1. Cal, 16-2, 7-0: Beat Oregon State in a tight one 77-72. Ashley Walker scored 20 and had 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Natasha Vital scored 18 points but had 6 turnovers. Alexis Gary-Lawson was 4 of 5 from three on her way to 19 points.
Beat Oregon 65-50, leading 31-10 at the half and coasting to the victory. Ashley Walker scored 23 and had 7 rebounds to lead the Bears. Alexis Gray-Lawson added 17 and Natasha Vital 13 points for the Bears.
Next Games: Jan 29 UCLA, Jan 31, USC
2. Stanford 15-4, 6-1: Beat Oregon in Eugene 85-57. Jayne Appel scored 22 points and added 10 rebounds while Kayla Pederson scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds. Sarah Boothe and Nneka Ogwumike combined for 20 points on 10 of 13 from the floor. Jeanette Pohlen went 5 for 7 from the floor for 14 points.
Beat Oregon State 69-54, shooting 54% from the floor. Jayne with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Card, who had 5 players in double figures.
Next Games: Jan 29, USC, Feb 1, UCLA, TV
3. Arizona State, 13-6, 5-2: Best Arizona 75-38. Dymond Simon hit 3 of 4 three’s for 19 points, and Briann January 4 of 5 three’s for 16 points to pace the Sun Devils. Attendance was over 3,500. Sybil Dosty had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Missy Barlow was a ref. 11 players scored.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington State, Jan 31 at Washington, TV
3. UCLA, 14-4, 5-2: Beat Washington State 83-48 in a game that “featured” 53 turnovers. No wonder only 678 bothered to attend the game at UCLA. Lots of playing time for all as the UCLA Bench almost outscored the Cougars. Dorenna Campbell scored 15 to lead the Bruins. The UCLA scored bench scored 43 on 18 of 31 from the floor. They also had 15 of the Bruin’s 24 turnovers.
Beat Washington 74-66. The Bruins shot 48% and out rebounded Washington by 16, but committed 23 turnovers. Campbell led again with 20 points and contributed 6 assists. The Bruins had 5 players in double figures. Frosh Atonye Nyingifa made what I believe was her first start, scoring 10 points, and pulling down 9 rebounds and she also had 4 steals. Christina Nzewbe had 10 rebounds to go with her 10 points. Darxia Morris scored 10 points in a row, but just 12 for the game.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Cal, Feb 1 at Stanford, TV
3. USC, 11-7, 5-2: Beat Washington 90-82. Nadia Parker had two career highs, 26 points and 5 blocked shots. She also led with 9 rebounds. Brynn Cameron had 18 points as five players scored in double figures. Alas only 723 attended the game.
Beat Washington State 78-57. Heather Oliver hit 5 of 6 three’s for 18 points to lead the Trojans. Nadia Parker did not play in this game, a leg injury, so Kari LaPlante and Michelle Jenkins combined for 13 points and 7 rebounds. Hailey Dunham also sat out the game. 5 players scored 9 or more points. USC had an amazing 20 steals, 6 by Brynn Cameron.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Stanford, Jan 31 at Cal
6. Oregon, 7-11, 4-4: Lost to Stanford 85-57. Only Jasmin Holliday scored in double figures with 12 points. The Ducks had a season low 8 turnovers. However, Oregon was out rebounded by 25 and shot only 32% from the floor, while Stanford shot 57%.
Lost to Cal 65-50, although the Ducks did not give up, outscoring Cal 40-34 in the second half. Oregon was 0 for 10 from three in the first half and 8 for 14 in the second half. Taylor Lilly and Micaela Cocks led the Ducks with 17 and 13 points respectively.
Next Games: Jan 31, Oregon State
7. Oregon State, 11-7, 2-6: Lost to cal in a hard fought home game, 77-72. The starting guards led the way as usual for the Beavers. Talisa Rhea scored 20 points and Brittany Davis had 24 points.
Lost to Stanford 69-54 before their largest crowd of the season, 1,664. Alex Mitchell scored 14 and Brittany Davis 10 to lead the Beavers. Oregon State did lead at the half by one point, but Stanford held the Ducks to 32% shooting in the second half.
Next Games: Jan 31 at Oregon
8. Washington, 5-12, 1-6: Lost at USC 90-82. The Huskies made 12 three’s in 26 attempts. Sami Whitcomb made 5 of 9 three’s on her way to 26 points. Kristi Kingma returned full time and hit 4 of 7 three’s and scored 19 points. Michelle Augustavo is normally a fine three point shooter but was only 1 for 9 from the floor, however she turned rebounder with a team leading 11 boards.
For those who took the bus to Cal last Sunday, at the end of the movie the Roosevelt coach put in his tallest player, a frosh. That player was McKenzie Argens who scored 10 points in the USC game.
Lost to UCLA 74-66. Kristi Kingma went off with 6 three’s on her way to 25 points for the Huskies.
Next Games: Jan 29 Arizona, Jan 31 ASU TV
8. Washington State, 8-10, 1-6: Lost to UCLA 83-48. Katie Appleton made 4 three’s to set a new school career record for three point shots made. She scored 13 points and Jazmine Perkins scored 14. 29 turnovers and 31% shooting while allowing the Bruins to shot 55% tuned this game into a rout.
Lost to USC 78-57. April Cook had 16 points but 6 turnovers and Jazmine Perkins scored 9 points but had 8 turnovers. Both players received technical fouls. Jessica Oestreicher, the tallest player in the league at 6-8, played 15 minutes and scored 7 points.
Next Games: Jan 29 ASU, Jan 31 Arizona
10. Arizona, 7-11, 0-7: Lost to ASU 75-38. Ify Ibekwe was the sole highlight with 13 points and 6 rebounds. The Wildcats had 4 assists and 26 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington. Jan 31 at Washington State
January 25, 2009
January 18, 2009
Week 4 in the Pac 10
1. Cal, 14-2, 5-0:
Beat Stanford 59-56 at Cal before over 10,000 fans. Lexi Gray-Lawson is easily Player of the Week scoring a career high 37 points. Lexi made 5 of 7 three’s. No one else on the team scored more than 6 points. In fact the rest of the team was 7 for 27 from the floor. Amazing performance to watch.
Next Games: Jan 22 at Oregon State, Jan 24 at Oregon.
2. Stanford 13-4, 4-1: Lost to Cal 57-54 at Haas. Jayne Appel scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds. Kayla Pederson scored 14 points and also had 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 22 at Oregon, Jan 24 at Oregon State
3. Arizona State, 12-6, 4-2: Beat UCLA 68-44 in a Thursday Day game with over 7,300 fans, many school kids. Dymond Simon had 14 points and Kristen Thompson 12 points to lead the Sun Devils. Between the two, they made 16 of 18 free throws. ASU held UCLA to 37% from the floor without a single three.
Beat USC 83-71. Dymond Simon scored 22 points and Danielle Orsillo scored 19 points, and both had 3 three’s. Lauren Lacey scored 7 points and added 10 rebounds. Briann January had 6 assists. The Wildcat win was in front over just over 3,000 home fans.
Next Games: Jan 24, Arizona
3. Oregon, 7-9, 4-2: Beat Washington in Seattle 75-55. Taylor Lilly was hot with 3 three’s and 24 points. Michaela Cocks was also hot with 3 three’s and 19 points. Lilly also had 4 steals and 7 assists. Nicole Canepa missed her 5th straight game with a sprained ankle.
Beat Washington State 57-41, sweeping the State of Washington for the first time in 9 years. Taylor Lilly scored 20 points to lead the Ducks. Amanda Johnson was the top rebounder with 9.
Next Games: Jan 22, Stanford, Jan 24, Cal
5. UCLA, 12-4, 3-2: Lost at ASU 68-44. Lots of fouls and turnovers plagued the Bruins. Doreena Campbell had 13 points to lead the scoring.
Beat Arizona 48-38 with great defense. Held Arizona to their fewest points and lowest FG % in ever in Pac 10 play. Dorenna Campbell had 17 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals to lead the Trojans.
Next Games: Jan 22, Washington State, Jan 24, Washington
5. USC, 10-6, 3-2: Beat Arizona in Overtime 77-71. Ashley Corral scored 16 points, half of them in OT, to lead USC. Brianna Gilbreath scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds, while Camille LeNoir scored 14 points. LeNoir also had 4 steals and Gilbreath had 3.
Lost to Arizona State 83-71. Camille LeNoir scored 22 points. Briana Gilbreath had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Ashley Coral and Nadia Parker combined for only 8 points.
Next Games: Jan 22, Washington, Jan 24, Washington State
7. Oregon State, 11-5, 2-4: Lost to Washington State 65-52. Talisa Rhea scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds. The Beavers were plagued by poor shooting, 31%, and turnovers, 24, 9 more than WSU.
Beat Washington 69-55, and were up by 26 points at one point. Brittany Davis scored 25 points on 5 of 7 from three. Talisa Rhea had 15 points.
Next Games: Jan 22, Cal, Jan 24, Stanford
8. Washington, 5-10, 1-4: Lost to Oregon 75-55, although a nice crowd of 2,500 continues to support the Huskies. Laura McCellan scored 15 points and had 4 blocked shots. PG Kristi Kingma is still out but Sara Mosiman returned.
Lost to Oregon State 69-55. Nice crowd of 2,700. Sami Whitcomb led the way with 17 points. Kristi Kingma played a bit, returning from an injury. Laura McLennan and Liz Lay had technicals called on them.
Next Games: Jan 22 at USC, Jan 24 at UCLA
8. Washington State, 8-8, 1-4: Beat Oregon State 65-52. Ebonee Coates tied her own school record with 6 blocked shots. Katie Appleton hit 2 three’s and scored 14 points. Appleton needs only 3 three’s to tie the school record for career three’s. Jazmine Perkins lead the scoring with 21 points, including 3 three’s. April Cook had 13 points and 7 assists.
Lost to Oregon 57-41. April Cook scored 12 for the Cougars who shot 29% for the game and 12% from three. Appleton did not hit a three.
Next Games: Jan 22 at UCLA, Jan 24 at USC
10. Arizona, 7-10, 0-6: Lost in Overtime to USC 77-71. Ify Ibekwe led the Wildcats as usual with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Amina Njonkou scored 9 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Reiko Thomas scored 16 points but missed the OT with a sprained ankle.
Lost to USC 48-38. The Wildcats made only 2 shots from the floor the 2nd half and ended 11 for 47, 23%. And they were 0 for 8 from three. Ify Ibekwe had 14 points and 8 rebounds while Amina Njonkou had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Thomas did not play.
Next Games: Jan 24 at Arizona State
Beat Stanford 59-56 at Cal before over 10,000 fans. Lexi Gray-Lawson is easily Player of the Week scoring a career high 37 points. Lexi made 5 of 7 three’s. No one else on the team scored more than 6 points. In fact the rest of the team was 7 for 27 from the floor. Amazing performance to watch.
Next Games: Jan 22 at Oregon State, Jan 24 at Oregon.
2. Stanford 13-4, 4-1: Lost to Cal 57-54 at Haas. Jayne Appel scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds. Kayla Pederson scored 14 points and also had 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 22 at Oregon, Jan 24 at Oregon State
3. Arizona State, 12-6, 4-2: Beat UCLA 68-44 in a Thursday Day game with over 7,300 fans, many school kids. Dymond Simon had 14 points and Kristen Thompson 12 points to lead the Sun Devils. Between the two, they made 16 of 18 free throws. ASU held UCLA to 37% from the floor without a single three.
Beat USC 83-71. Dymond Simon scored 22 points and Danielle Orsillo scored 19 points, and both had 3 three’s. Lauren Lacey scored 7 points and added 10 rebounds. Briann January had 6 assists. The Wildcat win was in front over just over 3,000 home fans.
Next Games: Jan 24, Arizona
3. Oregon, 7-9, 4-2: Beat Washington in Seattle 75-55. Taylor Lilly was hot with 3 three’s and 24 points. Michaela Cocks was also hot with 3 three’s and 19 points. Lilly also had 4 steals and 7 assists. Nicole Canepa missed her 5th straight game with a sprained ankle.
Beat Washington State 57-41, sweeping the State of Washington for the first time in 9 years. Taylor Lilly scored 20 points to lead the Ducks. Amanda Johnson was the top rebounder with 9.
Next Games: Jan 22, Stanford, Jan 24, Cal
5. UCLA, 12-4, 3-2: Lost at ASU 68-44. Lots of fouls and turnovers plagued the Bruins. Doreena Campbell had 13 points to lead the scoring.
Beat Arizona 48-38 with great defense. Held Arizona to their fewest points and lowest FG % in ever in Pac 10 play. Dorenna Campbell had 17 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals to lead the Trojans.
Next Games: Jan 22, Washington State, Jan 24, Washington
5. USC, 10-6, 3-2: Beat Arizona in Overtime 77-71. Ashley Corral scored 16 points, half of them in OT, to lead USC. Brianna Gilbreath scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds, while Camille LeNoir scored 14 points. LeNoir also had 4 steals and Gilbreath had 3.
Lost to Arizona State 83-71. Camille LeNoir scored 22 points. Briana Gilbreath had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Ashley Coral and Nadia Parker combined for only 8 points.
Next Games: Jan 22, Washington, Jan 24, Washington State
7. Oregon State, 11-5, 2-4: Lost to Washington State 65-52. Talisa Rhea scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds. The Beavers were plagued by poor shooting, 31%, and turnovers, 24, 9 more than WSU.
Beat Washington 69-55, and were up by 26 points at one point. Brittany Davis scored 25 points on 5 of 7 from three. Talisa Rhea had 15 points.
Next Games: Jan 22, Cal, Jan 24, Stanford
8. Washington, 5-10, 1-4: Lost to Oregon 75-55, although a nice crowd of 2,500 continues to support the Huskies. Laura McCellan scored 15 points and had 4 blocked shots. PG Kristi Kingma is still out but Sara Mosiman returned.
Lost to Oregon State 69-55. Nice crowd of 2,700. Sami Whitcomb led the way with 17 points. Kristi Kingma played a bit, returning from an injury. Laura McLennan and Liz Lay had technicals called on them.
