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Martinez, Gaels, hold off Stony Brook
by Swish Appeal
posted December 1, 2014 at 10:48pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: Damika Martinez's 2000th career point was among her game-high 29, spurring a 73-62 win over Stony Brook. Joy Adams added 14 points, eight boards, and three steals. Sabre Proctor had 17 to lead the Seawolves, with Jessica Ogunnor...more

A Return to Cross Country via @laurenfleshman
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted December 1, 2014 at 10:42pm

Photos by Mark Stone. Third photo by Jeremy Topping. There’s a moment in every race that comes to mind first when recollecting. In the NY Marathon it was the look on a fan’s face as it shifted from enthusiastic screaming to genuine fear for m...more

Speed Sisters in Palestine
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 1, 2014 at 10:35pm

Speed Sisters When you see Tanya Habjouqa's photographs of cars drifting in the West Bank it takes a moment to realise the drivers are women. When I did, I flicked quickly back to the start to really understand what I was seeing.Speed Sisters ( postcard a...more

Stanford 2-1 in Hawaiian Tournament
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 1, 2014 at 10:05am

So how was your Thanksgiving Weekend? C and R’s involved too much pie. For the Stanford Women’s Basketball team, they were in beautiful Hawaii for the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Shootout. They also had to play their third ranked tea...more

Hawks pounce on Terriers
by Swish Appeal
posted November 30, 2014 at 9:58pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: St. Joseph's pulled away in the second half with size and strength, claiming a 64-42 win over St. Francis of Brooklyn in the second semifinal of the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic. Natasha Cloud led the Hawks with 16 points, eig...more

Paradise Jam Island Division finale; FGCU wins tournament despite loss
by Swish Appeal
posted November 30, 2014 at 9:49pm

Contributor Matt Schoch gives us his recap of the Island Division final of the Paradise Jam Tournament. And while Ohio State won the final 90-83, FGCU was crowned the tournament champions. Because of their stellar performances in their previous two outi...more

Simmons leads Seton Hall over St. Peter's
by Swish Appeal
posted November 30, 2014 at 9:20pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: Seton Hall dominated start to finish against St. Peter's in a 75-45 win. Daisha Simmons led all scorers with 30 points on 12-19 shooting, adding four steals. Bra'Shey Ali notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds; Jan...more

More parity
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 30, 2014 at 9:17pm

Upsets:Washington State upended #10 Maryland, 70-64.Northwestern beat #18 DePaul in two overtimes, 97-91. They are undefeated.More of today's results....including a lot of close games and overtimes:#9 Kentucky slipped by South Florida, 61-57.#22 Georgia r...more

IMMAF Sets Date for 2015 World Championships
by Wombat Sports
posted November 29, 2014 at 3:17pm

Left to Right – Tom Madsen (IMMAF) Sarah Jamilia (DEN), Aleksandra Milczarek (POL), Lucrezia Ria (ITA), Nicole Brown (USA), Erika Mattsson (IMMAF) The International MMA Federation has announced the dates for its second amateur world championships...more

What are WNBA teams' fans thankful for and wishing for in the offseason?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 29, 2014 at 3:15pm

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Happy Turkey Day! We hope that you enjoy your times with your families on this special day. We here at Swish Appeal have come up with some things that each WNBA team's fanbase is thankful for, and we also came up with some...more

NCAA Soccer – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Stanford vs (2) Florida
by All White Kit
posted November 29, 2014 at 3:13pm

Projected Starting Lineups These two teams met in a contentious non-conference match that was decided on a golden goal penalty that was more than a little controversial to some. On the evening, Florida was well behind in most offensive categories but ...more

Rutgers alum Katie Adams brings lessons from Vivian Stringer to Bucknell
by Swish Appeal
posted November 25, 2014 at 10:47pm

Rutgers alum Katie Adams is bringing her experiences as a high-level Division I player to the bench at Bucknell as an assistant coach. Teaneck, NJ -They are often overlooked. They log long hours and many observers or fans do not realize the multiple r...more

