it is not difficult for a rivalry to develop when two of the most well-known figures in women's basketball are compared and contrasted against each other by the media. especially if they keep ignoring the past. what would happen if both girls committed to uconn to begin their college careers and had expected to be the BEST freshman duo in history? 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽: 𝟢𝟤.𝟣𝟦.𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 𝗋𝖾-𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽: 𝟢𝟥.𝟣𝟧.𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟎𝟏.𝟐𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟎𝟒.𝟏𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 paige bueckers x fem oc #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟏𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐡𝐥- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟏𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟐 𝘪𝘯 #𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐝𝟏- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟏𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐚- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐛𝐮𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟔.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐰𝐛𝐛- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 pls don't read if u hate slowburns. this is a crazy slowburn. i first wrote this when i had no idea what i was doing so pls dont read if u dont want the main love intrest to aknowledge eachother in like chp. 49...

Zahara Castle plays defense like her life depends on it-on the soccer field and everywhere else. She's intense, untouchable, and never afraid to speak her mind, making it clear she doesn't have time for games, drama, or feelings. So when Paige Bueckers, a star on the basketball team, takes a dare from her teammates to try and date someone before the season ends, they point her toward the one girl no one's been able to crack. But Zahara isn't just a challenge-she's real, unpredictable, and maybe exactly what Paige wasn't ready to fall for. ✯ 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐣𝐮𝐥.𝟎𝟐.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐭𝐛𝐝

They met as neighbors. Became something more over smoothies, secrets, and stolen glances. Paige Bueckers is the freshly drafted face of the Dallas Wings - smart, calm under pressure, and not exactly expecting to fall for anyone this summer. Avery Bennett is new to town, a former Alabama cheerleader with a ballet background, a quiet Instagram presence, and a job she doesn't talk about yet. She's also fiercely private, fiercely kind, and very much not into coffee. But when a chance meeting at a coffee shop leads to unexpected connection, what follows is a summer of slow-burning moments, late-night texts, and two girls trying to figure out how to let someone in - when the world is always watching. A tender, emotional, strangers-to-lovers romance set against the backdrop of Dallas heat, basketball games, friendship, and the kind of love that's more soft than loud - but hits just as hard.

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 an upcoming athletic trainer attends the same college as the star player, Paige Bueckers - unraveling unanswered feelings she didn't knew she had for the girl over the course of 4 years. Ariella Janae didn't expect to almost ruin her education by catching feelings for the girl. and Paige didn't expect for the feelings Ariella had towards her, to be reciprocated. all she wanted to do was win a bet with her teammates. 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝟒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, it's just a fun bet with some friends. or 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, two life long huskies fall in love. but what happens when that love doesn't last long? paige bueckers x black female!oc STARTED: 4.27.25 PUBLISHED: 8.6.25 BEING EDITED: 10.17.25

Jackie de Valois didn't ask to leave France. She didn't ask to move to a strange neighborhood in Minnesota, or to start third grade in a language she barely knows. She definitely didn't ask to feel invisible in a house full of loud, brilliant siblings. Then she meets Paige Bueckers-her tiny, talkative neighbor with a basketball in one hand and a whole lot of confidence in the other. Paige doesn't care that Jackie mixes up English words or that she likes hockey better than dolls. Paige just shows up-sleepovers, school days, and all the little moments in between. Together, they take on, high school, college, the spotlight, and the wild, beautiful love story they created.

imagines of uconns women's basketball players!