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From barn floors to arenas of thousands
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:49pm

UConn becomes the winningest women's basketball team in history:   While South Dakota State celebrates its victory in the Summit League tournament: ...more

Stanford odds and ends
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:40pm

Well, what a week. First of all, the Stanford Women’s Basketball Team is the top seed in this weekend’s PAC-10 tournament (no surprise there). They play the winner of the Arizona-Washington State game on Friday.Then the PAC-10 Awards came out. Stanfor...more

Stanford-bound Chiney Ogwumike wins Morgan Wootten award
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:31pm

Stanford-bound prep star Chiney Ogwumike is the winner of the 2010 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award for her accomplishments on and off the court. McDonald’s along with Morgan Wootten, legendary coach and McDonald’s All American Games selectio...more

Pac-10 media award winners
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:12pm

I'll update this entry with the coaches' votes, which should be released Wednesday and Thursday. But I wanted to share the media votes, which were publicized on Tuesday. Washington senior wing Sami Whitcomb is the team's sole representative, being named t...more

Strictly Come Dancing: South Dakota State, Summit
posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:12am

Who? The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State.  Sometimes called the Jacks, but if you refer to the school as SDSU, don't confuse them with San Diego State; that tends to irk their fans. Where? Brookings, SD, in the eastern part of the state. When? Tuesda...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:35pm

  Who? The Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. Sometimes also known as the Lady Raiders. Where? Murfreesboro, TN, just about smack-dab in the middle of the state, which I guess is why they called the university Middle Tennessee State. When? Tuesd...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Xavier, Atlantic 10
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:31pm

Who? The Musketeers of Xavier. Where? Cincinnati, OH, the city that once had Jerry Springer as its mayor. When? Monday the 8th, in Upper Marlboro, MD. How? Up 12 at the half, Xavier was taken to overtime by a determined Temple team, but held the Owls s...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Chattanooga, Southern
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:19pm

Who? The Lady Mocs of Chattanooga. (It's short for Mockingbird, but I haven't seen any Chattanooga teams use the long form.) Where? Chattanooga, TN, on the Tennessee River and near the Georgia border. When? Monday the 8th, in Charlotte, NC. How? Down ...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Tennessee, Southeastern
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:13pm

The amazing thing about basketball is that watching it reduces one's time to write about it. Who? The Lady Volunteers of Tennessee, Vols for short. Where? Knoxville, TN, where the area code spells out VOL on a telephone keypad. When? Sunday the 7th, in...more

Washington coach Tia Jackson to return
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:12pm

Washington coach Tia Jackson, 37, will return as the Huskies' coach next year, so tuck away those wish-list replacements some fans are known to be forming. Athletic Director Scott Woodward gave her the nod on Tuesday afternoon. "She's a young coach who's...more

Griner’s punch not about women’s sports, but sportsmanship in all college play
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:10pm

By Laura Pappano Here we go again. Baylor’s Brittney Griner’s outrageous act last Wednesday – the now-viral YouTube image of her socking Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle after the two jostled beneath the basket – has some wondering: What’s goin...more

UConn women set NCAA winning streak record
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:09pm

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team has won an NCAA women’s record of wins with 71 games in a row. 71. I haven’t won 71 anything in a row, ever, excluding managing to get out of bed 71 days in a row which I have to admit is someti...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Gonzaga, West Coast
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:06pm

Who? The Bulldogs of Gonzaga. Where? Spokane, WA, pronounced "Spo-CAN", not Spo-CANE. When? Monday the 8th, in Las Vegas, NV. How? While upstart Pepperdine gave the Bulldogs a fight in the first half, Gonzaga answered with a 42-point second half to run...more

New Old Stanford Friends
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:04pm

Happy International Women's Day to You!One of the many neat things about writing this Stanford Women’s Basketball Blog is we get mail from people connected to Stanford and we get to talk to people we otherwise wouldn’t get to meet. C and R recently go...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Ohio State, Big Ten
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:08pm

I like to think that I treat smaller conferences the same way I treat the BCS conferences. To be fair, I should then give the same treatment to BCS schools as I do to the smallest of Division I schools. Who? The Buckeyes of Ohio State (or, if you insist...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Marist, MAAC
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:06pm

Who? The Red Foxes of Marist. Where? Poughkeepsie, NY, along the Hudson River line on Metro-North. When? Sunday the 7th, in Albany, NY. How? By beating the third-place Fairfield Stags 66-49 to clinch their fifth straight ticket to the Big Dance. Upset...more

UConn not the only undefeated this year - hello Nebraska!
posted on March 8, 2010 at 6:41pm

As the University of Connecticut takes the court in tonight's Big East semi-final game, everyone will be talking about "the streak". With a win over Notre Dame, Geno Auriemma's squad will have 71-consecutive victories. A women's college basketball record ...more

Seeding set for Big 12 women’s basketball championship
posted on March 8, 2010 at 5:43pm

Bracket || Schedule After a weekend of six games marking the end the regular season for Big 12 teams, the seeding for this week’s tournament in Kansas City, Missouri is set. Unbeaten Nebraska leads the pack at No. 1 followed by No. 2 seed Iowa State, ...more

Seattle: Where 7th Place Gatorade Showers and Westhead Scoring Droughts Happen
posted on March 8, 2010 at 5:34pm

University of Oregon seniors Micaela Cocks (left) and Taylor Lilley went a combined 7-26 in the final Pac-10 conference game of their careers in Seattle on Sunday afternoon. "It’s kinda a new phenomenon for me," said coach Paul Westhead. "We’re jus...more

And the winner is...My Pac-10 award ballot
posted on March 8, 2010 at 5:12pm

About 20 West coast media members were asked to submit ballots for Pac-10 awards this season. Our selections will be revealed on Tuesday. Considering we picked Washington to finish last and the Huskies tied for sixth in regular-season standings, I'll unde...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Duke, Atlantic Coast
posted on March 8, 2010 at 5:12pm

Who? The Blue Devils of Duke. Where? Durham, North Carolina; if you throw a rock, you'll probably hit a Division I school, which will then promptly have you arrested for throwing a rock at it, because that's just tacky. When? Sunday the 7th, in Greensbo...more

70! Huskies knock out Syracuse, Tie record
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:09am

So we sat and marinated in our fury and frustration for twenty minutes, waiting for the second game to begin. We debated leaving because we knew it was going to be a blow-out, but we paid for the ticket and our dinner reservations weren't until 5:15, so t...more

On Griner: "Mulkey's motherly approach to Griner is something we need to see more of in sports"
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:04am

Until yesterday, not one thing I had read about Brittney Griner's punch moved me in any way whatsoever. That's not to say that the people who have written about it were poor writers, it's just that nothing was said that seemed particularly insightful. G...more

Game thread: Oregon at Washington
posted on March 7, 2010 at 7:00pm

HUSKIES WIN: Players gave Jackson a Gatorade bath in the locker room after the 62-53 win, which secured a three-game win streak to close the season for UW. The Huskies played inspired defense against a down trotted Oregon team on a six-game losing streak....more

Strictly Come Dancing: Austin Peay, Ohio Valley
posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:29am

And we've got our first upset of the auto-bids.  That didn't take long!   Who? The Lady Governors of Austin Peay. Where? Clarksville, in northern Tennessee; to get there, meet the Monkees at the station before the last train leaves. When? Around 6P...more
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