Sophomore guard Alexia Standish has left Texas A&M. Odd release from the school:
The Texas A&M women's basketball team lost half its returning starters from last season's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team when sophomore point guard Alexia Standish quit the team Monday.
"She's just lost the passion for the game," A&M head coach Gary Blair said. "I hate to see it because of all the hard work she had to put in it because of the knee surgery."
Standish was recovering from offseason surgery to repair a torn ACL she suffered her junior season at Colleyville Heritage High School. She will remain in school at A&M and has no plans to transfer, Blair said.
Hmmm.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
North Carolina at Tennessee pictures
Check out the photo gallery from yesterday's game, courtesy of my friend Kim Hersh, who was lucky enough to be there. The photo below is included. The Lady Vols beat the Tar Heels 101-57.
ESPNW player of the week Meighan Simmons has hops.
ESPNW player of the week Meighan Simmons has hops.
Some WNBA news in our stockings
Fred Williams' title has changed from "interim head coach" of the Atlanta Dream to head coach and general manager, the organization announced today.
Former Tennessee coaches talk about Phoenix Mercury forward Alexis Hornbuckle. She will make a trip to the desert city later this month.
The Liberty will welcome new coach Bill Laimbeer at a holiday party next week. He and Cappie Pondexter have joined forces.
The Tulsa Shock's holiday pancake breakfast is Dec. 15.
WNBA player overseas map.
Fever updates from around the globe.
The Washington Mystics' Jasmine Thomas checks in from overseas.
Sun forward Mistie Mims blogs from France.
Maya Moore of the Lynx checks in from China.
San Antonio's Ruth Riley blogs from Africa.
Former Tennessee coaches talk about Phoenix Mercury forward Alexis Hornbuckle. She will make a trip to the desert city later this month.
The Liberty will welcome new coach Bill Laimbeer at a holiday party next week. He and Cappie Pondexter have joined forces.
The Tulsa Shock's holiday pancake breakfast is Dec. 15.
WNBA player overseas map.
Fever updates from around the globe.
The Washington Mystics' Jasmine Thomas checks in from overseas.
Sun forward Mistie Mims blogs from France.
Maya Moore of the Lynx checks in from China.
San Antonio's Ruth Riley blogs from Africa.
Players of the week
Tennessee's Meighan Simmons is ESPNW's player of the week.
Purdue's KK Houser is the Big Ten player of the week.
Alyssa Thomas of Maryland is the ACC player of the week.
Baylor's Brittney Griner is the Big 12 player of the week.
SDSU's Courtney Clements is the Mountain West player of the week.
Tanecka Carey of Southern Miss is Conference USA's player of the week.
San Diego's Any Kame is the West Coast Conference player of the week.
Amanda Hyde of IFPW collects this week's Summit League player of the week honor.
Hadley Garner of UC Riverside is the Big West player of the week.
San Jose State freshman Riana Byrd is the Western Athletic Conference player of the week.
Other news:
Sophomore Lindsay Smith will transfer from Wisconsin immediately.
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma couldn't be happier with Stefanie Dolson and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
Northwestern State's Janelle Perez keeps her cool as the floor leader.
Tonight's results:
#2 UConn rolled over #9 Maryland, 63-48, in the Jimmy V Classic.
#23 Miami 68, Alcorn State 53.
Purdue's KK Houser is the Big Ten player of the week.
Alyssa Thomas of Maryland is the ACC player of the week.
Baylor's Brittney Griner is the Big 12 player of the week.
SDSU's Courtney Clements is the Mountain West player of the week.
Tanecka Carey of Southern Miss is Conference USA's player of the week.
San Diego's Any Kame is the West Coast Conference player of the week.
Amanda Hyde of IFPW collects this week's Summit League player of the week honor.
Hadley Garner of UC Riverside is the Big West player of the week.
San Jose State freshman Riana Byrd is the Western Athletic Conference player of the week.
Other news:
Sophomore Lindsay Smith will transfer from Wisconsin immediately.
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma couldn't be happier with Stefanie Dolson and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
Northwestern State's Janelle Perez keeps her cool as the floor leader.
