Kristen Nelson

New York

Associate Editor at Sports Illustrated

@SInow associate editor | Penn State and @DailyCollegian alumna | I am the Queen of Potatoes, but you can call me Lady Spud in social settings.

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Sports Illustrated’s Women’s Basketball Preseason Top 25: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios

Nov 1, 2024 | tri-cityherald.com | Kristen Nelson |Clare Brennan

1. South Carolina Best case: With most of her champion-winning team back for more, Dawn Staley's group, led by Raven Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao, harness their experience and chemistry and charges to a second straight NCAA title. Worst case: After an undefeated 2023–24 campaign, the Gamecocks are knocked from their footing when the stumbles come and miss out on a top seed. 2.
Sports Illustrated’s Women’s Basketball Preseason Top 25: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios

Nov 1, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Kristen Nelson |Clare Brennan

1. South Carolina Best case: With most of her champion-winning team back for more, Dawn Staley's group, led by Raven Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao, harness their experience and chemistry and charges to a second straight NCAA title. Worst case: After an undefeated 2023–24 campaign, the Gamecocks are knocked from their footing when the stumbles come and miss out on a top seed. 2.
Sports Illustrated’s Women’s Basketball Preseason Top 25: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios

Nov 1, 2024 | thenewstribune.com | Kristen Nelson |Clare Brennan

1. South Carolina Best case: With most of her champion-winning team back for more, Dawn Staley's group, led by Raven Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao, harness their experience and chemistry and charges to a second straight NCAA title. Worst case: After an undefeated 2023–24 campaign, the Gamecocks are knocked from their footing when the stumbles come and miss out on a top seed. 2.
Sports Illustrated's Women's Basketball Preseason Top 25

Nov 1, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson |Clare Brennan

1. South Carolina Best case: With most of her champion-winning team back for more, Dawn Staley’s group, led by Raven Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao, harness their experience and chemistry and charges to a second straight NCAA title. Worst case: After an undefeated 2023–24 campaign, the Gamecocks are knocked from their footing when the stumbles come and miss out on a top seed. 2.
Five Questions Ahead of the NHL's 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Apr 19, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

It took until overtime in the final game of the regular season, but the NHL playoffs bracket is set and action begins Saturday. Before the puck is dropped on the first round, here are five questions heading into the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. Will Canada finally end its Stanley Cup drought? Until a Canadian team can break the 31-year (and counting?) drought to bring Lord Stanley back to its place of origin, this will be a talking point heading into every NHL postseason.
NHL Playoffs Bracket Is Officially Set for 2024 Postseason

Apr 18, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

The best part of the NHL season has arrived: the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with games every night and upsets lurking around the corner. While the 16 teams have been set for a few days, it took until the last two games of the regular season to complete the bracket.
Despite Title Game Loss, Caitlin Clark's Legacy Is Indisputable

Apr 8, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

Win or lose, this was going to be the last game of Caitlin Clark's career as an Iowa Hawkeye. Before Iowa took on the South Carolina Gamecocks in the women's national championship game Sunday, Clark was asked a lot about her legacy. In the grand scheme, she said winning a championship was not vital to cement her place as one of the best college basketball players of all time.
Raven Johnson and South Carolina Cap 'Revenge Tour' in Perfect Fashion With Women's Title

Apr 7, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

When the matchup was set Friday, basketball fans (and television execs) everywhere were drooling over seeing the Iowa Hawkeyes take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. This game was set up to be an instant classic, no matter what the outcome was. But there was no one more excited for this than Raven Johnson. "All I have to say is: The revenge tour is over," the sophomore point guard declared after the Gamecocks defeated the Hawkeyes 87-75 in the NCAA women's national title game.
Iowa Moves One Step Closer to Storybook Ending After Team Win Against UConn

Apr 5, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

This almost looked like it was the end for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies walked into the Final Four with a clear plan: terrorize Clark. And through the first 20 minutes, it was working. Clark was 0-6 from beyond the arc and had just six points at the half. If Clark was supposed to be the hero of this game, then UConn's Nika Mühl was cast as the villain, serving as Clark's shadow from the jump and visibly frustrating her all game long.
Keys for Each Team in the Women's Final Four

Apr 5, 2024 | si.com | Kristen Nelson

The women's Final Four has finally arrived and it has everything a basketball fan could hope for: an undefeated team in South Carolina, an unexpected underdog in NC State, a record-breaking super star in Iowa's Caitlin Clark and a comeback story for the ages in UConn. No matter what happens, drama will be dripping into Lake Erie in Cleveland. So who will make it to Sunday's title game? These will be the biggest factors for each team in the Final Four.

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