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Moore's homecoming triumphant with UConn win over Yellow Jackets
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2010 at 10:30pm

Sunday’s showcase game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets was noteworthy for several reasons. Connecticut extended its win streak to 81 games with a 71-51 road victory, tying the longest winning streak at the colleg...more

Washington limps into Alaska
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 22, 2010 at 11:50am

Washington (1-1) landed in Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout, but could be without three key players to the lineup when it faces Kent State (2-0) on Tuesday. PG Sarah Morton's sprained ankle has been well chronicled. But teammate Regina Rogers was u...more

Stanford vs Gonzaga
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 22, 2010 at 11:43am

Oh yeah, with this smorgasbord of football this weekend, we almost forgot the Stanford Women’s Basketball team played a game Sunday against Gonzaga. Almost. Stanford is the highest ranked women’s team to visit Gonzaga, and in their honor they sold out...more

Shooting woes doom Seton Hall versus LSU
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2010 at 1:20am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: Behind 14 points each from LaSondra Barrett and Katherine Graham, the Tigers of LSU knocked off the Seton Hall Pirates 57-40. Barrett also had 11 rebounds for LSU. Kandice Green led the Pirates with 10 points and 14 rebounds. For...more

NCAA Women’s Soccer Elite 8
by Pretty Tough
posted November 22, 2010 at 1:14am

Eight matches were played over Friday and Saturday to determine who would move on in the NCAA Women’s Soccer playoffs. And now Eight teams are closer to reaching the College Cup, which will take place in Cary, North Carolina on December 5. Oklahoma Sta...more

Stanford vs Utah
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 20, 2010 at 10:54pm

Yes, yes, yes, we knew former Stanford women’s basketball player Michelle Harrison is now playing on the Utah women’s basketball team, thanks to all who wrote, it’s just been a busy end of the week and C and R didn’t get time to write! So, Michell...more

Saturday Morning Scoreboard: Revenge Edition
by The First Line
posted November 20, 2010 at 10:44pm

There are really only two scores of particular note from last night, but they’re doozies, to use a quaint cliche. Harvard decided that it didn’t like all the talk about Dartmouth winning the ECAC this year, and roared back with a 5-3 victory in fron...more

NCAA Tournament Third Round Preview – Saturday’s Matches
by All White Kit
posted November 20, 2010 at 9:20pm

Notre Dame's Julie Scheidler and North Carolina's Ali Hawkins Will Be Back In Battle On Saturday (1) North Carolina vs (4) Notre Dame (5:00) – You could devote pages and pages to the most storied rivalry in women’s collegiate soccer, but I’ll t...more

Washington guard out; Seattle University drops one on road
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 20, 2010 at 12:42pm

Washington PG Sarah Morton (pictured far right by The Seattle Times) did not travel with the team to play BYU (0-2) on Saturday. The squad's lone senior, Morton sprained her left ankle in practice on Nov. 8 and wore a protective boot until Wednesday. Lim...more

NCAA Tournament Third Round Preview – Friday’s Matches
by All White Kit
posted November 19, 2010 at 12:22pm

Duke's Tara Campbell Will Be Vital For Any Upset Hopes on Friday (2) Boston College vs (3) West Virginia (7:00) – Two programs eternally on the cusp of breaking into the national elite have perhaps their best shot at reaching the College Cup in fro...more

Gonzaga hosts No. 3 Stanford on Sunday, Cal Poly update
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 19, 2010 at 1:49am

Gonzaga (1-1) dropped out of the AP poll after losing to unranked Southern California in its season opener. But the Zags have a chance to wiggle back into the national limelight with a good showing or win against No. 3 Stanford (1-0) on Sunday. That matc...more

Redirecting the gaze
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 18, 2010 at 1:24pm

After the epic Baylor-UConn game appeared on national television, the game story also earned a spot on cnn.com’s mobile page. Given that the mobile front page includes about eight headlines on average, cnn’s choice to include the recap represented so...more

What can statistics tell us about how good UConn will be this season?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 18, 2010 at 11:13am

