It's a pay to play even for women's basketball players.
Link: https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-college-basketball/article/south-carolinas-dawn-staley-says-nil-pay-has-become-key-to-recruitment-youve-gotta-lead-with-that-204358384.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAALXN