Cal, 6-0:
Beat South Florida 85-55. Devanei Hampton back with 9 points and 6 rebounds in just 10 minutes. Natasha Vital with 22 points on 5 of 6 from three. Lauren Greif with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Former Bear Jessica Lawson had 2 points and 4 fouls in 11 minutes.
Beat Texas Tech 68-54. Ashley Walker had a huge game with 30 points and Lexi Gray-Lawson added 19 points.
Beat Iowa 76-43. Ashley Walker with her 2nd straight game of 30 or more points, with 32 in this game. 16 assists to only 8 turnovers for the Bears.
Arizona State, 3-2:
Beat Hofstra 80-54. Briann January had 19 points, Dymond Simon had 15 points hitting 3 of her 4 three attempts, but had 7 of ASU’s 28 turnovers
Lost to Florida 65-60. Florida is 6-1 but their loss was to….Florida Gulf Coast. A bad loss for the Sun Devils. In fairness Florida did beat Florida State when they were ranked # 21. January 16 points, 4 of 6 from three. Also 9 assists to only 2 turnovers and had 6 steals.
UCLA, 4-1:
Beat Cal Poly 57-48. Nina Earl had 12 points. UCLA was 0 for 5 from three.
Beat Cal State-Northridge 96-53. It was UCLA’s biggest margin of victory in 6 years, and the Bruins had 22 steals. All this thrilled the UCLA crowd of 626. Erica Tukiainen led the balanced scoring with 16 points.
USC, 3-1:
Beat Santa Barbara 62-53. Nadia Parker is really back with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Briana Gilbreath hit for 18 points.
Oregon State, 3-1:
Beat Arkansas 69-56, a darn good win for the Beavers, defeating an SEC team. Four of the five starters scored 12-14 points. Talisa Rhea, who averaged 30 points in the first two games only had 5 points in 32 minutes.
Lost to North Carolina 82-78. Great game for the Beavers against a very highly ranked team. Brittany avis scored 22 points and Rhea had 18. Another sign of improvement, the Beavers had 3 less turnovers than the Tar Heels.
Washington State, 3-2:
Lost to Northern Colorado 86-79. Frosh Jazmine Perkins had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Her point total was the highest for any WSU frosh since they starting playing NCAA Basketball. Heather Molzen and April Cook both scored 18 points. Northern Colorado hit 65% to lead by 20 at half time. Only 8 turnovers for the young Cougars.
Beat USF 83-71. April Cook led the way with 22 points, 4 assists and 0 turnovers.
Arizona, 3-3:
Lost to Texas A & M 54-44 at home. A decent turnout of 1,600 for the Wildcats home game. It was a 4 point game with a minute and a half left. Arizona shot only 24% and had 5 assists to 22 turnovers, but the A & M numbers weren’t much better. Still a good game for Arizona against the # 8 team in the country.
Lost to Middle Tennessee State 77-57. Ify Ibekwe had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 turnovers. Arizona had 29 turnovers for the game. Reiko Thomas had 19 points for the Wildcats.
Washington, 2-3:
Beat Seattle 82-56. Four players with 10 or 11 points, plus Michelle Augustavo with 15 points on 5 of 7 from three. The young Guards, Kristi Kingma and Sarah Morton combined for 10 assists, although had 8 turnovers between them.
Lost to Clemson 85-67. Sami Whitcomb with 18 points and Augustavo with 15, including 3 three’s.
Oregon, 3-2.
Beat Wyoming in their only game of the week, 51-45. Frosh Amanda Johnson had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Micaela Cocks had 12 points, including 2 three’s.
November 30, 2008
November 25, 2008
The First 10 Days
Here’s a rundown on Pac 10 teams during their first 10 days of play this season.
Cal, 3-0:
Beat Albany 63-39. Ashley Walker led the way with 23 points.
Beat Nevada 67-53. 27 points and 17 rebounds by Walker. Only 1 for 14 from 3, but only 7 turnovers.
Beat Rutgers 66-52 with Lexi Gray-Lawson leading the way with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and only 1 turnover. Cal was 7 for 16 from three.
Cal is now # 3 in the country.
Arizona State, 2-1:
Beat Cleveland State 76-59. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Briann January had 9 assists.
Beat Tulane 86-53. 15 points for Dymond Simon. Becca Tobin had 8 points and 10 rebounds. January had 6 assists and only 1 turnover, but ASU had 21 total turnovers.
Lost to Oklahoma 70-57. 14 points for Simon but she also had 5 turnovers. However suspect she was guarding Danielle Robinson who had 8 turnovers. That must have been fun to watch. ASU down to 14 turnovers.
