Five takeaways from the opening week of the women's college season

Freshmen, transfers, and returning players all feature as we hone in on a handful things we found interesting across the opening set of games.

We’re a week into the college basketball season, and with in excess of 120 Aussie women in NCAA Division I, there is no shortage of stories emerging throughout the first few days of action. We could be here all week covering players who have had intriguing starts to the season, but allow me to (for once) show some modicum of restraint when discussing women’s college basketball and focus on five things that caught my eye in the opening week of the 2022-23 campaign.

Santa Clara Women's Basketball @Santaclarawbb

1st @WCChoops Freshman of the Week for Tess Heal! 🙌 And 1st of ~many~ to come, we think 😏😎 #StampedeTogether | #SCUBroncos

1. Tess Heal is hooping, and Santa Clara have picked their Aussies well.