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Dukes reign over Storm
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2013 at 10:12pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: James Madison withstood a strong second half showing by St. John's and came away with the 64-51 win. Kirby Burkholder led the Dukes with 18 points, while Toia Giggetts added 12 points and six rebounds, and Jazmon Gwathmey had 10 ...more

The St. Peter's women's basketball team got their first win since February 7th
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2013 at 9:55pm

Wins have been hard to come by thus far in Pat Coyle's first season at St. Peter's, but they got the first one out of the way with a win this past Wednesday. TEANECK, NJ - On the seventh game, they entered the win column. Biblical reference to Genesis...more

Dukes dominate Panthers
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2013 at 9:24am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: James Madison surged out to a big lead early and never let Prairie View back in in their 79-50 win. Lauren Okafor and Kirby Buckholder each had 16 to lead the Dukes, with Okafor adding 10 rebounds. Jeanette Jackson of Prairie Vi...more

Games I wish I'd seen on 14 December 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2013 at 9:22am

The author plays with an Elo rating system for women's basketball, and two undefeated teams lose their first games. This weekend, I played with the idea of an Elo Ranking system for women's basketball.The short term explanation of how Elo rankings work...more

Stanford Beats Gonzaga, Honors Coach
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 16, 2013 at 9:19am

Sorry this blog posting is so late, but C and R had an “Ugly Christmas Sweater Party” to attend last night after the Stanford vs. Gonzaga game. And boy, it’s harder to find an ugly Christmas sweater than you think. C and R spent all of F...more

Mosqueda-Lewis, Tuck probable to return for Duke game Tuesday
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 16, 2013 at 9:18am

UConn's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Morgan Tuck are likely to return from injury in time for the big showdown with Duke Tuesday.They're excited.Today's scores......Still rolling undefeated:Indiana outlasted IUPUI, 51-45. They're 11-0 and off to their best ...more

Game, team, player and coach news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 15, 2013 at 11:18am

Still undefeated:San Diego knocked off Long Beach State, 68-51, to go 10-0.Other results:Ohio State rallied to beat Army, 59-56.Florida Atlantic outlasted Central Florida in double overtime, 82-69.Oregon State put away Hawaii, 76-64.Washington defeated Wi...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen on 13 December 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted December 15, 2013 at 11:17am

A quick look at two undefeated team, and the Black Knights almost steal a win. There are 16 teams left than have not lost a game this season.Arkansas 11-0Connecticut 10-0Duke 10-0Indiana 10-0Kentucky 10-0San Diego 10-0Brigham Young 9-0Colorado 9-0Georg...more

Dragons blow away Red Storm late
by Swish Appeal
posted December 15, 2013 at 11:10am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: Poor shooting doomed St. John's in their first game of the Chartwells Holiday Classic, as the Red Storm fell to Drexel 62-55. Rachel Pearson led the Dragons with 15 points, 12 in the second half, and 10 rebounds; Sarah Curran add...more

Games I wish I'd seen on 12 December 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted December 14, 2013 at 10:03am

There was only one game I wish I'd seen last night, and 11,000+ got to see it in person. Women's basketball is a vast wasteland for both Thursday night and tonight.  Last night, there were only 10 Division I games played.  Tonight, that numbe...more

New Phoenix Mercury GM is Phoenix Suns exec
by Swish Appeal
posted December 14, 2013 at 9:59am

The Phoenix Mercury have a new general manager and a new president of business operations today, both of which are Phoenix Suns executives. According to the Phoenix Mercury website, the Mercury have finally decided who their new general manager will be...more

Games I wish I'd seen on 11 December 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted December 13, 2013 at 9:38am

How a rabbit beat a lion, and one team finally enters the winner's circle. There were only 18 games yesterday, two involving non-Division I teams.  There wasn't much to choose from then and there isn't going to be much to choose from tonight. ...;more

Perfect record roll call for NCAA basketball
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 13, 2013 at 9:31am

#5 Kentucky 96, DePaul 85. The Wildcasts are 10-0.#11 Colorado 83, Denver 61. The Buffs are 9-0.#16 Georgia 81, Belmont 55. The Bulldogs are 9-0.#17 Iowa State 83, #21 Iowa 70. The Cyclones are 9-0.Full scoreboard.More news:Iowa guard Melissa Dixon is lea...more

