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NCAA Women's 2011 Tournament: Maya Moore has 3,000 Reasons She is Headed to Her 4th Final Four
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2011 at 11:26am

It was hard to keep a secret. It started with Caroline Doty sneaking a peak at a fan’s sign in the stands on Tuesday. ‘28 to 3,000,’ it said. It maybe should have read ’40 Minutes to Immortalization.’ Maya Moore scored 28 points to lead the...more

AP All-American team, and other major awards
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 30, 2011 at 11:20am

This year's team is Maya Moore, Jantel Lavender, Jeannette Pohlen, Danielle Adams and Brittney Griner.The second team is Danielle Robinson of Oklahoma, Amber Harris of Xavier, Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga, Nnemkadi Ogwumike of Stanford and Jasmine Thom...more

NCAA Women's Bracket 2011: UConn Advances To Final Four As Moore Gets 3000th Point - SB Nation Seattle
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2011 at 11:16am

NCAA Women's Bracket 2011: UConn Advances To Final Four As Moore Gets 3000th Point - SB Nation Seattle This was clear after the first Duke-UConn game, but was simply reinforced after tonight's 75-40 drubbing: UConn is a terrible matchup for Duke. As des...more

NCAA Women's Bracket 2011: Stanford's Defense, Versatility Suffocates Gonzaga's Final Four Dreams
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2011 at 11:11am

When the Stanford Cardinal went to a zone in the second half of their 83-60 win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs last night in the Elite Eight, it immediately reminded me of what the Notre Dame Fighting Irish did to Gonzaga defensively during their 70-61 win...more

[Video] Cardinal Chiney Ogwumike has incredible rookie year
by Pretty Tough
posted March 29, 2011 at 11:00pm

March Madness: The Ogwumike sisters played an awesome game against Gonzaga helping Stanford advance to its fourth straight Final Four. Junior Nnemkadi Ogwumike dominated the inside with 23 points and 11 rebounds while younger sister Chiney chipped in wi...more

UConn relies on freshmen to advance while Duke just wants to forget the past
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 8:14pm

For the first time since Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Williams, Ashja Jones and Keirsten Walters were freshman in 1998, Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma has not only relied heavily on freshman but, more particularly, freshmen in primary positions....more

Here we go again: A fourth round for Baylor and Texas A&M;
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 29, 2011 at 5:54pm

Brittney Griner shoots over Danielle Adams during the Big 12 Championship Game on March 12, 2011 Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 8:07 p.m. CDT TV: ESPN/ESPN3.com Radio: 92.9 FM, Rick May (pxp), Lori Fogleman (color) Live Stats: www.baylorbears.com DALLA...more

Dawn Staley won't leave, Nikki Caldwell may not stay
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2011 at 4:50pm

Holy crap: Dawn Staley isn't likely to leave South Carolina to coach at alma mater Virginia. But UCLA Coach Nikki Caldwell interviewed there for the job yesterday.Caldwell will chat live on ESPN at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT. ...more

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves not interested in Washington?
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 29, 2011 at 1:52pm

Thanks for your patience while I dealt with a family emergency. It's a difficult time, but I also didn't like missing out on stories like Gonzaga senior Courtney Vandersloot becoming the greatest college PG ever -- male or female. The only solace was I wa...more

Day seven highlights from the women's basketball tourney
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2011 at 12:19pm

The big story of the day is Notre Dame's domination of Tennessee in game one of the Elite Eight today. ESPN is saying Skylar Diggins was the key for the Irish.In the next game it was all Stanford. They took out Gonzaga in a rout that put them in the Final...more

Stanford Cardinal advance to Final Four with 73-59 win
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 1:20am

Stanford Cardinal Advance To Final Four With 73-59 Win Courtney Vandersloot had a big game for Gonzaga, but the Ogwumike sisters were way too much as Stanford played a simply outstanding game. For a brief summary, visit SBN Seattle. ...more

Notre Dame's defense defeats Tennessee 73-59 to advance to NCAA Women's Final Four
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 12:19am

While many people like Notre Dame, not many thought they could do what they have never done before and that's beat Tennessee. Notre Dame was 0-20 in games against Tennessee until tonight and it's all because because of two things: defense and Skylar Dig...more

