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Maryland, Rutgers to join Big Ten
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 20, 2012 at 8:09am

The Big 14?Maryland and Rutgers have joined the Big Ten.Bit Ten statement on Maryland.The ex-ACC commissioner is shocked.The expansion of the conference likely won't stop there.Big 16?When will the madness end? ...more

Georgia Tech ties school steals record in win over Marquette
by Swish Appeal
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:46pm

    (ATLANTA) - After Georgia Tech’s setback vs. Tennessee, one could look at the schedule and tell that Marquette would be the next significant test for the Yellow Jackets. This was the second match of a home-and-away series, and Mar...more

St. Joseph’s upset of #5 Maryland: A monumental win for the ages
by Swish Appeal
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:38pm

  The city of brotherly love wasn’t so friendly to Maryland when they paid a visit to play St. Joseph’s on Saturday. In what culminated to being the most notable win in school history since their upset of #3 Wichita State in 1977, loo...more

University of Maryland Joining Big Ten According to Sources
by Swish Appeal
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:29pm

ESPN is reporting that the University of Maryland, College Park will join the Big Ten Conference and is expected to announce the move later this afternoon. There is no set date as to when the University will actually start playing in the conference at th...more

Stanford Wins Rainbow Wahine Classic
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 19, 2012 at 8:00am

Stanford Women’s Basketball scored the hat trick this weekend, winning three games in three days, to secure the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii. When you first win is over #1 Baylor, it really didn’t matter what happenes afterward, although S...more

Washington, Washington State lose on Sunday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:56am

Washington won the rebounding battle on Sunday, but poor shooting from its top two players led to a 71-62 road loss at Long Beach State (2-2). Sophomore PG Jazmine Davis, the team's leading scorer (23 points), was 1-for-6 from the field for six points an...more

Stanford Handles Hawaii
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:50am

Life goes on, and The Stanford Women’s Basketball Team still had a basketball game to play one day after knocking off Number 1 Baylor. They played host Hawaii, and Hawaii proved the good host by letting the guests win, 69-42.Stanford got four of its...more

Wetzel: What the Maryland, Rutgers move could mean for Big Ten basketball
by Swish Appeal
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:48am

In addition to the question of how Maryland and Rutgers would pay the ACC's exit fee to join the conference, there's the question of what impact a move would have on the Big Ten. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports put together a pretty nice overview of Maryland...more

McKenith and Smith Lead Red Storm over Pride
by Swish Appeal
posted November 18, 2012 at 4:31pm

I love a good home opener, don't you? I definitely liked this better than last year's game against Hofstra. Now with 95% less food poisoning! Military appreciation day, in honor of Veterans' Day at the beginning of the week. We went in before they had...more

Stanford Beats Baylor
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 18, 2012 at 8:05am

STANFORD WINS THE PENNANT! Stanford wins the pennant! Well, not the pennant, that being our little pun about the Giants, and The Stanford Women’s Basketball Team did not win a national championship or even any championship, but they just beat Baylor...more

An upset and a couple milestones
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 18, 2012 at 8:02am

Tonight's results:Ouch....St. Joseph's 50, #5 Maryland 49.With their 78-53 victory over Winthrop, Ohio State has a home game winning streak of 23.#1 Baylor beat Tennessee-Martin 82-67, and in the process Bear center Brittney Griner set an NCAA record for ...more

University of Maryland and Rutgers University in talks to join Big Ten Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted November 18, 2012 at 7:57am

For the conference, adding Maryland and Rutgers would extend the conference's reach out east to the Washington DC, Baltimore, and New York City metro areas. From Maryland's and Rutgers' perspectives, joining the Big Ten can also earn them more revenue d...more

Video: ESPN highlights of the Baylor Lady Bears' loss to the Stanford Cardinal
by Swish Appeal
posted November 17, 2012 at 8:47pm

The Stanford Cardinal upset the Baylor Lady Bears 71-69 in the Rainbow Wahine Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.   ...more

Memorial service planned for Seattle Storm fan, friend Karen Rolstad
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 15, 2012 at 8:03pm

