Overreacting to the NCAA Season

What a week in women’s college hoops! Zena and Sabreena open up with the week’s wildest stat lines — Hannah Hidalgo swiping 16 steals, Audi Crooks pouring in 43, and Grace College exploding for 172 points. They unpack all these record-breaking performances and just how impressive they were to watch. Then they pivot to JuJu Watkins’ investment in Boston Legacy FC and what might be behind the move. From there, it’s on to WNBA All-Star talk and why so few teams are willing to host it. Later, Zena and Sabreena are joined by The Athletic’s Ira Gorwara to dig into our biggest overreactions in women’s college hoops. From hyping a mid-major to claiming a Top 10 team can’t fall, our takes can either make us look brilliant… or just leave us with classic overreactions. We’re serving up hot-take heat that’ll leave you wondering! Plus, we tell you exactly where to set your screens. No Offseason is a part of The Athletic Podcast Network: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/ 00:00 Intro 01:07 Grace College drops 172 points in a single game 03:50 Hannah Hidalgo sets NCAA record with 16 steals 05:11 Audi Crooks goes off for 43 points 06:16 JuJu Watkins becomes investor in Boston Legacy FC 09:40 Why are so few teams willing to host All-Star Weekend? 11:53 Why teams aren’t eager to host All-Star Weekend 14:59 When sorority style meets Alabama football 18:43 Sabreena: Tessa Johnson will be key for South Carolina 23:22 Ira: watch out for San Diego State 30:19 Zena: Maryland stays put, Oklahoma drops out of the AP Top 10 40:52 Set Your Screens Related links and articles: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802400/2025/11/12/grace-college-college-basketball-scoring-record/ by Alex Valdes https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6803164/2025/11/13/hannah-hidalgo-16-steals-record/ by Alex Valdes https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6777899/2025/11/05/alabama-football-sorority-fashion/ by Ira Gorawara We’re putting together a couple of mailbag episodes! Got thoughts or questions about the CBA? Curious about college hoops? Send them our way — we want to hear from you! Email us at NoOffseason@theathletic.com We want to hear from you! Take a minute to fill out our quick listener survey and tell us what you think about the show. Your feedback helps us grow! Check out our show survey here: https://forms.gle/bNmxU13S84cnsfjBA Follow and listen to the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/id1699815468 Get in touch! Leave a comment wherever you’re listening, or email us at NoOffseason@TheAthletic.com Show Links: -YouTube: @No-Offseason -Instagram: @tanooffseason [https://www.instagram.com/tanooffseason] -TikTok: @no_offseason [https://www.tiktok.com/@no_offseason] Credits: -Zena on BlueSky: @zenakeita -Ben on BlueSky: @benpickman -Sabreena on BlueSky: @sabreenajm -Chantel on BlueSky: @chanteljennings -Produced by Taneka Burrell -Executive Produced by Andrea B. Scott and Cassius Flemming Thumbnail: Michael Hickey via Getty Images Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports Hub: https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/?guccounter=1 Full Episodes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UWQzuMYdm7txmok7cpMB3YlgkwrT2E0 Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UWQzuMYdm72uhBjsd24rsh5teZtgUpS