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Duke beats Maryland in first regular season meeting
by Swish Appeal
posted February 12, 2013 at 8:44am

The Duke Blue Devils won the first of two meetings this year with the Maryland Terrapins, 71-56 behind a career-high effort from Chelsea Gray on ESPN2. The teams will meet again in about two weeks in College Park. For the full recap and boxscore, visit ...more

AP poll: just some reshuffling
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 12, 2013 at 8:40am

This week's top 25 consists of the same teams as last week, with a few changes:1. Baylor2. Notre Dame3. Connecticut4. Stanford5. Duke6. Cal7. Maryland8. Penn State9. Kentucky10. Louisville11. Texas A&M;12. Tennessee13. Georgia14. North Carolina15. UCL...more

Around the Pac-12: The weekend that was
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 11, 2013 at 7:40pm

It's Monday morning and Washington isn't dreaming. Last week's small, but significant, look from reporters as worthy of a top-25 look still exists and UW remains in the upper half of Pac-12 standings. Washington (17-6, 9-3 Pac-12) entered the weekend ti...more

Interview: What do new NCAA rules mean for women's basketball recruiting?
by Swish Appeal
posted February 11, 2013 at 7:34pm

Can you talk about the influence of the men's basketball game with these rules changes. Simply stated, with the success and growth on the men's basketball side and its parity, it seems like you all wanted to create a more equal playing field on the wome...more

Stanford Bombs Arizona State
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 11, 2013 at 8:12am

Beautiful, sunshiny day in the Bay Areas as the Stanford Women’s Basketball played their Breast Cancer Awareness game vs. Arizona State. Stanford looked all-cool in their pink, pink shoes with neon pink laces and pink piping on their shorts. Arizona...more

Smith rocks Georgetown
by Swish Appeal
posted February 10, 2013 at 12:36pm

I shouldn't have to end up sounding like a chain-smoking diner waitress after playing Georgetown if the Hoyas are down two starters and we have a ten-point lead at any time in the game. And yet the husband and I had to turn it up as loud as we did agai...more

ACC's best square off in much-anticipated showdown
by Swish Appeal
posted February 10, 2013 at 12:34pm

The wait is nearly over. No. 7 Maryland (19-3, 10-1 ACC) and No. 5/4 Duke (21-1, 11-0 ACC), the top two teams in ACC women's basketball both by ranking and conference record, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in Durham. The past two seasons Maryland and Duke...more

Cal State Fullerton honors slain coach in return to court
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 10, 2013 at 8:40am

Today Cal State Fullerton honored former assistant coach Monica Quan, who was killed last weekend, prior to their game against UC Riverside. It was their first game since Quan and her fiancee were shot and killed by an assailant who is still at large.Play...more

Stanford Crushes Arizona
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 9, 2013 at 10:28am

C and R could not make the Stanford Women’s Basketball game vs. Arizona tonight due to a prior commitment.Here are the Things We Missed:Stanford 's Mikaela Ruef gets her first double-double. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)-Chiney Ogwumike got her 18t...more

No. 7 Maryland escapes Wake Forest
by Swish Appeal
posted February 9, 2013 at 10:23am

153rd RPI-ranked Wake Forest (10-13, 3-8 ACC) gave No. 7 Maryland (19-3, 10-1 ACC) a scare, but in the end the Terps prevailed with a 73-63 win in Winston-Salem Friday ngiht, as Alyssa Thomas and Tianna Hawkins followed up their 50-point combined perfo...more

Remembering Cal State Fullerton assistant coach Monica Quan
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 9, 2013 at 10:02am

Coach Monica Quan, in the white blouse on the left side, sits with the other Cal State Fullerton coaches during their game at LMU Nov. 20, 2012.Photo gallery from that game.As the hunt continues for the man suspected of killing Cal State Fullerton assista...more

Interview with former USC guard Jacki Gemelos about pursuing her WNBA dream with the Minnesota Lynx
by Swish Appeal
posted February 9, 2013 at 9:47am

What has Jacki Gemelos been up to these days?"I am currently training to prepare for training camp with Minnesota in May. I’m doing a lot of rehab, strength and conditioning, and basketball workouts. I started working for a company named Prep Star...more

900 wins, WNBA transactions, high school news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 8, 2013 at 9:42am

