Posts Filed Under: W COLLEGE HOOPS
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Quick notes From LA posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:45pm
A quick hello again from LA where we have no idea what time it is! Daylight Savings happened sometime last night and although we remember “Spring Forward, Fall Back”, that means the clocks…..um, we don’t know. All we know is the Stanford Women’s...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Southern, SWAC posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
Who? The Jaguars of Southern.
Where? Baton Rouge, LA. Southern's band, the Human Jukebox, is one of the most famous in the country.
When? Saturday the 13th, in Shreveport, LA.
How? Ashley Augerson scored 19 points off the bench, and three players in d...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Vermont, America East posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:12am
Who? The Catamounts of Vermont.
Where? Burlington, VT, in western Vermont; it is the "smallest city to be the largest city in its state", according to Wikipedia.
When? Saturday the 13th in West Hartford, CT.
How? Courtnay Pilypaitis's 20 points led the...more
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Stanford beats Cal for a third time posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:11am
Hello from LA, CA! C and R here reporting from the Galen Center on USC’s campus, flying in just in time to see the Stanford Women’s Basketball team play Cal (again) in the semi-finals of the PAC-10 tournament. The neat thing about being here (and not ...more
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Stanford Vs. Arizona in the PAC-10 Tourney posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:58am
So the Stanford Women’s Basketball team takes the floor against Arizona for their first PAC-10 tournament game. No Jayne Appel, of course, still bum ankle, so Joslyn Tinkle starts. Then, we lose the jump ball. We NEVER lose the jump ball. So much so tha...more
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News from the Pac-10 Tournament-Friday posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:09pm
First of all, if you can’t make it down to LA, you can see it LIVE and FREE on the Internet, courtesy of CBS Sports at this link. You can even get the audio. Class act to help generate and keep interest.It was sad to see so many empty seats on Friday, e...more
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Game thread: Pac-10 tournament UW vs. Oregon State posted on March 12, 2010 at 7:03am
HUSKIES LOSE: This was a shocker. UW had the size and more talented shooters, but they faded tonight in a 52-42 loss at Galen Center. Tilleman had 11 rebounds for her team and kept kicking the ball out to Futch for jumpers. Futch, an Auburn Riverside prod...more
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Pac-10 coaches get (Co-)Defensive Player of the Year right posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:25pm
Pac-10 Coaches Get (Co-)Defensive Player of the Year Right
I'm not sure what the media voters were thinking when they voted for the Pac-10 awards, but the coaches -- perhaps people who have actually bothered to watch the players play -- seem to have got...more
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DIII NCAA St. Louis Sectional: Can George Fox do it again? posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:20pm
That is the big question on a lot of people’s minds this year (it’s on my mind at least). Can the George Fox Bruins do it again? Last year they won the National Championship with no returning starters and 10 freshmen on the team. That means that the m...more
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Pac-10 media award winners posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:36pm
UPDATE: Here's a link to the coaches' award winners announced Thursday. Read more here.
I'll update this entry with the coaches' votes, which should be released Wednesday and Thursday. But I wanted to share the media votes, which were publicized on Tues...more
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More Stanford PAC-10 Honors (We think) posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:27pm
Okay, so remember how C and R reported that Nneka Ogwumike won the PAC-10 Player of the Year Award? And four Stanford starters, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pedersen, and Jeanette Pohlen made the All PAC-10 team and Ros Gold-Onwude made the five-...more
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Coach's Corner: Off-season work sets the stage posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:45am
This comes from an article by Jon Nyatawa, Special for USA TODAY:A year ago, Nebraska ended a season of disappointment with maybe its most frustrating display. The 'Huskers lost a second-round WNIT game at New Mexico 54-43, making 11 shots and committing ...more
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Let’s Go, Huskies! posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:43am
Last weekend, I rolled out to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, luckily in my big back yard of Houghton. The Michigan Tech team has been killing it the last few seasons, and I couldn’t miss the chance...more
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Pac-10 coaches and media teams posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:47am
Trying to keep up here. Just landed in KC for the first two days of the Big 12 tourney for Fanhouse. Traveling Saturday to LA to arrive at the Galen Center in time for the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament. USC's Kayla Pedersen and USC's Briana Gilbr...more
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From barn floors to arenas of thousands posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:49pm
UConn becomes the winningest women's basketball team in history:
While South Dakota State celebrates its victory in the Summit League tournament:
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Stanford odds and ends posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:40pm
Well, what a week. First of all, the Stanford Women’s Basketball Team is the top seed in this weekend’s PAC-10 tournament (no surprise there). They play the winner of the Arizona-Washington State game on Friday.Then the PAC-10 Awards came out. Stanfor...more
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Stanford-bound Chiney Ogwumike wins Morgan Wootten award posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:31pm
Stanford-bound prep star Chiney Ogwumike is the winner of the 2010 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award for her accomplishments on and off the court. McDonald’s along with Morgan Wootten, legendary coach and McDonald’s All American Games selectio...more
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Pac-10 media award winners posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:12pm
I'll update this entry with the coaches' votes, which should be released Wednesday and Thursday. But I wanted to share the media votes, which were publicized on Tuesday. Washington senior wing Sami Whitcomb is the team's sole representative, being named t...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: South Dakota State, Summit posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:12am
Who? The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. Sometimes called the Jacks, but if you refer to the school as SDSU, don't confuse them with San Diego State; that tends to irk their fans.
Where? Brookings, SD, in the eastern part of the state.
When? Tuesda...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:35pm
Who? The Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. Sometimes also known as the Lady Raiders.
Where? Murfreesboro, TN, just about smack-dab in the middle of the state, which I guess is why they called the university Middle Tennessee State.
When? Tuesd...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Xavier, Atlantic 10 posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:31pm
Who? The Musketeers of Xavier.
Where? Cincinnati, OH, the city that once had Jerry Springer as its mayor.
When? Monday the 8th, in Upper Marlboro, MD.
How? Up 12 at the half, Xavier was taken to overtime by a determined Temple team, but held the Owls s...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Chattanooga, Southern posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:19pm
Who? The Lady Mocs of Chattanooga. (It's short for Mockingbird, but I haven't seen any Chattanooga teams use the long form.)
Where? Chattanooga, TN, on the Tennessee River and near the Georgia border.
When? Monday the 8th, in Charlotte, NC.
How? Down ...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Tennessee, Southeastern posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:13pm
The amazing thing about basketball is that watching it reduces one's time to write about it.
Who? The Lady Volunteers of Tennessee, Vols for short.
Where? Knoxville, TN, where the area code spells out VOL on a telephone keypad.
When? Sunday the 7th, in...more
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Washington coach Tia Jackson to return posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:12pm
Washington coach Tia Jackson, 37, will return as the Huskies' coach next year, so tuck away those wish-list replacements some fans are known to be forming. Athletic Director Scott Woodward gave her the nod on Tuesday afternoon.
"She's a young coach who's...more
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