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.
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Hannah Hidalgo

Women’s Weekend Preview: No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 4 USC Both Face Big Tests

PLUS: Kansas State gets its star center back and everything else you need to know about the jam-packed weekend

By Eden Laase
Kansas State women's basketball player Serena Sundell goes up for a layup.

Serena Sundell Is Driving Kansas State To a Potentially Historic Season

With star center Ayoka Lee sidelined by a foot injury, Sundell has made sure the 14th-ranked Wildcats haven’t skipped a beat

By Eden Laase
USC women's basketball star JuJu Watkins celebrates during her team's victory over UCLA, February 13, 2025

Down Goes No. 1! JuJu Watkins Drops 38 as USC Hands UCLA Its First Loss

The Trojans' star had 38 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 5 assists in the Trojans' first-ever win over a No. 1 team

By Eden Laase
Three top women's college basketball players. From left to right, JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts.

JuJu, Lauren or Hannah? Who Is the Women’s Player of the Year?

Like their teams USC, UCLA and Notre Dame, these three candidates have emerged as the favorite for POY. Here’s where the race stands as of today.

By Eden Laase
UCLA's Lauren Betts faces off against Baylor at the Coretta Scott King Classic in January.

All-Access With No. 1 UCLA: A Little Sugar, a Little Spice and a Big Win

Exclusive: Hoops HQ goes behind the scenes with the Bruins as they prepared for their MLK Day showdown with No. 25 Baylor in Newark

By Eden Laase
South Carolina Gamecocks Raven Johnson and Sania Feagin react to a basket

South Carolina hosts Oklahoma, Texas and Maryland Lock Horns in MLK Weekend Women's Action

Getting you set for another great weekend in women’s hoops, including top-ranked UCLA facing Baylor in New Jersey

By Eden Laase
Ashlyn Watkins #2 of the South Carolina Gamecocks dribbles the ball

Women’s Basketball Stock Report: Who’s Up and Who’s Down Following a Volatile Week?

South Carolina as a Final Four favorite, Kansas State’s Serena Sundell and more

By Eden Laase
Toby Fournier #35 of the Duke Blue Devils defends

Throwing Down with Toby Fournier, the Duchess of Duke Basketball

The Blue Devils' center isn’t the first woman to dunk, but she she's the first to do so in the modern social media machine era.

By Eden Laase
UConn guard Paige Bueckers holding a Help Wanted sign

20 New Year's Resolutions for Women's College Hoops

What do Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins and UCLA need in 2025?

By Eden Laase
Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes raises her arms to encourage the crowd

Hoops HQ's 2024 Woman of the Year: Caitlin Clark

The biggest name in women's hoops found her voice as 2024 wound down

By Eden Laase
Watkins finished with 25 points to Buckers' 22. More important, USC got the 72-70 win.

USC Tops UConn in Epic Battle, as JuJu Watkins Scores 25

The game between two of the country's best teams and best players did not disappoint, as USC wins 72-70

By Eden Laase
When USC and UConn met in the Elite Eight, Bueckers and the Huskies came out on top

JuJu vs. Paige, USC vs. UConn. Let’s get ready to rumble!

The individual matchup is compelling, but both teams have larger questions to answer in their chase for a title

By Eden Laase