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Data journalism and analysis across women's sports
Volleyball
2025 Transfer Portal: Top 100 Players by WAR
Every D1 volleyball portal entrant ranked — scraped from 260+ schools, computed with the V4 model
The Volleyball Portal Is a Middle Blocker Market
MBs produce 2x the value of OHs in the portal. Liberos are the running backs of volleyball.
How WAR Works in NCAA Volleyball
Splitting credit between hitters, setters, and passers — empirically derived, validated against the MLV draft
Softball
The Softball Transfer Market Is Wide Open
P4 programs pay $74K-$90K per win. We picked 15 hypothetical transfer targets producing at $12K per win
2026 AUSL College Draft Recap
16 of 17 picks were on our board — round-by-round hits, misses, and lessons
How WAR Works in NCAA Softball
Empirically-derived wins above replacement — no arbitrary knobs
Hockey
Stop Protecting Your Goalie
PWHL teams are burning expansion protection slots on goalies when the available pool has more qualified netminders than open jobs
2026 PWHL Mock Draft
The first pick-by-pick mock draft on the internet — 48 picks across 6 rounds
How the Prospect Model Works
The 4 signals that predict PWHL draft position, validated against 90 picks across three entry drafts
Basketball
Angel Reese Isn't Bad
She's the 8th most valuable player in the WNBA. The discourse just doesn't know how to value what she does.
How PAR Works
Points Above Replacement for the WNBA — zone-based shooting, eight box-score components, and injury-impact calibration.
Nobody Is Recruiting D-II
We tracked 34 D-II/JUCO transfers into D1 basketball. The shooting translates. The market hasn't noticed.
College Athletics
Fire Your Football Coach
The bottom half of every power conference is paying $12M in coaching salaries for programs that never contend
Buying Wins — The Moneyball Case for Women’s College Sports
What does a win actually cost? The answer depends entirely on which sport you’re watching
The Per-Athlete Cost of Women’s College Sports Is Shockingly Low
A data-driven look at where NIL money actually goes — before the numbers disappear