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Stanford sweeps Battle of the Bay series, tops Cal 79-65

Stanford sweeps Battle of the Bay series, tops Cal 79-65

Stanford wins 2019-20 series vs. Cal BERKELEY, Calif. – In the second game of the 2019-20 Battle of the Bay series between No. 5 Stanford (15-1, 4-0 Pac-12) and California (8-7, 0-4), the Cardinal took…

Tara VanDerveer hits milestone as Stanford dominates Cal 73-40 in rivalry series game

Tara VanDerveer hits milestone as Stanford dominates Cal 73-40 in rivalry series game

VanDerveer reaches conference victory mark STANFORD, Calif. – In a week of upsets of elite teams including defeats for No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Oregon, No. 5 Stanford (14-1, 3-0 Pac-12) fared well as…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: UConn remains on top entering 2020; Stanford returns to top five; Princeton enters for first time

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: UConn remains on top entering 2020; Stanford returns to top five; Princeton enters for first time

UConn stays No. 1; Stanford begins Pac-12 play with two wins Voting panel While UConn (12-0) remained atop the Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed poll, Oregon (12-1) and Oregon State (14-0) made a strong showing among voters…

Led by Kiana Williams, Stanford obliterates Washington in second half for 77-56 win

Led by Kiana Williams, Stanford obliterates Washington in second half for 77-56 win

STANFORD, Calif. – It was a tale of two halves as top-ten team Stanford (13-1, 2-0 Pac-12) rolled past Washington 77-56 Sunday afternoon at Maples Pavilion. With a third-quarter offensive onslaught led by senior guard…

Amber Melgoza scores season-high 31 as Washington survives Cal in Berkeley, 67-64

Amber Melgoza scores season-high 31 as Washington survives Cal in Berkeley, 67-64

BERKELEY, Calif. – Washington (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12) began its two-game trip to the Bay Area on a high note with a 67-64 victory over California (8-4, 0-1) Friday night. Led by a stellar performance from…

Cal finishes non-conference play on a high note with 72-53 victory over Grand Canyon

Cal finishes non-conference play on a high note with 72-53 victory over Grand Canyon

BERKELEY, Calif. – With an administrative technical foul assessed to Grand Canyon before tipoff, Cal began its contest against the Lopes with an unusual advantage. Senior guard/forward Jaelyn Brown hit both free throws awarded to…

Haley Jones powers Stanford past upset-minded UC Davis, 67-55, with double-double

Haley Jones powers Stanford past upset-minded UC Davis, 67-55, with double-double

Photos © Baranduin Briggs, all rights reserved. STANFORD, Calif. – After a tough loss on the road against Texas before the Christmas break, Stanford (11-1) recovered from the defeat that cost the Cardinal the No.…

WNBPA and WNBA extend collective bargaining process through Jan. 15, 2020

WNBPA and WNBA extend collective bargaining process through Jan. 15, 2020

The Women’s National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association issued the following statement today: “We are making substantial progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement which we expect to finalize soon. In…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Stanford tumbles, Texas re-enters and Arizona continues to rise

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Stanford tumbles, Texas re-enters and Arizona continues to rise

Texas topples Stanford and moves into the top 25 Voting panel The biggest upset of the week led to a major reshuffling in this week’s poll.  After ten straight wins, previous No. 1 Stanford dropped…

Kiana Williams reaches career milestone and Stanford’s “tag-team play” takes down Tennessee, 78-51

Kiana Williams reaches career milestone and Stanford’s “tag-team play” takes down Tennessee, 78-51

Team comparison || Social media recap STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford junior guard Kiana Williams joined the 1,000-point club Wednesday night when she led her teammates in a decisive 78-51 victory over No. 23 Tennessee (8-2). …

Tennessee at Stanford: Coaches size up the competition and a team stat comparison

Tennessee at Stanford: Coaches size up the competition and a team stat comparison

Coach Quotes || Team Statistical Comparison No. 23 Tennessee (8-1) at No. 1 Stanford (9-0) Dec. 18, 2019, 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET TV/Stream: Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12.com (Krista Blunk, Mary Murphy) Audio: Stanford: TuneIn, Tennessee:…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Little movement among top teams but tough tests coming up

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Little movement among top teams but tough tests coming up

Top teams face challenges this week Voting panel In a week where many teams were finishing up final exams, there was a drop in the number of games played and consequently little to no movement…

WNBPA re-elects Nneka Ogwumike as president, Layshia Clarendon as first vice president

WNBPA re-elects Nneka Ogwumike as president, Layshia Clarendon as first vice president

