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Hype Girls headed to the Pac-12 tournament at KeyArena
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 6, 2014 at 8:58pm

WNBA star Tamika Catchings remembers it starting for her in high school. Splitting time between Stephenson HS in Illinois and Duncanville HS in Texas due to her parent's divorce, the popular thing before her basketball games would be for her team to ...more

TV Alert: Pac-12 Networks airs tourney games starting at noon and other news
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 6, 2014 at 8:56pm

Washington State junior G Tia Presley has been working the phones since she realized she'd actually make it through her first Pac-12 season healthy and able to play in the conference tournament. A Spokane native, her family recently moved back East and h...more

Seattle U set for regular-season finale at Connolly Center, WAC tournament
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 6, 2014 at 8:33pm

Seattle U concludes its regular-season with two games this week. SU (13-14, 8-6 WAC) hosts Kansas City on Thursday and Chicago State on Saturday. The latter will mark Senior Day for forwards Kacie Sowell and Ashley Ward and G Sylvia Shephard. A ceremony ...more

NCAA Conference Basketball Tournaments: day one, round one
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 6, 2014 at 2:09pm

SEC Tournament:A layup sent Ole Miss past Arkansas, 63-62.Mississippi State slipped by Missouri, 73-70.ACC Tournament:Clemson rolled by Virginia Tech, 69-56.Virginia topped Boston College, 74-59.Wake Forest downed Pitt, 72-58.Ohio Valley Tournament:Easter...more

Mississippi State advances in 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament: Missouri’s Bri Kulas stands out
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2014 at 1:14pm

Mississippi State claimed a win in the first round of the 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament, but it was Missouri's Bri Kulas who stood out by showcasing WNBA potential. Duluth, GA - Kendra Grant did something that Mississippi head coach Vic Schaf...more

Conference tournament open thread: Big Sky, Big Ten, Colonial, MAAC, MVC, Pac-12, Southland, WCC begin
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2014 at 1:07pm

Eight more NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments begin today while more continue. Now we're really in the thick of things: a couple more power conferences will begin tournament play today while others will continue. We'll re-post yesterday's ...more

NCAA women's basketball championship week ACC, Atlantic 10, Ohio Valley, SEC schedules and TV times
by Swish Appeal
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:16pm

Tournament season is upon us! Today a number of conferences around the nation will open tournament play with bubble teams looking to establish themselves as NCAA tournament worthy and teams outside of Big Dance discussion looking to defy the odds and g...more

Top five NCCA basketball performances
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:13pm

The NCAA has picked the five best player performances last week. The athletes are: Brittany Hrynko, Depaul; Nici Gilday, Santa Clara; Ny Hammonds, Charlotte; Genevieve Okoro, Richmond; Breanna Stewart, Connecticut.More news:The Louisville Cardinals and th...more

Oregon will not renew Paul Westhead's contract
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:09pm

Oh happy day:EUGENE -- Paul Westhead, whose unconventional hiring in 2009 as Oregon women's basketball coach was intended to jump-start the program in his uptempo image but never got up to full speed, announced Tuesday that he will not return next season....more

High school girls basketball top 25 rankings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:04pm

This week's ESPN top 25 rankings:1. Mater Dei2. Blackman3. Duncanville4. Incarnate Word Academy5. Windward6. Manvel7. Regis Jesuit8. Long Beach Polytechnic9. Myers Park10. Bedford North Lawrence11. Lawrence North12. St. Mary's13. Rock Bridge14. Whitney Yo...more

West Virginia vs. Kansas preview: Mountaineers try to win share of Big XII title on senior night
by Swish Appeal
posted March 5, 2014 at 12:56pm

There may be no coach more effusively about his senior leader than West Virginia's Mike Carey and the statistics suggest the praise is justified. West Virginia Mountaineers (26-3) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (12-17) 7 p.m. EST WVU Coliseum - Morgantown, WV ...more

USA Today top 25 poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 5, 2014 at 12:53pm

In this week's USA Today top 25 poll, Arizona State and LSU drop out, Michigan State and DePaul are in:1. Connecticut2. Notre Dame3. Stanford4. Louisville5. Maryland6. Tennessee7. South Carolina8. West Virginia9. Baylor10. Duke11. Penn State12. North Caro...more

