Sporting its highest ranking in program history, UCLA delivered one of its biggest wins ever with a 78-67 defeat of UConn at the Cayman Islands Classic. Behind Kiki Rice's 24 points, the Bruins proved more than deserving of the No. 2 billing they carried into Thanksgiving, and maintain with the Nov. 27 release of the latest AP Top 25.

Ahead of this season, Hofstra coach Speedy Claxton quipped of the Pride losing 20.2-point per game scorer Aaron Estrada to transfer that the program lost an excellent guard before and regrouped to make the NCAA Tournament.

A star was born in the Caribbean this weekend, while another star remains away from her team.

A night after falling to No. 2-ranked UCLA, No. 8 UConn (4-2), led by Paige Bueckers and Aubrey Griffin, pulled away from the Kansas Jayhawks (2-3) in the last game of the 2023 Women's Cayman Islands Classic on No. 25 in George Town.

The LSU Women’s Basketball team faced its biggest challenge since star Angel Reese has been away from the team as  No. 7 LSU (7-1) closed out its Women’s Cayman Islands Classic slate with Virginia (5-2).

No. 2 UCLA (5-0) jumped all over No. 6 UConn (3-2) in the most anticipated game of the Women's Cayman Islands Classic, but the resilient Huskies roared back several times during the nightcap of the first day in George Town before falling 78-67.

No. 9 Virginia Tech (4-1) and Kansas (2-2), the defending 2023 WNIT Champions, played one of the best games of the day at the 2023 Women's Cayman Islands Classic as the Hokies held on to win 59-58.

LSU Women's Basketball coach Kim Mulkey, known for her colorful game day outfits, wore an LSU tiger-inspired Hawaiian shirt as her team didn't change its stripes that much in a win over Niagara on Nov. 24.

No Angel Reese, no problem for the No.7 LSU Women's Basketball team (6-1) at the Cayman Islands Classic.

LSU women's basketball star Angel Reese didn't practice with the Tigers a day before their game against Niagara at the Women's Cayman Islands Classic on Nov. 24.

LSU superstar Angel Reese was not at practice with the No. 7-ranked Tigers on Nov. 23 in the Grand Cayman Islands ahead of the team’s showdown with Niagara on Nov. 24.

UConn Women's Basketball standout junior guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season due to meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament tears in her right knee, the program confirmed in a news release Wednesday, two days before they play No.2-ranked UCLA at the Cayman Island Classic.

Down year? What down year?

The 2023 women’s basketball Cayman Islands Classic features the two best programs in the sport entering the 2023-2024 season.

The second week of the 2023-24 basketball season wasn't quite as chaotic as the opening seven days, but consider it a temporary breather before a wild Thanksgiving week.