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Maya Moore wins her second Wooden Award

Connecticut’s Maya Moore won her second John R. Wooden Award Friday night in Los Angeles. The winner of the honor for the best women’s college player of the year was decided by the media who…

Viewership for NCAA championship game up by eight percent, tournament ratings also rose

ESPN aired all 63 games of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship during the month of March and the beginning of April. Statement from ESPN on viewership for the 2011 NCAA DI tournament:…

Championship by the numbers: Key stats and coverage roundup

Texas A&M 76, Notre Dame 70 Championship Coverage Around the Web Irish no match for Aggies in title game (hoopfeed.com) Video: Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams’ legacy, Kelsey Bone looks ahead (hoopfeed.com) Adams leads Aggies to…

Irish no match for Aggies in title game

Danielle Adams and Gary Blair INDIANAPOLIS – In the end, it was the trademark defense of Texas A&M orchestrated by associate head coach Vic Schaefer that propelled the Aggies into their first national championship. A&M…

Champions! Texas A&M beats Notre Dame to win their first national title

Texas A&M won its first national championship in program history Tuesday night defeating Notre Dame 76-70 in front of a crowd of 17,473 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. More to come…

National Title Game Day: Preview roundup

Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:30 p.m. ET, Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TV: ESPN/ESPN3.com NCAA DI Tournament Interactive Bracket (ncaa.com) Aggies, Irish took similar paths to title game (aggiesports.com) Defense will define…

Skylar Diggins on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins responds to questions on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA tournament

Notre Dame delivers a stunning Final Four blow to UConn

Skylar Diggins led Notre Dame with 28 points. Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – In a night of upsets during the NCAA Division I Final Four, Notre Dame delivered the evening’s finale in…

Video: Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens on reaching the NCAA tournament final

INDIANAPOLIS – Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens talks about being a team that was underestimated in the tournament, facing Texas Tech and how she ruptured her Achilles tendon shortly after the team arrived in…

Let the games begin! 2011 NCAA DI Final Four

vs. vs. Semifinal 1 – Texas A&M (31-5) vs. Stanford  (33-2) April 3, 2011 Indianapolis, IN. Time: 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN3.com Semifinal 2 – Notre Dame (30-7) vs. Connecticut (36-1) Time: 9:30 p.m…

Two set, two more coming

PHILADELPHIA (UConn or Duke) vs SPOKANE STANFORD DAYTON NOTRE DAME vs DALLAS (Baylor or Texas A&M) On Monday night, the first two slots in this year’s Final Four were filled. In the first game of…

Video Highlights: West Virginia vs. Baylor

Highlights of Baylor’s 2nd round 2011 NCAA Tournament victory over West Virginia, 82-68. (March 22, 2011) Video: Baylor Athletics

Baylor looking for its sixth Sweet 16 while West Virginia looks for its first under Mike Carey

2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship (Second Round) #1 Baylor (32-2) vs. #9 West Virginia (24-9) Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 8:45 p.m. CDT, Ferrell Center TV: ESPN2/ESPN3.com, Pam Ward (pxp), Stephanie White (analyst) Audio/live stats: www.baylorbears.com…

2010-11 Big East Postseason Honors

2010-11 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HONORS BIG EAST Sixth Man Award Taylor Pikes, DePaul (Jr., G/F, Chicago, Ill.)   BIG EAST Most Improved Player Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (Jr., G, Lexington, Ky.)   BIG…

Former UConn forward Samarie Walker to play at Kentucky

After days of speculation about whether or not former UConn forward Samarie Walker would play for Kentucky after transferring to the school recently, the head coach of the Wildcats announced that she would begin playing…

UConn freshman forward Samarie Walker leaves team

On Thursday the Connecticut Athletic Department released the following statement: Freshman forward Samarie Walker has informed head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma of her intention to transfer from the University of Connecticut. “The coaching staff…

Record rating for UConn-Stanford game

ESPN2’s telecast of Stanford’s win over Connecticut was the highest-rated women’s basketball game ever for a regular-season game on the ESPN networks. The game, in which Stanford Snapped Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak, posted a…

No. 9 Stanford halts No. UConn’s win streak with 71-59 win

Box score || Photo gallery A sell-out crowd of over 7,300 women’s basketball fans witnessed Stanford (9-2) put an end to the longest streak in Division I basketball history. The Cardinal beat Connecticut (12-1) 71-59…

Geno gets a call from President Obama

Video: News 8, WTNH

The streak continues, UConn dominates in record-breaking game

The University of Connecticut broke the record for most consecutive wins in Division I basketball, men or women, Tuesday night in a rout of Florida State, 93-62. A sell out crowd at the XL Center…

Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell helps celebrate UConn milestones, Hartford to be lit up in blue

Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell, an avid supporter of the No. 1 Connecticut women’s basketball team announced that buildings in downtown Hartford are to be lit up in blue to celebrate UConn’s attempt to set…

Denied. DePaul Blue Demons avoid having Tara VanDerveer celebrate a milestone in their house

The DePaul Blue Demons did not let Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer get her 800th career victory in their house Thursday night. DePaul beat the Pac-10 powerhouse 93-71 in Chicago. The No. 3 AP Poll-ranked…

Purdue pulls out of tourney in Mexico after junior Drey Mingo hospitalized with meningitis

Purdue  pulled out of the Caribbean Challenge tournament in Playa del Carmen, Mexico after a player was hospitalized with meningitis. Drey Mingo, a redshirt junior from Atlanta, remains hospitalized in stable but critical condition this…

Purdue wins Preseason WNIT, moves to 4-0 on the season

Purdue won the Preseason WNIT beating DePaul 67-58. The Boilermakers move to 4-0 on the season. Brittany Rayburn led Purdue with 21 points and was named the tournament MVP. Forward Drey Mingo was named to…

UConn extends its streak with win over Baylor

[picappgallerysingle id=”8446553″] Top-ranked Connecticut (2-0) extended its winning streak to 80 in a win over the No. 2 team, the Baylor Lady Bears (3-1) on Tuesday night in Hartford. It was the first time the…

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