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Go UConn!
by One Sport Voice
posted December 21, 2010 at 6:20pm

After hearing about Favre’s ongoing litany of injuries (yawn) and the Vikings historic outdoor game in the TCF Bank Stadium (home to the Gopher Football team) altogether too much in the last week, I’m giving a shout out to the UConn Women’s Basketba...more

Come see Tara VanDerveer make history at USF
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 21, 2010 at 4:16pm

If there is one silver lining to the fact Stanford Women’ Basketball Coach Tara VanDerveer is stuck on number 799 and could not get win number 800 in two tries on the road it is that she comes back to the Bay Area to try in what amounts to a home game u...more

Big news doesn’t rest for the holidays
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 21, 2010 at 2:08pm

It never stops, does it?UConn is poised to break UCLA's streak record tonight.Sports Illustrated says Geno Auriemma needs to shut up and appreciate his team's record.Upsets:Louisville beat Nebraska 65-51. Freshman Shoni Schimmel lead the way for the Cardi...more

Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell helps celebrate UConn milestones, Hartford to be lit up in blue
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 21, 2010 at 1:30pm

Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell, an avid supporter of the No. 1 Connecticut women’s basketball team announced that buildings in downtown Hartford are to be lit up in blue to celebrate UConn’s attempt to set the NCAA Division I record for consecutive...more

Big news doesn't rest for the holidays
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 21, 2010 at 1:27pm

It never stops, does it?UConn is poised to break UCLA's streak record tonight.Sports Illustrated says Geno Auriemma needs to shut up and appreciate his team's record.Upsets:Louisville beat Nebraska 65-51. Freshman Shoni Schimmel lead the way for the Cardi...more

Three-point barrage shoots down Golden Eagles
by Swish Appeal
posted December 20, 2010 at 2:42pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: 28 points from Jaleesa Ross and 21 from Rosie Moult led Fresno State over Southern Miss, 88-51. Rachel Vigers led Southern Miss with 18 points and 9 rebounds. For line changes, accolades, three-point shooting, and random acts of St...more

NCAA gear you need to cheer
by A Glam Slam
posted December 20, 2010 at 2:39pm

The bad news for NCAA fans: the 2010 football season is winding down, with only bowl games left to play. The good news: the end of college football means college basketball is in full swing. As your favorite teams work to improve their game, you can work ...more

#6 Tennessee 82, #2 Stanford 72 (OT)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 20, 2010 at 2:34pm

Wow, what a bloodbath. Just reading the sequence of events in this game report is enough:Jennette Pohlen, who led Stanford with 24 points, hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 1:07 to go to give the Cardinal a 70-67 lead, but Simmons charged down the floor ...more

Smith's All-Around Effort Carries Storm
by Swish Appeal
posted December 20, 2010 at 1:51pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: Shenneika Smith scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, and the depleted Red Storm used strong opening runs in each half to fend off the UCSB Gauchos 56-47. Smith also pulled down 9 rebounds, notched three steals, and swatte...more

UConn makes history, again
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 20, 2010 at 1:49pm

Connecticut’s monumental win to tie the Division I basketball winning streak record was the lead story of the weekend. In the second game of the double-header Maggie Dixon Classic, the No. 1 team in the nation beat No. 11 Ohio State 81-50 on Sunday afte...more

Stanford loses two in a row, this time to Tennessee in OT
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 20, 2010 at 1:17pm

So faithful readers of the C and R’s Stanford Women’s Basketball blog will know C and R often give advice to 2-time national championship and Olympic gold medallist coach Tara VanDerveer. Never mind that we have never won a gold medal or a college bas...more

Basketball, volleyball, coaching, streaks, and some other things
by After Atalanta
posted December 20, 2010 at 1:15pm

Because Mechelle Voepel so adroitly wrote about the connection between Penn State's volleyball championship this weekend and UConn's streak-tying win over Ohio State yesterday, I thought I would attempt to talk about multiple, somewhat related, things in ...more

TheOpenThread: UConn women go for 88 - The UConn Blog
by Swish Appeal
posted December 19, 2010 at 8:42pm

