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2011 Year in Review: Changing the landscape and breaking down barriers

2011 Year in Review: Changing the landscape and breaking down barriers

In compiling a list of people that impacted women's basketball in the year 2011, one word kept coming to my mind to describe them: awareness. In their own way, each person on the list impacted…

Stags no match for Huskies as UConn prepares for conference play

The last time the UConn women's basketball team played Fairfield University the Huskies defeated the Stags 93-50. The date was November 9, 2001 and that UConn team rolled to a 39-0 season that was commemorated…

WSC Radio Show: Year in review and opening week of conference play

WSC Radio Show: Year in review and opening week of conference play

Brenda VanLengen and Mechelle Voepel review the year and preview the beginning of conference play

2011 Year in Review: What we listened to…top tunes at Hoopfeed in the past year

2011 Year in Review: What we listened to…top tunes at Hoopfeed in the past year

Music plays a huge role in the lives of athletes and this past year women’s basketball players tweeted often about their favorite artists from Sade to Lady Gaga to Drake. British songstress Adele captured the…

Video: UConn 2002 NCAA National Championship team inducted into Huskies of Honor

Video: UConn 2002 NCAA National Championship team inducted into Huskies of Honor

Dishin & Swishin December 29, 2011 Podcast: A New Year’s present – Alysa Auriemma on life, health & basketball

Dishin & Swishin December 29, 2011 Podcast: A New Year’s present – Alysa Auriemma on life, health & basketball

Since there is that dreaded lull in the action between the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays when the student-athletes get a few rare days with their families, I started to think family would be…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-29

Toledo trounces Northwestern, 75-56 http://t.co/bCx3qcKV #ncaaw Yolanda Richardson 19 pts/7 rebs # Holy Toledo: Rockets down Northwestern (http://t.co/PPl5CHxC) http://t.co/1v4lfKKk #ncaaw # NCAA DI: Yesterday’s results http://t.co/t1xrj5oL Today’s games http://t.co/GR4Ts6cy #ncaaw # Guru’s Year In Review:…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-28

Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 12-25-2011 http://t.co/NdjJqp1p # A new name for the home of the Indiana Fever: Conseco Fieldhouse to Bankers Life Fieldhouse (indystar|com)http://t.co/no9KaZ7y #wnba #…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-12-25

NCAA DI: Yesterday's results http://t.co/VKAAp2Cd Today's games http://t.co/buSXX5ZF #ncaaw # Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 12-18-2011 http://t.co/7CaOMUUS #ncaaw # Nebraska: Connie Yori happy with young Huskers (huskerextra|com) http://t.co/5b3xLiXi…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-24

St. Mary's girls hoops beats nation's No. 1 team in Nike Tournament of Champions (East Valley Tribune) http://t.co/gcOi0jrX #prep # No. 2 St. Mary's of Phoenix outslugs No. 1 Riverdale Baptist at Nike TOC (MaxPreps)…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-23

Rebounding gives Wake Forest the edge in defeat of Southern Methodist (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/w1AvIVJ3 #ncaaw # Georgetown crushes Miami (Washington Post) http://t.co/v89GyTYP #ncaaw # Marist in tourney final after beating Auburn (Poughkeepsie Journal) http://t.co/xIQhOXTz #ncaaw 1st Marist…

Dishin & Swishin December 22, 2011 Podcast: Never underestimate Brenda Frese and Matthew Mitchell

Dishin & Swishin December 22, 2011 Podcast: Never underestimate Brenda Frese and Matthew Mitchell

When you need a break from those Christmas carols, we have podcast that will be just as much fun! In the pre-season AP poll, coach Brenda Frese's Maryland Terrapins were number ten, and Matthew Mitchell's…