NCAA says rule changes are bringing more offense
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 13, 2013 at 9:29am

The NCAA says the new rule changes this year have resulted in increased offense:Through games of Dec. 8, scoring is up 5.68 points per game in Division I, 5.20 in Division II and 5.31 in Division III. The scoring increase is attributable to better shootin...more

One-day holiday sale starts at 10 a.m. for tickets to Pac-12 tournament at KeyArena
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:10pm

The Pac-12 tournament will have its second run at KeyArena in March. The conference is offering a special holiday sale Thursday on tickets. No. 6 Stanford won the inaugural tournament at KeyArena last year. Below is more information on the sale from the...more

Is It Worth It: Her Choice
by SportyEsquire
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:02pm

Last week, I published the first of part of this two-part series on the utility of women’s sports programs in college.  In part I, I reached the conclusion that, for the institutions, the value in women’s sports, in the form of institut...more

WNBA announced rule changes for 2014 season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:12am

Rule changes are coming for the WNBA next year:Instant replay may now be used during the last minute of the game or any point during an overtime period:- When reviewing a block/charge play to determine whether the defender was inside or outside the restri...more

Wednesday dribble: No. 6 Stanford next for No. 23 Zags, EWU time change, WNBA's draft set
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:01am

No. 23 Gonzaga (8-1) returned to Spokane early Wednesday morning, so a groggy coach Kelly Graves hadn't turned his full attention to playing at No. 6 Stanford (7-1) on Saturday. The series between the top programs out West will air at 1 pm (PT) on Pac-12 ...more

Upset, 10-0, first loss and.....trading cards?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 12, 2013 at 8:57am

Arguably, the upset of the week so far is South Dakota State's 83-79 win over #12 Penn State.In the meantime, Indiana routed Milwaukee, 87-68, to go 10-0.Michigan handed Eastern Michigan their first loss of the season, 89-75.Full scoreboard.More college n...more

Connecticut Sun win WNBA draft lottery
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 11, 2013 at 10:42pm

For the first time in four years, the WNBA team with the worst record won the draft lottery. That team is the Connecticut Sun: 2014 WNBA DRAFT LOTTERY ORDERPick Team Record1. Connecticut Sun 10-242. Tulsa Shock 11-233. San Antonio Silver Stars 12-224. New...more

Still much going on
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 11, 2013 at 10:37pm

It's finals weeks for colleges, so games are trickling instead of deluging. Those games that are being played are making big impressions:Arkansas thumped Tulsa, 81-42, and BYU squeaked by Weber State, 90-85. The Razorbacks are now 11-0, while the Cougars ...more

For the sake of growing the game
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 11, 2013 at 10:26pm

The strange, sometimes awesome promos women’s basketball is using to attract fans.Other news:Nebraska is employing a successful new game strategy.Q&A;with Duke's Haley Peters.South Carolina: Ballin' with Brett, season three, episode one.Winter b...more

Wednesday dribble: No. 6 Stanford next for No. 23 Zags, EWU time change, WNBA's draft set
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 11, 2013 at 9:22pm

No. 23 Gonzaga (8-1) returned to Spokane early Wednesday morning, so a groggy coach Kelly Graves hadn't turned his full attention to playing at No. 6 Stanford (7-1) on Saturday. The series between the top programs out West will air at 1 pm (PT) on Pac-12 ...more

Atlanta Dream head coach Michael Cooper on the hiring process, what makes a championship team, and Running With The Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted December 10, 2013 at 9:29pm

Michael Cooper, new head coach of the Atlanta Dream, sits down with Swish Appeal and talks about what Atlanta needs to do to be a championship team, the best player in the 2014 Draft, about how he ended up in Atlanta, and much more. When the Atlanta Dr...more

Games I'd wish I'd seen on 8 December 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted December 10, 2013 at 9:22pm

Why it's so hard to find women's basketball games on TV, at least where Comcast is concerned. There are indeed games we'd wish we seen yesterday.  One problem with Games We'd Wish We'd Seen is that there really is no website or database or anythin...more

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