TheOpenThread: UConn women go for 88 - The UConn Blog Click the link above for a game thread for UConn - OSU at SBN's The UConn Blog. Ask just about anyone and you'll get a different opinion about how we should mark this streak. Whether or not the str...more

Congrats, Penn State!
by After Atalanta
posted December 19, 2010 at 3:46pm

Just finished watching the Penn State volleyball team win their fourth consecutive NCAA championship. I only caught the last set. The second one looked close and interesting.Sports Center came on right afterwards. The story has yet to be mentioned and we'...more

The women who can’t enjoy the UConn women’s streak
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 18, 2010 at 4:20pm

Even before the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team won for the 87th consecutive time last week, some of the most vocal women’s sports advocates there are — affectionately known here as the Sisters of Perpetual Indigna...more

"The Streak" from a UCLA Perspective
by Swish Appeal
posted December 18, 2010 at 3:30pm

I've heard Bryant Gumbel and the naysayers dissing the UConn women's consecutive wins streak. I've heard and read the Connecticut media and the supporters singing the praises of the streak. So I was wondering, what is happening at UCLA, where the men...more

#22 DePaul 91, #3 Stanford 71
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 17, 2010 at 7:11pm

Cardinal Coach Tara VanDerveer's 800th win was denied.Kayla Pedersen didn't start for Stanford due to a head injury she sustained in Sunday's game. It ended a string of 121 starts since 2007.DePaul is very happy, and tonight's defeat was the worst for the...more

Baylor is a monster
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 15, 2010 at 8:11am

#3 Baylor 65, #6 Tennessee 54The Vols, who are no small team, were overmatched tonight. The Bears were led by Odyssey Sims' 24 points, five rebounds and four steals, and Brittney Griner's 21 points and nine blocks. Amazing freshman Meighan Simmons was top...more

NCAA Quick Hits for 12/10/10: On Belmont, Kara Blosser, and The Clemson 3 Ring Circus
by All White Kit
posted December 11, 2010 at 10:27am

(Expect things to be a little quieter until the New Year where season reviews, awards, and other goodies will pop up.) -The Belmont imbroglio involving the firing/parting of the ways by mutual consent of former coach Lisa Howe continues to rage on (alt...more

Bold Prediction: Saint Lawrence will take one from Mercyhurst
by The First Line
posted December 9, 2010 at 6:50pm

I’m not just saying that because SLU is the subject of my next college profile. The Saints have played a tougher schedule than the Lakers, and while they lost a lot of those early games they took a tie and a win from BC right after the Four Nations br...more

UConn dismisses Sacred Heart 86-32: Putting Moore's all-time scoring record in perspective
by Swish Appeal
posted December 6, 2010 at 10:20pm

This game was essentially over when it was scheduled some time last year. Then it was literally over with 8:47 left in the first half - that is when UConn scored its 33rd and 34th points of the game. Sacred Heart could only muster 32 points for the e...more

Best of the West: Power Rankings for the Week of Dec. 6
by Left Coast Hoops
posted December 6, 2010 at 9:28pm

1. Stanford (5-0). Yes the Cardinal were idle, but it means they could do no wrong. Finals week is up and Stanford is back in action on Sunday against Fresno State, which will likely be win No. 799 in the career of coach Tara VanDerveer. After that, thing...more

The quest for 89 victories is not just for UConn. It matters to all of us.
by Fair Game News
posted December 6, 2010 at 9:24pm

By Laura Pappano The countdown started long ago. Most fans know that if the UConn Women’s Basketball team continues its unbeaten run that on Dec. 21 the team will surpass the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden’s UCLA teams of the early 1970s....more

Women's College Basketball: Triumphs and stumbles
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 6, 2010 at 2:34pm

Maya Moore became UConn's all-time leading scorer today. Her 17 points in the Huskies' win over Sacred Heart gave her 2,355 points, which surpassed the record Tina Charles set last season by nine points.Nebraska's 37 regular-season game win streak is OVER...more

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