ASU is now ranked # 21.
UCLA, 2-1:
Beat Fullerton is Caldwell’s debut, 78-62. After all the complaining about the previous coach, only 871 fans bothered to show for the game. Monquiee Alexander led all scorers with 12 and Chinyere Ibekwe had 14 rebounds. UCLA committed 29 turnovers.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. 15 points and 15 rebounds for Ibekwe. 14 points for Nina Earl. 23 turnovers and only one three.
Lost at Maryland 88-65. Again 23 turnovers and only one three. Doreen Campbell 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
USC, 2-1:
Lost to Charlotte 62-60: 15 points for Ashley Corral with 3 three’s. 13 points for Camille LeNoir. JJ Hones’ former teammate Aarika Hughes had 11 rebounds. USC had 26 turnovers.
Beat Milwaukee 77-65. 7 three’s and 16 assists with 21 turnovers. 14 points for Brianna Gilbreath and 13 rebounds for Hughes. Another former JJ teammate, Michelle Jenkins had 6 points.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. Frosh Ashley Corral had 6 three’s on her way to 20 points and was high with 7 rebounds. Nadia Parker scored 8 in her debut after being hit by a car while riding her bike.
Oregon State, 2-0:
Beat Sacramento State 100-45. Sharpshooter Talisa Rhea was 10 for 19 from three and scored 42 points. She also had 5 assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes of play.
Beat Houston 69-47. Rhea with 18 points, 4 three’s. Tiffany Ducker with 13 rebounds.
Washington State, 2-1:
Lost at Texas Tech, 82-69. The Cougars were 10 for 23 from three, and had 15 assists to 16 turnovers while starting 3 frosh. Katie Appleton led with 17 points.
Beat Boise State 85-76. April Cook with 18 points and Appleton with 16 points.
Beat Montana State 77-66. Cook with 20 points, Appleton with 17 points.
Arizona, 3-1:
Lost to Toledo in the last second to start the season at a tournament in Hawaii. Ify Ibekwe lead the way with 23 points and 18 rebounds. The Wildcats hit one three and had 21 turnovers.
Beat Loyola Marymount in 3 overtimes the next day. Amina Njonkou led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Beatrice Bofia had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Only 4 three’s and 28 turnovers, of course in 3 overtimes.
Beat Hawaii 62-50. Njonkou with 16 points, Bofia with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Turnovers still high with 21.
Beat Santa Barbara 54-47. Njonkou with 15 points and 19 rebounds. Bofia only played 6 minutes. Down to 13 turnovers. This was their first home game, 1200 fans.
Now 3-1 and playing Texas A & M tonight.
Washington, 1-2:
Lost to Gonzaga 64-59 before 4,052 in Seattle. 16 points and 11 rebounds for Laura McLellan. 31 turnovers for the Huskies.
Lost to Weber State 77-66. 17 points for McLellan and 11 points, 12 rebounds for Heidi McNeill. Down to 16 turnovers. Only 1 for 15 from three.
Beat Boise State 74-51. 3,365 to see the home game for the Huskies. Washington was 6 for 14 from three. 15 points for McLellan. Outstanding recruit Liz Lay has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury that occurred in High School.
Oregon, 2-2.
Beat a bad San Jose State team in San Jose, 69-68. Tall Fern Micaela Cocks had 22 points including 3 three’s. Ellie Manou had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Beat UOP 76-71. Manou will 23 points and 11 rebounds. Cocks with 25 points including 3 three’s, again. PG Tatianna Thomas had 9 assists but 7 turnovers. 2,100 people for their first home game.
Lost at BYU 67-45. Shot 25% and had 3 assists and 21 turnovers. WOW!! Frosh Amanda Johnson had her second 10 point and 8 rebound game of the season.
Lost at South Dakota State 80-63. 26 turnovers for the Ducks. Cocks with 20 points.
Cal, 3-0:
Beat Albany 63-39. Ashley Walker led the way with 23 points.
Beat Nevada 67-53. 27 points and 17 rebounds by Walker. Only 1 for 14 from 3, but only 7 turnovers.
Beat Rutgers 66-52 with Lexi Gray-Lawson leading the way with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and only 1 turnover. Cal was 7 for 16 from three.
Cal is now # 3 in the country.
Arizona State, 2-1:
Beat Cleveland State 76-59. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Briann January had 9 assists.
Beat Tulane 86-53. 15 points for Dymond Simon. Becca Tobin had 8 points and 10 rebounds. January had 6 assists and only 1 turnover, but ASU had 21 total turnovers.