< p>More photos » Fred Beckham - AP Browse more photos » Now we've seen the University of Connecticut take on a team ranked second in the country in Baylor, a team everyone agrees is a serious national championship contender because of the pre...more

Tara talks Utah, UConn and other topics…
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 18, 2010 at 1:02am

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer did a conference call Wednesday morning in advance of her team’s first road trip of the season, a two-game sojourn to Utah and Gonzaga. VanDerveer addressed a number of topics, including last night’s Connecticut-Baylor ...more

Connecticut 65, Baylor 64
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 17, 2010 at 3:50pm

It was everything you could want in a game of its caliber, with the two top-ranked teams going at it - the stars, the surges, the butt-clenching finish. A rare treat so early in the season.Interesting innuendos in this story:Geno Auriemma covered his head...more

UConn extends its streak with win over Baylor
by HoopFeed.com
posted November 17, 2010 at 1:02pm

Top-ranked Connecticut (2-0) extended its winning streak to 80 in a win over the No. 2 team, the Baylor Lady Bears (3-1) on Tuesday night in Hartford. It was the first time the two teams played each other during the regular season. UConn beat Baylor in ...more

College basketball season, days 1-4
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 16, 2010 at 3:31pm

ESPN's Graham Hays has some good opening weekend observations.Fresno State almost beat a school record in their 120-93 victory yesterday.C and R are just as happy as myself that college season has finally begun. The Stanford fans thought Chiney Ogwumike w...more

A look back at the second round of the NCAA tournament
by All White Kit
posted November 16, 2010 at 2:00pm

Washington's Jorde LaFontaine-Kussmann Had a Solo-esque Performance for The Huskies on Sunday Saturday: UCLA 2 – 1 (4) Central Florida – Sometimes, big match experience can trump any manner of inconsistency from a club. Homefield advantage does...more

Monday dribble: TV alert, rankings, and weekend highlights
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 16, 2010 at 12:46pm

I think you're feeling a cough coming on. Yep, something where you need to leave work early on Tuesday in order to be home for the 3 p.m. tip-off between No. 1 Connecticut and No. 2 Baylor on ESPN2. It's the earliest top teams have faced each other in a ...more

Best of the West – Power rankings for the week of Nov. 15
by Left Coast Hoops
posted November 15, 2010 at 8:47pm

Here we go! Start of a new season. First impressions are below. Agree, disagree…there’s always next week. 1. Stanford (1-0). The Cardinal started off strong with a win over a Rutgers team that wanted to atone for its loss at Cal. 2. Cal (2-0). The B...more

A look at the second round of the NCAA tournament
by All White Kit
posted November 15, 2010 at 3:52pm

Derby Days Ahead for Maryland's Sade Ayinde (Right) (All times are Eastern.) Saturday UCLA – (4) UCF (10:00) – It’s Ellis vs Cromwell as two of the college ranks’ highest regarded female coaches square off in the shadow of Hollywood. Besid...more

A whimsical whirlwind through the first round of the NCAA tournament
by All White Kit
posted November 14, 2010 at 2:07pm

OSU's Jenna Richardson Shined Bright Against Memphis Thursday: Los Angeles Regional UCLA 0 – 0 BYU (UCLA advances on penalties) – Make no mistake about it, if this Bruins team gets anywhere close to Cary, it’ll be a big surprise, and not just...more

2010-11 Pac-10 Preview: A Conference Poised To Restore Its National Reputation
by Swish Appeal
posted November 13, 2010 at 12:12pm

Cal and USC have their sights set on the tournament last year after sitting somewhat on the bubble last season. Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media. View full size photo » I said this at the end of last season but it be...more

What's on: The weekend in track & field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 12, 2010 at 1:00am

DomesticIt’s Regionals weekend for college cross country. USTFCCCA Regionals PageFlotrack Regionals pageNine regions, two automatic qualifiers each, plus thirteen at-large bids available. Weird stuff can and does happen at these. Flotrack will be tweeti...more

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