Next Games: Jan 22 at USC, Jan 24 at UCLA
8. Washington State, 8-8, 1-4: Beat Oregon State 65-52. Ebonee Coates tied her own school record with 6 blocked shots. Katie Appleton hit 2 three’s and scored 14 points. Appleton needs only 3 three’s to tie the school record for career three’s. Jazmine Perkins lead the scoring with 21 points, including 3 three’s. April Cook had 13 points and 7 assists.
Lost to Oregon 57-41. April Cook scored 12 for the Cougars who shot 29% for the game and 12% from three. Appleton did not hit a three.
Next Games: Jan 22 at UCLA, Jan 24 at USC
10. Arizona, 7-10, 0-6: Lost in Overtime to USC 77-71. Ify Ibekwe led the Wildcats as usual with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Amina Njonkou scored 9 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Reiko Thomas scored 16 points but missed the OT with a sprained ankle.
Lost to USC 48-38. The Wildcats made only 2 shots from the floor the 2nd half and ended 11 for 47, 23%. And they were 0 for 8 from three. Ify Ibekwe had 14 points and 8 rebounds while Amina Njonkou had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Thomas did not play.
Next Games: Jan 24 at Arizona State
January 11, 2009
Week 2 in the Pac 10
The excitement mounts as the two undefeated teams play each other, Stanford is at Cal this week. In Tempe, USC and UCLA visit the Sun Devils. Should be a fun week and tell us a lot about the Pac 10 race.
1. Stanford 13-3, 4-0: Beat Washington 112-35, largest margin of victory in Stanford history.
Beat Washington State with their 2nd straight game scoring over 100 points,
102-53. The Stanford bench scored 49, to WSU’s team total of 53. Jeanette Pohlen was 4 for 5 from three and 18 points to lead the Cardinal, Michelle Harrison and Jayne Appel both had 16 points.
Next Games: Jan 18 at Cal, TV
1. Cal, 13-2, 4-0: Beat Washington State 68-45. Cal out rebounded WSU by 19, and the Cougars went 1 for 19 from three. Ashley Walker with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Alexis Gray-Lawson also had a double, double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Beat Washington 62-34. Ashley Walker scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds and Devanei Hampton had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 18, Stanford, TV
3. UCLA, 11-3, 2-1: Beat USC 87-75. Doreena Campbell scored 20 points, 4 for 7 from three and had 9 rebounds for the Bruins. Chinyere Ibekwe had 17 points and 10 rebounds. UCLA had 23 offensive rebounds, the key to the game, USC had 9. 5,201 at Pauly. Good for them, they saw a great game.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Arizona State, Jan 17 at Arizona
3. USC, 8-6, 2-1: Lost to UCLA 87-75. Camille LeNoir scored 20 points and Ashley Corral 16 to pace USC. Nadia Parker played just 4 minutes in the first half after spraining her ankle but returned in the second half to score 13 points in 18 total minutes.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Arizona, Jan 17 at Arizona State, TV
5. Arizona State, 10-6, 2-2: Beat Oregon State 61-36 in Corvallis. All usual with the Sun Devils, all kinds of balance. Sybil Dosty led with 12 points, Becca Tobin with 9 rebounds. Team wise, ASU out rebounded Oregon State by 16 and had 19 assists vs 11 turnovers. Starting Guards Briann January and Dymond Simon combined for 10 assists and only 2 turnovers.
Beat Oregon 81-53. Lauren Lacey had a big game, scoring 19 points in 16 minutes. The Sun Devils shot 54%. Briann January and Dymond Simon combined for 13 assists.
Next Games: Jan 15, UCLA, Jan 17, USC, TV
5. Oregon, 5-9, 2-2: The surprise team thus far, beat Arizona 68-55. With both Taylor Lilly and Ellie Manou healthy, the Ducks are a whole different team from pre-season. Manou had 13 points with 8 rebounds. Lilly scored 14 points, hitting 4 of 6 three’s. Lilly also had 5 assists and 5 turnovers, but the good news on turnovers, all other Ducks only had 4 turnovers.
Lost to Arizona State at home 81-53. The Ducks shot 44% but that was 10% less than ASU. Frosh Jasmin Holliday led the Ducks with 13 points, but Taylor Lilly was held scoreless.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Washington, Jan 17 at Washington State
7. Washington, 5-8, 1-2: Lost to Stanford by the biggest margin in Pac 10 history 112-35. The Huskies shot 21%, and the other stats were not quite as good. On to their next game.
Lost to Cal 62-34. Liz Lay had 11 points and 6 rebounds to lead the Huskies. However Washington shot only 22%, 9% from three and had a paltry 4 assists.
Next Games: Jan 15, Oregon, Jan 17, Oregon State.
8. Oregon State, 9-4, 1-3: Lost to ASU 61-36. The Beavers shot only 27%, were out rebounded by 16 and only had 5 assists and 16 turnovers.
Beat Arizona 68-43 by outscoring the Wildcats 19-2 at the end. Talisa Rhea scored 21 points, hitting 5 of 10 from three to pace the Beavers. Tiffany Ducker had 12 points and 9 rebounds. The Beavers had 18 assists to 12 turnovers, maybe their best passing/taking care of the ball stat this season.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Washington State, Jan 17 at Washington.
9. Washington State, 7-7, 0-3: Lost to Cal 68-45. They were only 1 for 19 from three. Jazmine Perkins once again led the Cougars in scoring, this time with 14 points, but on 20 shots.
Lost to Stanford 102-53. Jazmine Perkins and April Cook scored 14 points to lead the Cougars. Cook was 3 for 3 from three. Danielle LeNoir hit 3 three’s for 9 points. The Cougars were out rebounded by 20 and had 11 more turnovers than Stanford. 1
Next Games: Jan 15, Oregon State, Jan 17, Oregon
10. Arizona, 7-8, 0-4: Lost to Oregon in Eugene 68-55. Ify Ibekwe once again led the Wildcats with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The bench only had 5 minutes of playing time. Arizona had only 6 assists to go with 17 turnovers.
Lost to Oregon State 68-43. Ify Ibekwe had 13 points and 9 rebounds. The Wildcat’s 3 starting guards had 14 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 15, USC, Jan 17, UCLA
1. Stanford 13-3, 4-0: Beat Washington 112-35, largest margin of victory in Stanford history.
Beat Washington State with their 2nd straight game scoring over 100 points,
102-53. The Stanford bench scored 49, to WSU’s team total of 53. Jeanette Pohlen was 4 for 5 from three and 18 points to lead the Cardinal, Michelle Harrison and Jayne Appel both had 16 points.