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey talks about meeting Texas A&M;yet again
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:36pm

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey during Saturday’s press conference. Last night in the lower region hallway of American Airlines Center after a hard fought win over Green Bay, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey held court as reporters with TV cameras and audio r...more

NCAA Women's Bracket 2011: Can Notre Dame’s Defense Help Pull Off An Elite Eight Upset Of Tennessee?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:26pm

There's an old adage that "offense sells tickets but that defense wins championships." And in tonight's Elite Eight game between Notre Dame and Tennessee in Dayton, Notre Dame is going to need their underappreciated defense to pull off this upset. Whe...more

Green Bay challenges Baylor but Lady Bears prevail
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

Brittney Griner had a career-high 40 points. Box Score Photo Gallery: To come Notes DALLAS – In their first real challenge of the NCAA tournament, the Baylor Lady Bears survived the tenacious defense and second half 54.5 percent three-point ...more

Texas A&M; demolishes Georgia to reach the Elite Eight
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:16pm

A&M;’s Danielle Adams had 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Box Score Photo Gallery: To come Notes DALLAS – Texas A&M; had no mercy for Georgia Sunday night in the first game of the Dallas Regional semifinals of this year’s women’s NC...more

Close games: Sunday roundup and a look at tonight
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 28, 2011 at 11:13am

The morning started out with a furious rally by UConn to avoid an upset and eek out a victory over Georgetown, 68-63.Then we had Duke having to hold off two DePaul rallies to beat them 70-63.Baylor had to work their butts off to overcome an incredibly-pol...more

Pedersen and Pohlen talk about UNC and moving forward
by Left Coast Hoops
posted March 28, 2011 at 12:11am

The Stanford senior tandem of Jeanette Pohlen and Kayla Pedersen talked to leftcoasthoops in the locker room about last night’s close win over North Carolina and what comes next. Kayla Pedersen Q: Did you feel relief after last night’s game? A: Ye...more

USC advances to WNIT semifinal
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 28, 2011 at 12:09am

USC beat Colorado 87-70 today in the WNIT quarterfinals on the Buffs home court. Trojan guard Ashley Corral put up a career-high 32 points in the win, including a career-high seven three-point shots.The entire team also set a program record for treys, hit...more

Mad in March: Women drowning in the tsunami of men’s coverage
by Fair Game News
posted March 27, 2011 at 8:08pm

By Laura Pappano If coverage of the men’s side of March Madness seems to be playing at every hour on every available screen, it’s not your imagination. Not only did the number of men’s teams in the tournament increase from 64 to 68, but the NC...more

The Dayton region of the women's NCAA tournament has been all about the chalk so far
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2011 at 4:26pm

The Dayton region of the women's NCAA tournament has been all about the chalk so far, with the only "upsets" being 6 seed Oklahoma's victory over 3 seed Miami and 10 seed Temple's win over 7 seed Arizona State. (To be honest, I don't really consider e...more

Stanford survives North Carolina
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 27, 2011 at 4:23pm

I’m sorry Stanford, I knew I shouldn’t have watched that Gonzaga-Louisville game. I was rooting too hard for Gonzaga that I used up all my good luck/wishing mojo (I mean, how do you lose a twenty point lead, Zags?). Think I’m being silly? Think I’...more

So predictable you can set your watch to it
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 27, 2011 at 2:54pm

Tweet Women’s hoops fans who’d like to tear into Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Morrissey for this year’s derivative “Fans don’t care about women’s basketball” diatribe need to keep a couple things in mind that I’ll explain after this e...more

NCAA Women’s Tournament 2011: Duke on the Outside Looking In
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2011 at 2:02pm

You look at the Philadelphia regional and it is easy to create a multitude of story lines. From a return home to the city of Brotherly Love for Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma to Georgetown and DePaul finally arriving to the ‘big stage’. T...more

March 27, 2011 Sweet Sixteen Matchups, Preview Roundup
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 27, 2011 at 1:59pm

American Airlines Arena, Dallas on Saturday, March 26, 2011 PHILADELPHIA REGION Liacouras Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5) Georgetown (24-10) vs. (1) Connecticut (34-1), 12 p.m. Sunday Showdown: UConn Women Vs. Georgetown (courant.com) Fox C...more

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