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PAC-10 Honors II
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 11, 2011 at 6:01pm

Well, so the media gets there say on post season awards and they voted Jeanette Pohlen the PAC-10 player of the year, Chiney Ogwumike PAC-10 freshmen of the year and Stanford Women’s Basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer the PAC-10 coach of the year. ...more

TV Alert: Stanford and Arizona kick-off Staples Center play
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 11, 2011 at 4:46pm

We're moments from a big moment in Pac-10 tournament history, the first time the conference has combined the men's and women's semifinals at one venue. On the line is nationwide respect and tournament bids for the women's teams, as No. 1 seed Stanford tip...more

They're playing who?? Pac-10 tournament upsets!
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 11, 2011 at 11:09am

All week we've been waiting to see who would play the Pac-10's top two teams - Stanford and UCLA - in the conference tournament semifinals tomorrow. Quarterfinals were tonight and, well, the winners are not who you probably thought they would be.Californi...more

No sand v-ball in San Diego
by Title IX Blog
posted March 10, 2011 at 3:43pm

Bucking national trends that show further increases in the number of women attending college, San Diego State University has seen its numbers of enrolled female undergraduates drop in the past few years. The decrease (to just under 57 percent of the total...more

Time to Dance: Connecticut, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 9, 2011 at 10:30pm

Who? The Huskies of Connecticut. They are not Lady Huskies, because we all know what a female dog is, and that is not something it would be wise to call a UConn player. What? UConn's Husky is of the Siberian variety, pure white, named Jonathan. He d...more

Time to Dance: South Dakota State, Summit
by Swish Appeal
posted March 9, 2011 at 12:55pm

Who? The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. Also known as Jacks. What? A jackrabbit is a pretty bad-ass critter for its size, but South Dakota State is surprisingly uninformative as to why they chose this bad-ass critter over many others, though I'm g...more

2011 Big East Tournament: Familiarity Breeds Great Games in Semifinals
by Swish Appeal
posted March 9, 2011 at 10:59am

Both semi-final games in the 2011 Women's Big East Tournament had the sense of a family reunion. There were the staples with Rutgers and Connecticut acting like your grandma and grandpa dancing on the lawn to the chagrin of their children. Always there ...more

Time to Dance: Gonzaga, West Coast
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2011 at 11:00am

Who? The Bulldogs of Gonzaga. Zags is also an acceptable nickname. What? Spike seems like a pretty cool dog. Before they were Bulldogs, they were the Fighting Irish, because Gonzaga wanted to be the Notre Dame of the West. Where? Spokane, Washingt...more

Best of the West (for the last time): Power Rankings for March 7
by Left Coast Hoops
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:54am

Last rankings of the year. The results take care of themselves from here. 1. Stanford (27-2). The Cardinal will need to play only two games in the conference tournament. WIll an 8-day break bring rest or rust to a well-oiled machine? 2. UCLA (26-3). The...more

Time to Dance: Marist, Metro Atlantic
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:13am

Who? The Red Foxes of Marist. What? Shooter is also known as a reynard, a fox name perhaps more familiar from French folklore. (If you happen to be familiar with French folklore, I guess.) Marist's red and white colors are derived from this native ...more

D-III Women's Hockey Tournament Field
by The First Line
posted March 7, 2011 at 6:58pm

It must feel awful to be the eighth best team in the country if you play in Division III. The conference tournaments really are it in terms of making the NCAA field. As expected, UWRF got one at-large bid, and Norwich picked up the other after falling...more

Badgers roar back to WCHA title
by The First Line
posted March 6, 2011 at 1:53pm

“Siiiick nasty win over minnesota in OT kelly nash with a sick snipe to win it. Awesome! Bus back to wi now “ -Hilary Knight It took me a few seconds to figure out what she was saying in that second clause. Stands to reason if there is something c...more

2011 Division I women’s basketball conference tournaments schedule
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 5, 2011 at 3:35am

Conference tournament TV schedule NCAA DITournament Selection Show: Monday, March 14, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN DI Women’s Basketball Selection Show Extended Coverage, Monday, March 14, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU Updated: March 5, 2011 Conference Date/Site ...more