Lost to Oklahoma 70-57. 14 points for Simon but she also had 5 turnovers. However suspect she was guarding Danielle Robinson who had 8 turnovers. That must have been fun to watch. ASU down to 14 turnovers.
ASU is now ranked # 21.
UCLA, 2-1:
Beat Fullerton is Caldwell’s debut, 78-62. After all the complaining about the previous coach, only 871 fans bothered to show for the game. Monquiee Alexander led all scorers with 12 and Chinyere Ibekwe had 14 rebounds. UCLA committed 29 turnovers.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. 15 points and 15 rebounds for Ibekwe. 14 points for Nina Earl. 23 turnovers and only one three.
Lost at Maryland 88-65. Again 23 turnovers and only one three. Doreen Campbell 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
USC, 2-1:
Lost to Charlotte 62-60: 15 points for Ashley Corral with 3 three’s. 13 points for Camille LeNoir. JJ Hones’ former teammate Aarika Hughes had 11 rebounds. USC had 26 turnovers.
Beat Milwaukee 77-65. 7 three’s and 16 assists with 21 turnovers. 14 points for Brianna Gilbreath and 13 rebounds for Hughes. Another former JJ teammate, Michelle Jenkins had 6 points.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. Frosh Ashley Corral had 6 three’s on her way to 20 points and was high with 7 rebounds. Nadia Parker scored 8 in her debut after being hit by a car while riding her bike.
Oregon State, 2-0:
Beat Sacramento State 100-45. Sharpshooter Talisa Rhea was 10 for 19 from three and scored 42 points. She also had 5 assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes of play.
Beat Houston 69-47. Rhea with 18 points, 4 three’s. Tiffany Ducker with 13 rebounds.
Washington State, 2-1:
Lost at Texas Tech, 82-69. The Cougars were 10 for 23 from three, and had 15 assists to 16 turnovers while starting 3 frosh. Katie Appleton led with 17 points.
Beat Boise State 85-76. April Cook with 18 points and Appleton with 16 points.
Beat Montana State 77-66. Cook with 20 points, Appleton with 17 points.
Arizona, 3-1:
Lost to Toledo in the last second to start the season at a tournament in Hawaii. Ify Ibekwe lead the way with 23 points and 18 rebounds. The Wildcats hit one three and had 21 turnovers.
Beat Loyola Marymount in 3 overtimes the next day. Amina Njonkou led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Beatrice Bofia had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Only 4 three’s and 28 turnovers, of course in 3 overtimes.
Beat Hawaii 62-50. Njonkou with 16 points, Bofia with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Turnovers still high with 21.
Beat Santa Barbara 54-47. Njonkou with 15 points and 19 rebounds. Bofia only played 6 minutes. Down to 13 turnovers. This was their first home game, 1200 fans.
Now 3-1 and playing Texas A & M tonight.
Washington, 1-2:
Lost to Gonzaga 64-59 before 4,052 in Seattle. 16 points and 11 rebounds for Laura McLellan. 31 turnovers for the Huskies.
Lost to Weber State 77-66. 17 points for McLellan and 11 points, 12 rebounds for Heidi McNeill. Down to 16 turnovers. Only 1 for 15 from three.
Beat Boise State 74-51. 3,365 to see the home game for the Huskies. Washington was 6 for 14 from three. 15 points for McLellan. Outstanding recruit Liz Lay has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury that occurred in High School.
Oregon, 2-2.
Beat a bad San Jose State team in San Jose, 69-68. Tall Fern Micaela Cocks had 22 points including 3 three’s. Ellie Manou had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Beat UOP 76-71. Manou will 23 points and 11 rebounds. Cocks with 25 points including 3 three’s, again. PG Tatianna Thomas had 9 assists but 7 turnovers. 2,100 people for their first home game.
Lost at BYU 67-45. Shot 25% and had 3 assists and 21 turnovers. WOW!! Frosh Amanda Johnson had her second 10 point and 8 rebound game of the season.
Lost at South Dakota State 80-63. 26 turnovers for the Ducks. Cocks with 20 points.
November 9, 2008
New Leadership at UCLA
Nikki Caldwell is the new Coach at UCLA and can really be summed up in these words: 6 years Assistant at Tennessee, 5 Final Fours and two NCAA Championships. Now what can she do on her own, great question, but there is no question that the background is there for success.
Caldwell's first task to make her four big post players productive. The loss of Regina Rogers, who transferred to Washington might hurt, but the talent is there, just waiting for coaching. Several of the UCLA post players are very aggressive, so that doesn’t have to be taught.
