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UConn rolls over Mississippi State and into the Elite Eight in Bridgeport Regional, 98-38

FINAL: #UConn 98, Miss. State 38. Huskies win with the largest margin of victory ever in #Sweet16 history. pic.twitter.com/whHRfeci2w — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) March 26, 2016 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. On the heels of the upset…

Lower seed sweep in first day of the Sweet 16

They went down one by one, all four of the higher seeds in the first day of Sweet 16 competition were eliminated from the 2016 tournament Friday night. Washington, Lexington Region The Huskies are headed to the…

First meeting between UConn and Mississippi State among highlights of Bridgeport Regional

I've got my two point guards, let's go to The Sweet 16! pic.twitter.com/0aMvTwTvyo — Vic Schaefer (@CoachVic_UT) March 24, 2016 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The pursuit of history resumes for the UConn women’s basketball program tomorrow…

Stanford’s Erica McCall’s late season improvements serving her team well

When the dad of Stanford junior forward Erica McCall, also the head coach of Cal State Bakersfield, watched the last eight seconds of the NCAA tournament second round game between his daughter’s No. 4-seeded team…

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stanford legend and WNBA player Candice Wiggins hangs up her sneakers

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stanford legend and WNBA player Candice Wiggins hangs up her sneakers

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). When Stanford Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer was asked…

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stephanie White breaks down the Sweet 16

Dishin & Swishin 3/24/16 Podcast: Stephanie White breaks down the Sweet 16

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). The subregionals are complete and the Sweet 16 are in…

UCLA continues banner season, heads into the Sweet 16 for first time in 17 years

Photos by Lee Michaelson/hoopsgal.com WESTWOOD, Calif. — The third-seeded UCLA Bruins (26-8) are headed to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in 17 years after outlasting…

Numbers, notes and tweets: Stanford’s defeat of South Dakota State to reach the Sweet 16

Recap || Numbers || Notes || Tweets Recap STANFORD, Calif. – With 9.3 seconds left on the clock in regulation, Stanford junior guard Lili Thompson tied the game between the No. 4 seed Cardinal and…

South Dakota St. vs. Stanford: Jackrabbits riding high after NCAA first round win, Cardinal expecting a tough matchup

No. 12 South Dakota State (27-6) vs. No. 4 Stanford (25-7) Monday, March 21 at 6 p.m. TV: ESPN2 (Bob Picozzi and Mary Murphy) Audio: Stanford || South Dakota (More stations) STANFORD, Calif. – After stunning the fifth-seeded…

Workman propels Duquesne past Seton Hall,  97-76, in first round of NCAA tournament

Workman propels Duquesne past Seton Hall, 97-76, in first round of NCAA tournament

#ncaaW IMPACT PERFORMANCE: @DuqWBB's Deva'Nyar Workman! pic.twitter.com/DchMYXrUGn — NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) March 19, 2016 STORRS, Conn. – Senior guard Deva’Nyar Workman, winner of the Sixth Woman of the Year award in the Atlantic 10…

Tweets, sights and stats of South Dakota State’s upset of Miami in NCAA tourney 1st round

STANFORD, Calif. – Miami head coach Katie Meier knew her team was in for a tough battle in the first round of the NCAA tournament as soon as she saw the portion of the bracket in…

After taking down Hawaii, UCLA just a game away from reaching Sweet 16 for first time since 1999

WESTWOOD, Calif. – Third-seeded UCLA meets No. 6 USF in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament Monday evening. The last time the Bruins advanced past the second round was…

VanDerveer vs. Azzi: Stanford faces San Francisco with lessons learned from the Pac-12 tournament

LEXINGTON REGIONAL Saturday, March 19 • First Round (Stanford, Calif.) #12 South Dakota (26-6) vs. #5 Miami (Fla.) (24-8), 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) #13 San Francisco (21-11) at #4 Stanford (24-7), 6 p.m.…

