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2013 Pac-12 women's basketball preview: Oregon State Beavers
by Swish Appeal
posted January 6, 2013 at 12:28pm

Oregon State Beavers (4-6) Roster Statistics In the discussion about the most improved women's basketball programs over the last two years, it's difficult not to talk about Oregon State. What Scott Rueck has done with the Beavers program over the la...more

2013 Pac-12 women's basketball preview: Arizona Wildcats
by Swish Appeal
posted January 6, 2013 at 10:12am

Arizona Wildcats (8-3) Roster Statistics Arizona was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 conference in the media's preseason poll, earning just 22 votes which was 25 less than 10th place Washington State. After their showing in non-conference play, ...more

No. 19/21 Seminoles head to College Park to take on No. 8 Terps team trying to bounce back
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 7:00pm

No. 8 Maryland (10-3, 1-1 ACC) suffered a tough road loss Thursday at No. 15/23 North Carolina, but have another opportunity to beat a ranked ACC opponent coming up on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. when they host No. 19/21 Florida State (12-1, 2-0 ACC), who is co...more

Stat breakdown: How Manhattan held off St. Peter's to win their MAAC opener
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 6:58pm

JERSEY CITY, NJ - St. Peter's gave Manhattan a scare but in the end left the floor still searching for their first victory. The Jaspers held off St. Peter's 73-66 in the MAAC opener for both teams on Thursday. The game, at St.Peter's Yanitelli Cente...more

Stanford Bounces Back and Beats Colorado
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:36am

Basketball team opening at (previously) undefeated Colorado. Would Stanford rebound from the embarrassing home loss to UConn. Or will Colorado try a similar UConn game plan to expose the Cardinal weaknesses?Well, there is a reason UConn is #1 and beat Sta...more

Pac-12 women's basketball preview: Utah Utes
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:35am

Utah Utes (9-2) Roster Statistics So full disclosure for those who aren't aware: I'm a bit of a Michigan Wolverines fan. I might be bitter about Utah thrashing Michigan in non-conference play. But let's put that aside for a bit. Utah has the odd di...more

Pac-12 women's basketball preview: UCLA Bruins
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:33am

UCLA Bruins (9-2) Roster Statistics It was hard not to watch UCLA forward Markel Walker in her freshman year and think you were witnessing special in the making, even with the presence of a healthy Jasmine Dixon around to take some of the spotlight. ...more

Pac-12 women's basketball preview: Colorado Buffaloes
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:32am

Colorado Buffaloes (11-0) Roster Statistics It's probably fair to say that most people were surprised when Colorado beat the Louisville Cardinals at home. Well, for those of you that were surprised about that, this might be more surprising: Omni Ran...more

Pac-12 women's basketball preview: USC Women of Troy
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:29am

USC Women of Troy (3-8) Roster Statistics The summary of USC's non-conference play over at over at SB Nation's USC site Conquest Chronicles has already summed up what a number of Pac-12 basketball fans seem to be wondering right now: "Michael Cooper ...more

Pac-12 women's basketball preview: Oregon Ducks
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:28am

Oregon Ducks (2-10)RosterStatistics I begin my look at the Pac-12 with the Oregon Ducks, not because they're the most significant team in the conference but because I just watched my DVR'd broadcast of their game against the UConn Huskies on New Year's...more

2013 Pac-12 women's basketball preview: How much of a challenge will Stanford get this season?
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:26am

Each year before conference play begins, I like to take stock of where each team stands statistically so I'm ready for what's ahead. This stream will contain an overview of each team's non-conference performance and what we might be able to expect headi...more

2013 Pac-12 women's basketball preview statistics framework
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2013 at 9:16am

For the purposes of these previews, I'm going to use the following statistics (some of which are readily available around the web, some of which are numbers I just personally like using): Four Factors statistics: These are the numbers that describe...more

League play begins, with big match up Saturday (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 4, 2013 at 7:14pm

So much news:UConn and Notre Dame face off Saturday, and ESPN breaks down the match ups.For the Irish, freshman Jewell Loyd is ahead of schedule. Husky freshman Breanna Stewart answers five questions from Rebecca Lobo.DePaul freshmen Brooke Schulte and Br...more

No. 15/23 North Carolina dominates No. 8 Maryland at start of second half, holds on for big win over Terps
by Swish Appeal
posted January 4, 2013 at 8:34am

Katie Rutan's potential game-tying three-point attempt at the buzzer was no good as it hit off the front of the rim and allowed North Carolina (14-1, 2-0 ACC) to come away with a crucial win over a top 10 team and left Maryland (10-3, 1-1 ACC) scratchin...more

Kennesaw State falls short in upset bid of Stetson, McGowan rescues Hatters
by Swish Appeal
posted January 4, 2013 at 8:10am

Kennesaw, GA -- The Kennesaw State Owls came into Wednesday’s night contest determined to make amends for their performance against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. But they came up short as Victoria McGowan’s 33-point (career-high) effort helped the...more

Delle Donne saves the day for Delaware
by Swish Appeal
posted January 3, 2013 at 8:24pm

I love this team, but much like the New York Liberty, they're going to kill me one of these days. I'm just not sure if it's going to be a heart condition or a head injury. I know it. My family has a history of heart trouble, St. John's! My mother ha...more

An upset and lots of close ones (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 3, 2013 at 8:23pm

Not sure what's going on tonight, but down goes #13 Oklahoma State - one of the last unbeaten teams - to Texas Tech, 64-59.#14 Purdue barely escaped Illinois, 67-66 in overtime.Elena Delle Donne lifted Delaware over St. John's, 60-59.FIU grabbed the win o...more

Washington, Washington State open Pac-12 play on Friday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 3, 2013 at 8:32am

Washington (8-3) opens Pac-12 conference play on Friday against Arizona State (8-4) with a new look -- 11 healthy players for the first time this season. Junior G Kellie McCann-Smith was the last to return to the roster, missing an entire academic semeste...more

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 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

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