Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-03-13
- Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest http://j.mp/e4EvOO #
- Pic: The Griner “Easy Button†(hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/hI4x8T #ncaaw #
- Odyssey Sims proud of her high school team’s state championship, coach Suzie Oelshlegel (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/hvrY6U #ncaaw #
- UNCW women advance in CAA tourney, set record for victories (starnewsonline.com) http://j.mp/fkflsV #ncaaw #
- Mid-American Conference tourney semifinal: Eastern Michigan upsets top-seeded Toledo (cleveland.com) http://j.mp/dZA8UE #ncaaw #
- A double-double for DelleDonne as Blue Hens stun Old Dominio (newarkpostonline.com) http://j.mp/eeVcac #ncaaw #
- Guru Report: Delle Donne and Delaware derail ODU in CAAs (melgreenberg.com) http://j.mp/g1Kg7e #ncaaw #
- Baylor’s phenom Odyssey Sims has no first-time Big 12 tourney jitters (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/gdpfS3 #ncaaw #
- UCF women's basketball faces Tulane for Conference USA tournament title (orlandosentinel.com) http://j.mp/hlDORg #ncaaw #
- Navy, American meet for Patriot League women's title (washingtonpost.com) http://j.mp/f3n8K9 #ncaaw #
- Arizona women ponder postseason (azstarnet.com) http://j.mp/e7JOly #ncaaw #
- Wyoming: Cowgirls look forward to likely WNIT appearance (trib.com) http://j.mp/elDzQU #ncaaw #
- British basketball must come together under one umbrella if they want to compete at London 2012 (nsidethegames.biz) http://j.mp/g85Gu5 #
- ESPN to air entire women’s tourney (NCAA.com) http://j.mp/e58P3v #ncaaw #
- DePaul set to make the state proud (dailyherald.com) http://j.mp/hxYRdd #ncaaw #
- WAC tourney final today at 1pm PT. T-Spoon's #1 seed Lady Techsters take on #2 Fresno St., ESPNU. Tourney page: http://j.mp/hkM9ZI #ncaaw #
- Slideshows: Big 12 Tournament semis, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma & Baylor vs. K-State (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/igb7zU #ncaaw #
- Suspect in MTSU slaying posts bail, goes home to Memphis (citizen-times.com) http://j.mp/h8QVmn #ncaaw #
- Pac-10 Tournament Semifinals: Slideshow and Recap (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/ezsrYe #ncaaw #
- Big 12: The Championship! Showdown in KC (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/fWUzxT Quick preview, 3 minutes until tipoff #ncaaw #
- Virginia coach Ryan to step down after 34 years (AP) http://j.mp/gJ5RzK #ncaaw #
- Starting for Texas A&M: Carter, White, Elonu, Adams, Colson #ncaaw #
- Starting for Baylor: Sims, Madden, Jones, Williams, Griner #
- One of Texas A&M junior guard Sydney Carter's 4 sisters, all in attendance http://twitpic.com/48ti9f #
- Texas A&M defense fierce from the get-go #ncaaw #
- Four sisters behind me, cheering on Sydney Carter yelling about her defense: "they can't handle it." #ncaaw #
- TAMU 6, BU 0 17:00 #
- Mulkey calls a timeout after Carter steals the ball and runs down the court for an easy layup, TAMU up 8-0, 16:53 #ncaaw #
- A monster block by Griner gets Baylor's fans back into it after the shock of the first few minutes. #ncaaw #
- No team in the country could've handled Sydney Carter in those first few minutes. Wow. #
- Another steal by Carter, strips the ball from Griner. Then Tyra White gets fouled, at the line, makes both, TAMU up 12-0 #
- Baylor finally on the scoreboard, Kimetria Hayden scores #
- Odyssey Sims has 2 fouls, TAMU leads 14-5 12:31 #ncaaw #