Next Games: Jan 18 at Cal, TV
1. Cal, 13-2, 4-0: Beat Washington State 68-45. Cal out rebounded WSU by 19, and the Cougars went 1 for 19 from three. Ashley Walker with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Alexis Gray-Lawson also had a double, double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Beat Washington 62-34. Ashley Walker scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds and Devanei Hampton had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 18, Stanford, TV
3. UCLA, 11-3, 2-1: Beat USC 87-75. Doreena Campbell scored 20 points, 4 for 7 from three and had 9 rebounds for the Bruins. Chinyere Ibekwe had 17 points and 10 rebounds. UCLA had 23 offensive rebounds, the key to the game, USC had 9. 5,201 at Pauly. Good for them, they saw a great game.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Arizona State, Jan 17 at Arizona
3. USC, 8-6, 2-1: Lost to UCLA 87-75. Camille LeNoir scored 20 points and Ashley Corral 16 to pace USC. Nadia Parker played just 4 minutes in the first half after spraining her ankle but returned in the second half to score 13 points in 18 total minutes.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Arizona, Jan 17 at Arizona State, TV
5. Arizona State, 10-6, 2-2: Beat Oregon State 61-36 in Corvallis. All usual with the Sun Devils, all kinds of balance. Sybil Dosty led with 12 points, Becca Tobin with 9 rebounds. Team wise, ASU out rebounded Oregon State by 16 and had 19 assists vs 11 turnovers. Starting Guards Briann January and Dymond Simon combined for 10 assists and only 2 turnovers.
Beat Oregon 81-53. Lauren Lacey had a big game, scoring 19 points in 16 minutes. The Sun Devils shot 54%. Briann January and Dymond Simon combined for 13 assists.
Next Games: Jan 15, UCLA, Jan 17, USC, TV
5. Oregon, 5-9, 2-2: The surprise team thus far, beat Arizona 68-55. With both Taylor Lilly and Ellie Manou healthy, the Ducks are a whole different team from pre-season. Manou had 13 points with 8 rebounds. Lilly scored 14 points, hitting 4 of 6 three’s. Lilly also had 5 assists and 5 turnovers, but the good news on turnovers, all other Ducks only had 4 turnovers.
Lost to Arizona State at home 81-53. The Ducks shot 44% but that was 10% less than ASU. Frosh Jasmin Holliday led the Ducks with 13 points, but Taylor Lilly was held scoreless.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Washington, Jan 17 at Washington State
7. Washington, 5-8, 1-2: Lost to Stanford by the biggest margin in Pac 10 history 112-35. The Huskies shot 21%, and the other stats were not quite as good. On to their next game.
Lost to Cal 62-34. Liz Lay had 11 points and 6 rebounds to lead the Huskies. However Washington shot only 22%, 9% from three and had a paltry 4 assists.
Next Games: Jan 15, Oregon, Jan 17, Oregon State.
8. Oregon State, 9-4, 1-3: Lost to ASU 61-36. The Beavers shot only 27%, were out rebounded by 16 and only had 5 assists and 16 turnovers.
Beat Arizona 68-43 by outscoring the Wildcats 19-2 at the end. Talisa Rhea scored 21 points, hitting 5 of 10 from three to pace the Beavers. Tiffany Ducker had 12 points and 9 rebounds. The Beavers had 18 assists to 12 turnovers, maybe their best passing/taking care of the ball stat this season.
Next Games: Jan 15 at Washington State, Jan 17 at Washington.
9. Washington State, 7-7, 0-3: Lost to Cal 68-45. They were only 1 for 19 from three. Jazmine Perkins once again led the Cougars in scoring, this time with 14 points, but on 20 shots.
Lost to Stanford 102-53. Jazmine Perkins and April Cook scored 14 points to lead the Cougars. Cook was 3 for 3 from three. Danielle LeNoir hit 3 three’s for 9 points. The Cougars were out rebounded by 20 and had 11 more turnovers than Stanford. 1
Next Games: Jan 15, Oregon State, Jan 17, Oregon
10. Arizona, 7-8, 0-4: Lost to Oregon in Eugene 68-55. Ify Ibekwe once again led the Wildcats with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The bench only had 5 minutes of playing time. Arizona had only 6 assists to go with 17 turnovers.
Lost to Oregon State 68-43. Ify Ibekwe had 13 points and 9 rebounds. The Wildcat’s 3 starting guards had 14 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 15, USC, Jan 17, UCLA
January 5, 2009
January 5th Report
1. Stanford 11-3, 2-0: A huge come from behind win in Tempe lead by Jillian Harmon’s 18 points and 10 rebounds. Then on to Tucson with a 70-61 win. Jeanette Pohlen with 5 three’s for 15 points and Nneka Ogwumike came off the bench for a double, double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The starting Guards, Ros Gold-Onwude and Pohlen played all but 7 minutes and combined for 12 assists to only 3 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 8, Washington, Jan 10, Washington State.
1. Cal, 11-2, 2-0: Beat Arizona 56-46 in Tucson behind a great game by frosh Casey Morris who hit 5 of 6 three’s on her way to 18 points. Ashley Walker had her usual solid game with 23 points and wing Lauren Greif had 11 rebounds. Alexis Gray-Lawson, Greif and Natasha Vital went 0 for 8 from three, scored only 7 points, but had 14 assists.
Beat ASU on a last second shot by Ashley Walker to win 54-53. Natasha Vital led the scoring with 19 points, including making all 3 three pointers. Walker was held to 9 points and 6 rebounds. In addition to the great win for the Bears, Devanei Hampton played 36 minutes. Lauren Greif led the Bears in rebounding for the second straight game with 8.
Next Games: Jan 8, Washington State, Jan 11, Washington on TV.
1. USC, 7-5, 1-0: Beat Oregon 66-56 before 1,105 at the Galen Center. Nadia Parker had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Brynn Cameron had 13 points, sinking 3 three’s. Hailey Dunham had 10 rebounds.
Beat Oregon State before 827, 78-54. The Trojans out rebounded the Beavers by 14 and had 10 less turnovers. Brynn Cameron scored 20 points, making 4 of 6 from three. Heather Oliver scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds.
Next Games, Jan 11 at UCLA, TV
4. Washington, 5-6, 1-0: Beat Washington State 71-58 in Seattle before 3,378 for their 27th straight win over the Cougars. The Huskies had 10 players score, led by Sami Whitcomb with 17 points. While they had 27 turnovers, a very high number, the Huskies offset that by shooting 52% from the floor.
Next Games: Jan 8, at Stanford, Jan 11 at Cal, TV.
5. UCLA, 10-3, 1-1: Beat Oregon State 60-53 coming back from down 17 points. Only 801 were at Pauley to watch the first Pac 10 game for the Bruins. Nina Earl had 15 points on 7 of 12 from the floor. Earl also had 5 steals. Christina Nzekwe had 11 rebounds. Tierra Henderson is not active at this point.
Lost to Oregon in a big upset 73-56, before a grand total of 858 folks. Not much to talk about, Doreena Campbell with 12 points was the only player over 8.
Next Games: Jan 11, USC, TV
5. Oregon, 4-8, 1-1: Lost to USC 66-56. Micaela Cocks made 4 three’s and scored 18 points. Frosh Amanda Johnson scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds. 23 turnovers did in the Ducks.
Beat UCLA 73-56 at UCLA by shooting 55% from the floor, 50% from three (5 of 10) and 90%, (18 of 20) on their free throws. Taylor Lilly scored 21 points and Micaela Cocks 17 points. Ellie Manou returned from a knee injury to score 10 points and gather in 8 rebounds.
Next Games, Jan 8, Arizona, Jan 10 Arizona State.
7. Washington State, 7-5, 0-1: The Cougars shot only 30% vs the Huskies 52% and that told the story of this game. April Cook scored 17 points to lead the Cougars. The frosh scored 47 of their 58 points.
