Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2010-01-28

By Cheryl Coward

• WNBA President visits campus (avionnewspaper.com) http://j.mp/bhreNt lol at the headline type on the page #
• Iowa State: Forward-looking Amanda Zimmerman gives boost to Cyclones' post play (Des Moines Register) http://j.mp/d7E8du #ncaaw #
• Gilmara Justino named MVP of Brazil's Nacional Feminino league (FIBA.com) http://j.mp/bmF9uU #fiba #
• Virginia coach Debbie Ryan's emotional matchup (Charlottesville Daily Progress) http://j.mp/dhY9iB #ncaaw #
• WNBL.com.au: Elbow smash may cost Bendigo Spiriot player Angela Marino the season http://j.mp/9R5CnV #
• WNBL.com.au: Bulleen Boomer Jenna O’Hea named Player of the Week http://j.mp/acAVuP #wnbl #
• Nevada defeats Louisiana Tech, 69-56 (Reno Gazette-Journal) http://j.mp/bpDntO #ncaaw #
• Notre Dame: Re-heating up (The Observer) http://j.mp/bOX1v8 #ncaaw #
• Oklahoma State: Cowgirls shut down Tigers (NewsOK.com) http://j.mp/bsThws #ncaaw #
• Santa Rosa Junior College Hall of Fame inductee: Caren Franci so much more than 'an old coach' (PressDemocrat.com) http://j.mp/bWWG9j #
• Coach Kim Barnes Arico Builds a Winner at St. John’s (NYTimes.com) http://j.mp/98S9Zh #ncaaw #
• Notre Dame: Irish endurance is put to the test (South Bend Tribune) http://j.mp/dalRUo #ncaaw #
• Road woes return for Missouri women's basketball team (Columbia Missourian) http://j.mp/bJg17g #ncaaw #
• Stanford women look forward to meeting with Arizona State (Palo Alto Online) http://j.mp/aHPxYk #ncaaw #
• Best of the West – Power rankings for the Week of Jan. 25 (leftcoasthoops.com) http://j.mp/9Exfc6 #ncaaw #
• Lorin Dixon: UConn bench better than you think (The Day) http://j.mp/cFeslI #ncaaw #
• UConn: Defense becomes dominating (Republican-American) http://j.mp/bDIs0l #ncaaw #
• Indiana State freshman walk-on Krista Smith getting minutes with hard-nosed defense (tribstar.com) http://j.mp/a8OUWu #ncaaw #
• Rutgers: Season worsts abound in Connecticut (Daily Targum) http://j.mp/cD3PVS #ncaaw #
• Greater Tulsa Reporter: 10 People to Watch in 2010 include Tulsa Shock's Steve Swetoha & Nolan Richardson http://j.mp/a6zMJc #wnba #
• RT @ConnecticutSun: Orender and Connecticut Sun to hold press conference at 11:30 a.m. – watch it here http://www.wnba.com/sun/ #
• Texas A&M Aggies' Danielle Adams is a post with guard skills (ESPN) http://j.mp/ayWcAd #ncaaw #
• Paul Westhead has another program up and runnin' (Dailly Breeze) http://j.mp/cyetkG #ncaaw #
• Wyoming: Cowgirls seek an elusive and tough win in Salt Lake City tonight (Wyoming Tribune Eagle) http://j.mp/ac938E #ncaaw #
• Tennessee counters scoring woes with defense (AP) http://j.mp/94xaZA #ncaaw #
• Baylor's Griner goes above the rim to make impact as freshman (USATODAY.com) http://j.mp/9roXQz #ncaaw #
• UConn Streak; That Was Then This Is Now (Philly.com) http://j.mp/9Hhu2R #ncaaw #
• UConn: Even Rutgers no longer poses a challenge (New Haven Register) http://j.mp/9MVnfj #ncaaw #
• Washington State: Cougar women prepare for Huskies (Spokesman.com) http://j.mp/aZVfGr #ncaaw #
• RT @wbca1981: Check out this week's Shootaround w/Beth&Debbie featuring Mary Struckhoff & remembering Kay Yow: http://tinyurl.com/yfhufe6 #
• Today's scores & schedule, Wednesday January 27, 2010 http://j.mp/94IM95 #ncaaw #
• This week’s women’s basketball television schedule, January 27 – February 1 (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/c8KJxN #ncaaw #
• RT @IlliniWHoops: Jenna Smith named one of the top 20 Illini athletes of the decade by the Daily Illini: http://bit.ly/bNLlJe #ncaaw #
• UConn: Auriemma Defends Big East (courant.com) http://j.mp/b6tOld #ncaaw #
• WNBA.com: World's Best Women's Basketball Players to Square Off at Mohegan Sun Arena http://j.mp/9cDKkC #
• RT @SwishAppeal: A couple of minor updates to Mercury salary situation story: http://bit.ly/bbMQtv #wnba #
• Becky Hammon: A Portrait of Integrity (SLAM) http://j.mp/a51DyL #wnba #
