LOS ANGELES – At a recent practice, the USC Trojans were working a routine scrimmage with their usual intensity when freshman forward Alexyz Vaioletama came down from a rebound and landed hard on her foot…
In compiling a list of people that impacted women's basketball in the year 2011, one word kept coming to my mind to describe them: awareness. In their own way, each person on the list impacted…
No. 4 Stanford Cardinal (7-1) vs. No. 6 Lady Volunteers (7-2), Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 - 7 p.m. PT, Maples Pavilion (7,329) - Stanford, Calif. Series History: Tennessee leads 22-6. TV: Fox Sports Net/Comcast SportsNet…
Dishin & Swishin December 15, 2011 Podcast: Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike plus Ros Gold-Onwude on hoops, the Pink Room, and their Nigerian heritage. We also talked about a great idea for Coach Tara to celebrate…
Penn (4-2) had its hands full in taking on No. 3 Notre Dame (6-1) in South Bend Friday night. The Fighting Irish hosted an Ivy League school for the first time in program history. The…
As the women’s basketball season begins its third week of play this season, for the top two teams in the nation it is business as usual while several other ranked squads will drop in standings…
If only… If only both teams could make as many layups as they missed. If only all the freshmen involved, not just UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, played like they had big game experience. If only Nneka…
Although both teams had trouble creating an offensive rhythm early in the game, No. 2 UConn emerged victorious in Monday night’s big matchup against No. 3 Stanford, 68-58. Heralded Husky freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a…
Postgame Quotes November 21, 2011 No. 2 UConn 68, No. 3 Stanford 58 Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma Were you satisfied with the way you played team defense tonight? “I think at this time of…
Play Analysis Stanford vs Connecticut (11-21-11) POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 1 2 - Tot Stanford................ 3 2 - 5 Connecticut............. 7 9 - 16 POINTS IN PAINT 1 2 - Tot Stanford................ 12 14 - 26…
If it is time for a new basketball season, it is time to break out a Dishin & Swishin Roundtable! Always one of the most popular podcasts, it is gathering of some of the best…
Sue Favor, Daniel Uribe and another Pac-12 aficionado compiled preseason rankings for teams in the league. As with the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN preseason polls, Stanford is on top followed by the Michael Cooper-led…
A while back I had Teresa Edwards as a guest on Dishin & Swishin. We discussed the 1996 Olympic women's basketball team, the one that most consider the driving force behind the professional leagues that…
LOS ANGELES – It was late September, but it could have been late February the way the USC Trojans were going at it in a brief practice. They swarmed each other on defense in a…
Videos Texas A&M’s Adaora Elonu on playing with and against fellow Houstonians Sydney Carter on facing Notre Dame in the 2011 national championship Texas A&M’s Sydney Carter on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA Tournament…
Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M (32-5) extended its historic run in the NCAA tournament Sunday night with a 63-62 victory over No. 1 seed Stanford (33-3) in the 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…
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…
LOS ANGELES – What a difference a year has made. In the 2010 Pac-10 tournament championship, Stanford routed UCLA in a game where the Bruins seemed to lack energy and life. This time, UCLA almost…
Friday, March 11, 2011, Los Angeles, Staples Center Game 7: #1 Stanford def. #4 Arizona, 100-71 The Ogwumike sisters led Stanford in a 100-71 rout of Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday. It was…
Two things about USC practices stand out right away: they are spirited, and they are technical. Players are called from their warm-up shooting into a circle, where they clap in unison. Coach Michael Cooper gives…
Jacki Gemelos was the number one guard in the country in 2006. It was her senior year at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, California. She was averaging 39 points per game, and had never…
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…
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…
Box score Los Angeles – USC held off a surging San Diego State squad Sunday to win the championship of their tournament, the Women of Troy Basketball Classic, 74-64. Trojan point guard Ashley Corral led…
