This week's USA Today top 25 coaches poll:
1. Connecticut
2. South Carolina
3. Baylor
4. Notre Dame
5. Maryland
6. Tennessee
7. Louisville
8. Oregon State
9. Florida State
10. Kentucky
11. Iowa
12. Duke
13. Arizona State
14. North Carolina
15. Texas A&M
16. Mississippi State
17. Princeton
18. Rutgers
19. Stanford
20. Nebraska
21. James Madison
22. Chattanooga
23. George Washington
24. Florida Gulf Coast
25. Texas
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Looking ahead to Wednesday's Bay Area showdown
#5 Maryland rallied to survive Michigan State, 75-69.
#4 Notre Dame handled #10 Duke, 63-50.
Boston College edged NC State in overtime, 64-59.
Full scoreboard.
Wednesday night is Cal vs. Stanford:
Both teams have a lot at stake, as they are tied for second place in the Pac 12.
Team news:
Oregon State, first in the Pac 12, has no time to relax.
Is this the week the Gophers can punch tickets?
Player news:
Carlie Wagner is easing the pain of the Rachel Banham loss for Minnesota.
BYU guard Lexi Eaton is playing her best basketball right now.
Ohio State freshman Alexa Hart is elevating her game in the weight room.
#4 Notre Dame handled #10 Duke, 63-50.
Boston College edged NC State in overtime, 64-59.
Full scoreboard.
Wednesday night is Cal vs. Stanford:
Both teams have a lot at stake, as they are tied for second place in the Pac 12.
Team news:
Oregon State, first in the Pac 12, has no time to relax.
Is this the week the Gophers can punch tickets?
Player news:
Carlie Wagner is easing the pain of the Rachel Banham loss for Minnesota.
BYU guard Lexi Eaton is playing her best basketball right now.
Ohio State freshman Alexa Hart is elevating her game in the weight room.
Lady Vols' legacy threatned by lawsuits and a name change.
"Save the Lady Vols" makes me sad.
Player news:
UConn guard Moriah Jefferson is ESPNW's player of the week.
Laurin Mincy has become a leader for Maryland.
Late-bloomer Morgan Bailey is leading BYU's NCAA Tournament push.
Wisconsin guard Tessa Cichy relishes her starting role.
Ineligible Livingstone leading scorer Kyra Crosby is seeking reinstatement. The team has had to forfeit 18 games.
Team news:
When does Connecticut face a challenge? Practice.
Coaching news:
A former Notre Dame standout and her husband have given the University a $5 million coaching endowment.
Bonus:
These Georgetown grannies can play.
Player news:
UConn guard Moriah Jefferson is ESPNW's player of the week.
Laurin Mincy has become a leader for Maryland.
Late-bloomer Morgan Bailey is leading BYU's NCAA Tournament push.
Wisconsin guard Tessa Cichy relishes her starting role.
Ineligible Livingstone leading scorer Kyra Crosby is seeking reinstatement. The team has had to forfeit 18 games.
Team news:
When does Connecticut face a challenge? Practice.
Coaching news:
A former Notre Dame standout and her husband have given the University a $5 million coaching endowment.
Bonus:
These Georgetown grannies can play.
Sky and Liberty exchange Prince and Pondexter
The Chicago Sky and New York Liberty have traded guards Epiphanny Prince and Cappie Pondexter:
The New York Liberty acquired Prince from the Chicago Sky for Cappie Pondexter in a blockbuster trade Monday. Prince was born and raised in New York City and is thrilled for the chance to play at Madison Square Garden.......
Prince isn't the only one going home. Pondexter, who averaged a career-low 13.2 points last season, was raised in Chicago. The 32-year-old guard came to the Liberty in a trade in 2010.
Poetic, ain't it?
Transactions from Thursday:
Team Player Transaction
Chicago Tamera Young Contract Signed
Connecticut Chelsea Gray Contract Signed
Connecticut Danielle McCray Contract Signed
Los Angeles Erin Phillips Contract Signed
The New York Liberty acquired Prince from the Chicago Sky for Cappie Pondexter in a blockbuster trade Monday. Prince was born and raised in New York City and is thrilled for the chance to play at Madison Square Garden.......