Chinyere “Ray Ray” Ibekwe is a 6-4 Sr who patterns her play after Dennis Rodman. And to be fair, her hobbies include modeling. Back to basketball, she had a poor season last year, but as a Soph averaged just short of 8 points and 7 rebounds a game. New coach, SR season, could well mean breakout year. Moniquee Alexander is a 6-6 Jr who started 15 games last year. However she only averaged 12 minutes, 4 points and 3 rebounds a game. Her high game? Against her new coach, last vs Tennessee. Christina Nzekwe is a 6-4 Soph who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds a game. Candice Brown is 6-3, a Soph, who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds a game.
These four post players hold the key to a successful season. If they can rebound, score and stay healthy, UCLA, with their good Guards could have a fine season.
The Point Guard is Darxia Morris, a 5-8 Soph who had a huge game against Stanford last season. She averaged 8 points a game, but must improve her assist total, she has a career high of only 5. 5-10 Sr Tierra Henderson will also play the Point, after averaging 8 points per game last year. Henderson is an outstanding defensive player, and will probably also see playing time at the off guard position.
Wings include 5-10 Soph Dorenna Campbell. Doreena averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ½ assists in her frosh season. She also shot 43% from three, although only taking 53 shots from beyond the line. 6-1 Soph Nina Earl started half the games last year, averaging almost 9 points per game. If Morris, Campbell and Earl all start, that’ll give the Bruins 3 very good and young, backcourt athletes.
UCLA has three more fine wings in JR Erica Tukiainen, who averaged 4 ½ points per game last season. The recruiting class yielded two outstanding incoming frosh. Atonye Nyingifa is 5-11 but a very strong player who could play any of several positions. She was the # 19 High School player last year. Nyingifa is a strong slasher with a nice shot and a very strong rebounder despite being under 6 foot. Rebekah Gardner is 6-0 and was the # 66 player last season in High School. Any of these three could start, and they give the young UCLA team six solid rising backcourt players.
Morris is not playing yet, recovering from March knee surgery. UCLA edged Love and Basketball 86-80 in their first exhibition game and then beat Team SRP 107-63 on Sunday. Earl with 23 and Gardner with 19 led the scoring.
If the four post players can play good defense, and rebound well, UCLA has a shot at post season.
Caldwell's first task to make her four big post players productive. The loss of Regina Rogers, who transferred to Washington might hurt, but the talent is there, just waiting for coaching. Several of the UCLA post players are very aggressive, so that doesn’t have to be taught.
Chinyere “Ray Ray” Ibekwe is a 6-4 Sr who patterns her play after Dennis Rodman. And to be fair, her hobbies include modeling. Back to basketball, she had a poor season last year, but as a Soph averaged just short of 8 points and 7 rebounds a game. New coach, SR season, could well mean breakout year. Moniquee Alexander is a 6-6 Jr who started 15 games last year. However she only averaged 12 minutes, 4 points and 3 rebounds a game. Her high game? Against her new coach, last vs Tennessee. Christina Nzekwe is a 6-4 Soph who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds a game. Candice Brown is 6-3, a Soph, who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds a game.
These four post players hold the key to a successful season. If they can rebound, score and stay healthy, UCLA, with their good Guards could have a fine season.
The Point Guard is Darxia Morris, a 5-8 Soph who had a huge game against Stanford last season. She averaged 8 points a game, but must improve her assist total, she has a career high of only 5. 5-10 Sr Tierra Henderson will also play the Point, after averaging 8 points per game last year. Henderson is an outstanding defensive player, and will probably also see playing time at the off guard position.
Wings include 5-10 Soph Dorenna Campbell. Doreena averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ½ assists in her frosh season. She also shot 43% from three, although only taking 53 shots from beyond the line. 6-1 Soph Nina Earl started half the games last year, averaging almost 9 points per game. If Morris, Campbell and Earl all start, that’ll give the Bruins 3 very good and young, backcourt athletes.
UCLA has three more fine wings in JR Erica Tukiainen, who averaged 4 ½ points per game last season. The recruiting class yielded two outstanding incoming frosh. Atonye Nyingifa is 5-11 but a very strong player who could play any of several positions. She was the # 19 High School player last year. Nyingifa is a strong slasher with a nice shot and a very strong rebounder despite being under 6 foot. Rebekah Gardner is 6-0 and was the # 66 player last season in High School. Any of these three could start, and they give the young UCLA team six solid rising backcourt players.
Morris is not playing yet, recovering from March knee surgery. UCLA edged Love and Basketball 86-80 in their first exhibition game and then beat Team SRP 107-63 on Sunday. Earl with 23 and Gardner with 19 led the scoring.
If the four post players can play good defense, and rebound well, UCLA has a shot at post season.