Next Games: Jan 8 at Cal, Jan 10 at Stanford.
8. Arizona, 7-6, 0-2: Lost to Cal 56-46 before 1,996 in Tucson. Ify Ibekwe was held to 6 points but did have 11 rebounds. Two backcourt players, Reiko Thomas and Courtney Clements lead the scoring with 16 and 12 points respectively but were only 10 for 34 from the floor.
Lost to Stanford 70-61, outscoring Stanford 21-5 at the end. The crowd was a season high, 2,020. Ify Ibekwe led the way for the Wildcats, as usual with a great 23 points and 12 rebounds. Reiko Thomas was 4 for 8 from three and had 15 points. Amina Njonkou scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 8 at Oregon, Jan 10 at Oregon State
8. Oregon State, 9-3, 0-2: Lost to UCLA 60-53, after leading at one point by
17. Alex Mitchell had a career night with 24 points. Tiffany Ducker had 10 rebounds. The Beavers had 26 turnovers and only 7 assists.
Lost at USC 78-54. 7 Assists with 33 turnovers sums up the game for the Beavers. Alex Mitchell had 14 points and Talisa Rhea scored 17 points.
Next Games, Jan 8, Arizona State, Jan 10, Arizona
8. Arizona State, 8-6, 0-2: Lost to Stanford 64-61, losing a 12 win lead late in the game before 5,128. Briann January scored 21 points on 7 of 10 including 3 of 4 from three. She also had 4 assists and 3 steals. Sybil Dosty had 11 rebounds but could only score 3 points. Dymond Simon had 11 points but was only 4 for 13 from the floor and had 5 turnovers.
Lost to Cal in the last second 54-53. Charlie Turner-Thorne was livid after the game on a non call with just seconds left on a possible Cal travel. Dymond Simon scored 17 points and was 3 for 5 from three. But she was the only Sun Devil with more than 10 in the game played before 3,540.
Next Games, Jan 8 at Oregon State, Jan 10 at Oregon.
Predicting the Final Pac 10 standings and who might advance to the Post Season “Dance”. Reprinted from Jan 1st
1. Stanford, 9-3. With Stanford’s post skill and depth they are the highest rated team in the Coaches Poll. Must establish a Point Guard with JJ Hones’ injury and improve their 3 point shooting.
2. Cal, 9-2. Ashley Walker leads the conference in scoring with 22.5 points per game. Ashley is also averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. Devanei Hampton is coming back slowly from another knee operation but started the last game. Cal has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio and is shooting 36% from Three. The Bears has proven to be a Top 10 team while Hampton recovers and she will only get better as she gets healthier. Rama’s return remains a question.
3. Arizona State, 8-4, always plays hard and comes at you in hordes. This season they have 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Briann January is the leader, scoring 13.3, and shooting 45% from Three. Briann’s assist to turnover ratio is 2.3:1 and she averages 3 steals per game. ASU plays a 3 Guard offense and the other two Guards, Dymond Simon is averaging 12.8 points per game while Danielle Orsillo is averaging 8.1 points per game. Center Sybil Dosty is averaging 10.1 points per game and is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team ASU is shooting 41.8% from Three and has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio.
4. UCLA, 9-2, is off to their best start in years. While Doreena Campbell is the only player in double figures scoring wise, at 12 per game, 6 other players are averaging between 7.3 and 9.1 points per game. The Bruins have averaged an outstanding 12 steals per game. This offsets their 1:1.4 assist to turnover ratio. The Bruins don’t rely on the Three, making only 3 per game. However they really rebound at 46 per game a plus 14.5 over their opponents, # 2 in the nation.
5. USC, 6-5, the team no one can understand. Terrible injuries to Jackie Gemelos and Stephanie Gilbreath, again, but they are left with some outstanding players. They often seem better than there record. They are balanced with 4 players scoring almost the same. Brianna Gilbreath leads the team at 11.9 points per game, then Nadia parker and Camille LeNoir both at 11.0 and Ashley Corral at 10.5. The Trojans out rebound their opponents by 6.5, but their assist to turnover ratio is a poor 1:1.3. They do shot a lot of Three’s make almost 7 per game at 32.6%.
6. Oregon State, 9-1, is the most improved team in the league. While their schedule has been slight, their only loss is by 4 points to # 2 North Carolina on a neutral court, Talisa Rhea leads the Beavers in scoring with 15.5 per game, hitting 39% from Three. Two others, Alex Mitchell, 12.9 and Brittany Davis 12.8, are scoring in double figures. Oregon State is averaging 75 points per game and hitting 35% of their Three’s. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1.1:1. Tiffany Ducker at 6.4 per game leads the team in rebounding.
7. Washington State, 7-4, is a scrappy, very young, vastly improved team. They have 5 players averaging in double figures, 3 of them frosh. Jasmine Perkins leads at 14.9 then April Cook at 13.9 points per game. After the two frosh are Katie Appleton, 11.3, frosh Rosie Tarnowski, 10.2, and the leading 2nd leading rebounder at 6.5. The leading rebounder at 7.0 is Heather Molzen who is averaging 10.0 points per game. As a team they are only shooting 38.3%.
8. Arizona, 7-4 is greatly improved and playing hard for new Coach Niya Butts. Ify Ibekwe is averaging 15.5 points and 12.6 rebounds per game. She is also leading the team in steals. Guard Reiko Thomas is averaging 11.7 points per game and Forward Amina Njonkou is averaging 10.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The Wildcats don’t shot Three’s well, 21% and 2 per game. They also have a 1:2 assist to turnover ratio. Jhakia McDonald and Tasha Dickey are out for the season with injuries.
9. Washington, 4-6, is a young, inexperienced team after losing 4 transfers and 3 graduates after the past season. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1:1.6, worst in the Pac 10, and they are only averaging 12.4 assists per game. The return of Liz Lay will really help, as she regains her playing form. The top 3 scorers are Laura McClellan at 11.6, Sami Whitcomb at 10.4 and Kristi Kingma at 9.0. Michelle Augustavo has almost half the Three’s on the team as is successful 35.5% of the time.
10. Oregon, 3-7, is really having trouble scoring points, averaging only 57 points per game. Micaela Cocks is their leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, but she is the only player averaging in double figures. The Ducks assist to turnover ratio is a very poor 1:2. They are shooting only 36% this season.
Next Games: Jan 8, Washington, Jan 10, Washington State.
1. Cal, 11-2, 2-0: Beat Arizona 56-46 in Tucson behind a great game by frosh Casey Morris who hit 5 of 6 three’s on her way to 18 points. Ashley Walker had her usual solid game with 23 points and wing Lauren Greif had 11 rebounds. Alexis Gray-Lawson, Greif and Natasha Vital went 0 for 8 from three, scored only 7 points, but had 14 assists.
Beat ASU on a last second shot by Ashley Walker to win 54-53. Natasha Vital led the scoring with 19 points, including making all 3 three pointers. Walker was held to 9 points and 6 rebounds. In addition to the great win for the Bears, Devanei Hampton played 36 minutes. Lauren Greif led the Bears in rebounding for the second straight game with 8.
Next Games: Jan 8, Washington State, Jan 11, Washington on TV.
