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Advocacy Update: Emmert Meeting Recap & Working Group Recommendations
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted December 9, 2011 at 4:06pm

Author:  NACWAA December 9, 2011 Following ongoing efforts in October and November, the NACWAA working group sent a on December 1 to Presidents Michael Adams (University of Georgia) and Ann Millner (Weber State), Chair and Vice...more

Florida Gators Chomp on San Francisco Dons in 91-68 Rout
by Swish Appeal
posted December 8, 2011 at 11:32pm

Image: Tim Casey/GatorCountry.com   My third game in the Bay Area came on Wednesday night, with very much the same result. After seeing Stanford pummel the competition both on the Farm and on the road in Fresno, I took to the cozier confines of W...more

2013 WNBA Draft Watch: Junior Class, Stand Up!
by SLAM Online -W
posted December 8, 2011 at 10:59pm

WNBA Prospect Watch provides readers with a heads up on the nation’s top collegiate players. This installment focuses on the three juniors who we project as the first three picks in the 2013 WNBA Draft. by Brandon Clay / @peachstatehoops Skylar Di...more

Strengthen and Fortify? How Does Big East Conference Expansion Affect Women's Basketball?
by Swish Appeal
posted December 8, 2011 at 10:57pm

Image: BigEastCoastBias.com Yesterday the Big East announced that it would be picking up five schools to "strengthen and fortify" its conference profile after Syracuse and Pittsburgh defected to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Two of the five schools -...more

UConn Huskies: Blue Collar Approach Yielding Big Victories
by Swish Appeal
posted December 8, 2011 at 10:20pm

Image: Jessica Hill/AP "I'm so disappointed in Texas A & M for not showing up." "Stanford is better than that. Where were they?" "Dayton should have been able to give UConn a game. Guess the 3 games in 3 days, caught up." All statements that have ...more

Big East Conference to Add Five Schools
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 8, 2011 at 10:03pm

Image: VUHoops.com   The Big East added five more schools today: the University of Central Florida, the University of Houston, Southern Methodist University, Boise State and San Diego State.BSU and SDSU will only participate in the sport of footb...more

ACC College Hoops Program Histories: Clemson Lady Tigers
by Swish Appeal
posted December 7, 2011 at 11:11pm

We continue our historical overviews of various ACC teams. The team featured today is Clemson - the only team left in the ACC that still prefaces its mascot with the word "Lady", so the official name is not the Tigers but the Lady Tigers. More informati...more

ACC College Hoops Program Histories: Boston College Eagles
by Swish Appeal
posted December 7, 2011 at 11:09pm

Image: Bill Haas/TheACC.com As we write about various colleges in the nation at Swish Appeal, we like to take a quick glance at what a program has done over the last 4-5 years: their record, where they finished in the conference, what postseason tourname...more

Pat Summitt Receives Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year
by Swish Appeal
posted December 7, 2011 at 10:54pm

Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski were officially presented the trophy for being named the 2011 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year on Tuesday night in New York City at the IAC Building. By all accounts the ceremony was a success, with SI writer Peter K...more

Stars on the Rise: Mid-Major Women's College Basketball Coaches To Look Out For
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 7, 2011 at 10:31pm

Courtney Banghart, Princeton (Image: Princeton Athletic Communications)   Inspired recently by a list of "coaches to watch out for" by a large media outlet, I asked one of the Division I assistant coaches I respect most to come up with a more tho...more

Former Gonzaga Basketball Star Courtney Vandersloot Nominated for Prestigious Award
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 6, 2011 at 10:39pm

Former Gonzaga star PG Courtney Vandersloot was announced as a Female Sports Star of the Year nominee by the Seattle Sports Commission on Tuesday. The organization will host the 77th Annual Sports Star of the Year, presented by Root Sports, on Jan. 25 at ...more

Best of the West Power Rankings: Stanford Still Team to Beat
by Left Coast Hoops
posted December 6, 2011 at 10:20pm

          Image: Paul Sakuma/AP Stanford (6-1). The Cardinal head into their two-week finals break with wins over UC Davis and Fresno State. Freshman Bonnie Samuelson made the biggest impression of the we...more

