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North Carolina's future is bright after Elite Eight loss to Stanford
by Swish Appeal
posted April 2, 2014 at 10:25pm

Brian Barbour of SB Nation's Tar Heel Blog briefly summarized the main takeaway from North Carolina's 74-65 loss to Stanford in the Elite Eight. In the second half, it was UNC's youth versus Stanford's experience and the results were somewhat predictabl...more

Shoni Schimmel leaves a legacy at Louisville that goes beyond wins and losses
by Swish Appeal
posted April 2, 2014 at 10:18pm

Mike Rutherford of SB Nation's Card Chronicle wrote a brief summary Louisville's loss to Maryland last night, highlighting the legacy of Shoni Schimmel even in a disappointing outcome. Shoni Schimmel, who finished with a game-high 31 points, then led a ...more

Natasha Cloud Blog: Facing UConn, Huskies fans, and looking forward to the off-season
by Swish Appeal
posted April 2, 2014 at 10:15pm

Natasha Cloud's junior season ended when St. Joseph's fell to UConn by a score of 91-52 in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Although they lost by a wide margin to the nation's top team, Cloud has nothing to feel embarrassed about. Hello ag...more

How will the loss of Natalie Achonwa impact Notre Dame's national championship hopes?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 2, 2014 at 9:11am

alstein of SB Naiton's Notre Dame site One Foot Down summarized both the Fighting Irish's big win to advance to the Final Four and "the bigger story" that emerged from it (aside from the officiating): Natalie Achonwa's injury. It is hard to see the Iris...more

And then there were Four
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 2, 2014 at 9:10am

Last two tickets punched:The heart attack game was Maryland over Louisville, 76-73.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The final three seconds felt like forever for the Maryland Terrapins.Alyssa Thomas could only watch from her back as Shoni Schimmel's potential game-tyin...more

Stanford Beats North Carolina, Back in the Final Four
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted April 2, 2014 at 9:08am

There is a cheer the Stanford band does. Two X plus 4, where X is your score. It is a brainiac cheer. It would be chanted, for example, when one team has 9 points and the other team has 22 points. Two times 9 is 18, add four and you get 22. It is pointing...more

Texas A&M; has one of their 'best overall offensive performances' in Sweet 16
by Swish Appeal
posted March 31, 2014 at 10:04pm

Jim Hu of SB Nation's Good Bull Hunting summarized the key points from Texas A&M;'s rout of DePaul in the Sweet 16, including three very simple words of wisdom from the always-entertaining Gary Blair. This was pretty clearly one of the teams' best ...more

Tennessee falls to Maryland in fitting fashion #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 31, 2014 at 10:00pm

David Hooper of Rocky Top Talk wrote a somber summary of Tennessee's 73-62 loss to Maryland today, but he really summed up the game best with a comment in our open thread: So for anybody who watched Tennessee-Maryland but hasn't seen much Tennessee this...more

Stanford's defense held Penn State's Maggie Lucas to a career-low in Sweet 16 win #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 31, 2014 at 9:54pm

C&R;summarized Stanford's 82-57 win over Penn State in the Sweet 16 in a fanpost, writing that "Stanford played their best ball in a long, long time." A large part of that was their ability to contain PSU's Maggie Lucas defensively, holding her to a ...more

UW coach Mike Neighbors finalist for Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year award
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 31, 2014 at 9:47pm

 Washington coach Mike Neighbors led the Huskies to a third consecutive 20-win season and postseason berth, playing at UTEP on Monday in the WNIT quarterfinals. Neighbors led UW to upsets against No. 6 Stanford and No. 24 California in his first seas...more

Are home court NCAA tournament games a good approach to help women's basketball grow?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 3:28pm

Over the past two days, we've been having NCAA women's basketball bloggers from around the SB Nation network discuss topics related to the 2014 NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. In our final installment today, we gather opinions on whether having tournament g...more

Texas A&M; coach Gary Blair compares DePaul to Paul Westhead's teams #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:35am

Jim Hu of SB Nation's Good Bull Hunting previewed Texas A&M;'s path through the Lincoln region in the 2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament, including this nugget about coach Gary Blair comparing DePaul's style of play to that of the style that Paul...more

Baylor Advances to Elite with 90-72 win over Kentucky #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:33am