1. USC, 7-5, 1-0: Beat Oregon 66-56 before 1,105 at the Galen Center. Nadia Parker had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Brynn Cameron had 13 points, sinking 3 three’s. Hailey Dunham had 10 rebounds.
Beat Oregon State before 827, 78-54. The Trojans out rebounded the Beavers by 14 and had 10 less turnovers. Brynn Cameron scored 20 points, making 4 of 6 from three. Heather Oliver scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds.
Next Games, Jan 11 at UCLA, TV
4. Washington, 5-6, 1-0: Beat Washington State 71-58 in Seattle before 3,378 for their 27th straight win over the Cougars. The Huskies had 10 players score, led by Sami Whitcomb with 17 points. While they had 27 turnovers, a very high number, the Huskies offset that by shooting 52% from the floor.
Next Games: Jan 8, at Stanford, Jan 11 at Cal, TV.
5. UCLA, 10-3, 1-1: Beat Oregon State 60-53 coming back from down 17 points. Only 801 were at Pauley to watch the first Pac 10 game for the Bruins. Nina Earl had 15 points on 7 of 12 from the floor. Earl also had 5 steals. Christina Nzekwe had 11 rebounds. Tierra Henderson is not active at this point.
Lost to Oregon in a big upset 73-56, before a grand total of 858 folks. Not much to talk about, Doreena Campbell with 12 points was the only player over 8.
Next Games: Jan 11, USC, TV
5. Oregon, 4-8, 1-1: Lost to USC 66-56. Micaela Cocks made 4 three’s and scored 18 points. Frosh Amanda Johnson scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds. 23 turnovers did in the Ducks.
Beat UCLA 73-56 at UCLA by shooting 55% from the floor, 50% from three (5 of 10) and 90%, (18 of 20) on their free throws. Taylor Lilly scored 21 points and Micaela Cocks 17 points. Ellie Manou returned from a knee injury to score 10 points and gather in 8 rebounds.
Next Games, Jan 8, Arizona, Jan 10 Arizona State.
7. Washington State, 7-5, 0-1: The Cougars shot only 30% vs the Huskies 52% and that told the story of this game. April Cook scored 17 points to lead the Cougars. The frosh scored 47 of their 58 points.
Next Games: Jan 8 at Cal, Jan 10 at Stanford.
8. Arizona, 7-6, 0-2: Lost to Cal 56-46 before 1,996 in Tucson. Ify Ibekwe was held to 6 points but did have 11 rebounds. Two backcourt players, Reiko Thomas and Courtney Clements lead the scoring with 16 and 12 points respectively but were only 10 for 34 from the floor.
Lost to Stanford 70-61, outscoring Stanford 21-5 at the end. The crowd was a season high, 2,020. Ify Ibekwe led the way for the Wildcats, as usual with a great 23 points and 12 rebounds. Reiko Thomas was 4 for 8 from three and had 15 points. Amina Njonkou scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 8 at Oregon, Jan 10 at Oregon State
8. Oregon State, 9-3, 0-2: Lost to UCLA 60-53, after leading at one point by
17. Alex Mitchell had a career night with 24 points. Tiffany Ducker had 10 rebounds. The Beavers had 26 turnovers and only 7 assists.
Lost at USC 78-54. 7 Assists with 33 turnovers sums up the game for the Beavers. Alex Mitchell had 14 points and Talisa Rhea scored 17 points.
Next Games, Jan 8, Arizona State, Jan 10, Arizona
8. Arizona State, 8-6, 0-2: Lost to Stanford 64-61, losing a 12 win lead late in the game before 5,128. Briann January scored 21 points on 7 of 10 including 3 of 4 from three. She also had 4 assists and 3 steals. Sybil Dosty had 11 rebounds but could only score 3 points. Dymond Simon had 11 points but was only 4 for 13 from the floor and had 5 turnovers.
Lost to Cal in the last second 54-53. Charlie Turner-Thorne was livid after the game on a non call with just seconds left on a possible Cal travel. Dymond Simon scored 17 points and was 3 for 5 from three. But she was the only Sun Devil with more than 10 in the game played before 3,540.
Next Games, Jan 8 at Oregon State, Jan 10 at Oregon.
Predicting the Final Pac 10 standings and who might advance to the Post Season “Dance”. Reprinted from Jan 1st
1. Stanford, 9-3. With Stanford’s post skill and depth they are the highest rated team in the Coaches Poll. Must establish a Point Guard with JJ Hones’ injury and improve their 3 point shooting.
2. Cal, 9-2. Ashley Walker leads the conference in scoring with 22.5 points per game. Ashley is also averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. Devanei Hampton is coming back slowly from another knee operation but started the last game. Cal has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio and is shooting 36% from Three. The Bears has proven to be a Top 10 team while Hampton recovers and she will only get better as she gets healthier. Rama’s return remains a question.
3. Arizona State, 8-4, always plays hard and comes at you in hordes. This season they have 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Briann January is the leader, scoring 13.3, and shooting 45% from Three. Briann’s assist to turnover ratio is 2.3:1 and she averages 3 steals per game. ASU plays a 3 Guard offense and the other two Guards, Dymond Simon is averaging 12.8 points per game while Danielle Orsillo is averaging 8.1 points per game. Center Sybil Dosty is averaging 10.1 points per game and is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team ASU is shooting 41.8% from Three and has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio.
4. UCLA, 9-2, is off to their best start in years. While Doreena Campbell is the only player in double figures scoring wise, at 12 per game, 6 other players are averaging between 7.3 and 9.1 points per game. The Bruins have averaged an outstanding 12 steals per game. This offsets their 1:1.4 assist to turnover ratio. The Bruins don’t rely on the Three, making only 3 per game. However they really rebound at 46 per game a plus 14.5 over their opponents, # 2 in the nation.
5. USC, 6-5, the team no one can understand. Terrible injuries to Jackie Gemelos and Stephanie Gilbreath, again, but they are left with some outstanding players. They often seem better than there record. They are balanced with 4 players scoring almost the same. Brianna Gilbreath leads the team at 11.9 points per game, then Nadia parker and Camille LeNoir both at 11.0 and Ashley Corral at 10.5. The Trojans out rebound their opponents by 6.5, but their assist to turnover ratio is a poor 1:1.3. They do shot a lot of Three’s make almost 7 per game at 32.6%.
6. Oregon State, 9-1, is the most improved team in the league. While their schedule has been slight, their only loss is by 4 points to # 2 North Carolina on a neutral court, Talisa Rhea leads the Beavers in scoring with 15.5 per game, hitting 39% from Three. Two others, Alex Mitchell, 12.9 and Brittany Davis 12.8, are scoring in double figures. Oregon State is averaging 75 points per game and hitting 35% of their Three’s. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1.1:1. Tiffany Ducker at 6.4 per game leads the team in rebounding.
7. Washington State, 7-4, is a scrappy, very young, vastly improved team. They have 5 players averaging in double figures, 3 of them frosh. Jasmine Perkins leads at 14.9 then April Cook at 13.9 points per game. After the two frosh are Katie Appleton, 11.3, frosh Rosie Tarnowski, 10.2, and the leading 2nd leading rebounder at 6.5. The leading rebounder at 7.0 is Heather Molzen who is averaging 10.0 points per game. As a team they are only shooting 38.3%.
