If Matthew Mitchell and Kentucky are going to have the opportunity to continue their season down south in New Orleans, they are going to have to fight through the New England cold of Husky country…
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Kim Mulkey’s postgame comments || Jeff Walz’s postgame comments With a barrage of three-point shots, Louisville (27-8) defeated Baylor (34-2), 82-81, taking down the defending national champions and overall top seed in the NCAA tournament.…
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – With Stefanie Dolson nursing sore legs, the Connecticut Huskies turned to Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Breanna Stewart and the bench in rolling to a 76-50 victory over Maryland. Maryland played short-handed-all season with injuries…
[display_podcast] “March Madness” is captivating the women’s basketball world with the NCAA Sweet Sixteen games this weekend. This week we bring you one of our favorite Dishin & Swishin podcasts, a tradition we began last…
STORRS, Conn. – When conference realignment spins again, maybe the University of Connecticut should try to get into the SEC. Geno Auriemma’s Huskies have not lost to an SEC school since Sylvia Fowles and LSU…
There are few out there that have the background to discuss women’s basketball like Rebecca Lobo. In her playing days, Lobo probably could have been governor of Connecticut, the way she monopolized the attention of…
STORRS, Conn. – Six Huskies scored in double figures as top-seeded Connecticut rolled over No. 16 seed Idaho, 105-37, in the first round of the NCAA DI women’s basketball tournament. Head coach Geno Auriemma said…
[View the story “Creighton sends Syracuse home in NCAA tournament first round, 61-56” on Storify] Creighton sends Syracuse home in NCAA tournament first round, 61-56 No. 10 Creighton beats No. 7 Syracuse in the Oklahoma…
[display_podcast] Spring is here! I know this not from looking out of my window at the snow-covered ground, but by knowing that the NCAA women’s tournament kicks off this weekend. That means, as annual as…
[display_podcast] Selection Monday can be the most exhilarating and the cruelest of nights at the same time. With only 64 teams allowed into the NCAA national championship tournament, there are some teams that sweat their…
A feeling of déjà vu permeated the announcement of the top seeds in the 64-team field for this year’s NCAA women’s tournament. Once again Baylor, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Stanford lead the regions. It is the first time…
[display_podcast] You can keep biology, physics or any of those other sciences. Give me Bracketology any time! ESPN’s Charlie Creme is the preeminent “bracketologist” for women’s basketball. Creme reviews and analyzes teams, conferences, trends, schedules,…
HARTFORD, Conn. – All season critics made statements about how Notre Dame had more foul shots than their opponents by a large margin. It is ironic that when Geno Auriemma’s Huskies tried to foul Skylar…
At around 9:30 p.m. ET tonight, either Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw or Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma will lift the Big East conference women’s basketball tournament trophy. Neither of them will be able to do…
Hartford, Conn – “We’re the two best teams in the league, and it’s fitting the two best teams should play,” said Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, after his team advanced to a third meeting with…
Hartford, Conn – Second and third-seeded Connecticut and Syracuse advanced to a semifinal matchup on Monday night of the Big East tuornament. Connecticut easily dispatched DePaul 94-61 while Syracuse held off a Villanova comeback to…
Hartford, Conn – It took 20 points and 20 rebounds from Natalie Achonwa, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish held off a determined South Florida team to advance to the semifinals of the Big East…
Hartford, Conn – After an offensively challenged afternoon session, the members of the Big East shook off the cobwebs and provided some entertaining basketball in the night sessions. How different was the scoring in the…
Anyone that has ever been in a Doug Bruno press conference knows the format: ask a question and then let Bruno go. There are few coaches that are both insightful and entertaining the way Bruno…
Hartford, Conn – Offense was not found easily in Hartford, but St. John’s and South Florida found enough of it to advance to the Quarterfinals. In the second game, South Florida overcame a box score…
Eleventh seeded Georgetown overcame a record-breaking ten three-pointers by Tori Rule of Providence to move on in the Big East tournament, 81-61. Rule contributed 35 of her team’s 61 points, but a balanced Georgetown attack…
An undefeated conference season has translated into Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Freshman of the Year honors for Big East regular season champion Notre Dame. To virtually no one’s surprise, senior…
[display_podcast] Site: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut Top Seeds: (1) Notre Dame, (2) Connecticut, (3) Syracuse, (4) Louisville For consecutive years Notre Dame has won the Big East regular season championship, knocking Big East tournament host…