Tonight's results:
#2 UConn rolled over #9 Maryland, 63-48, in the Jimmy V Classic.
#23 Miami 68, Alcorn State 53.
AP poll sees many changes
The first five remain the same, but there's a lot of movement elsewhere. List:
1. Stanford
2. Connecticut
3. Baylor
4. Duke
5. Notre Dame
6. Georgia
7. Kentucky
8. Louisville
9. Maryland
10. Penn State
11. Cal
12. Texas
13. Oklahoma
14. Tennessee
15. Purdue
16. Oklahoma State
17. Kansas
18. UCLA
19. Dayton
20. Ohio State
21. North Carolina
22. Iowa State
23. Miami
24. Florida State
25. Nebraska
1. Stanford
2. Connecticut
3. Baylor
4. Duke
5. Notre Dame
6. Georgia
7. Kentucky
8. Louisville
9. Maryland
10. Penn State
11. Cal
12. Texas
13. Oklahoma
14. Tennessee
15. Purdue
16. Oklahoma State
17. Kansas
18. UCLA
19. Dayton
20. Ohio State
21. North Carolina
22. Iowa State
23. Miami
24. Florida State
25. Nebraska
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Louisville upset, Duke wins, Tennessee and Stanford roll on BIG game day
Today's heart-stopper game award goes to #9 Kentucky-#6/7 Louisville. Wildcat freshman Janee Thompson came up big for her team in the final minutes of the physical contest, and Kentucky upset the Cardinals, 48-47. Check the video.
#4 Duke overpowered #10 Cal, 77-63, in a game that should have been on TV.
Meighan Simmons not only crossed the 1,000-point mark in #16 Tennessee's 101-57 annihilation of North Carolina, but she put up a career-high 33 points. Where are those Lady Vol doubters now? ESPN says Tennessee is learning on the fly.
#1 Stanford dealt with Gonzaga, 69-41.
#8 Georgia 60, Georgia Tech 50.
#6 Penn State 101, Fairleigh Dickinson 44.
#12 Oklahoma 68, Marist 55. The Sooners have won six straight.
#14 Purdue 87, Central Michigan 71.
#19 UCLA 86, Loyola Marymount 66.
#20 Kansas 65, Minnesota 53.
#23 Dayton rallied to beat Arizona State, 65-59.
#25 West Virginia 54, Virginia 47.
Cincinnati dropped a two-overtime game to Xavier, 69-67.
Boston College squeaked past Rutgers, 58-56.
Cleveland snapped Indiana's six-game winning streak.
Princeton downed UMBC, and Tigers Coach Courtney Banghart collected her 100th win.
Temple came back to defeat Syrcause, 74-67.
LSU has picked it up a bit, including today's 81-73 victory over North Carolina State.
Tomorrow:
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will be back in the lineup for #2 UConn tomorrow, as they face #11 Maryland. Freshman Breanna Stewart will start, and Caroline Doty will come off the bench.
#4 Duke overpowered #10 Cal, 77-63, in a game that should have been on TV.
Meighan Simmons not only crossed the 1,000-point mark in #16 Tennessee's 101-57 annihilation of North Carolina, but she put up a career-high 33 points. Where are those Lady Vol doubters now? ESPN says Tennessee is learning on the fly.
#1 Stanford dealt with Gonzaga, 69-41.
#8 Georgia 60, Georgia Tech 50.
#6 Penn State 101, Fairleigh Dickinson 44.
#12 Oklahoma 68, Marist 55. The Sooners have won six straight.
#14 Purdue 87, Central Michigan 71.
#19 UCLA 86, Loyola Marymount 66.
#20 Kansas 65, Minnesota 53.
#23 Dayton rallied to beat Arizona State, 65-59.
#25 West Virginia 54, Virginia 47.
Cincinnati dropped a two-overtime game to Xavier, 69-67.
Boston College squeaked past Rutgers, 58-56.
Cleveland snapped Indiana's six-game winning streak.
Princeton downed UMBC, and Tigers Coach Courtney Banghart collected her 100th win.
Temple came back to defeat Syrcause, 74-67.