8. Arizona, 7-4 is greatly improved and playing hard for new Coach Niya Butts. Ify Ibekwe is averaging 15.5 points and 12.6 rebounds per game. She is also leading the team in steals. Guard Reiko Thomas is averaging 11.7 points per game and Forward Amina Njonkou is averaging 10.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The Wildcats don’t shot Three’s well, 21% and 2 per game. They also have a 1:2 assist to turnover ratio. Jhakia McDonald and Tasha Dickey are out for the season with injuries.
9. Washington, 4-6, is a young, inexperienced team after losing 4 transfers and 3 graduates after the past season. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1:1.6, worst in the Pac 10, and they are only averaging 12.4 assists per game. The return of Liz Lay will really help, as she regains her playing form. The top 3 scorers are Laura McClellan at 11.6, Sami Whitcomb at 10.4 and Kristi Kingma at 9.0. Michelle Augustavo has almost half the Three’s on the team as is successful 35.5% of the time.
10. Oregon, 3-7, is really having trouble scoring points, averaging only 57 points per game. Micaela Cocks is their leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, but she is the only player averaging in double figures. The Ducks assist to turnover ratio is a very poor 1:2. They are shooting only 36% this season.
January 1, 2009
Let the New Year Begin.
Before we review the past 10 days of play, let’s predict the Final Pac 10 standings and who might advance to the Post Season “Dance”.
1. Stanford, 9-3. With Stanford’s post skill and depth they are the highest rated team in the Coaches Poll. Must establish a Point Guard with JJ Hones’ injury and improve their 3 point shooting.
2. Cal, 9-2. Ashley Walker leads the conference in scoring with 22.5 points per game. Ashley is also averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. Devanei Hampton is coming back slowly from another knee operation but started the last game. Cal has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio and is shooting 36% from Three. The Bears has proven to be a Top 10 team while Hampton recovers and she will only get better as she gets healthier. Rama’s return remains a question.
3. Arizona State, 8-4, always plays hard and comes at you in hordes. This season they have 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Briann January is the leader, scoring 13.3, and shooting 45% from Three. Briann’s assist to turnover ratio is 2.3:1 and she averages 3 steals per game. ASU plays a 3 Guard offense and the other two Guards, Dymond Simon is averaging 12.8 points per game while Danielle Orsillo is averaging 8.1 points per game. Center Sybil Dosty is averaging 10.1 points per game and is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team ASU is shooting 41.8% from Three and has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio.
4. UCLA, 9-2, is off to their best start in years. While Doreena Campbell is the only player in double figures scoring wise, at 12 per game, 6 other players are averaging between 7.3 and 9.1 points per game. The Bruins have averaged an outstanding 12 steals per game. This offsets their 1:1.4 assist to turnover ratio. The Bruins don’t rely on the Three, making only 3 per game. However they really rebound at 46 per game a plus 14.5 over their opponents, # 2 in the nation.
5. USC, 6-5, the team no one can understand. Terrible injuries to Jackie Gemelos and Stephanie Gilbreath, again, but they are left with some outstanding players. They often seem better than there record. They are balanced with 4 players scoring almost the same. Brianna Gilbreath leads the team at 11.9 points per game, then Nadia parker and Camille LeNoir both at 11.0 and Ashley Corral at 10.5. The Trojans out rebound their opponents by 6.5, but their assist to turnover ratio is a poor 1:1.3. They do shot a lot of Three’s make almost 7 per game at 32.6%.
6. Oregon State, 9-1, is the most improved team in the league. While their schedule has been slight, their only loss is by 4 points to # 2 North Carolina on a neutral court, Talisa Rhea leads the Beavers in scoring with 15.5 per game, hitting 39% from Three. Two others, Alex Mitchell, 12.9 and Brittany Davis 12.8, are scoring in double figures. Oregon State is averaging 75 points per game and hitting 35% of their Three’s. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1.1:1. Tiffany Ducker at 6.4 per game leads the team in rebounding.
7. Washington State, 7-4, is a scrappy, very young, vastly improved team. They have 5 players averaging in double figures, 3 of them frosh. Jasmine Perkins leads at 14.9 then April Cook at 13.9 points per game. After the two frosh are Katie Appleton, 11.3, frosh Rosie Tarnowski, 10.2, and the leading 2nd leading rebounder at 6.5. The leading rebounder at 7.0 is Heather Molzen who is averaging 10.0 points per game. As a team they are only shooting 38.3%.
8. Arizona, 7-4 is greatly improved and playing hard for new Coach Niya Butts. Ify Ibekwe is averaging 15.5 points and 12.6 rebounds per game. She is also leading the team in steals. Guard Reiko Thomas is averaging 11.7 points per game and Forward Amina Njonkou is averaging 10.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The Wildcats don’t shot Three’s well, 21% and 2 per game. They also have a 1:2 assist to turnover ratio. Jhakia McDonald and Tasha Dickey are out for the season with injuries.
9. Washington, 4-6, is a young, inexperienced team after losing 4 transfers and 3 graduates after the past season. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1:1.6, worst in the Pac 10, and they are only averaging 12.4 assists per game. The return of Liz Lay will really help, as she regains her playing form. The top 3 scorers are Laura McClellan at 11.6, Sami Whitcomb at 10.4 and Kristi Kingma at 9.0. Michelle Augustavo has almost half the Three’s on the team as is successful 35.5% of the time.
10. Oregon, 3-7, is really having trouble scoring points, averaging only 57 points per game. Micaela Cocks is their leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, but she is the only player averaging in double figures. The Ducks assist to turnover ratio is a very poor 1:2. They are shooting only 36% this season.
Last 10 days:
1. Stanford 9-3:
Next Games, Jan 2 at ASU, Jan 4 at Arizona.
2. Cal, 9-2: The Dec 22 Baylor game was cancelled when Baylor couldn’t get out of Portland.
Beat St Mary’s 85-44. Frosh Casey Morris had a great game with 20 points, followed by Alexis Gray-Lawson with 19 points and Ashley Walker with 18 points. Devanei Hampton made her first start and had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Next Games: Jan 2 at Arizona, Jan 4 at ASU
3. Arizona State, 8-4: Lost to Nebraska 62-58 after leading by 16 points. Danielle Orsillo scored 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting, but Briann January went 1 for 10 from the floor.
Next Games: Jan 2, Stanford, Jan 4, Cal
4. UCLA, 9-2: Lost to Texas Tech, at Texas Tech, 72-62. 25 turnovers hurt, but their non 3 point shooting killed them, only 14 for 45. From Three they were 9 for 15. Erica Tukaianen led the way with 16 points and Doreena Campbell had 15 points. Moniquee Alexander had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 2, Oregon State, Jan 4, Oregon.
5. USC, 6-5: Lost to Utah in Utah, 87-77. USC shot only 32% but did make 28 of 34 Free Throws on the road. Nadia Parker had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Brynn Cameron had 16 points.
Next Games, Jan 2, Oregon, Jan 4, Oregon State.
6. Oregon State, 9-1: Beat Western Oregon 66-32. Talisa Rhea scored 15 points and Tiffany Ducker had 11 rebounds to lead the Beavers to the easy win.
Next Games, Jan 2 at UCLA, Jan 4 at USC.
