Cal release: In one of the nation’s premiere matchups of opening weekend, Cal (2-0) used its length and versatility to knock off eighth-ranked Louisville (0-1), 75-71, for its first win over a Top 10 opponent…
Box score || Quotes Gardner-Webb Release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Senior guard Candace Brown’s layup beat the buzzer Friday afternoon, lifting Gardner-Webb to a 66-65 win at No. 22/20 North Carolina in both teams’ season opener…
[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). This weekend the NCAA women’s basketball season tips off. So Dishin & Swishin…
When Lindsay Gottlieb took over as head coach of Cal in the spring of 2011, there were no rising seniors in the program for her inaugural campaign. However, the team finished the year 25-10 after…
Cal freshman guard Breanna Cavanaugh has withdrawn from classes to return home to recuperate from a concussion she suffered in September the school announced today. Cavanaugh was absent from the team’s open practice last month…
While Cal’s Mikayla Cowling is only a sophomore, the 6-2 forward comes into the 2015-16 season as the most prolific scorer returning to the squad. With the graduation of center Reshanda Gray and point guard…
In a polling of media members who cover Pac-12 women’s basketball, Oregon State was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2015-16 Pac-12 regular-season title. The Beavers received all but one first-place vote and 287 points…
Notre Dame freshman guard Ali Patberg will miss the 2015-16 season after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee during practice Monday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion. She has begun treatment in preparation for corrective surgery on…
[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). Welcome to college basketball season! On the heels of coming very close to…
Former WNBA player, Olympic gold medalist and Notre Dame graduate Ruth Riley testified before Congress this morning on the importance of food stamps and advocated against cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).…
From the ACC: Two-time defending champion Notre Dame is once again the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball preseason favorite, according to separate polls of the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel and its 15 head coaches. This…
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2015-16 Pac-12 Media Day Twitter Recap Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, now in his sixth year at the helm of the conference, opened the league’s women’s basketball media day Wednesday with comments outlining his three keys to…
Pac-12 coaches expect Oregon State to continue the momentum the Beavers earned during their historic 2014-15 season by picking Scott Rueck’s squad to win the 2015-16 regular season title. Last year the Beavers won the…
Cal dismissed guard Mercedes Jefflo this week. The junior from Compton, Calif. started in all of the team’s 34 games last season averaging 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest. She finished the year tied at…
Sunday night’s San Antonio Stars at Seattle Storm. From L-R: Anna Wilson, her mom, Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) and entertainer Ciara. The Storm defeated the Stars 73-62. Anna, a star point guard for Collegiate School…
During the process of preparing a response to the NCAA for longstanding allegations of academic fraud, North Carolina reports that it has discovered more evidence of violations. UNC’s athletic director Lawrence Cunningham said the school…
Game video After she led Spain to the FIBA U18 European Championship on Sunday, Duke University incoming freshman Angela Salvadores was named the MVP of the tournament. Over eight games, the 5-10 guard averaged 20.0 points, 4.9…
THE Ohio State University ! ?????? #Blessed ???? pic.twitter.com/oXVboYhZao — Princess StephMav ? (@SMavunga_23) August 1, 2015 Official announcement Former North Carolina player Stephanie Mavunga, an All-ACC forward, has transferred to Ohio State. Her departure…
Three games against NCAA tournament teams and a rare non-league matchup with UCLA highlight Cal’s 2015-16 non-conference schedule. “We have put together a non-conference schedule designed to challenge our team early in the year. We…
The exodus of top players from North Carolina continues in the wake of the institution’s academic fraud scandal. Forward Stephanie Mavunga was granted permission to transfer today.. On Tuesday, rising junior guard Allisha Gray, the team’s…
Junior guard Lexie Brown signed with Duke the school announced Monday. When she announced her decision to leave Maryland, she indicated a desire to play for a program closer to her home in Suwanee, Ga.…
The NCAA accused the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with five violations related to an investigation into academic fraud among Tar Heel athletic programs including women’s basketball. Citing a lack of institutional control,…
Release from UNC: In order to pursue new opportunities in her basketball playing career, North Carolina assistant coach Ivory Latta has decided to resign from her position with the Tar Heels. “I love Coach Hatchell…
Release from South Carolina: South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Kaela Davis (Suwanee, Ga./Buford HS) has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks. Davis,…
