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NCAA Women's Tournament 2012: Bracket Making And Myth Busting - A View From The Inside
by Swish Appeal
posted February 29, 2012 at 9:01pm

The NCAA is becoming more and more forthright about what goes into the NCAA tournament selection process of late, and I think this is a wise and proactive move for the organization. Rather than hiding behind a piece of paper, the organization is openin...more

West Chester University to Add Women’s Wrestling Team
by Wombat Sports
posted February 28, 2012 at 5:34pm

Kim Spiegel – WCU Wrester By: Brian Johnson – WCUQuad.com Over the past four years, West Chester University’s wrestling team has had a copious amount of success. Two conference championships, nine All-Americans, and five national cham...more

A little trash talking never hurts
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted February 28, 2012 at 5:31pm

Tweet The UConn-Tennessee rivalry that Pat Summitt snuffed out four years ago may not ever be fully replaced, but UConn’s Big East battles with a superior Notre Dame team are taking on a healthy edge. Especially after the Irish guards sizzled in t...more

Senior Night: A look at the annual rite through the eyes of the Marist Red Foxes
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 28, 2012 at 4:53pm

Erica Allenspach Maria Laterza It is one of the most eagerly anticipated days on campus throughout the country, regardless of size or location of the school. It marks the end of the home season in most places plus the end of four years of hard work ...more

Notre Dame Upends Connecticut 72-59; First Back-To-Back Home Losses for UConn Since 1993
by Swish Appeal
posted February 28, 2012 at 1:08am

Image: Fred Beckham/AP 1993. That was the last time that the Connecticut Huskies lost back-to-back home contests. Coupled with the 57-56 loss to St. John's on Feb. 18th, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have done the nearly impossible. Notre Dame handed th...more

Hofstra Pride Take Control of 2nd Half in 66-55 Victory Over UNC-Wilmington on Senior Day
by Swish Appeal
posted February 28, 2012 at 12:56am

Image: GoHofstra.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Hofstra Pride took control in the second half to claim a 66-55 victory over UNC-Wilmington on Senior Day in Hempstead. Shante Evans led the way with 24 points and 15 rebounds. For the Seahawks, Abria Tr...more

Da'Shena Stevens Leads the Way in St. John's Senior Day Victory
by Swish Appeal
posted February 26, 2012 at 10:13pm

Image: RedStormSports.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Red Storm protected Tesia Harris and Da'Shena Stevens's Senior Day with a 69-49 win over Villanova. Stevens led all scorers with 21 points (13-16 FTs), one of four St. John's players in double figures...more

Stanford Seniors Lead the Way in 69-42 Victory Over Utah
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 26, 2012 at 2:43am

Image: GoStanford.com Stanford Women’s Basketball celebrated Senior Night in style, with a win and sending this group of seniors out without ever losing on their home court. Well, small technicality, Seattle University comes in here Wednesday, but ...more

Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist Haley Steed's Expertise In Maximizing Simple Opportunities
by Swish Appeal
posted February 24, 2012 at 6:24pm

Image: Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Brigham Young Cougars guard Haley Steed's comeback from three knee surgeries over the course of her first three years of school might be the most courageous comeback athletic director Tom Holmoe has ever seen. But as ...more

After Upset At BYU, USF Dons Fall Short in 77-63 Loss to Portland Pilots
by Swish Appeal
posted February 24, 2012 at 6:01pm

The three San Francisco Dons seniors honored in a pre-game Senior Night ceremony came off the court for the final time of their collegiate careers at home to a spattering of applause from the 614 fans in attendance. The fans' response was even more tep...more

Stanford Keeps Home Streak Alive by Routing Colorado, 68-46
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 24, 2012 at 5:51pm

Image: Paul Sakuma/AP The Stanford Women’s Basketball team got the win and the score looks like a blow out: 68 for Stanford, 46 for Colorado, and yet….Look, it’s hard to complain about a 20-something  point win, but C and R are tr...more

Biggest turnarounds in college hoops this year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 24, 2012 at 5:31pm

Image: GoMatadors.com Cal State Northridge assistant media relations director Geoff Herberg has compiled a list of the most improved programs this year. To no one's surprise that's been reading this column, CSUN is on top. Coach Jason Flowers and his sta...more

College Hoops Pac-12 Power Rankings
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 23, 2012 at 12:37am

Well, ESPN's latest Bracketology was published Monday and as we enter the home stretch of the conference season, the Pac-12 is only projected to nab two berths to the NCAA tournament. No. 2 Stanford, which won the inaugural regular-season conference title...more