With North Carolina's win over Boston College, Coach Sylvia Hatchell notched her 900th win. She is only the third NCAA coach, after Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt, to attain that many wins.Hatchell's milestone moments.Conradt and Duke Coach Joanne P. McCall...more

Terps look to keep things running smoothy against Wake Forest
by Swish Appeal
posted February 7, 2013 at 10:43pm

Thanks to losses by Penn State, Kentucky and Tennessee, Maryland (18-3, 9-1 ACC) has jumped into the No. 7 spot in both The Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN polls, which is almost back to where they were ranked in the preseason: No. 5. Not bad for a ...more

ESPN's mid-major poll says......
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 7, 2013 at 10:23pm

The hot ten:1. Delaware2. Dayton3. Green Bay4. Creighton5. Chattanooga6. Princeton7. Middle Tennessee State8. Florida Gulf Coast9. Pacific10. Gonzaga ...more

Senior CLASS Award finalists announced
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 7, 2013 at 9:57pm

Great list:Brittany Chambers, Guard, Kansas StateLayshia Clarendon, Guard, CaliforniaElena Delle Donne, Guard/Forward, DelawareSkylar Diggins, Guard, Notre DameJacqui Kalin, Guard, Northern IowaKevi Luper, Guard, Oral RobertsAnna Martin, Guar...more

SBN Roundtable: How might we compare Cal, Kentucky, Maryland, Penn State, and Tennessee?
by Swish Appeal
posted February 7, 2013 at 10:30am

Last week while looking over various women's college basketball ratings, a cluster of teams stood out as particularly difficult to sort out: Cal, Kentucky, Maryland, Penn State, Tennessee. Of course, one might look at the results last week and say that ...more

How do we sort out the teams on the cusp of the elite in NCAA women's basketball?
by Swish Appeal
posted February 7, 2013 at 9:11am

Last week, I started compiling data on a cluster of teams that appeared to be "pretty much interchangeable when it comes to rankings, talent, and what they have to offer" in an attempt to begin sorting them out. Then three of them lost. Nevertheless, th...more

Assessing Maryland halfway through ACC play: How far can this team go?
by Swish Appeal
posted February 6, 2013 at 9:22am

Maryland has had a rough year with injuries. But with seven key contributors they are in a position to challenge Duke in the ACC and maybe hang with the handful of other teams ahead of them in the rankings come tournament time. No. 10/9 Maryland (17-3,...more

News item blow out
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 6, 2013 at 8:53am

Only nine games today.The most notable may be #2 Notre Dame's 59-52 defeat of Villanova - Irish Coach Muffet McGraw's 700th win.Other college news:Cal's Gennifer Brandon has transformed her game.Illinois has lost two players to career-ending injuries: Ker...more

South Carolina’s steady rise to excellence: How the Gamecocks defied the odds
by Swish Appeal
posted February 5, 2013 at 5:11pm

There’s a wonderful axiom that’s very applicable to the resurgence of the South Carolina Gamecocks towards the upper echelon of the SEC: the cream always rises to the top. "To have a start like we’re having this year (at 19-3)," said ...more

Around the Pac-12: Washington's run helping conference grab more respect
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 5, 2013 at 4:53pm

Washington was already elated after a needed sweep of the desert schools to remain tied with No. 17 UCLA for third in Pac-12 standings. Now the Huskies are getting national looks by Associated Press reporters. A panel of 40 vote weekly to determine the t...more

Stanford Beats Oregon State, Chiney Gets Career High 32 Points
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 5, 2013 at 3:22pm

Hey, C and R actually take a back seat and let our guest blogger from Oregon write the blog again. Here is a live and in person view of the Stanford Women’s basketball game vs Oregon State, where Chiney Ogwumike scored a career high 32 points and gr...more

Eight players added to State Farm Wade Trophy watch list
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 5, 2013 at 3:19pm

As if the list wasn't already long on talent, eight players have been added to the list as potential State Farm Wade Trophy winners: Kelsey Bone of Texas A&M;, Gennifer Brandon and Layshia Clarendon of California, Kelly Faris of Connecticut, Tianna Ha...more

For Tennessee fans: pictures from yesterday's game at Missouri
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 5, 2013 at 8:36am

Tennessee Coach Holly Warlick conducts a timeout.Bashaara Graves shoots a free throw.- photos by Kim Hersh ...more

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