One of the most dominant teams in recent memory, the UConn women’s basketball team, met with the President Wednesday. The team made the trip to the White House and got a “high-five” from the president by way of a speech. […]
Category: NCAA Women’s Sports
Elena Delle Donne almost Bird-like
It’s a misty Thursday night in the city of Newark, Delaware, home base of the eighth ranked University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens women’s basketball team. Fans rush in excitement to pack the Bob Carpenter Center for a tilt between […]
Lopsided Game of the Week: Liberty 70, Lipscomb 27
I know what it looks like, a lopsided football score. It’s not. It’s women’s basketball. The Liberty Flames burned the Lipscomb Bison 70-27 Saturday in a consolation game of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament. The box score reads like a Varsity […]
Nine finalists chosen for NCAA Woman of the Year
Nine finalists have been chosen by the NCAA for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. The award, given to an outstanding female athlete every year. A few of this year’s finalists are Alabama soccer player Danielle Blair, Arizona swimmer […]
Florida State’s Makusha sets new 100m NCAA record
Faster than a speeding… Bruin. Florida State’s Ngonidzashe Makusha broke the 100m collegiate record Friday in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She finished in 9.89 seconds beating the old record of 9.90 set by Ato Bolden of UCLA 15 years ago. […]
East Carolina faces one-year probation
An East Carolina tennis player is in trouble for her backhand. Only, she’s in trouble in the classroom. Thursday, the NCAA reported that is placed East Carolina on a one-year probation for a self-reported violation involving a women’s tennis player […]
Transgender George Washington women’s basketball player ends career early
The transgender basketball player, Kye Allums, who revealed he was out on outsports.com, will no longer play for the George Washington women’s team. The university issued a statement that Allums: “has decided that it is in his best interest to […]
NCAA Women’s basketball posts record attendance
NCAA women’s basketball attendance for the 2010-2011 season surpassed 11 million for the fourth-consecutive season. There were also record highs were achieved in Divisions I and III. The NCAA said Tuesday that 8,127,779 people attended Division I games. That breaks […]
UConn falls to Notre Dame, Maya Moore finishes career
3,000-plus points later, UConn Huskies’ Maya Moore’s has finished her collegiate career. But it wasn’t an easy ride into the sunset. UConn lost to Notre Dame, 72-63 on Sunday night. Moore, who scored 36, including 12-consecutive points to close out […]
Maya Moore earns 3-peat
Connecticut senior Maya Moore is the first three-time winner of Wade Trophy. The award, given by the WBCA and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, was established in 1978 and is named for Margaret Wade, one of […]