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Tennessee still showing signs of improvement as they head into the Sweet 16
by Swish Appeal
posted March 25, 2014 at 9:28pm

David Hooper of SB Nation's Tennessee site Rocky Top Talk summarized "a game of runs" between the Tennessee Lady Vols and the St. John's Red Storm, highlighting a potentially significant development for the team's future in this postseason and beyond from...more

Natasha Cloud Blog: How St. Joe's has mentally prepared for UConn
by Swish Appeal
posted March 25, 2014 at 9:26pm

After a team win against Georgia in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, St. Joseph's junior Natasha Cloud reflects on how the team has mentally prepared to face undefeated UConn in her latest blog for Swish Appeal. THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE!!! ...more

Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese: "We’re looking to shock the nation" and other news
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 25, 2014 at 9:22pm

The unflappable Sydney Wiese will have to settle on sharing the spotlight if she leads Oregon State to its collective goal on Tuesday. Ninth-seeded OSU (24-10) aims to upset South Carolina (28-4), the top seed in the NCAA tournament Stanford regional. Win...more

Notre Dame Region 2nd Round Preview: #2 Baylor plays host to #7 Cal
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2014 at 10:05pm

Baylor looks to head to the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight season. However, California, a team that went to the Final Four last year stands in the way. Teams will tip off at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN. WACO, TEXAS - In a thrilling victory over 15th-seeded West...more

Notre Dame Region 2nd Round Preview: #1 Notre Dame vs. #9 Arizona State
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2014 at 10:03pm

Arizona State looks to try and do what no one else has been able to do this season, beat Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are 33-0 on the season. TOLEDO, OHIO - With their win over the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Arizona State Sun Devils (23-9) have been ...more

Notre Dame Region 2nd Round Preview: Cowgirls and Boilermakers battle for Sweet 16 bid
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2014 at 10:00pm

Oklahoma State and Purdue both want the Sweet 16, and will try to eliminate the other one for their shot in the Sweet 16. After surviving the upset bid from Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Saturday, the Oklahoma State Cowgirls found their victory in overt...more

Notre Dame Region 2nd Round Preview: Wildcats and the Orange fight for Sweet 16
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2014 at 9:56pm

The Orange will play without a key player, on the road, but have confidence they can compete with the 3rd-seeded Wildcats for a shot at the school's first Sweet 16 appearance. When you get your first NCAA Tournament victory, there is usually a moment w...more

Game Day: Links for No. 1 seed South Carolina, field at Seattle's NCAA tourney site
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:40pm

Gonzaga was shipped out of Washington for the first time in its six consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. The sixth-seeded Zags (29-4) will face No. 11 seed James Madison (28-5) in College Station, Texas at 2:30pm on ESPN. With the state's best team g...more

Trinity Valley wins third straight Junior College Championship
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:56pm

Crown 'em: Trinity Valley are NJCAA champs for the third year in a row, after beating Hutchinson, 65-46.More news:Syracuse star Brittney Sykes was hurt in yesterday's first-round action, and may miss tomorrow's game against Kentucky.Muffet McGraw and Geno...more

UT-Martin's Heather Butler blogs about rising to the challenge of facing North Carolina
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:53pm

UT-Martin star Heather Butler offers a guest blog about making the tournament and rising to the challenge of facing a bigger program. My senior year is slowly coming to an end and what a journey it has been. For four years straight, we have worked our...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament preview: Stanford region showcases a contrast in styles
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:45pm

What makes the Stanford bracket most exciting isn't the host or surprising top seed, but the young sleeper with an explosive freshman star. Giving the South Carolina Gamecocks the top seed in the Stanford region was either something of a backhanded com...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: #12 BYU's major upset of #5 N.C. State is a victory for the WCC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:42pm

BYU didn't look like a mid- anything in a major upset over the fifth-seeded N.C. State Wolfpack on the biggest of stages, representing the growing strength of the WCC with a well-timed team effort. After the BYU Cougars' ugly 71-57 loss to the Gonzaga ...more

