzer Beater Sends Gophers to Sweet Sixteen

Amaya Battle's jumper with 0.8 seconds remaining beat Ole Miss and sent Minnesota to its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 21 years.

'I Believe In You!’ Maryland Coach’s Moment With Star Is Why We Love Sports

Coach Brenda Frese gave the Terps' Oluchi Okananwa some tough love during a second-round loss to UNC. Okananwa said it was just what she needed.

Hannah Hidalgo Leads Notre Dame Through Rebuild, and Into the Second Round

With only 3 returning players, Notre Dame was forced to turn over their roster. Luckily, one of them was Hidalgo, recently named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

Coach Kara Lawson’s Early-Season Plan Paying Off for No. 3 Seed Duke

The Blue Devils took some lumps in November and December, but are on a heater now, including an easy win Friday

Eden Laase's Women's Bracket

The No. 1 seeds are no surprise: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas. And it won’t be a surprise if they all meet again at the Final Four.

Women’s Top 25: UConn, UCLA and Everyone Else

March 9: Texas swaps places with South Carolina after stealing the SEC Tournament title. Ole Miss jumps 10 spots after an improbable victory.

What We Learned from the Women’s Conference Tournaments

Hoops HQ's women's basketball correspondent shares the most important storylines coming out of the Power 4 conference tournaments

How the NCAA's Most Dynamic Duo Met (and Made History)

Over 30 years on air, Debbie Antonelli and Beth Mowins have become one of the most recognizable broadcast duos in sports. Credit two lifelong dreams and a chance encounter at Penn State.

Women’s Top 25: UConn + UCLA Separate From Field

March 2: UConn and UCLA appear on a collision course to the NCAA championship game, while North Carolina scores a big upset over red-hot Duke

Women’s Top 25: Here Comes Iowa

Feb 23: Iowa leaps ahead after a victory vs. Michigan. An Ivy League powerhouse joins the fray. Maryland scores a signature win at Ohio State.