Lin Dunn: As honest as ever After her Indiana Fever fell to the Connecticut Sun, coach Lin Dunn discussed several topics, including her team’s response to tight refereeing, back-to-back games, the difficulty getting to Mohegan…
[display_podcast] We’ve got a short but fun and informative podcast for you today, as sometimes practice and travel gets in the way of podcast time! Point guard may be the toughest position in the WNBA…
From Connecticut: Junior guard Brianna Banks has informed head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma of her intention to transfer from the University of Connecticut. “Brianna showed great heart during her time with us, whether it…
May 16, 2014 results Minnesota Lynx 89, Washington Mystics 77 Chicago Sky 74, Indiana Fever 71 Atlanta Dream 79, San Antonio Stars 75 New York Liberty 75, Connecticut Sun 54 Los Angeles Sparks 80, Seattle…
From Richmond Athletics: The University of Richmond community extends its prayers and thoughts to the families of two members of the women’s basketball staff who were aboard a balloon that crashed May 9 in Caroline…
For Seattle Storm fans, this season was supposed to reward their patience with the return of both of their WNBA all-time greats, Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson. They are getting half of that combination, with…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Before fans get too excited about the Connecticut Sun’s 75-54 preseason win over the New York Liberty, let’s consider the players that were not in attendance. Connecticut was missing centers Kelsey Bone…
UPDATE 4/24/14 DeShields posted a Twitter message about her decision: 4/17/14 Diamond DeShields, the nation’s top freshman of 2013-14, is transferring from North Carolina according to reports. The Herald-Sun in Durham first reported the decision…
2014 WNBA Draft: April 14, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Tonight’s the night! At Mohegan Sun Arena, the Class of 2014 will hear their names called, and they will enter the WNBA. Their lives will change…
If Odyssey Sims had not played one minute this season, there still would be no denying that she had one of the greatest careers for a guard in NCAA women’s basketball history. She earned national…
Stanford University senior Chiney Ogwumike is the recipient of the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club Friday evening. Ogwumike is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and three-time…
When you score 2,000 points, pull down 500 rebounds, hand out 250 assists, while winning three conference titles, you know you are doing something right. Maggie Lucas has achieved all of that; and perhaps most…
[display_podcast] Congratulations to the Connecticut Huskies on completing the NCAA college basketball season with an amazing 40-0 record. Somehow, when the game was close at halftime, I imagined Stefanie “Big Momma Stef” Dolson (instead of…
You play cards. Last night after the postgame frenzy on the court from winning back-to-back national championships plus a press conference and a full locker room of media, UConn players relaxed by playing the card…
By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – “President Obama, we’re baaaaaack,” exclaimed Stefanie Dolson, providing an exclamation point to a national championship game that saw her Connecticut Huskies defeat previously unbeaten Notre Dame, 79-58.…
Longtime women’s basketball fans who tuned in to ESPN broadcasts over the years are familiar with the face of Cindy Brunson. The former SportsCenter anchor was a frequent studio host of high-profile games and Final…
. @LisaLeslie with the Cup, signing autographs in Tourney Town! pic.twitter.com/YmM3MxtVke — Capital One Cup (@CapitalOneCup) April 6, 2014 [display_podcast] There is no denying that Lisa Leslie is one of the greatest players in women’s…
NASHVILLE – It was not pretty, it was not dominant. Yet in the end, Geno Auriemma’s Connecticut Huskies persevered, defended, and hit enough shots to defeat a gritty Stanford (33-4) team, 75-56. The Cardinal, led…
By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – Notre Dame’s self-proclaimed status as underdog due to the loss of starting forward and Irish leading rebounder Natalie Achonwa to an ACL injury in the Elite Eight…
For the majority of the over 300 NCAA Division I coaches, the odds of reaching the Final Four more than once are slim. It is even rarer when two of the coaches in the penultimate…
2014 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mentions Unbeaten’s Connecticut and Notre Dame placed a total of five players on the 2014 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team, which the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association…
When you go to Connecticut to play basketball for Geno Auriemma, the pressure is high, expectations even higher. The state loves their Huskies, and, much to the chagrin of Auriemma, expects conference championships and NCAA…
Baylor senior guard Odyssey Sims is the winner of the 2014 Dawn Staley Award. The accolade goes to “the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country; a player who exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed…
[display_podcast] The eyes of the women’s basketball world are focused on Nashville this week as the Final Four descends on Music City. Top seeds Connecticut and Notre Dame, second-seeded Stanford, and the party crasher, fourth…
#2 Stanford ousts #4 North Carolina, 76-73 #4 Maryland survives #3 Louisville, 74-65 #1 Connecticut beats #3 Texas A&M, 69-54 #1 Notre Dame tops #2 Baylor, 88-69 Final Four Bracket