- Melissa Jones, just being "the glue: steals the ball, and makes an arched back layup #
- OK, how in the world is Sydney Carter disrupting everything? 2nd time she's caused Griner to lose the ball. #defensefuelsoffense #
- Griner gets the nice turnaround jumper going. #
- BU Kimetria Hayden's trey makes it a 4 pt. game, 16-12 TAMU #ncaaw #
- And an off-kilter layup from Hayden, Lady Bear fans fired up, 16-14 TAMU 7:45 Mariah Chandler waving her hands to hype them #
- Tie game, 32 all, Brooklyn Pope penetrates, but TAMU's Carter comes back w/a basket, 18-16 TAMU #
- Pope again, tie game at 18 6:33 #
- Baylor takes the lead, lob to Griner and basket! 20-18 BU #
- TAMU's Karla Gilbert fouls Griner, #42 makes basket and is at the line, makes her FT 23-18 BU 5:20 #
- Oh yeah hi! Danielle Adams, scores 2, then Colson steals the ball for another 2, tie game at 23 #
- Oh my god Brittney, beautiful behind the back layup from the baseline. #
- Danielle Adams at the line, could tie things up, get TAMU even w/BU. #
- And she misses the 2nd, 27-26 BU 1:42 1st half #
- Just remembered to exhale, this game is that good. #
- One of the Carter sisters when Syd makes a sloppy pass: "Watch your pass boo!" #
- Timeout: Baylor 30, Texas A&M 28 36.9 seconds left in the half. #ncaaw #big12 #
- Halftime: Baylor 30, Texas A&M 28 || Brittney Griner w/16 points for BU, Carter w/8 for TAMU #ncaaaw #
- Pic: 1st half action, Big 12 tourney final: Dreads (Adams) vs. Twists (Griner) #ncaaw http://twitpic.com/48u4dv #
- Young ladies/aspiring ballers, get yourself a recording of this game and STUDY the defensive skills on showcase here. #ncaaw #
- Odyssey Sims back in the game in the 2nd half, scoreless in the 1st #ncaaw #
- Griner gets 1st bucket after the break, BU leading 32-28 #
- Melissa Jones goes down hard, she gets up, walks around but Mulkey takes her out of the game. The crowd went quiet watching MJ #ncaaw #
- Danielle Adams power move –> basket, ties it up. 34 all #
- And Griner w/the baseline spin move to score, but Adams w/the trey w/in seconds, TAMU takes back the lead, 39-38 13:20 #ncaaw #
- Colson fouls Sims to send her to the line, she makes both. 40-39 BU #
- This is why Brittney Griner has 26 pts. TAMU has an answer for everyone except her http://twitpic.com/48ucxz #
- Colson at the line, can tie it up….and she does, makes both FTs, 46 all #
- Nice dish from Carter to Gilbert, Aggies tie it again at 48 #ncaaw #
- Tyra White at the line for TAMU, 1/1 gives them a 1 pt lead, 49-48 #
- Nice pass to Jordan Madden, bucket and goes to the line, missed FT…50-49 BU #
- Destiny Williams blocked Danielle Adams' shot. whoa #
- Griner blocks Tyra White's shot…53-49 BU. Griner has 31 pts, 5 blocks #
- Timeout: Baylor 55, Texas A&M 49 6:51 #ncaaw Balanced scoring by TAMU but no player in double figures, that goes for both teams except 4 BG #
- except for now, Adams at 10 after FT #
- Little over 5 min. left, BU w/3 pt lead, 57-54 #
- After Elonu basket, timeout: Baylor 59, Texas A&M 56 3:37#ncaaw #
- A&M fan doing an "interpretative dance" to the music of TAMU band. LOL! #
- Baylor band already played "peanut butter jelly" in the 1st half #
- I smell a fire….literally, wth? #
- Jones block on Carter….now what the hell was on fire up in here? #
- I hope so. Need a full plate after this game. RT @MaryNovaria @hoopfeed kc bbq?! #
- One minute remaining…61-56 BU #
- Adams drains a jumper, 61-58 Baylor, 41.4 seconds to go #ncaaw #
- Carter on Sims… #