With WNBA players still in labor negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, their union released the following results of the organization’s elections: The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) announced the reelections of Nneka…

Freshmen fuel Stanford’s dominant victory over Ohio State; 1,100 wins for program

Freshmen fuel Stanford’s dominant victory over Ohio State; 1,100 wins for program

No. 1 Stanford remains undefeated STANFORD, Calif – Stanford (9-0) solidified its position as the top team in the country with a 71-52 victory over Ohio State (6-4) Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. With the…

A young Cal survives test vs. Santa Clara as Kentucky looms on the horizon

A young Cal survives test vs. Santa Clara as Kentucky looms on the horizon

Cal earns seventh straight victory .@CalWBBall freshman forward Evelien Lutje Schipholt, who finished with 19pts/9rebs, on Cal's fight to come from behind and beat Santa Clara: "We just want to fight for every ball and…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: More upsets and steep drops but Stanford holds steady at No. 1

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: More upsets and steep drops but Stanford holds steady at No. 1

Stanford stays in the top spot while several teams fall dramatically Voting panel After yet another week of upsets and exciting games, several top teams saw steep drops in this week’s poll. However, Pac-12 power…

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joins McDonald’s Board of Directors

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joins McDonald’s Board of Directors

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is now a member of the McDonald’s Corporation’s Board of Directors. Her tenure began on December 6, 2019. The league hired Engelbert in mid-May and she began the commissioner role July…

Cal overcomes slow start for 73-62 win against Boston University

Cal overcomes slow start for 73-62 win against Boston University

Cal reduces turnovers, beats Boston University Balance & belief gets it done! 4?? Bears in double-figures today ? pic.twitter.com/VorJn67Y82 — Cal Basketball (@CalWBBall) December 7, 2019 Team comparison || Social media recap BERKELEY, Calif. –…

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Top five shakeup as Stanford takes over top spot; LSU and South Dakota make debut

STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Top five shakeup as Stanford takes over top spot; LSU and South Dakota make debut

Stanford takes over the top spot, South Dakota enters Voting panel Last week’s Thanksgiving holiday tournaments provided a bounty of great games for fans of parity in women’s basketball. Top ten teams battled for dominance…

A trio of newcomers in this week’s STI/Hoopfeed Poll: West Virginia, Gonzaga and Missouri State

A trio of newcomers in this week’s STI/Hoopfeed Poll: West Virginia, Gonzaga and Missouri State

Arizona Downs Prairie View A&M 83-48 Highlights Voting panel While the top five teams in this week’s Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed Top 25 Poll remained the same, there was a lot of movement in the bottom…

Buffalo looks to rebound at Stanford, Cardinal seek to remain undefeated

Buffalo looks to rebound at Stanford, Cardinal seek to remain undefeated

Buffalo (4-1) at No. 3 Stanford (4-0) 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET Live Stream Audio: TuneIn Series: 1-0 Stanford STANFORD, Calif. – The first time the Buffalo Bulls and Stanford met, it was a cold…

San Jose State makes early season statement as five players score in double digits in win over Buffalo, 95-88

San Jose State makes early season statement as five players score in double digits in win over Buffalo, 95-88

Spartans halt Bulls win streak Team Comparison || Social Media Recap SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose State Spartans fought back from a second-quarter 14-point deficit to defeat the Buffalo Bulls Thursday night, 95-88.…

And some teams came tumbling down: Notre Dame and Texas fall out of STI/Hoopfeed Poll while Arizona makes a debut

And some teams came tumbling down: Notre Dame and Texas fall out of STI/Hoopfeed Poll while Arizona makes a debut

Arizona enters the poll at No. 24 Voting panel After an exciting week with upsets and close games, a few elite teams rolled down a steep incline in the second Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed Top 25…

Weekly Pac-12 Awards (11/18/19): Arizona’s Aari McDonald and Oregon State’s Taylor Jones earn honors

Weekly Pac-12 Awards (11/18/19): Arizona’s Aari McDonald and Oregon State’s Taylor Jones earn honors

Arizona junior guard Aari McDonald made program history this past week with an outstanding offensive performance on the road at Texas on Sunday afternoon. The sharpshooter broke the Wildcats’ single-game scoring record in an 83-58…

Cardinal payback: Stanford overcomes Gonzaga in OT, 76-70

Cardinal payback: Stanford overcomes Gonzaga in OT, 76-70

Social media recap STANFORD, Calif. – In a hard-fought overtime battle, No. 3 Stanford overcame Gonzaga 76-70 Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. The down-to-the-wire contest was a defensive battle that saw several players foul out.…

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