BYU's Jennifer Hamson wins WCC Player of the Year awards: Can she make it in the WNBA?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:47pm

The WCC announced today that BYU senior Jennifer Hamson has been voted both WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in league history to do so. So with her dominance in the WCC, does she have a shot at the ...more

Zags' Kelly Graves named WCC Coach of the Year for eighth time
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:40pm

From the West Coast Conference:   SAN BRUNO, Calif. –  (March 3, 2014 – http://www.GoZags.com) The West Coast Conference announced its annual basketball awards Monday afternoon and Gonzaga University women’s basketball head ...more

More teams wrapping up regular season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:37pm

Just a few more upsets tonight:Texas over #18 Oklahoma State, 65-58.South Florida 60, #24 Rutgers 51.Also:#1 UConn is 31-0 on the regular season after downing #3 Louisville, 68-48.Full scoreboard.More news:DePaul's Brittany Hrynko is ESPN's player of the ...more

WNBA trade moratorium expires Friday
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:31pm

The moratorium on WNBA teams signing new players, trading players, designating core players/giving qualifying offers, and on prospective players signing contracts/agreements with teams expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Friday, March 7, 2014, a s...more

Understanding Shoni Schimmel's struggles in Louisville's loss to UConn
by Swish Appeal
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:22pm

Once again, UConn beat Louisville. And once again, Shoni Schimmel struggled to score. In fairness to Louisville, last night's 68-48 loss to Connecticut was objectively closer than the final score suggests for most of the game. The problem was that sub...more

Washington guard Kelsey Plum named Freshman of the Year
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 4, 2014 at 9:18pm

Seven times I've asked either Kelsey Plum or Washington coach Mike Neighbors how the guard felt about being named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and seven times Plum has said, "I don't care." For a little spice, the seventh time, which happened to be a Pac-1...more

Sylvia Hatchell says she's "going to be fine"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 3, 2014 at 7:16pm

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell's leukemia is in remission, and she may return for the NCAA Tournament.More news:The career of Penn State guard Ariel Edwards has been defined by a selfless attitude.Jaterra Bonds will be difficult for Florida to repla...more

Pac-12 Networks (Washington) to air a UW encore Monday before tourney opener
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 3, 2014 at 7:13pm

Pac-12 Networks will re-air Washington's 70-65 upset of No. 18 Cal on Monday at 12:3opm (PT) in Washington. Freshman G Kelsey Plum scored 22 points, including four key shots from the foul line in the waning minute, to seal the win. The Bears, however, pl...more

Marist beats Iona, 79-67
by Swish Appeal
posted March 3, 2014 at 7:05pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: A back-and-forth game in the first half broke open in the second half as Marist went on a 14-2 run to eventually claim a 79-67 win at Iona. Tori Jarosz had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Red Foxes, while Casey Dulin added 19 p...more

Northwest 11: Pac-12, West Coast Conference set conference tournament times
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 3, 2014 at 6:53pm

Here's the Northwest 11 weekly power ranking. The qualifying regional Division I schools are Washington, Washington State, Seattle U, Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Oregon, Oregon State, Portland, Portland State, Idaho and Boise State. Idaho State will not ...more

DePaul wins revenge match, claims Big East crown
by Swish Appeal
posted March 2, 2014 at 7:23pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: It was a perfect storm of disaster for St. John's, as missed shots, defensive lapses, and unforced errors led to an 80-65 loss to DePaul in the home finale. Brittany Hrynko had 21 points for the Blue Demons, one of four DePaul pl...more

NCAA Conference Basketball Finals
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 2, 2014 at 10:13am

#8 Penn State clinched a share of the Big Ten title with a win over Michigan, 77-62.CSUN nipped UC Riverside, 77-75, to claim a share of the Big West title.DePaul clinched at least a share of the Big East title by defeating St. John's, 80-65.Idaho outlast...more

Sydney Moss scores an NCAA Division III record 63 points for Thomas More College
by Swish Appeal
posted March 2, 2014 at 9:51am

Sydney Moss, the daughter of former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss scored 63 points for Thomas More College in a 106-88 win over Waynesburg University in a Division III game yesterday. It is an NCAA record for single game scoring in the division. ...more

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