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USA Today Coaches Poll for Nov. 17, 2015: UNC drops out, Cal enters at No. 21

Notes After two losses to unranked teams over opening weekend, previous No. 20 North Carolina fell out of the USA Today Coaches poll. In the biggest rise, Cal jumped into the rankings after claiming two…

AP Poll – Nov. 16. 2015 – Cal enters poll at No. 21. North Carolina drops out.

Notes Kentucky moved from No. 18 to No. 13 after a road win at Arizona State on Sunday. Louisville dropped to No. 16 from No. 8 after a home loss to Cal on Sunday. Arizona…

Cal sweeps first Pac-12 weekly honors of 2015-16

Hoopfeed’s ballot: Player of the Week: Courtney Range || Freshman of the Week: Kristine Anigwe Cheryl Coward, founding editor of Hoopfeed, participates in the weekly Pac-12 voting. After a stellar opening weekend with two victories…

2015 Preseason WNIT Schedule and Results

Tournament Field Alabama State – SWAC Baylor – Big 12 Chattanooga – Southern Dartmouth – Ivy DePaul – Big East Drexel – Colonial Indiana – Big Ten Jacksonville – Atlantic Sun McNeese State – Southland…

Cal takes down No. 8 Louisville, ends road trip in a sweep

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…

Candace Brown’s buzzer beater lifts Gardner-Webb to 66-65 win at #22 North Carolina

Candace Brown’s buzzer beater lifts Gardner-Webb to 66-65 win at #22 North Carolina

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…

Summary of NCAA rules changes for 2015-16 and 2016-17

Complete 2015-16 and 2016-17 NCAA Division I Rules Book (PDF) The following rules changes were approved by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. They will be incorporated into the…

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

Dishin & Swishin 11/12/15 Podcast: UConn or the field? The Roundtable looks at the NCAA season

[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…

Cal enters season with cautious optimism, fueled by talented youth

Cal enters season with cautious optimism, fueled by talented youth

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…

Coaches predict South Carolina will win 2015-16 SEC title

From the SEC: South Carolina was predicted to win the 2016 Southeastern Conference women’s basketball championship in a vote of the league’s coaches. This is the second consecutive season the coaches have positioned the Gamecocks…

Cal: Freshman Breanna Cavanaugh to take a leave of absence due to concussion

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…

Cal resets for 2015-16 with Mikayla Cowling poised for a leadership role

Cal resets for 2015-16 with Mikayla Cowling poised for a leadership role

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…

Defeats and close calls for a few Division I teams in preseason

Preseason schedule of games streamed or on TV As preseason winds down, teams are getting acclimated to the new NCAA rules in exhibitions and closed scrimmages. The exhibition schedule features Division I teams taking on…

Dishin & Swishin 11/05/15 Podcast: Vanderbilt’s Melanie Balcomb on the transfer epidemic, returning to prominence in the SEC and more

Dishin & Swishin 11/05/15 Podcast: Vanderbilt’s Melanie Balcomb on the transfer epidemic, returning to prominence in the SEC and more

[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). “The animals are running the zoo,” says Vanderbilt coach Melanie Balcomb on this…

NCAA Graduation Success Rate continues to climb, at 89 percent for DI women’s basketball players

The NCAA announced the latest Graduation Success Rates (GSR) today for Division I programs. The GSR measures the proportion of student-athletes on a team earning a college degree. The newest figures are for students who…

Media vote Oregon State as Pac-12 regular-season favorite

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…

2015-16 Preseason NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

The USA TODAY Sports Division III Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th. Rank Institution –…

2015-16 Preseason NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll

The USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th. Rank Institution –…

Notre Dame freshman guard Ali Patberg will miss the 2015-16 season after suffering a torn ACL

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…

Preseason: UConn routs Lubbock Christian 95-39

Preseason: UConn routs Lubbock Christian 95-39

FINAL: #UConn 95, Lubbock Christian 39. The Huskies open their two-game exhibition schedule with a victory. pic.twitter.com/3GTKySiSLw — UConn Women’s Hoops (@UConnWBB) November 3, 2015 HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn seniors Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson…

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

Dishin & Swishin 10/29/15 Podcast: Dawn Staley readies South Carolina for a championship run

[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…

2015-16 USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll, UConn unanimous choice for No. 1

2015-16 USA Today Coaches’ Preseason Poll, UConn unanimous choice for No. 1

The poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the…

NBA legend John Stockton joins Montana State as an assistant coach

NBA legend John Stockton joins Montana State as an assistant coach

Hall of Famer John Stockton joined Montana State University women’s basketball program as an assistant coach for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign, announced MSU Head Coach Tricia Binford, Tuesday morning. Stockton’s daughter Lindsay, a…

Ruth Riley goes to Congress, recounts childhood hardships in advocating against cuts to food stamps

Ruth Riley goes to Congress, recounts childhood hardships in advocating against cuts to food stamps

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).…

UConn tops American Athletic Conference preseason poll

On the heels of its 10th NCAA Championship, Connecticut is the favorite in the race for the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference title. UConn senior forward Breanna Stewart, the two-time Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award winner,…

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