LOS ANGELES — For years, women’s basketball at all levels has been playing second fiddle to its male counterparts, but if this year’s March Madness Tournament taught us anything, it’s that the interest is there for the girls’ game too.

The women’s championship matchup between LSU and Iowa drew nearly 5 million viewers — setting record numbers for attendance and viewership. It is attention that is now trickling down to the high school landscape as well.

Spectrum News 1 heard from high school athletes at the first ever Ball is Life Girls All-American game this month on the exciting changes they see coming as they get ready to begin their college journey.