Prince isn't the only one going home. Pondexter, who averaged a career-low 13.2 points last season, was raised in Chicago. The 32-year-old guard came to the Liberty in a trade in 2010.
Poetic, ain't it?
Transactions from Thursday:
Team Player Transaction
Chicago Tamera Young Contract Signed
Connecticut Chelsea Gray Contract Signed
Connecticut Danielle McCray Contract Signed
Los Angeles Erin Phillips Contract Signed
UConn #1 again; two drop out of AP poll
Predictably, UConn takes over the first-place spot in this week's AP top 25 poll. Georgia and South Florida drop out, and Florida Gulf Coast and James Madison drop in:
1. Connecticut
2. South Carolina
3. Baylor
4. Notre Dame
5. Maryland
6. Tennessee
7. Oregon State
8. Louisville
9. Florida State
10. Duke
11. Kentucky
12. Arizona State
13. Iowa
14. Mississippi State
15. Texas A&M
16. Princeton
17. North Carolina
18. Stanford
19. Rutgers
20. Chattanooga
21. Nebraska
22. Florida Gulf Coast
23. James Madison
24. George Washington
25. Syracuse
1. Connecticut
2. South Carolina
3. Baylor
4. Notre Dame
5. Maryland
6. Tennessee
7. Oregon State
8. Louisville
9. Florida State
10. Duke
11. Kentucky
12. Arizona State
13. Iowa
14. Mississippi State
15. Texas A&M
16. Princeton
17. North Carolina
18. Stanford
19. Rutgers
20. Chattanooga
21. Nebraska
22. Florida Gulf Coast
23. James Madison
24. George Washington
25. Syracuse
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Some tripping down the stretch
Today's upset:
East Carolina edged #25 South Florida, 65-64.
More results:
#1 South Carolina smashed Vanderbilt, 89-59.
#7 Florida State vaulted past Virginia, 65-56.
#8 Oregon State thumped Arizona, 73-48.
#9 Louisville put away #17 North Carolina, 75-66.
#6 Tennessee halted #10 Kentucky, 72-58. Lady Vol center Isabelle Harrison was injured in the win, and had to be carried off the floor. It looked to be a right knee injury. It was Ariel Massengale who pulled Tennessee through adversity.
#12 Arizona State routed Oregon, 72-52.
#13 Mississippi State dispatched of Florida, 75-62.
#19 Stanford dismissed UCLA, 68-50.
#22 Nebraska snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Wisconsin, 70-63.
#23 Syracuse surged to out do Virginia Tech, 59-51.
Texas Tech escaped with a 74-68 overtime win over Kansas State.
Marquette stunned Seton Hall, 73-70.
USC prevailed over Cal, 65-54.
Washington took care of Colorado, 79-67.
DePaul pounded St. John's, 82-55.
Miami came back to beat Georgia Tech, 64-59.
Minnesota topped Penn State, 85-77.
Pitt dominated Wake Forest, 65-41.
Full scoreboard.
Player news:
Emily Cady is steering Nebraska through rough waters. But.....coach Connie Yori wants Cady to be more aggressive.
Jillian Alleyne is still a glass act for the Oregon Ducks.
ASU's freshmen await their turn.
Team news:
Oregon keeps rolling on.
Coaching news:
Princeton coach Courtney Banghart keeps winning.
East Carolina edged #25 South Florida, 65-64.
More results:
#1 South Carolina smashed Vanderbilt, 89-59.
#7 Florida State vaulted past Virginia, 65-56.
#8 Oregon State thumped Arizona, 73-48.
#9 Louisville put away #17 North Carolina, 75-66.
#6 Tennessee halted #10 Kentucky, 72-58. Lady Vol center Isabelle Harrison was injured in the win, and had to be carried off the floor. It looked to be a right knee injury. It was Ariel Massengale who pulled Tennessee through adversity.
#12 Arizona State routed Oregon, 72-52.
