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Month: March 2011

Mater Dei 59, Narbonne 38

Mater Dei's Jordan Adams didn't suit up tonight - she dislocated her shoulder in Thursday playoff action.Narbonne at a timeout.Mater Dei overcame a tough Narbonne squad in the Division I state regional semifinals tonight, on…

WAC, Big 12 tournament results

Fresno State beat Louisiana Tech with a buzzer basket, 78-76, to take the WAC tournament.No surprises: Brittney Griner was unstoppable in Baylor's Big 12 conference championship win over Texas A&M today. ESPN talks with Griner…

Brea Olinda out in the third round

Another upset tonight: Brea Olinda lost to Canyon Springs in the third round of the Southern California Division I state regional finals, 63-53.What??In the other semi, Mater Dei used a fourth-quarter surge to overcome Narbonne…

For Kim Mulkey, Destiny Williams was the key in Baylor’s Big 12 tournament success

Video: BU Press Conference || A&M Press Conference Photo Gallery: Game Photos || Celebration Photos All Tournament Awards Statistical Comparison Notes KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The last stretch to the final of the Big 12…

ESPN to air entire tourney; Ryan steps down; Pac-10 semis

Every little step helps: ESPN will air the entire women's tournament.Debbie Ryan is stepping down after 34 years as Virginia's coach.My wrap-up of yesterday evening's Pac-10 tournament semifinals, which includes a slideshow. Championship game coverage…

Statement from UConn coach Geno Auriemma regarding Debbie Ryan

Before UConn head coach Geno Auriemma arrived in Connecticut he served as an assistant to longtime Virginia coach Debbie Ryan for four years. Saturday, UVa announced that Ryan was stepping down from the helm of…

Baylor wins the Big 12 Championship, beats Texas A&M 61-58

Led by Brittney Griner’s 31 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks, Baylor defeated Texas A&M 61-58 in the final game of the Big 12 tournament Saturday afternoon. Texas A&M had an answer for every Baylor…

Pac-10 Tournament Semifinals: Slideshow and Recap

Friday, March 11, 2011, Los Angeles, Staples Center Game 7: #1 Stanford def. #4 Arizona, 100-71 The Ogwumike sisters led Stanford in a 100-71 rout of Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday. It was…

Baylor’s point guard phenom Odyssey Sims impressed all year, has no first-time Big 12 tournament jitters

Odyssey Sims regular season slideshow When Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey announced the signing of Odyssey Sims to a National Letter of Intent in November 2009, the left-handed point guard was about to begin her…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-12

NCAA DI – Yesterday's results http://j.mp/gYPHwh Today's game http://j.mp/fXoUyX #ncaaw # Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest http://j.mp/e4EvOO # Women's Horizon League tournament: Behind scenes with Green Bay Phoenix (espn.com) http://j.mp/fjaW8b #ncaaw…

Odyssey Sims proud of her high school team’s state championship

This past weekend MacArthur (Irving, Texas), the high school attended by Baylor freshman Odyssey Sims, won the Texas Class 5A semifinals of the UIL state tournament in Austin. MacArthur was led by point guard Alexis…

Slideshow: Baylor’s Odyssey Sims

The first two photos are of Sims (with fellow DFW Elite player Akil Simpson in second photo) the summer before her senior year of high school at the Big State Flava Jam tournament at Southern…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-11

Houston Cougars still have room for improvement (womenshoopsblog.thehrr.com) http://j.mp/hb0IYa #ncaaw # Univ. of Tulsa fires coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson after loss in 1st round of C-USA tourney (tulsaworld.com) http://j.mp/dMcIlD #ncaaw # Higher seeds continue to dominate…

Gary Blair on K-State coach Deb Patterson: “One of the most underrated coaches in the country”

Patterson talks to Brittany Chambers during the 2nd round game vs. Iowa State. Kansas State’s victory over Iowa State Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 championship marked head coach Deb Patterson’s 300th win…

A wittle bit more news

The NAIA Division I championship bracket has been announced.UNCW Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, in her first year, has been named coach of the year for the Colonial Athletic Association. The guru says Coop was surprised to…

They’re playing who?? Pac-10 tournament upsets!

All week we've been waiting to see who would play the Pac-10's top two teams - Stanford and UCLA - in the conference tournament semifinals tomorrow. Quarterfinals were tonight and, well, the winners are not…

ESPN Rise/Gatorade high school state POY awards

What a list:AlabamaHayden Hamby: G/F, West Morgan (Trinity, Ala.)AlaskaKeiahnna Engel: SG, Dimond (Anchorage, Alaska)ArizonaPromise Amukamara: SG, Apollo (Glendale, Ariz.)ArkansasCalli Berna: PG, Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Ark.)CaliforniaKaleena Mosqu...

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-10

Caldwell's roots lead to success at UCLA (pac-10.org) http://j.mp/dE6uqC #ncaaw # Marist Red Foxes' Erica Allenspach is something special (espn.com) http://j.mp/fvJuRF #ncaaw # Guru Report: Updated Mining For 33 At-Large Squads (melgreenberg.com) http://j.mp/fzGXJ9 #ncaaw #…

So much madness

Big 12 quarterfinals day:Hoopfeed has a Big 12 tournament blog, and in this entry she talks about Melissa Jones setting the tempo against Kansas. Jones is wearing glasses after sustaining an injury a couple weeks…

Eye on Mercedes Russell

I got back from my run this morning to find that my dad had called and left me a message. I am old enough now that we do call each other early in the morning…

Melissa Jones sets the tone for Baylor’s rout of Kansas

#1 Baylor 86, #8 Kansas 51 Baylor Statistical Leaders: Destiny Williams (21 points, 9 rebounds), Brittney Griner (19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks) Kansas Statistical Leaders: Monica Engelman (16 points), Tania Jackson (12 points, 5…

All higher-seeds advance in day one of the Big 12 tournament

In the first day of the Big 12 Championship, the higher-seeded team won all four first-round games and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. Attendance for the first session totaled 4,415…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-09

Flight booked: Australian Liz Cambage will enter WNBA draft (seattletimes.com) http://j.mp/f0OKVu #wnba #wnbl # Prep: California state championship brackets set (hoopism.blogspot.com) http://j.mp/fM1U0Q # NCAA DI automatic bids from Monday: Xavier, Marist, Samford, Gonzaga. Schedules for…

More tourneys, and WNBA gearing up

UConn won the Big East tournament. And even though the conference is arguably the nation's strongest, their win is no big surprise. They beat Notre Dame 73-64 to take their fourth consecutive title.South Dakota state…

Powerade Fab 50 – week 14

The new world order:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 29-1 2 2 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 32-1 3 3 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 29-1 1 4 Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook,…

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