Last year, 24-year-old Breanna Stewart led the Seattle Storm to their third franchise WNBA Championship and became the sixth player in WNBA history to win MVP. This year, during the EuroLeague Championship and one month before WNBA season, she ruptured her achilles tendon—and called national attention to the rigorous, year-round schedule maintained by many professional women’s basketball players.
Author: Emma Seymour
Emma Seymour is a senior at Smith College and a member of the Smith basketball team.
Less Money, Less Media: How Female Athletes are Undervalued
Whether in a paycheck, on television, in print media or on social media, we need to do better to recognize the value and power of women in sport.