November 6, 2008
First Week in the Pac 10
Exhibition play has started in the Pac 10 and here are the highlights and lowlights.
Arizona: Their first exhibition game was against their Male practice players, ‘nuff said. Then they played Oklahoma Panhandle and won 85-33. Rieko Thomas hit 16 of 18 FT’s for 20 points, PG Ashley Frazier had 7 assists and only 3 turnovers and also hit 3 of 4 three point shots, Amina Njonkou had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Arizona had only 10 turnovers.
First game is Nov 14 against Toledo.
Arizona State: Beat a Travel team from Houston in their only exhibition. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Lauren Lacey had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Orsillo returned after missing last season and scored 8 points in 15 minutes, Alex Earl, teammate of JJ Hones in High School, scored 4 points in her debut.
First game is in the WNIT against Cleveland State on Nov 14.
USC: Beat Love and Basketball 79-63 despite 32 turnovers. 32!!! Ashley Corral hit 5 of 10 Three’s and Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
First game is Nov 15 against Charlotte.
UCLA: Beat Love and Basketball 86-80. Dorenna Campbell led with 16 points. 3 of their 4 Posts had 4 fouls each . They play another exhibition on Sunday.
First game is Nov 16 against Fullerton.
Cal: Beat Chico State 95-51 without Hampton. They play another exhibition on Sunday. Against Chico, now Sr Gray-Lawson had 17 points. But the big news was Sr Shantrell Sneed scoring 15 points in a big step up game.
First game is Nov14 against Albany.
Oregon: Defeated Northwest Christian University 87-40. And had 2,247 people in attendance. Frosh Amanda Johnson, from Santa Rosa, began her career with a team leading 18 points. Forward Rita Kolla had NINE!! assists. They play an exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 15 against San Jose State.
Oregon State: Beat Lewis and Clark 98-36. Brittany Davis was high with 18 points and Talisa Rhea hit 3 of 4 three’s on her way to 17 points. They play another exhibition on Tuesday.
First game is Nov 16 against Sacramento State.
Washington: Beat Love and Basketball 77-73. Heidi McNeil had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Michelle Ausgustavo hit 4 of 8 three’s. On the down side, Washington had 27 turnovers. Liz Lay did not play. They play another exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 16 against Gonzaga.
Washington State: Beat Showtime 101-64. The frosh scored 53 points and the team only had 12 turnovers. They have another exhibition Sunday.
Arizona: Their first exhibition game was against their Male practice players, ‘nuff said. Then they played Oklahoma Panhandle and won 85-33. Rieko Thomas hit 16 of 18 FT’s for 20 points, PG Ashley Frazier had 7 assists and only 3 turnovers and also hit 3 of 4 three point shots, Amina Njonkou had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Arizona had only 10 turnovers.
First game is Nov 14 against Toledo.
Arizona State: Beat a Travel team from Houston in their only exhibition. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Lauren Lacey had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Orsillo returned after missing last season and scored 8 points in 15 minutes, Alex Earl, teammate of JJ Hones in High School, scored 4 points in her debut.
First game is in the WNIT against Cleveland State on Nov 14.
USC: Beat Love and Basketball 79-63 despite 32 turnovers. 32!!! Ashley Corral hit 5 of 10 Three’s and Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
First game is Nov 15 against Charlotte.
UCLA: Beat Love and Basketball 86-80. Dorenna Campbell led with 16 points. 3 of their 4 Posts had 4 fouls each . They play another exhibition on Sunday.
First game is Nov 16 against Fullerton.
Cal: Beat Chico State 95-51 without Hampton. They play another exhibition on Sunday. Against Chico, now Sr Gray-Lawson had 17 points. But the big news was Sr Shantrell Sneed scoring 15 points in a big step up game.
First game is Nov14 against Albany.
Oregon: Defeated Northwest Christian University 87-40. And had 2,247 people in attendance. Frosh Amanda Johnson, from Santa Rosa, began her career with a team leading 18 points. Forward Rita Kolla had NINE!! assists. They play an exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 15 against San Jose State.
Oregon State: Beat Lewis and Clark 98-36. Brittany Davis was high with 18 points and Talisa Rhea hit 3 of 4 three’s on her way to 17 points. They play another exhibition on Tuesday.
First game is Nov 16 against Sacramento State.
Washington: Beat Love and Basketball 77-73. Heidi McNeil had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Michelle Ausgustavo hit 4 of 8 three’s. On the down side, Washington had 27 turnovers. Liz Lay did not play. They play another exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 16 against Gonzaga.
Washington State: Beat Showtime 101-64. The frosh scored 53 points and the team only had 12 turnovers. They have another exhibition Sunday.
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