• The team comes first for Oklahoma State center Megan Byford (NewsOK.com) http://j.mp/at1LFb #ncaaw #
• Nebraska: Huskers prepared to become the hunted (huskerextra.com) http://j.mp/aIcYY3 #ncaaw #
• Tonight's Baylor vs Texas A&M game is an NCAA "Pack the House" Challenge. Free pizza for Baylor Students sitting on the floor. #
• No. 8 Texas A&M hits the highway to face No. 14 Baylor (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/bYE2c4 #ncaaw #
• Women Athletes: Where's Cappie? (BusinessWeek) http://j.mp/aDr9Tx #wnba #
• Aggies in Waco in full force for Baylor game. Think tonight will be record-high crowd. #
• Former Seattle Storm player and Aggie alum A'Quonesia Franklin is here with the Texas A&M as a grad asst. http://j.mp/dbCuxw #ncaaw #
• 'Fire and ice' coaches Susan Walvius & Michelle Marciniak of SHEEX take on business world (CNN) http://j.mp/dwAd5R #wnba #ncaaw #
• Baylor w/ early lead. 7-4. Melissa Jones back in lineup & 1st to score. 15:42 #
• Baylor is such a different team with Melissa Jones playing. She goes all-out all the time. #
• First block by Griner on Tanisha Smith. 13-6 Baylor 10:05. #
• Nice steal by Kelli Griffin to Shanay Washington, makes the layup. 15-6 Lady Bears. #
• Texas A&M tried put Kelsey Assarian in the game but she wasn't on official game book, penalized w/tech foul. Melissa Jones makes both. #
• It took the officials forever to figure it out. Like nearly five minutes. 21-12 Baylor 7:22. #
• Texas A&M began to close the gap with a 6-0 run but Baylor answered. Griner and Jones w/10 pts each. 27-18 Lady Bears. #
• Baylor cheerleaders are wearing the gold sequined halters again. Student section full, guess free pizza offer helped. #
• Halftime: Baylor 30 Texas A&M 18. Griner leads all scorers with 11. Melissa Jones w/10. #
• Halftime entertainment is a scrimmage between teams of elementary school age girls. Cute and funny. #
• http://twitpic.com/1036zv – Future of women's basketball, the Waco version. #
• Shanay Washington had a scare. Made a layup, got mauled in the head. No foul call. She fell back to floor off balance after trying to get up #
• Baylor up by 10 over Texas A&M, 34-24 15:35 #ncaaw #
• Griner winning the contest of the big girls outscoring Danielle Adams & Damitria Buchanan. Adams only has 2pts. Buchanan 0. Griner 14. #
• Adams just made a trey tho', c'est vrai though. Baylor 40 Texas A&M 31. #ncaaw #
• Texas A&M coach Gary Blair spent 5 yrs at Lousiana Tech as a grad asst. & asst. coach under Baylor asst. Leon Barmore. #
• During that time Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey was a player for Louisiana Tech. #
• Melissa Jones is closing in on a double-double. She has 14 points and 8 rebounds. 48-41 Baylor, 5:26. #
• Man, she almost dunked. #
• Ardossi helps Ga Tech rally to beat Miami in OT, 78-73 (AP) http://j.mp/dicEP3 #ncaaw #
• No. 16 West Virginia pulls away, beats Seton Hall 53-31 (AP) http://j.mp/agsyxC #ncaaw #
• Emily Carter helps No. 20 TCU beat Colorado St. (AP) http://j.mp/bXSAYX #ncaaw #
• 1:34 left, 51-43 Baylor #ncaaw #
• Iowa State: Alison Lacey is the Perfect Fit for Cyclones (cyclones.com) http://j.mp/co4YmM #ncaaw #
• Final: Baylor 61 Texas A&M 53. Griner led all with 20 pts. Melissa Jones with a double-double after missing 4 games, 15 pts. 10 rebs #
• Baylor returns to form with Melissa Jones back on the court (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/a1jpJx #ncaaw #
• Marquette Knocks Off No. 17 Georgetown, 52-45 (gomarquette.com) http://j.mp/9WB69r #ncaaw #
• No. 6 Nebraska Huskers dominate Texas Tech, 89-47 (omaha.com) http://j.mp/d4LDAK #ncaaw #
• No. 18 Cyclones Finally Get Best of No. 12 Oklahoma (cyclones.com) http://j.mp/aWFjFk #ncaaw #
• No. 3 Notre Dame Irish cruise to 84-59 win over Providence (AP) http://j.mp/cLIrTQ #ncaaw #
• Virginia Cavs stop sloppy North Carolina State (Charlottesville Daily Progress) http://j.mp/9lOzlw #ncaaw #
• Phillipses help Xavier beat Rhode Island 88-60 (AP) http://j.mp/dhy3Lc #ncaaw #

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