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Maryland has shown enough in non-conference play to make themselves one of the front-runners in the ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted January 3, 2013 at 8:10am

A look back at non-conference play Last year No. 8 Maryland (10-2) entered the season ranked No. 5 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN polls after a 2011-12 campaign that saw them start 16-0, beat Duke, Delaware and Georgia Tech twice in the...more

Items from everywhere (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 2, 2013 at 1:12pm

Despite their graduation losses last year, Notre Dame is still a threat.Tennessee sophomore forward Cierra Burdick is out indefinitely with a bone fracture in her hand.Penn State's Maggie Lucas has a new blog.Portuguese guard Michelle Brandao will debut t...more

USA Today poll has some changes
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 2, 2013 at 1:10pm

This week's USA Today top 25 poll:1. Connecticut2. Baylor3. Stanford4. Duke5. Notre Dame6. Kentucky7. Cal8. Maryland9. Penn State10. Louisville11. Georgia12. Oklahoma State13. Tennessee14. Purdue15. South Carolina16. Oklahoma17. UCLA18. Dayton19. Nebraska...more

Speed Kills: Kennedy spearheads FGCU to win in Atlantic Sun conference opener
by Swish Appeal
posted January 2, 2013 at 8:01am

Kennesaw, GA -- In the conference opener, Brittany Kennedy’s all around performance helped lead Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over the Kennesaw State Lady Owls 62-35.Kennedy -- featured on the "Buzz List" for the Nancy Lieberman Award -- had 14 points...more

The Connecticut Sun is continuing to search for its new head coach
by Swish Appeal
posted January 2, 2013 at 7:54am

Back on December 18, 2012, Marc Allard of the Norwich Bulletin noted that the team received a lot of interest from coaching candidates, was looking at coaching candidates, but that no one was interviewed by the team at that time. This also happened to ...more

The new year brings conference play
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 2, 2013 at 7:50am

Happy 2013.Odyssey Sims and Baylor are ready for Big 12 play.Undefeated Colorado is ready for the Pac-12.Wisconsin senior guard Taylor Wurtz has to have back surgery, and will redshirt.Purdue and Notre Dame could be strangers soon, as they won't play one ...more

Closing out 2012 (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 1, 2013 at 10:01am

Today's game results:#1 UConn shook off a slow start to rout Oregon, 95-51.Not even I can believe this score: #5 Notre Dame 128, St. Francis 55.#11 Louisville 88, Tennessee State 25.#16 UCLA held off Saint Joseph's, 73-65.Today's scoreboard.Only two games...more

UConn takes top spot in AP poll, Stanford falls to fourth
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 1, 2013 at 9:59am

Predictable changes in this week's AP top 25 poll:1. Connecticut2. Baylor3. Duke4. Stanford5. Notre Dame6. Kentucky7. California8. Maryland9. Penn State10. Georgia11. Louisville12. Tennessee13. Oklahoma State14. Purdue15. North Carolina16. UCLA17. Oklahom...more

The Best of Swish Appeal: 12 of our top stories from 2012
by Swish Appeal
posted January 1, 2013 at 9:52am

When SB Nation requested that each site in this gigantic network submit nominations for the best longreads of the year, the Swish Appeal team set about scouring the site's archives to select the best of what we have to offer. You can click here to see ...more

Cal's balanced, flexible attack the key ingredient to their 10-1 start
by Swish Appeal
posted January 1, 2013 at 9:40am

The George Washington Colonials approached the California Golden Bears pretty much the way everyone else has this season: zone up defensively to try to slow down the Bears in transition and make it harder on them to get the ball into their post, unquest...more

Cal faces tough start to Pac-12 after finishing conference play strong
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:26pm

Ted Lee of BearInsider.com framed his recap of the California Golden Bears women's basketball team with a look ahead to the difficult schedule ahead as they open Pac-12 conference play in 2013. Next week, Cal opens with road games at Utah and Colorado, ...more

Cal women enter Pac-12 play with program-best 10-1 record
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:21pm

The California Golden Bears defeated the George Washington Colonials 70-43 in the final game of non-conference play to improve to 10-1, the best record in program history. The scout on the Golden Bears appears to be pretty clear by now: everybody is...more

Upsets winding the year down (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 31, 2012 at 8:18am