First day games of the women's NCAA basketball tourney deliver plenty of "wow" moments
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:37pm

The wows:Cal edged Fordham, 64-63.A last-second trey lifted St. John's over USC, 71-68.Oklahoma outlasted DePaul, 104-100, in the highest-scoring game in Tournament history.BYU upset higher-seeded North Carolina State, 72-57.Florida State also pulled an u...more

Stanford Beats South Dakota, Advances
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:21am

Well round one is done and in the books. The Stanford Women’s Basketball team with the #2 seed, beat #15 seed South Dakota 81-62 to advance to the round of 32 (which needs a cute nickname). One more win puts them back in the familiar territory of Ma...more

Notre Dame and Purdue dominate in openers
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:14am

#1 overall seed Notre Dame kept their undefeated streak alive as they top Robert Morris and Purdue thrashes MAC Champion, Akron. #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 93, #16 Robert Morris Colonials 42 MVP: Michaela Mabrey scored 11 of her 16 points in the fir...more

2014 NCAA Women's Tournament: Baylor survives scare, tops WKU
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:09am

Western Kentucky got within four points of the 2nd-seeded Baylor Lady Bears, but could not get any closer as the Lady Bears advanced to play the Cal Golden Bears on Monday night. Freshman Nina Davis scored 24 points in the first half as the Baylor...more

#7 Cal comes back, beats #10 Fordham
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:03am

The Cal Bears battled back from as much as seven down in the second half to stun the Fordham Rams in the finals seconds. Calfornia's Brittany Boyd hit a runner with 10.8 seconds remaining to give the California (22-9) the 64-63 lead. Then it was a soli...more

WNBA prospects in the 2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Stanford region
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:52am

Chiney Ogwumike is obviously the top prospect in the Stanford region, but there will be a pretty good matchup of prospects in the first round and a mid-major prospect that's definitely worth watching. Since there are only two games scheduled in the Sta...more

Swish Appeal's 2014 WNBA community mock draft: Who should the New York Liberty draft with the fourth pick?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:34am

Our community mock draft continues today with the New York Liberty on the clock for the fourth pick. We know the NCAA Tournament begins today, but the mock draft will continue during the tournament - it gives pro fans a space to talk about the top draf...more

Dance Card: Cal, Pac-12 at-large
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:18pm

Making a Final Four raised expectations and Cal met them in conference play. But can they repeat their post-season success? Who? The Golden Bears of the University of California at Berkeley. Cal for (very) short, California for slightly less short. &...more

Can we start this Tournament, already?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:09pm

Let's get this thing started! For God sakes.NCAA Tournament news:Match up previews galore.Duke coach Joanne McCallie is unhappy that the Blue Devils are in the same region as UConn.A mid-season meeting has Kentucky ready for the NCAA's. They also blew off...more

2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament preview: Notre Dame bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:04pm

The history made in the Notre Dame region might not be an upset of its undefeated host, but could by significant for one program anyway. Sean Farrell of SB Nation's Nunes Magician highlighted a somewhat startling fact in his preview of Syracuse's tourn...more

2014 NCAA Tournament predictions on Edge of Sports Radio: Why Notre Dame could win it all
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:54pm

Queenie made an appearance on Dave Zirin's Edge of Sports Radio show to discuss the 2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament and predicted Notre Dame to win it all. Dave Zirin of the Nation got in touch with us earlier this week about having someone on ...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Preview: Louisville Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:30pm

While Tennessee is the favorite to win region, don't sleep on West Virginia and Louisville When it came down to the final top-seed, it was the Tennessee Lady Vols who did enough for the committee to earn that seed. However, this is a pretty solid regio...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament open thread: TV schedule, previews, team-by-team tournament capsules
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:27pm

Come discuss the first day of the tournament with us. This is what we've all been waiting for: the actual tournament. There won't be a whole lot of set up here since we've already given you thousands of words region-by-region throughout the week, but ...more

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