LSU has picked it up a bit, including today's 81-73 victory over North Carolina State.
Tomorrow:
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will be back in the lineup for #2 UConn tomorrow, as they face #11 Maryland. Freshman Breanna Stewart will start, and Caroline Doty will come off the bench.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Things are already getting interesting
Upset: Boston University 66, St. John's 49.
#18 Oklahoma State is 6-0 after their 91-49 thrashing of Texas Southern.
In putting up 29 points today, #21 Nebraska's Jordan Hooper crossed the 1,200 mark. The Huskers beat Idaho State, 60-51.
#15 Ohio State wiped out Evansville, 78-33. It's the 27th consecutive home win for the Buckeyes.
Harvard needed an overtime to put away Hofstra, 70-67.
Michigan pushed past Florida, 59-53.
Georgetown won the crosstown rivalry with George Washington - 70-54.
Oakland overcame Western Michigan, 73-70, in quadruple overtime.
For my West Coast heads.....it's been a close game/overtime kind of day:
Saint Mary's College ground out a 49-39 win over UC Santa Barbara, which is struggling.
San Jose State is on a 3-0 home court roll. They bested Cal State Northridge 73-63.
Undefeated Utah outlasted Hawaii, 62-61.
Sacramento State needed overtime to put away Oregon State, 80-71.
UC Irvine 61, Seattle University 60, in overtime.
Tomorrow:
#16 Tennessee vs. #22 North Carolina.
#10 Cal at #4 Duke. Naturally, it's not on TV.
#18 Oklahoma State is 6-0 after their 91-49 thrashing of Texas Southern.
In putting up 29 points today, #21 Nebraska's Jordan Hooper crossed the 1,200 mark. The Huskers beat Idaho State, 60-51.
#15 Ohio State wiped out Evansville, 78-33. It's the 27th consecutive home win for the Buckeyes.
Harvard needed an overtime to put away Hofstra, 70-67.
Michigan pushed past Florida, 59-53.
Georgetown won the crosstown rivalry with George Washington - 70-54.
Oakland overcame Western Michigan, 73-70, in quadruple overtime.
For my West Coast heads.....it's been a close game/overtime kind of day:
Saint Mary's College ground out a 49-39 win over UC Santa Barbara, which is struggling.
San Jose State is on a 3-0 home court roll. They bested Cal State Northridge 73-63.
Undefeated Utah outlasted Hawaii, 62-61.
Sacramento State needed overtime to put away Oregon State, 80-71.
UC Irvine 61, Seattle University 60, in overtime.
Tomorrow:
#16 Tennessee vs. #22 North Carolina.
#10 Cal at #4 Duke. Naturally, it's not on TV.
San Diego State 80, USC 46
San Diego, Calif. - San Diego State used 46.4 percent shooting and a lot of energy to stomp USC Friday night, 80-46.
The Aztecs, hampered with injuries, dressed only nine players to 12 for the Trojans, but they outplayed the visitors in every statistical category including assists and rebounds. USC never lead after the 16:27 first half mark.
Courtney Clements lead SDSU with 25 points, Chelsea Hopkins added 13, and Nae Scurry had 11. For the Trojans, Cassie Harberts put up 15 points and Ariya Cook, 11.
USC looked slow from the start, and shot only 30.3 percent in the first half and 32.1 percent for the game. SDSU outscored them 36-14 in the paint, and out-rebounded them, 48-29.
Box score.
SDSU is now 4-2 and USC, 3-3.
Full photo gallery, including the pictures below.
Courtney Clements storms up court for the Aztecs in the first half. She finished with 25 points.
Chelsea Hopkins ices a free throw. The point guard had 13 points for SDSU.
Kiki Alofaituli tries to get the ball to Cassie Harberts.
Also last night, Cal survived a quick scare from Old Dominion before pummeling them 63-47.
The Aztecs, hampered with injuries, dressed only nine players to 12 for the Trojans, but they outplayed the visitors in every statistical category including assists and rebounds. USC never lead after the 16:27 first half mark.
Courtney Clements lead SDSU with 25 points, Chelsea Hopkins added 13, and Nae Scurry had 11. For the Trojans, Cassie Harberts put up 15 points and Ariya Cook, 11.