Thanks for sharing your stories and condolences regarding the passing of Karen Rolstad, my friend and longtime Storm fan. They have been passed on to the family and they appreciate our sentiments. The Seattle Times published an obituary in the newspaper'...more

Washington and Gonzaga announce its national letter of intents
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 15, 2012 at 8:26am

Washington coach Kevin McGuff is still attracting guards in announcing his trio of players who signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday. Yet, with All-American post Katie Collier (6-feet-3) expected to return from injury and G Kristi Kingma graduat...more

National Signing Day excitement
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 15, 2012 at 8:19am

Hoopgurlz A-Z......S is interesting: Tyler Scaife and Ieshia Small have yet to announce.Check out the 2013 list.Individual schools 411:Tennessee signs two big recruits.UConn's got one.North Carolina's four are all-stars.Notre Dame lands four.Purdue adds t...more

Minnesota Gophers aiming for 20 wins and a NCAA tournament berth
by Swish Appeal
posted November 15, 2012 at 7:22am

Marcus R. Fuller of the Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota Gophers are expecting things this year after winning the 2012 WBI title last year. Their optimism is buoyed by the promise of sophomore Rachel Banham, who is looking to continue her quest t...more

#1 Baylor whoops #6 Kentucky
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:49am

Tonight's results:#1 Baylor crushed #6 Kentucky, 85-51.#22 Oklahoma State 74, Missouri State 71.Full scoreboard.Forty-one games on tap tomorrow, including #9 Penn State at #16 Texas A&M;.Other NCAA news:Black Coaches and Administrators report on colle...more

Baylor Lady Bears vs. Kentucky Wildcats: A'dia Mathies 'was never a factor' in 85-51 loss in Waco
by Swish Appeal
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:46am

Even if a team were to come into Waco, Texas knowing exactly how to stop the Baylor Lady Bears, the challenge is actually executing that game plan. And the bottom line is that the Kentucky Wildcats simply did not execute and ultimately got routed 85-51 i...more

Washington, Seattle U prepare for inner-city showdown at KeyArena
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:40am

Washington (1-0) is putting the final touches on its preparation for a matchup against Seattle University (0-1) at KeyArena on Wednesday. Both played dramatic season-openers, UW defeating Saint Mary's 70-68 and SU falling 71-70 to Pacific on Friday. "Pac...more

Baylor Lady Bears vs. Kentucky Wildcats predictions: Guess the Game Outcome
by Swish Appeal
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:31am

Over at SB Nation's Kentucky site A Sea of Blue, the latest Guess the Game Outcome is asking for predictions for today's game between the Wildcats and the defending champion Baylor Lady Bears. Here they are: Women vs Baylor Who wins the game? [+/-1 ...more

Tennessee Lady Vols' bounce back from 'unacceptable' loss as simple as A, B, C: Andraya, Bashaara, Cierra
by Swish Appeal
posted November 13, 2012 at 6:46pm

Walking into the spectacular McCamish Pavilion -- named after Georgia Tech alum Hank McCamish -- was a sight to behold as this venue is state of the art: it seats over 8,600 and has theatrical lighting comparable to Madison Square Garden and the Staples...more

Reflecting on the Top 100 list: What makes a great women's basketball program?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 13, 2012 at 12:04pm

Our Top 100 Programs in Division I women's basketball list gets noticed. People may not agree with the results, but it is definitely a springboard for discussion. Over the last three years, I've gotten some mail about the list but usually from fans or ...more

Some results so far, and happy Veteran's Day
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 13, 2012 at 7:41am

Some of tonight's results, as games are still in progress:Michigan beat Xavier, 62-53, on the road.South Carolina pounded Louisiana Tech, 82-58.Close ones:Virginia came back to beat Penn, 68-65.Miami got by Richmond, 69-63.West Virginia 60, Boston U, 57.I...more

Carrier Classic to return to USS Yorktown in 2013 despite cancellation of men's game
by Swish Appeal
posted November 13, 2012 at 7:23am

Despite a somewhat ragged women's basketball game and a cancelled men's game this past weekend, the Carrier Classic will return to the USS Yorktown in 2013, according to the AP. There were no complications earlier Friday when Notre Dame women defeated O...more

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