Today's results:And then there were five....Bowling Green upset #15 Dayton in a 65-40 rout, handing them their first season loss.Another upset, in San Diego: Central Michigan over #20 Texas, 73-65.In the process of thrashing Monmouth, #4 Duke held them to...more

The Georgia State Holiday & Hoops Tournament: Toledo defeats Georgia State to take title
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2012 at 8:15am

The 12-1 Toledo Rockets - on the fringe of the women's college basketball rankings - face were the marquee team in this weekend's Georgia State University Holiday & Hoops tournament. They overcame a solid Charlotte team and host Georgia State to fin...more

Georgia State rolls to an easy victory, 76-60
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2012 at 8:02am

Atlanta, GA -- In the opening game of the Georgia State Holiday and Hoops Holiday Tournament, the host team came out very aggressive as they dispatched Mississippi Valley State easily, 76-60. The Panthers opened the game with 7-0 run. This forced Miss...more

Stanford Struggles with UConn
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 30, 2012 at 8:20pm

Groan. It’s not that C and R can’t take a loss, it’s the way that the Stanford Women’s Basketball team lost to archrival UConn. They were embarrassed.Here’s the thing, this is how C and R thought this season would go. Not that we want to be Nega...more

Second-half surge propels Toledo past Charlotte: Richardson dominates
by Swish Appeal
posted December 30, 2012 at 8:16pm

Atlanta, GA -- In a battle between two of the premier mid-major programs, neither team disappointed as this game lived up to its billing with neither giving an inch. But Toledo was able to pull away in the second half -- behind the strong performance o...more

UConn's rout of Stanford not what fans expected
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 30, 2012 at 10:03am

Did anyone see #2 UConn's 61-35 annihilation of #1 Stanford coming? Stanford got harassed right off the home floor that it ruled with perfection and dominant play for nearly six years—and the Huskies surely took the Cardinal's No. 1 spot along with ...more

Maryland cruises past Hartford, wins Terrapin Classic
by Swish Appeal
posted December 30, 2012 at 9:59am

Led by 22 points and 11 rebounds from junior forward Alyssa Thomas, the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins (10-2) defeated the 115th RPI ranked Hartford Hawks (9-4), 72-40, to win the Terrapin Classic championship Saturday at the Comcast Center in College Park, M...more

Cal women off to best start in program history with win over George Washington
by Swish Appeal
posted December 29, 2012 at 9:43pm

The scout on the Golden Bears appears to be pretty clear by now: everybody is sitting in a 2-3 zone and willing to gamble on missing a rotation rather than getting punished down low on post-ups. The problem: Cal has been extremely patient in non-c...more

It's nice to be able to say, "tonight's results" again
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 29, 2012 at 11:31am

Break over:And then there were six undefeated teams: Illinois upset #6 Georgia, 70-59.#8 Cal is off to their best start in school history at 10-1, after beating George Washington.#7 Kentucky allowed the fewest points in school history with a 90-23 thumpin...more

The state of the WNBA: 2012 edition
by Swish Appeal
posted December 29, 2012 at 11:23am

The best way to predict the future is to fit one's predictions into one of four categories.1. The most likely case. All current trends continue into the future.2. The best case. "Everything goes right."3. The outlier cases. What low probability events c...more

No. 9 Maryland dominates down low, blows out Brown
by Swish Appeal
posted December 29, 2012 at 11:21am

The Maryland Terrapins (9-2) led by just 13 at the half, but outscored the 225th RPI ranked Brown Bears (3-6), 39-12, in the second half en route to a 76-36 victory in the opening game of the Terrapin Classic Friday afternoon at the Comcast Center in Co...more

Back in the college saddle
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 28, 2012 at 8:23am

Remember, Saturday is the big showdown between #1 Stanford and #2 Connecticut.Is the rest of the Pac-12 closing in on Stanford?Pac-12 preview.There's no limits for Cal's Talia Caldwell.Utah hopes to enter the Pac-12 on a high note.Notre Dame Coach Muffet ...more

Few changes in USA Today poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 28, 2012 at 8:21am

This week's top 25:1. Stanford2. Connecticut3. Baylor4. Duke5. Notre Dame6. Kentucky7. Georgia8. Cal9. Maryland10. Penn State11. Purdue12. Louisville13. Oklahoma State14. Dayton15. Tennessee16. South Carolina17. Oklahoma18. UCLA19. Nebraska20. Kansas21. T...more

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