UConn begins NCAA tournament in style, defeats Robert Morris 101-49

UConn begins NCAA tournament in style, defeats Robert Morris 101-49

STORRS, Conn.—Few if any expected Robert Morris, the winners of the Northeast Conference tournament championship, to defeat Connecticut, the American Athletic Conference champion and number one seed in the tournament, in the first round of…

Miami Hurricanes enter NCAA tournament “seasoned” after ACC play

Miami Hurricanes enter NCAA tournament “seasoned” after ACC play

LEXINGTON REGIONAL Saturday, March 19 • First Round (Stanford, Calif.) #12 South Dakota (26-6) vs. #5 Miami (Fla.) (24-8), 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) #13 San Francisco (21-11) at #4 Stanford (24-7), 6 p.m.…

Dishin & Swishin 3/17/16 Podcast: On the 20th Anniversary, Michelle Brooke-Marciniak looks back at the 1996 Tennessee championship season

Dishin & Swishin 3/17/16 Podcast: On the 20th Anniversary, Michelle Brooke-Marciniak looks back at the 1996 Tennessee championship season

Photos: Michelle Brooke-Marciniak and SHEEX. [display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). When the NCAA tournament rolls…

Dishin & Swishin 3/10/16 Podcast: Bracketologist Charlie Creme goes beyond 140-characters

The committee has made it clear in the past that they value teams who play tougher NC skeds. It comes up in every discussion. — Charlie Creme (@CharlieCreme) March 8, 2016 [display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to…

American Athletic Conference Final: Another title for Auriemma, another trophy for Stewart

American Athletic Conference Final: Another title for Auriemma, another trophy for Stewart

Our @American_WBB Champions are @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/vuEmD8BSQ0 — The American (@American_Conf) March 8, 2016 UNCASVILLE, Conn. – South Florida certainly seems to have the recipe for getting off to fast starts against UConn. For the second…

NCAA DI Coaching Changes

NCAA DI Coaching Changes

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Oregon State wins first Pac-12 tournament in program history

Oregon State wins first Pac-12 tournament in program history

If you're up right now, ?. You get to watch the premiere of the @OregonStateWBB #Pac12Hoops Champ celebration vid!https://t.co/iW0cc1lrzo — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 7, 2016 Oregon State (28-4, 16-2 Pac-12), the No. 8 team…

American Athletic Conference quarterfinals evening session: South Florida and Temple dominate in advancing to semifinals

American Athletic Conference quarterfinals evening session: South Florida and Temple dominate in advancing to semifinals

Courtney Williams sets record for most points in an @American_Conf tourney game. She has 29 pic.twitter.com/j5bimvpnLC — American WBB (@American_WBB) March 6, 2016 UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Quarterfinal play in the American Athletic Conference tournament concluded…

Dishin & Swishin 3/3/16 Podcast: Army’s Kelsey Minato and West Viriginia’s Bria Holmes are two seniors leading the way to postseason success

Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). [display_podcast] Finally we have made it to March, and conference tournament…

Upset-minded Cal enters Pac-12 tournament ready to be “a team that nobody wants to play”

Upset-minded Cal enters Pac-12 tournament ready to be “a team that nobody wants to play”

Pac-12 tournament game one: No. 10 Cal vs. No. 7 Utah 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET, KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) TV/Streaming: Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12.com Audio: ESPN 700 (Utah) Tournament bracket It has been five…

NCAA announces second of three February top 10 rankings

NCAA announces second of three February top 10 rankings

Who's in? The #ncaaW committee reveals its latest top 10. #REVEAL10https://t.co/GRp63CKhU9 — NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) February 16, 2016 The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Sport Committee announced the second of three February top-10 rankings in seed…

UConn and Auriemma surprise associate head coach Chris Dailey with plaque on “Huskies of Honor” wall

UConn and Auriemma surprise associate head coach Chris Dailey with plaque on “Huskies of Honor” wall

STORRS, Conn. – The No. 1 Connecticut Huskies, riding their unprecedented run of success, seem to have at least one person on the All-American team each season. That honor affords the player the right to…

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