Thursday, March 28, 2013

Tournament, new coaches, WNBA, WNIT, WBI

ESPN has got regional previews galore for this weekend.

Duke's Elizabeth Williams is taking her team home for this next round.

Sue Gunter would surely be proud of LSU, one columnist says.

At Nebraska, Rachel Theriot appears to be the heir apparent to Lindsey Moore.

If the Huskers advance, Coach Connie Yori will get a $75,000 bonus.

Coaching hires:

Matt Insell is the new head coach at Ole Miss. He's been assistant at Kentucky for the last five seasons.

Bob Boldon is Ohio's new coach.

Finalists for WBCA 2013 Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year are:

Holly Warlick, University of Tennessee

Aaron Roussell, Bucknell University

WNBA:

The WNBA and ESPN have extended their broadcasting agreement through the 2022 season.

The league also has a new logo.

WNIT:

The Tournament is down to six in the Elite Eight, with two more games tonight to determine the final slots. Last night's results and recaps:

Wednesday, March 27
St. Mary's 59, BYU 55
JMU 77, Fordham 61
Florida 67, Charlotte 65
Auburn 72, Tulane 52

Women's Basketball Invitational:

Semifinal Round

March 27th, 2013

Detroit 71 vs. #2 Pennsylvania 68

March 28th, 2013

7 pm CST - #6 South Dakota vs. #8 McNeese State

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If the W's success strategy is focusing on Richie and Laimbeer as their fearless leaders they're in deep deep trouble.

Also, what the hell is a "Logowoman"?