USC looked slow from the start, and shot only 30.3 percent in the first half and 32.1 percent for the game. SDSU outscored them 36-14 in the paint, and out-rebounded them, 48-29.
Box score.
SDSU is now 4-2 and USC, 3-3.
Full photo gallery, including the pictures below.
Courtney Clements storms up court for the Aztecs in the first half. She finished with 25 points.
Chelsea Hopkins ices a free throw. The point guard had 13 points for SDSU.
Kiki Alofaituli tries to get the ball to Cassie Harberts.
Also last night, Cal survived a quick scare from Old Dominion before pummeling them 63-47.
Cascade of news
More and more and more college news:
For Tennessee, Andraya Carter is back, but Jasmine Phillips is not.
The Lady Vols will need more senior moments.
Freshman Bashaara Graves has emerged as a force for Tennessee.
UConn's Brianna Banks is open for business.
The UConn Huskies approach another record.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been cleared to play for the Huskies.
Maryland Coach Brenda Frese on her team, and UConn.
Marist is heating up from three-point range.
George Washington and Georgetown will square off with new faces on the sidelines.
Green Bay bench players are gaining minutes and confidence. Last night, Adrian Ritchie passed the 1,000-point scoring mark.
Major injuries are slowing FGCU's transition.
Notre Dame wasn't the same Thursday night without an injured Kayla McBride.
North Dakota hoops isn't the big show it used to be.
Ohio State Coach Jim Foster's message is to play under control.
Colorado's Megan Malcolm-Peck is still the Buff's leader, despite fewer minutes.
Penn State's Ariel Edwards gets a boost from her career day.
St. John's Eugeneia McPherson will miss the season with a torn ACL.
Florida's Jennifer George is looking for redemption.
For Tennessee, Andraya Carter is back, but Jasmine Phillips is not.
The Lady Vols will need more senior moments.
Freshman Bashaara Graves has emerged as a force for Tennessee.
UConn's Brianna Banks is open for business.
The UConn Huskies approach another record.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been cleared to play for the Huskies.
Maryland Coach Brenda Frese on her team, and UConn.
Marist is heating up from three-point range.
George Washington and Georgetown will square off with new faces on the sidelines.
Green Bay bench players are gaining minutes and confidence. Last night, Adrian Ritchie passed the 1,000-point scoring mark.
Major injuries are slowing FGCU's transition.
Notre Dame wasn't the same Thursday night without an injured Kayla McBride.
North Dakota hoops isn't the big show it used to be.
Ohio State Coach Jim Foster's message is to play under control.
Colorado's Megan Malcolm-Peck is still the Buff's leader, despite fewer minutes.
Penn State's Ariel Edwards gets a boost from her career day.
St. John's Eugeneia McPherson will miss the season with a torn ACL.
Florida's Jennifer George is looking for redemption.
Friday, November 30, 2012
More injuries
The injury bug is biting Maryland hard. Now star guard Laurin Mincy is out for the season with a torn ACL.
I'm about to hit the road for the USC at San Diego State game, and the Aztecs' injury roll call is ridiculous.
Other stuff:
Chatting with Alexis Jones - the ACC rookie of the week, from Duke.
Chiney Ogwumike talks about Stanford's season.
Baylor Bear Destiny Williams hangs loose.
First-year Drake Coach Jennie Barancyzk is juggling work and motherhood.
Oklahoma State has adopted a strict new travel policy.
Chamique Holdsclaw:
Her lawyer is investigating the alleged assault, as revealed in a court date today.
I'm about to hit the road for the USC at San Diego State game, and the Aztecs' injury roll call is ridiculous.
Other stuff:
Chatting with Alexis Jones - the ACC rookie of the week, from Duke.
Chiney Ogwumike talks about Stanford's season.
Baylor Bear Destiny Williams hangs loose.
First-year Drake Coach Jennie Barancyzk is juggling work and motherhood.
Oklahoma State has adopted a strict new travel policy.
Chamique Holdsclaw:
Her lawyer is investigating the alleged assault, as revealed in a court date today.
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