2024 Super Bowl appetizer: Stacked women’s basketball slate, including UConn vs. South Carolina, leads into Super Bowl 58 (2024)

• Time: Noon EST
• Channel: The CW
• The Buzz: After reshuffling their roster in the off-season after the transfer of Hailey Van Lith, the new-look Cardinals are finding their groove in the thick of ACC play with Nyla Harris, Kiki Jefferson and Olivia Cochran leading the way. Under second-year coach Felisha Legette-Jack, the Orange are enjoying one of their best seasons in a while. Dyaisha Fair leads the way with 21.4 points per game for Syracuse – which is also one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the nation. Louisville beat Syracuse 81-69 in their first meeting this season.

This new-look Louisville team has gone under the radar this season, but with today’s win, they won their 20th game of the season, good for the program’s 14th-straight 20-win campaign — the 5th-longest active streak in DI

Incredible consistency from Jeff Walz

H/t @ESPNStatsInfo

— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) February 9, 2024

• Time: 1 p.m. EST
• Channel: FOX
• The Buzz: Caitlin Clark is 38 points shy of tying Kelsey Plum’s NCAA all-time scoring record for Division I women’s basketball, and she just might break the record against Nebraska. Clark has a history of torching the Cornhuskers as she’s 8-0 against them in her career and has scored at least 30 points in each of those games. Iowa is coming off a game where Clark wasn’t the star; Hannah Stuelke scored 47 points in their Thursday win over Penn State. Clark could break the scoring record and see her favorite team win the Super Bowl on Sunday (and, like a lot of us, she’ll be watching the big game for Taylor Swift too).

Caitlin Clark hit her 4️⃣7️⃣3️⃣rd three-pointer tonight against Penn State, moving her into third all-time in career three-pointers made. 📈#CaitlinCoverage x @StateFarm pic.twitter.com/Xvq5MaPsFg

— Big Ten Women's Basketball (@B1Gwbball) February 9, 2024

• Time: 2 p.m. EST
• Channel: ESPN
• The Buzz: South Carolina is the only undefeated team left in the sport and will take on a UConn team that is eager for a signature win. Geno Auriemma’s side is 0-3 against opponents ranked in the top 15 of the AP Poll this season. Key in the matchup will be the play of Huskies’ post Aaliyah Edwards, who will be facing a South Carolina frontcourt without Kamilla Cardoso, who is with Brazil in a qualifying tournament for the summer Olympics. Her absence didn’t seem to slow the Gameco*cks down in their 83-45 win over Missouri on Thursday though.

𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 @milaysiaf 🪄 pic.twitter.com/EElrPeWpHI

— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@Gameco*ckWBB) February 9, 2024

• Time: 2 p.m. EST
• Channel: ACC Network
• The Buzz: Neither of these teams are ranked at the moment, but they’ve both been solid this season. Both are in the top 30 of the NET, and UNC has a collection of impressive wins over the likes of Notre Dame, Syracuse, Louisville and Oklahoma. Also, come on, it’s Duke versus Carolina. The game at Cameron Indoor Stadium – where UNC seniors Deja Kelly and Alyssa Ustby have never lost – is sold out. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils met three times last season, with UNC taking both regular season meetings, but Duke getting the last laugh at the ACC tournament in Greensboro. This is their first game this year, and UNC is in desperate need of a victory after losing three straight.

Highlights from the win over Wake. Found a way to get it done together. pic.twitter.com/ydA5cqwDDQ

— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) February 9, 2024