#13 Mississippi State dispatched of Florida, 75-62.
#19 Stanford dismissed UCLA, 68-50.
#22 Nebraska snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Wisconsin, 70-63.
#23 Syracuse surged to out do Virginia Tech, 59-51.
Texas Tech escaped with a 74-68 overtime win over Kansas State.
Marquette stunned Seton Hall, 73-70.
USC prevailed over Cal, 65-54.
Washington took care of Colorado, 79-67.
DePaul pounded St. John's, 82-55.
Miami came back to beat Georgia Tech, 64-59.
Minnesota topped Penn State, 85-77.
Pitt dominated Wake Forest, 65-41.
Full scoreboard.
Player news:
Emily Cady is steering Nebraska through rough waters. But.....coach Connie Yori wants Cady to be more aggressive.
Jillian Alleyne is still a glass act for the Oregon Ducks.
ASU's freshmen await their turn.
Team news:
Oregon keeps rolling on.
Coaching news:
Princeton coach Courtney Banghart keeps winning.
Contemplating the bottom-record teams
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 4-18
Coppin State, 4-18
Northeastern, 4-18
Bradley, 4-19
Charleston, 4-19
Georgia Southern, 4-19
Chicago State, 4-19
Kent State, 4-19
Loyola (Ill), 4-19
Miami (OH), 4-19
Saint Francis (PA), 4-20
South Alabama, 4-20
Georgetown, 4-21
Portland, 4-21
Binghamton, 4-22
Loyola Marymount, 4-22
New Orleans, 3-18
Florida International, 3-20
Mississippi Valley State, 3-20
North Texas, 3-20
Howard, 3-21
Portland State, 3-21
Saint Peter's, 3-21
Longwood, 3-23
Manhattan, 2-21
Air Force, 2-23
Illinois State, 1-22
Cal State Santa Barbara, 0-23
I'm not blaming, but thinking how difficult it must be as an athlete on such a losing team. Contemplating what I'd to to keep myself motivated.
Coppin State, 4-18
Northeastern, 4-18
Bradley, 4-19
Charleston, 4-19
Georgia Southern, 4-19
Chicago State, 4-19
Kent State, 4-19
Loyola (Ill), 4-19
Miami (OH), 4-19
Saint Francis (PA), 4-20
South Alabama, 4-20
Georgetown, 4-21
Portland, 4-21
Binghamton, 4-22
Loyola Marymount, 4-22
New Orleans, 3-18
Florida International, 3-20
Mississippi Valley State, 3-20
North Texas, 3-20
Howard, 3-21
Portland State, 3-21
Saint Peter's, 3-21
Longwood, 3-23
Manhattan, 2-21
Air Force, 2-23
Illinois State, 1-22
Cal State Santa Barbara, 0-23
I'm not blaming, but thinking how difficult it must be as an athlete on such a losing team. Contemplating what I'd to to keep myself motivated.
College crowd size depends on record
Bill Plaschke, an LA Times sports columnist, asserts in a piece today that UCLA's Pauley Pavilion has "lost its buzz" since a remodel three years ago:
But the initial sight lingered. The perception is reality. In its third season, like a highly touted young slugger who can't hit the curveball, renovated Pauley Pavilion is scuffling.
"We're not overly enthusiastic about the attendance we're seeing," acknowledged Dan Guerrero, UCLA's athletic director. "We need to continue to work to get people to come enjoy our team."
The crowds have been indeed small, with an average of barely 7,000 fans in an arena nearly twice that size. The noise level is generally low, except when fans are cheering for an opponent to miss consecutive free throws in the second half, thus earning them the coveted free yogurt.
Fact check: UCLA men's attendance (as of today) averages 8,260 for fourth in the conference. UCLA women's crowds average 2,146, for sixth place.
