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Sorry Stanford soccer
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 6, 2010 at 1:27pm

Our hearts go out to the Stanford Women’s Soccer Team. They made it all the way to the finals, the championship game, and lost a heartbreaker to Notre Dame 1-0. (C and R know that feeling, losing in the championship game, like the Stanford Women’ Bask...more

11 thoughts after the NCAA College Cup final
by All White Kit
posted December 6, 2010 at 1:25pm

Undisputed At The Top In 2010 The Forward On The Pitch That Pia Sundhage Should Give A Look Wasn’t Christen Press Melissa Henderson may not have scored a goal for the Irish in the College Cup weekend, but that was more on account of great goalkeep...more

Notre Dame takes NCAA title
by Pretty Tough
posted December 6, 2010 at 1:22pm

On Sunday, Stanford and Notre Dame took the field for the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Soccer championship match. Notre Dame came out on top with a goal from Adriana Leon in the 63rd minute. Stanford’s first chance to go up happened in the 17th minute whe...more

NCAA College Cup Final Tactics Board
by All White Kit
posted December 5, 2010 at 1:09pm

How they (might) line up on Sunday afternoon. Apologize for the cramped spacing. Thank god that Notre Dame (via collegesoccer360) and Stanford have something resembling a list of likely starters and probable formations for Sunday’s clash for the N...more

NCAA College Cup Semi-Final Review
by All White Kit
posted December 4, 2010 at 11:41pm

(Thanks as always to Shane at NC-Soccer.com for the amazing photos!) Mandy Laddish Gets A Hero's Embrace After Firing Notre Dame Into The Final Notre Dame 1 (Laddish 83′) – 0 Ohio State – Despite dominating proceedings on Friday afternoon, No...more

How Bowling Green upset #23 Vanderbilt: Poise, pressure, and Lauren Prochaska
by Swish Appeal
posted December 4, 2010 at 6:20pm

There are a few things synonymous with Bowling Green basketball: hard work, intensity, toughness and Lauren Prochaska. As the old adage says, "big players always step up in big games" and after Prochaska’s 31 point performance in Bowling Green’s...more

NCAA women’s soccer semifinals
by Pretty Tough
posted December 4, 2010 at 1:17pm

Ohio State fell to Notre Dame by one goal, while Stanford defeated Boston College 2-0 on Friday in the NCAA semifinals. The Notre Dame-Ohio State game got off to a pretty even start. Both teams kept one another to only a couple shots on goal in the fir...more

NCAA College Cup Semi-Final Preview – Stanford vs Boston College – Round Two
by All White Kit
posted December 3, 2010 at 4:41pm

BC's Jillian Mastroianni (30) and Stanford's Christen Press (23) Are Destined To Lock Horns Again on Friday We want more. Three simple words, one simple concept, spoken by just about every casual and die-hard fan of the college game after one hundre...more

NCAA College Cup Semi-Final Preview – Notre Dame vs Ohio State – 90 minutes can change a season or a program
by All White Kit
posted December 3, 2010 at 2:13pm

Ohio State's Cassie Dickerson Will Aim To Shut Down The Irish Assault on Friday Think ninety minutes can’t change the face of a season or a program? Talk to Notre Dame coach Randy Waldrum or Ohio State boss Lori Walker. The course of the Irish’...more

Brandi Chastain talks about the College Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted December 2, 2010 at 11:01am

Brandi Chastain does not even require an introduction. She took the time to answer a few questions about the NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup, and the Capital One Cup, which she is a part of as a member of the Board of Advisors. AH: First, were there an...more

Preseason Women's Dual Meet Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 30, 2010 at 9:38pm

See yesterday's men's rankings for the criteria by which teams are ranked.Again, these are preliminary and based only on last year's indoor marks made by returning athletes.1. BYU2. Oregon3. Clemson4. Ohio State5. Texas A&M;6. Georgia7. Nebraska8. Princet...more

Oh, Right, Div III Hockey
by The First Line
posted November 30, 2010 at 6:48pm

I’m still new to this world, and I have accidentally ignored the start of the Div III season. This is what the USCHO poll looks like right now: RIT Plattsburgh Amherst Gustavus Adolphus Norwich Wisconsin- River Falls Middlebury Trinity Wisconsin- Ste...more