Women's hockey: Six overtimes!
by The First Line
posted March 4, 2011 at 5:50pm

You thought last year’s NCAA final was crazy? A CIS playoff game between Guelph and Queen’s on Wednesday lasted for 167 minutes, 14 seconds. That’s five hours and fifteen minutes of total time, as Queen’s finally prevailed 2-1 in the sixth ove...more

The 2011 Big East Tournament Preview: It’s Anyone’s Game, Right?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 4, 2011 at 5:09pm

The 2011 Big East Conference Tournament begins today at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The Big East has 6 teams ranked in the top 25 and another 4 receiving votes. All 10 teams, that have gotten the attention of the writers and coaches, have been projec...more

Stanford celebrates Senior Night, Final home game vs. Cal
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:27am

The Cal-Stanford game is ramping up nicely. It will be televised on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Stanford’s very own Ros Gold-Onwude will be providing color commentary for the TV! Set your Tivos.Help celebrate Senior Night. Ashley Cimino, Hannah Donag...more

NCAA regular season winds down, in preparation for March Madness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:25am

Tonight's upset: Kansas State over #5 Texas A&M;, 71-67. Brittany Chambers lead the Wildcats with 35 points.Baylor beat Missouri to take the Big 12 title again. Coincidence that they've won since Brittney Griner got there? Naw.The Atlantic 10 announced th...more

Lady Vols Sweep the SEC Player, Freshman, and Coach of the Year Awards - Rocky Top Talk
by Swish Appeal
posted March 2, 2011 at 1:18am

Lady Vols Sweep the SEC Player, Freshman, and Coach of the Year Awards - Rocky Top Talk Shekinna Stricklen, Glory Johnson, Meighan Simmons, and Pat Summitt clean up the SEC awards for the Lady Vols. David Hooper has his breakdown of each at the link ab...more

Michigan State dominates Big Ten Awards
by Swish Appeal
posted March 1, 2011 at 7:16pm

Michigan State Dominates Big Ten Awards After being picked to finish third in the Big Ten Preseason Poll, Michigan State not only won the Big Ten Championship for the regular season, they also won all of the Big Ten Individual Awards. Kalisha Keane won...more

T&F; Superfan Daily: College Power Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 1, 2011 at 12:42pm

The top-ranked teams stay the same, but those behind them shuffled quite a bit.The Superfan’s Men’s Power Rankings for March 1, 2011(last week's ranking in parenthesis)1. Florida (1)2. Arkansas (5)3. LSU (2)4. Texas A&M (3)5. BYU (6)6. Minnesota (...more

Women's Hockey UND wins first-ever playoff series
by The First Line
posted February 28, 2011 at 7:41pm

It took overtime, but the North Dakota women’s hockey team made its first step toward a new vision for the program, advancing to the WCHA Final Face-off with a win over Bemidji State. Fittingly, Jocelyn Lamoureux, who almost didn’t play because of in...more

2011 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships: Women's 3000m Race Recap
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted February 27, 2011 at 5:19pm

No surprise here, Jackie Areson took the lead from the beginning (she has run 9:01 this year), dragging most of the field out early to a blistering 3:05 for the first 1000m (2:24 for the first 800m). Callie Cooper of Florida followed chase along with Tenn...more

T&F;: Quick Conference Championship Update
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 27, 2011 at 1:40pm

This is conference championship weekend for college track, and the action is hot and heavy.A quick update here on the major action completed, and what may happen tomorrow.At the ACC Championships, home team #17 Virginia Tech won the men's competition as e...more

Stanford, bench, crush Oregon State
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted February 26, 2011 at 1:07pm

Okay, in the car on the way to Maples, C and R had a prediction about the Stanford Women’s Basketball Team’s game vs. Oregon State. We predicted Stanford would start out slowly, let Oregon State hang around, have a small spurt before the half, then co...more

Who is Pac-10 player and coach of the year?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

Florida beat Vanderbilt in Nashville tonight for the first time since 2004.#21 Marist has extended their winning streak to 22 games.Look who's fighting now: Rutgers and the University of South Florida. USF's Porche Grant has been suspended for two games.C...more

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