Pac 12 women's attendance
ASU 2,867
OSU 2,728
Stanford 2,573
Washington 2,287
Oregon 2,255
UCLA 2,146
California 2,142
Arizona 1,953
Colorado 1,772
USC 1,473
WSU 1,461
Utah 1,286
Pac 12 men's attendance
Arizona 11,363
Utah 11,234
Colorado 9,730
UCLA 8,260
California 8,059
Washington 7,614
ASU 7,220
Oregon 7,065
OSU 6,898
Stanford 6,292
USC 6,150
WSU 6,028
Attendance figures roughly correlate to team record.
Women's standings.
Men's standings.
Check out women's 2012-2013 attendance and compare it to today's:
ATTENDANCE
Team | HOME GAMES Avg | AWAY GAMES Avg | NEUT GAMES Avg | ALL GAMES Avg |
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Arizona | 13-18791 1445 | 14-28974 2070 | 3-3209 1070 | 30-50974 1699 |
Arizona State | 15-23821 1588 | 12-20395 1700 | 4-203 51 | 31-44419 1433 |
California | 16-39691 2481 | 13-30675 2360 | 7-32396 4628 | 36-102762 2854 |
Colorado | 18-58695 3261 | 12-14845 1237 | 2-11604 5802 | 32-85144 2661 |
Oregon | 16-25204 1575 | 12-26045 2170 | 3-7349 2450 | 31-58598 1890 |
Oregon State | 15-17965 1198 | 10-20461 2046 | 6-992 165 | 31-39418 1272 |
Stanford | 15-64259 4284 | 15-54576 3638 | 6-10079 1680 | 36-128914 3581 |
UCLA | 15-29864 1991 | 12-20458 1705 | 7-13856 1979 | 34-64178 1888 |
USC | 17-14451 850 | 12-24814 2068 | 2-0 0 | 31-39265 1267 |
Utah | 18-14853 825 | 17-23279 1369 | 2-6269 3134 | 37-44401 1200 |
Washington | 16-30742 1921 | 15-19896 1326 | 2-10117 5058 | 33-60755 1841 |
Washington State | 13-12817 986 | 15-32288 2153 | 3-0 0 | 31-45105 1455 |
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Totals | 187-351153 1878 | 159-316706 1992 | 47-96074 2044 | 393-763933 1944
UCLA's has gone up, along with their record. Ditto ASU and OSU. It's no magic why attendance figures go up and down.
Crowd size helps, but it need not be the life blood of a team. Women have always played in largely-empty arenas, but they play with passion and purpose. Hopefully athletes remember why they play the game.
But the initial sight lingered. The perception is reality. In its third season, like a highly touted young slugger who can't hit the curveball, renovated Pauley Pavilion is scuffling.
"We're not overly enthusiastic about the attendance we're seeing," acknowledged Dan Guerrero, UCLA's athletic director. "We need to continue to work to get people to come enjoy our team."
The crowds have been indeed small, with an average of barely 7,000 fans in an arena nearly twice that size. The noise level is generally low, except when fans are cheering for an opponent to miss consecutive free throws in the second half, thus earning them the coveted free yogurt.
Fact check: UCLA men's attendance (as of today) averages 8,260 for fourth in the conference. UCLA women's crowds average 2,146, for sixth place.
Pac 12 women's attendance
ASU 2,867
OSU 2,728
Stanford 2,573
Washington 2,287
Oregon 2,255
UCLA 2,146
California 2,142
Arizona 1,953
Colorado 1,772
USC 1,473
WSU 1,461
Utah 1,286
Pac 12 men's attendance
Arizona 11,363
Utah 11,234
Colorado 9,730
UCLA 8,260
California 8,059
Washington 7,614
ASU 7,220
Oregon 7,065
OSU 6,898
Stanford 6,292
USC 6,150
WSU 6,028
Attendance figures roughly correlate to team record.
Women's standings.
Men's standings.