Stanford Holds off New Mexico
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 25, 2014 at 10:17am

So the Stanford Women’s Basketball game at New Mexico started out Stanford enough. Stanford, even though without their leading scorer Lili Thompson (illness), found themselves up 22-6 in the first five minutes. Credit Karlie Samuelson (KSam) with fo...more

Washington guard Kelsey Plum named to Wooden Award top 30 list
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 25, 2014 at 10:13am

Washington sophomore G Kelsey Plum was named to the preseason Wooden Award Top 30 on Monday. The list is comprised of 30 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the early front-runners for college bask...more

Gonzaga dropped out of AP Top 25 poll; UConn slipped to No. 3
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 24, 2014 at 7:40pm

Many thought then-No. 6 Stanford upsetting then-No. 1 UConn last week, snapping the Huskies' 47-game winning streak, was good for the women's basketball season. Well, that was just the beginning. Days after Stanford's win, then-No. 10 Texas traveled to T...more

Ready, Set, Turkey Trot!
by Pretty Tough
posted November 24, 2014 at 7:37pm

It’s that time of the year again when turkey lovers who love to run gather for an appetite-inducing morning of good-natured competition. On Thanksgiving Day, or very near it, runners across the U.S. lace up their shoes for some version of the trot....more

Mississippi State Women's Basketball: Not to be Overlooked
by Swish Appeal
posted November 24, 2014 at 10:11am

After strong showings in the opening rounds of the Preseason WNIT, the Mississippi State Bulldogs used Vic Shaefer's pressure defense to spark a 15-0 run to upset the 16th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in the semifinal round. Humphrey Coliseum will...more

Australia’s Jessy Rose Clark Latest Signee to Invicta
by Wombat Sports
posted November 24, 2014 at 9:58am

Clark Invicta adds another bantamweight to their roster. Jessy “Jessy Jess” Rose Clark announced Sunday she has signed to the promotion. Combat Press was the first to report the news. Clark (5-1) is one of the rising stars out of Oceania,...more

NCAA Soccer – University Park Regional – (2) Penn State vs Virginia Tech Preview
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2014 at 2:45pm

1:00 PM – (2) Penn State vs Virginia Tech It’s been steady as you were for Penn State through two rounds. Given some of the displays of their seeded brethren, PSU’s calm 4-1 demolition of MAC double winners Buffalo flew under the radar...more

Daily Swish: A round up of weekend links
by Swish Appeal
posted November 22, 2014 at 9:23pm

A roundup of links over the week. Here are some links over the past week, mostly in the WNBA, and some in the NCAA as well. Mount St. Joseph forward Lauren Hill played in her second college game vs. Bethany College and scored a layup - Hill scored wit...more

Lauren Hill plays again, makes a layup
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2014 at 10:15am

Mount St. Joseph's freshman Lauren Hill played in her second game tonight, and scored.Results:Today's best games so far have been those of the unranked......Texas Tech survived Arizona, 57-54.USC downed Long Beach State in overtime, 90-85.Alabama got past...more

NCAA Soccer – Palo Alto Regional Preview
by All White Kit
posted November 22, 2014 at 10:13am

7:30 PM – (4) Washington vs Missouri Given an odd matchup in the first round, Washington avoided any untimely slip-ups, winning 1-0 against MAAC Tournament champs Rider. Their opponents were quite limited when all was said and done, but the Huskie...more

NCAA Soccer – Gainesville Regional Preview
by All White Kit
posted November 22, 2014 at 10:10am

3:00 PM – (3) Texas Tech vs Auburn Texas Tech won’t enjoy near as easy a time as they had against Prairie View A&M in the opening round of the tournament. The Red Raiders probably should have had a tougher first round matchup, even with ...more

Stanford Can’t Stay on Top, Fall to Texas
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 21, 2014 at 11:10pm

Stanford did not lead for the majority of the game…they were down by 10 at one point…Amber Orrange kept Stanford in it with some clutch shooting near the end…the game went into overtime…no, dear reader, you are not suffering de...more

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