Finding The NCAA Women's Basketball Upset of the Year By Reframing Expectations
by Swish Appeal
posted February 23, 2012 at 12:32am

Shortly after the San Francisco Dons defeated the BYU Cougars on Thursday night, Matt Olson of Omni Rankings tweeted what many women's basketball fans were already thinking: Jennifer Azzi's Dons might've pulled off the upset of the year. Helen of Women's...more

Undefeated Baylor Bears Playing For More Than Trophies, They Want Rings
by Swish Appeal
posted February 23, 2012 at 12:26am

Image: Rod Aydelotte/AP The Baylor Bears haven't won a ring, not yet at least. But they did add some hardware to the trophy case in last night's 80-59 beat down of Texas in Waco. The Bears picked up their second-consecutive Big 12 regular season title in...more

Red Storm Knocks Off Mountaineers, 63-54
by Swish Appeal
posted February 23, 2012 at 12:20am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Red Storm led wire to wire in their 63-54 win over the Mountaineers of West Virginia. Nadirah McKenith filled the stat sheet, leading all players with 26 points and adding six rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Ayana Dun...more

#7 Maryland Takes Down #5 Duke at Home, 63-61
by Swish Appeal
posted February 20, 2012 at 7:12pm

Image: Patrick Semansky #7 Maryland beats #5 Duke at Home, 63-61 Maryland's Tianna Hawkins scores 19 points, including the go ahead basket in the final minute of the game. The Terps hand the Devils their first ACC loss in this match between two he...more

Best of the West: West Coast College Hoops Power Rankings
by Left Coast Hoops
posted February 20, 2012 at 7:04pm

With two weeks to go until conference tournaments, the picture crystallizes… Stanford (24-1, 15-0).  The Cardinal have clinched their 12th straight conference title and it’s the final Pac-12 home weekend with Utah and Colorado making t...more

Capurso, Evans Lead Hofstra Pride Over Towson Tigers, 69-66
by Swish Appeal
posted February 20, 2012 at 7:00pm

Image: GoHofstra.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: A three-pointer off the glass and high off the back rim by Hofstra's Nicole Capurso gave the Pride a 69-66 win over the Towson Tigers. Shante Evans led all players with 29 points, 21 of those in the second hal...more

BYU Cougars' Take Sole Possession Of Second Place In WCC With Win Over San Diego Toreros
by Swish Appeal
posted February 20, 2012 at 6:34pm

Image: Mark Philbrick/BYUCougars.com After arguably suffering the upset of the year against the San Francisco Dons on Thursday, the Brigham Young Cougars used a 19-0 second half run to defeat the San Diego Toreros 64-50 yesterday afternoon. With the w...more

Stanford Beats Oregon, an Eyewitness View
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 20, 2012 at 3:41pm

Hidey-ho Stanford fans. C and R were away from their computer all day yesterday, so we invited guest blogger TH, who lives in Oregon and actually got to see Stanford live the last two games, to blog about Stanford playing Oregon. And for someone who lives...more

St. John's upsets #2 UConn, 57-56, snaps long winning streak
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 19, 2012 at 2:42am

Image: Bob Child/AP Junior Shenneika Smith's three-pointer with eight seconds to go lifted the St. John's Red Storm over #2 UConn, snapping the Huskies' 99-game winning streak that dated back to 2007. No doubt, the biggest upset of the year so far.Statis...more

NCAA: it's time to do something about ACL tears
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 19, 2012 at 2:39am

Jacki Gemelos, Carolyn Davis, Kristi Kingma, China Crosby, Richa Jackson and Antonye Nyingifa are just a few of the many, many basketball players who have torn their Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL) this year, which put them out for the season.It's a sto...more

Kevi Luper Pours In 22 Points In Overtime Win To Become Oral Roberts' All-Time Leading Scorer
by Swish Appeal
posted February 19, 2012 at 2:37am

Image: Bill Powell/Oral Roberts University Junior guard Kevi Luper firmly implanted her name in the ORU record books yet again, becoming the Golden Eagles' all-time leading scorer with 2,206 points in her three seasons. Luper, a two-time Summit League ...more

St. John's Stuns Connecticut In 57-56 Win, Ends 99-Game Home Winning Streak
by Swish Appeal
posted February 19, 2012 at 2:32am

Image: Bob Child/AP The St. John's Red Storm just handed the UConn women their first home loss in 99 games, on Senior Night in Storrs no less. Connecticut's last defeat at home came in the 2007 Big East Tournament Finals against Rutgers at the XL Center....more

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