Best of the West: Power Rankings for the Week of Nov. 29
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 29, 2010 at 9:55pm

Shaking things up… 1. Stanford (5-0). The Cardinal head into the finals break in good shape after decisive wins over two major-conference opponents, South Carolina and No. 16 Texas. It gets harder from here. The next stretch after the finals break inc...more

Texas Christian to join Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted November 29, 2010 at 9:55pm

According to the link, Texas Christian University has accepted an offer to move from the Mountain West Conference to the Big East Conference. The changeover will start with the 2012-13 school year. Even though the move was undoubtedly prompted by the ...more

NCAA Women’s Soccer Final Four Determined
by Pretty Tough
posted November 28, 2010 at 8:54pm

The NCAA women’s soccer playoffs are coming to an end with just the last four teams standing after a somewhat predictable quarter final round. Stanford defeated Florida 5-0, Notre Dame and Ohio State both shut out their opponents, Oklahoma State and Geo...more

Game thread: Bowling Green at Seattle University
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 28, 2010 at 5:49pm

SEATTLE LOSES: True, Bowling Green is a well-coached, talented team, but it seemed SU had its chances to make the final 71-51 score a little more respectable. The Redhawks didn't have a flow offensively and the quick pace worked against them as they gave ...more

Game thread: Montana State at Seattle University
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 28, 2010 at 4:03pm

REDHAWKS WIN: Bump the cheerleaders, Heck and Kerfoot gathered their team at halfcourt -- in the middle of a dancing cheer squad -- to celebrate the Redhawks' first win of the season. The impressive 66-56 finish was the best Bonvicini said her team has pl...more

Stanford vs South Carolina
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 28, 2010 at 1:04pm

It was great to see Stanford live and in person. C and R played host to R’s relatives (W + W, they are so cute!) and our good Bball friend P. W + W had never seen a live basketball game, men’s or women’s, and let me tell you Stanford, they were imp...more

College Profiles: Mercyhurst
by The First Line
posted November 27, 2010 at 6:50pm

Mercyhurst is another one of those schools that is well-known in the hockey world, but lesser known outside of it. Hosting the women’s Frozen Four this year may help bring it additional attention. Just a little more pressure on an elite program that...more

NCAA Elite 8 Preview
by All White Kit
posted November 26, 2010 at 1:02pm

Irish Star Lauren Fowlkes is One of A Handful of ND Players With Less Than Fond Memories of The Program's Other Meeting With Friday Foe Oklahoma State Friday (3) Ohio State vs Georgetown (5:00) – Two schools trying to reach the same destination fo...more

Washington Loses A Heartbreaker To Kent State In Great Alaska Shootout
by Swish Appeal
posted November 24, 2010 at 7:27pm

Tweet about Kent State's win via @JaydaEvans. View full size photo » First, we must give credit to Kent State for their 59-58 win against the University of Washington last night: with the win, they move to 3-0 and their best start in the 36...more

The Lady Bulldogs beat their first three opponents by an average of 19.3 points and Georgia...
by Swish Appeal
posted November 24, 2010 at 12:09pm

The Lady Bulldogs beat their first three opponents by an average of 19.3 points and Georgia outrebounded USC 44-31. Georgia led by as many as 11 in the first half when Philips scored on a putback making it 21-10. From there, the Trojans slowly chippe...more

Brittney Griner tops Baylor blocks record
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 24, 2010 at 11:50am

Entering her sophomore year, after only 41 games, Brittney Griner became Baylor's blocks leader tonight. Griner put up 27 points and had three blocks in the Bears' win over Texas Southern. The previous record was 249 blocks, which took her predecessor ove...more

How to come from behind and win on the road (twice): Patience, persistence, passion.
by Fair Game News
posted November 23, 2010 at 11:37pm

The Playbook: Year 2 An occasional series about the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program. By Laura Pappano At halftime, I thought there was no way. Yes it was clos...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete: Special Tuesday Edition
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 23, 2010 at 7:48pm

What did we learn at the NCAA Cross Country Championships?No surprise winners. All four of my picks for team and individual champions, as posted at Spiked Up Psyched Up, came through for the wins. I thought I was making very safe picks and going with the ...more

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