Division I Cost-of-Living Stipends Draw Objection from Faculty
by Title IX Blog
posted December 3, 2011 at 1:11pm

When we blogged last month about the NCAA's vote to allow Division I institutions to provide athletes who receive full athletic scholarships with $2000 spending money stipends, we speculated that this proposal could exacerbate existing disparities in scho...more

Penn State Controversy: Recap
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 1, 2011 at 3:03pm

Penn State students, community members, and journalists met last night in a public forum to debrief and discuss the story around Penn State in recent weeks. The discussion took place as “A Conversation About Covering Controversy," hosted by the John...more

2011 NCAA Women’s College Cup: The Final Four
by Pretty Tough
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:16pm

The NCAA Women’s College Cup, taking place this weekend at Kennesaw State Stadium will be the first NCAA soccer championship held in Georgia since 1968. And one thing is for certain  – there will be a first-time national champion crowned ...more

College Hoops News: Shay Selby Suspended Indefinitely by Duke
by Swish Appeal
posted November 30, 2011 at 3:52pm

Photo: Duke University Athletics/GoDuke.com   Shay Selby Suspended Indefinitely by Duke Senior guard, Shay Selby who has started all five games for Duke this year has been suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules. ...more

NACWAA Happenings and Honors
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted November 30, 2011 at 12:11pm

Author:  NACWAA Saint Michael's College has promoted Meggan Roberge Dulude to assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator. Dulude, whose primary efforts will focus on compliance, finance and sport supervis...more

Tuesday College Hoops Links: Florida Gulf Coast Ties NCAA 3-Point Record, Toledo's Naama Shafir Out For Season
by Swish Appeal
posted November 29, 2011 at 8:03pm

Photo: UTNews.UToledo.edu   There weren't a whole lot of major games last night, but links still exist: Matt Sussman of SB Nation's Hustle Belt looks at the implications of Toledo's star guard Naama Shafir suffering an ACL injury in a win against...more

Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog: Team Hazing, Respect and Sports
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:43pm

The Andover High School boys’ basketball team began their season this week under a cloud of public scrutiny resulting from allegations about team hazing that occurred this summer while the team was attending a privately operated sleep-away basketbal...more

The Quiet Challenge of College Hoops: Transition from HS Star to College Team Contributor
by Fair Game News
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:14pm

Photo: University of Rhode Island (GoRhody.com) The 2011-2012 NCAA basketball season has just kicked off, which means thousands of women are making their debut at the college level. Even the most talented recruits, however, need more than raw skill to...more

Oklahoma State Assistant Coach Miranda Serna Laid to Rest in Home State
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 29, 2011 at 6:53pm

Oklahoma State update:   Miranda Serna was laid to rest Saturday in her home state of New Mexico So far, an investigation has revealed that the plane banked to the right and then dipped before crashing and killing all aboard. Taking on good cau...more

Nirra Fields, Jeanier Olukemi Ruled Ineligible to Play College Hoops
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 29, 2011 at 6:38pm

Photo: OUHoops.com   Mater Dei guard Nirra Fields, who is UCLA-bound, and former Brea Olinda star Jeanier Olukemi have both been denied transfers from the California Interscholastic Federation. Unless both win hardship appeals, neither will be ab...more

Ashley and Cameron Kastl making their mark at ASU
by amber0marie
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:19am

Ashley (volleyball) and Cameron (football) Kastl have both had to face significant challenges on their way to athletic success at Arizona State. Through it all, they have looked to each other for support. (Video by Amber Harding for PAC-12.org) ...more

Best of the West: West Coast Women's College Hoops Power Rankings
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 28, 2011 at 9:41pm

          Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Stanford (4-1).  A 10-point loss on the road to Connecticut exposed some things the Cardinal needs to work on in the next few weeks before Tennessee comes...more

Big Things Poppin': Recapping a Busy Sunday in Women's College Hoops
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 28, 2011 at 1:57am

Photo: Wade Payne/AP #1 Baylor held off #7 Tennessee. ESPN's Mechelle Voepel analyzes. So does Baylor point guard Odyssey Sims.At halftime of the big match up, the Pat Summitt Foundation was launched. It will support Alzheimer's programs.Baylor Coach K...more

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