Baylor held the Wildcats to just 2-of-14 shooting to start the game and took off from there. Odyssey Sims finishes with 25 points to lead Baylor into the Elite 8 Senior, Odyssey Sims, became the second player in NCAA Division I history to score 1,000 p...more

Swish Appeal's 2014 WNBA community mock draft: Who should the L.A. Sparks select with the 11th pick?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:28am

With the penultimate pick of our 2014 WNBA community mock draft, we turn to the still Los Angeles-based Sparks. With the 10th pick in Swish Appeal's 2014 WNBA community mock draft, the Chicago Sky selected Louisville's Shoni Schimmel; we're adding Penn...more

Notre Dame Blasts Cowgirls, advance to Elite 8 #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:21am

Notre Dame is one win away from advancing to their fifth straight Final Four When Notre Dame loss to the Connecticut Huskies last season, it left a bad taste in their mouth. The Fighting Irish (35-0) took one step closer to that rematch and perfection...more

UConn advances to ninth straight Elite Eight with win over BYU #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:16am

9 STRAIGHT! @UConnWBB with the 70-51 victory over BYU to advance to the Huskies 9th-consecutive #Elite8! #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/h9aoN87sh0 — NCAA Women's BKB (@NCAAWomensBKB) March 29, 2014   Two tweets really summed up how UConn beat BYU t...more

Texas A&M; routs DePaul to advance to Elite Eight #ncaaw
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:05am

A-G-G-I-E = ELITE! @AggieWBB punches ticket to #Elite8 with 84-65 victory over DePaul. #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/uzLe6UlX4i — NCAA Women's BKB (@NCAAWomensBKB) March 30, 2014   Texas A&M;was pretty much in complete control of this game fro...more

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley's interview with NPR's Only A Game
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2014 at 10:01am

NPR's Only A Game published an interview with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley today, which included her thoughts on turning around the Gamecocks program and their upcoming Sweet 16 matchup with North Carolina. But one noteworthy nugget in there was Stal...more

No surprises in day one of third round of #nccaw basketball tourney
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 30, 2014 at 9:58am

Undefeated Notre Dame dominated Oklahoma State, 89-72.Baylor cruised past Kentucky, 90-72.UConn turned back BYU's upset bid, 70-51.Texas A&M;powered by DePaul, 84-65.More NCAA Tournament news:Odyssey Sims surpassed 1,000 points in a season in today's ...more

Record crowd means Washington travels for WNIT quarterfinal matchup Monday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:53pm

Using social-media, word-of-mouth and wins, UTEP broke an attendance record for the right to host a fourth consecutive Women's National Invitation Tournament game at Don Haskins Center. UTEP (27-7) will play Washington (20-13) on Monday at 6pm PT. UTEP d...more

SB Nation blogger NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 roundtable
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:51pm

Yesterday, the Swish Appeal staff gave their thoughts on the Sweet 16 leading up to this point. Today, we have a roundtable of bloggers from five of the SB Nation sites with teams still alive in the tournament to offer insight on their teams and who mig...more

Baylor vs. Kentucky Sweet 16 preview: What can we learn from their 4OT game in December?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:48pm

Back in December, Baylor and Kentucky played an instant classic four overtime game in Arlington, TX that the Wildcats ultimately won 133-130. Looking back on that game now, what can we learn from it and what might go differently? Kentucky's 133-130 qua...more

Jorina Baars Outpoints Cyborg Justino to Win Lion Fights 145 title
by Wombat Sports
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:47pm

Courtesy Lion Fight/ Bennie Palmore In what was a brutal battle on both ends, Jorina Baars was back in form and was able to stand toe to toe with the “Baddest Woman on the Planet” Cyborg Justino to gain the first ever Lion Fight 145 Muay Th...more

2014 WNBA Draft to be held at the Mohegan Sun Casino on April 14
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:06am

The WNBA announced today that the 2014 Draft will be held at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut on Monday, April 14. The Connecticut Sun, which plays in the Mohegan Sun's arena will have the first pick in the Draft. Coincidentally, whoev...more

Minnesota and Rhode Island coaching postions open
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2014 at 9:53am

NCAA Tournament news:See how the Final Four court was created.Brittney Martin has lead Oklahoma State into the Sweet 16.Baylor point guard Odyssey Sims is 66 points shy of the NCAA single-season scoring record.Stopping North Carolina freshman Diamond DeSh...more

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