Rebounding gives Wake Forest the edge in defeat of Southern Methodist

Rebounding gives Wake Forest the edge in defeat of Southern Methodist

DALLAS – Wake Forest came to Dallas with rebounding on their mind knowing it would be the key to defeating Southern Methodist. The Demon Deacons succeeded with their game plan to outrebound the Mustangs 54-29…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-22

Nneka Ogwumike's 42 lead Stanford past Tennessee (http://t.co/YYXicvpu) http://t.co/MM1CGUny #ncaaw # No. 18 Green Bay Rolls to 80-39 Win over Ball State http://t.co/kxHbkoff #ncaaw # Temple Takes Down UCLA, 59-53 for Third Straight Win http://t.co/ofV96V0Q…

Missing the WNBA? Let Alex Chambers take you on his ride through the league for the holidays

Missing the WNBA? Let Alex Chambers take you on his ride through the league for the holidays

Right about now I am guessing that you must be missing the WNBA as much as I am. Do not get me wrong, I love the college game, but it is just, well, different than…

USC 75, Pepperdine 71 (OT)

Malibu - USC surged in overtime to beat Pepperdine today, 75-71.The Trojans came in at 4-5, after losing two games by a total of three points on their recent road trip to Arkansas State and…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-21

Saint Mary's defeats Oregon State, 81-61 http://t.co/g3bgqfMM #ncaaw Jackie Nared 26 pts, Jasmine Smith 22 pts # Kansas State handles Northwestern for 5th straight win, 64-45 http://t.co/zoKZ2jaf Brittany Chambers 29 pts, Jalana Childs 18 pts…

Tennessee at Stanford Previews

Tennessee at Stanford Previews

No. 4 Stanford Cardinal (7-1) vs. No. 6 Lady Volunteers (7-2), Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 - 7 p.m. PT, Maples Pavilion (7,329) - Stanford, Calif. Series History: Tennessee leads 22-6. TV: Fox Sports Net/Comcast SportsNet…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-20

Griner has a block party as Baylor proves its top ranking, UConn stays positive after defeat (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/VWzFDSqw #ncaaw # Video: Brittney Griner on setting the Big 12 career record for blocks (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/Ojwzy1sL #ncaaw #…

The Pink Room, Season 1, Episode 4: Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s message to Pat Summitt

The Pink Room, Season 1, Episode 4: Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s message to Pat Summitt

Episode 4: Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer discusses Pat Summitt’s battle  with early onset dementia, gives advice to younger/newer coaches and leaves a touching message for Pat. Created & hosted by Rosalyn Gold-Onwude @RosGO21 and Kevin Danna @Kevo408. Twitter: @pinkroomwbb

Around the Web recaps: UConn at Baylor

Waco Tribune-Herald, December 19, 2011 In The End, No Getting Around Griner (courant.com) In topflight battle, No. 1 Lady Bears defeat No. 2 UConn, 66-61 (baylorlariat.com) UConn Women Lose 66-61 To Baylor (courant.com) Baylor hands No. 2…

Video: Dec. 18, 2011: Seattle Storm Coach Brian Agler on UConn at Baylor

Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler before the game.

Video: Brittney Griner on setting the Big 12 career record for blocks

Baylor’s Brittney Griner came into the Dec. 18 game vs. UConn just five blocks shy of former Oklahoma player Courtney Paris’ career shot block record of 446. Griner finished the game with nine blocks and…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-12-19

NCAA DI: Yesterday's results http://t.co/VKAAp2Cd Today's games http://t.co/buSXX5ZF #ncaaw # Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 12-18-2011 http://t.co/7CaOMUUS #ncaaw # Nebraska: Connie Yori happy with young Huskers (huskerextra|com) http://t.co/5b3xLiXi…

Griner has a block party as Baylor proves its top ranking, UConn stays positive after defeat

Griner has a block party as Baylor proves its top ranking, UConn stays positive after defeat

WACO, Texas – With the electric atmosphere of a sellout crowd cheering them on and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III in the audience, No. 1 Baylor (11-0) rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to…

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