- TAMU's Colson fouls BU's Destiny Williams, DW misses the FT #
- BAYLOR WINS 61-58 – 2010-11 Big 12 Regular season and Tournament Champions #ncaaw #
- Once again, Baylor holds Adams to a low score (for her). Adams, the Big 12 leading scorer, has never had more than 13 pts vs Baylor #ncaaw #
- All-tournament team: Danielle Robinson, Melissa Jones, Tyra White, Danielle Adams, Brittney Griner #
- Most outstanding player of the tournament: Brittney Griner – finished with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 blocks #
- Griner set the record for the most blocks in the tournament overall at 14 #
- 1-A&M coach Gary Blair: Folks this is what Baylor and A&M have done for the past 5 years. Isn't this something? #
- 2-Blair (cont'd): And people won't turn in to women's basketball b/c they think it's like watching paint dry. #ncaaw #
- Danielle Adams on Brittney Griner: "She’s just a great player. Her length is so amazing to me." #ncaaw #
- Adams on TAMU's plans for the NCAA tournament: "We just need to keep our focus and keep playing aggressive like we always do." #ncaaw #
- 1- Blair on Sydney Carter's play: "My gosh, she's pretty darned good." #
- 2-Blair: "There isn't a coach in America that would trade a Melissa Jones or a Sydney Carter. They know the game." #ncaaw #
- A&M won the trivia game during the tourney. Blair: "I don't want to just win the trivia game, I want to beat them on the court." #
- Kim Mulkey, who doesn't do opening statements: "I'm checking my son's baseball scores, y'all go ahead and ask them questions." #
- Mulkey: "Destiny Williams, that's the kid you need to write about." — Williams had 11 rebounds but didn't make all-tourney team. #
- Mulkey giving the media grief for their all tourney votes. Asks those who voted for Danielle Robinson to raise their hands "Shame on you". #
- Mulkey was being sarcastic, not disparaging to Robinson, and making a point about Destiny Williams being left off of the all-tourney team. #
- Mulkey: The Big 12 "is the best championship game in the entire country…you got to see some incredible defense on both ends of the floor." #
- UCLA 42, Stanford 38 10:52 #ncaaw #
- Baylor wins Big 12 Championship, beats Texas A&M 61-58, short recap, more to come reviewing the weekend & some coach gems http://j.mp/gKwvF5 #
- Final: Pac-10 Tourney Championship – Stanford 64, UCLA 55 #ncaaw #
- Nneka Ogwumike named Pac-10 tournament MVP #ncaaw #
- Pac-10 All Tournament team: Darxia Morris, Doreena Campbell, Cassie Harberts, Chiney Ogwumike, Soana Lucet #ncaaw #
- Statement from UConn coach Geno Auriemma regarding Debbie Ryan http://j.mp/dRzhfq #ncaaw #
- For Kim Mulkey, Destiny Williams was the key in Baylor’s Big 12 tournament success (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/e8rBHK #ncaaw #
- Photos: Baylor celebrates Big 12 tourney title (hoopfeed.big12.com) http://j.mp/ge7fAa #ncaaw #
- Hampton wins MEAC tourney title (hamptonpirates.com) http://j.mp/gttNLP #ncaaw #
- Utah captures MWC title with 52-47 overtime victory over TCU (themwc.com) http://j.mp/eP09Sy #ncaaw #
- Chicago St. wins Great West Conference Championship, beats North Dakota, 74-66 (greatwestconference.org) http://j.mp/h5ZrQp #ncaaw #
- SWAC: Prairie View rallies for league crown (AP) http://j.mp/gTQzVy #ncaaw #
- Congrats 2 young coach @CoachToyelle – Prairie View A&M takes the SWAC title. She took over after Cynthia Cooper left for UNCW #ncaaw #hbcu #
- UCF wins C-USA Championship (ucfathletics.com) http://j.mp/e6nT7r #ncaaw #