Check out women's 2012-2013 attendance and compare it to today's:
ATTENDANCE
Team | HOME GAMES Avg | AWAY GAMES Avg | NEUT GAMES Avg | ALL GAMES Avg |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona | 13-18791 1445 | 14-28974 2070 | 3-3209 1070 | 30-50974 1699 |
Arizona State | 15-23821 1588 | 12-20395 1700 | 4-203 51 | 31-44419 1433 |
California | 16-39691 2481 | 13-30675 2360 | 7-32396 4628 | 36-102762 2854 |
Colorado | 18-58695 3261 | 12-14845 1237 | 2-11604 5802 | 32-85144 2661 |
Oregon | 16-25204 1575 | 12-26045 2170 | 3-7349 2450 | 31-58598 1890 |
Oregon State | 15-17965 1198 | 10-20461 2046 | 6-992 165 | 31-39418 1272 |
Stanford | 15-64259 4284 | 15-54576 3638 | 6-10079 1680 | 36-128914 3581 |
UCLA | 15-29864 1991 | 12-20458 1705 | 7-13856 1979 | 34-64178 1888 |
USC | 17-14451 850 | 12-24814 2068 | 2-0 0 | 31-39265 1267 |
Utah | 18-14853 825 | 17-23279 1369 | 2-6269 3134 | 37-44401 1200 |
Washington | 16-30742 1921 | 15-19896 1326 | 2-10117 5058 | 33-60755 1841 |
Washington State | 13-12817 986 | 15-32288 2153 | 3-0 0 | 31-45105 1455 |
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Totals | 187-351153 1878 | 159-316706 1992 | 47-96074 2044 | 393-763933 1944
UCLA's has gone up, along with their record. Ditto ASU and OSU. It's no magic why attendance figures go up and down.
Crowd size helps, but it need not be the life blood of a team. Women have always played in largely-empty arenas, but they play with passion and purpose. Hopefully athletes remember why they play the game.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Heading into the final stretch
#16 Princeton edged Yale, 56-50, to remain unbeaten.
#2 Connecticut pummeled Tulane, 87-39.
Northwestern rallied furiously to beat Michigan, 63-62.
Cal Poly slipped past Long Beach State in overtime, 58-57.
Hawaii nipped Cal State Fullerton, 54-53, to take their ninth straight game.
Western Kentucky is 21-4 after taking Marshall, 74-60.
Green Bay routed Milwaukee, 79-62, to go 20-4.
Oklahoma humbled TCU, 77-54.
Illinois defeated Ohio State, 66-55.
Pacific took care of BYU, 86-82.
Oklahoma State handled Iowa State, 60-48.
Texas downed Kansas, 73-64.
CSUN whipped winless UCSB, 60-21.
Full scoreboard.
Player news:
ESPN's Charlie Creme picks nine players fans should know.
With her great play of late, Kentucky guard Makayla Epps is losing her self-doubt.
Shae Kelley's choice to go to Minnesota may take them to the NCAA Tourney.
Alex Harris is back and making her presence felt for Penn State.
Team news:
Oregon State controls its destiny.
Michigan is looking to turn the season around in their final stretch.
Ohio State is aiming for a strong finish and an NCAA bid.
Iowa is celebrating small victories as big wins pile up.
#2 Connecticut pummeled Tulane, 87-39.
Northwestern rallied furiously to beat Michigan, 63-62.
Cal Poly slipped past Long Beach State in overtime, 58-57.
Hawaii nipped Cal State Fullerton, 54-53, to take their ninth straight game.
Western Kentucky is 21-4 after taking Marshall, 74-60.
Green Bay routed Milwaukee, 79-62, to go 20-4.
Oklahoma humbled TCU, 77-54.
Illinois defeated Ohio State, 66-55.
Pacific took care of BYU, 86-82.
Oklahoma State handled Iowa State, 60-48.
Texas downed Kansas, 73-64.
CSUN whipped winless UCSB, 60-21.
Full scoreboard.
Player news:
ESPN's Charlie Creme picks nine players fans should know.
With her great play of late, Kentucky guard Makayla Epps is losing her self-doubt.
Shae Kelley's choice to go to Minnesota may take them to the NCAA Tourney.
Alex Harris is back and making her presence felt for Penn State.
Team news:
Oregon State controls its destiny.
Michigan is looking to turn the season around in their final stretch.
Ohio State is aiming for a strong finish and an NCAA bid.
Iowa is celebrating small victories as big wins pile up.
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