7. Washington State, 7-4: Lost to an undefeated Kansas State 74-58. Heather Molzen had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jasmine Perkins led the Cougars with 18 points.
Lost to Hawaii 65-59. This loss came after spending several days in Hawaii, and after beating Hawaii last Friday. Jazmine Perkins had 14 points and 7 steals. The Cougars had 18 steals but were out rebounded by 12.
Next Games: Jan 3 at Washington.
8. Arizona, 7-4: Beat Boise State 53-48 behind their One Woman Band, Ify Ibekwe. Ify scored 28 points, had 20 rebounds, 12 offensive, and 4 steals.
Next Games: Jan 2, Cal, Jan 4, Stanford
9. Washington, 4-6: Lost to a 12-0 Kansas State team 73-60 at home. Kristi Kingma had 14 points and Sami Whitcomb had 13. Liz Lay, a highly touted frosh, made her debut after recovering from a High School ACL injury and scored 5 points and had 2 rebounds in 8 minutes.
Next Games: Jan 3, Washington State
10. Oregon, 3-7:
Oregon’s Game with Portland was cancelled due to heavy snow.
Lost to Utah 63-49. Taylor Lilley and Jasmin Holliday each had 10 points. Oregon, which lives by the Three, was only 4 for 20 from Three.
Next Games, Jan 2 at USC, Jan 4 at UCLA.
1. Stanford, 9-3. With Stanford’s post skill and depth they are the highest rated team in the Coaches Poll. Must establish a Point Guard with JJ Hones’ injury and improve their 3 point shooting.
2. Cal, 9-2. Ashley Walker leads the conference in scoring with 22.5 points per game. Ashley is also averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. Devanei Hampton is coming back slowly from another knee operation but started the last game. Cal has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio and is shooting 36% from Three. The Bears has proven to be a Top 10 team while Hampton recovers and she will only get better as she gets healthier. Rama’s return remains a question.
3. Arizona State, 8-4, always plays hard and comes at you in hordes. This season they have 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Briann January is the leader, scoring 13.3, and shooting 45% from Three. Briann’s assist to turnover ratio is 2.3:1 and she averages 3 steals per game. ASU plays a 3 Guard offense and the other two Guards, Dymond Simon is averaging 12.8 points per game while Danielle Orsillo is averaging 8.1 points per game. Center Sybil Dosty is averaging 10.1 points per game and is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game. As a team ASU is shooting 41.8% from Three and has a 1:1 assist to turnover ratio.
4. UCLA, 9-2, is off to their best start in years. While Doreena Campbell is the only player in double figures scoring wise, at 12 per game, 6 other players are averaging between 7.3 and 9.1 points per game. The Bruins have averaged an outstanding 12 steals per game. This offsets their 1:1.4 assist to turnover ratio. The Bruins don’t rely on the Three, making only 3 per game. However they really rebound at 46 per game a plus 14.5 over their opponents, # 2 in the nation.
5. USC, 6-5, the team no one can understand. Terrible injuries to Jackie Gemelos and Stephanie Gilbreath, again, but they are left with some outstanding players. They often seem better than there record. They are balanced with 4 players scoring almost the same. Brianna Gilbreath leads the team at 11.9 points per game, then Nadia parker and Camille LeNoir both at 11.0 and Ashley Corral at 10.5. The Trojans out rebound their opponents by 6.5, but their assist to turnover ratio is a poor 1:1.3. They do shot a lot of Three’s make almost 7 per game at 32.6%.
6. Oregon State, 9-1, is the most improved team in the league. While their schedule has been slight, their only loss is by 4 points to # 2 North Carolina on a neutral court, Talisa Rhea leads the Beavers in scoring with 15.5 per game, hitting 39% from Three. Two others, Alex Mitchell, 12.9 and Brittany Davis 12.8, are scoring in double figures. Oregon State is averaging 75 points per game and hitting 35% of their Three’s. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1.1:1. Tiffany Ducker at 6.4 per game leads the team in rebounding.
7. Washington State, 7-4, is a scrappy, very young, vastly improved team. They have 5 players averaging in double figures, 3 of them frosh. Jasmine Perkins leads at 14.9 then April Cook at 13.9 points per game. After the two frosh are Katie Appleton, 11.3, frosh Rosie Tarnowski, 10.2, and the leading 2nd leading rebounder at 6.5. The leading rebounder at 7.0 is Heather Molzen who is averaging 10.0 points per game. As a team they are only shooting 38.3%.
8. Arizona, 7-4 is greatly improved and playing hard for new Coach Niya Butts. Ify Ibekwe is averaging 15.5 points and 12.6 rebounds per game. She is also leading the team in steals. Guard Reiko Thomas is averaging 11.7 points per game and Forward Amina Njonkou is averaging 10.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The Wildcats don’t shot Three’s well, 21% and 2 per game. They also have a 1:2 assist to turnover ratio. Jhakia McDonald and Tasha Dickey are out for the season with injuries.
9. Washington, 4-6, is a young, inexperienced team after losing 4 transfers and 3 graduates after the past season. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1:1.6, worst in the Pac 10, and they are only averaging 12.4 assists per game. The return of Liz Lay will really help, as she regains her playing form. The top 3 scorers are Laura McClellan at 11.6, Sami Whitcomb at 10.4 and Kristi Kingma at 9.0. Michelle Augustavo has almost half the Three’s on the team as is successful 35.5% of the time.
10. Oregon, 3-7, is really having trouble scoring points, averaging only 57 points per game. Micaela Cocks is their leading scorer at 15.4 points per game, but she is the only player averaging in double figures. The Ducks assist to turnover ratio is a very poor 1:2. They are shooting only 36% this season.
Last 10 days:
1. Stanford 9-3:
Next Games, Jan 2 at ASU, Jan 4 at Arizona.
2. Cal, 9-2: The Dec 22 Baylor game was cancelled when Baylor couldn’t get out of Portland.
Beat St Mary’s 85-44. Frosh Casey Morris had a great game with 20 points, followed by Alexis Gray-Lawson with 19 points and Ashley Walker with 18 points. Devanei Hampton made her first start and had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Next Games: Jan 2 at Arizona, Jan 4 at ASU
3. Arizona State, 8-4: Lost to Nebraska 62-58 after leading by 16 points. Danielle Orsillo scored 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting, but Briann January went 1 for 10 from the floor.
Next Games: Jan 2, Stanford, Jan 4, Cal
4. UCLA, 9-2: Lost to Texas Tech, at Texas Tech, 72-62. 25 turnovers hurt, but their non 3 point shooting killed them, only 14 for 45. From Three they were 9 for 15. Erica Tukaianen led the way with 16 points and Doreena Campbell had 15 points. Moniquee Alexander had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Jan 2, Oregon State, Jan 4, Oregon.
5. USC, 6-5: Lost to Utah in Utah, 87-77. USC shot only 32% but did make 28 of 34 Free Throws on the road. Nadia Parker had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Brynn Cameron had 16 points.
Next Games, Jan 2, Oregon, Jan 4, Oregon State.
6. Oregon State, 9-1: Beat Western Oregon 66-32. Talisa Rhea scored 15 points and Tiffany Ducker had 11 rebounds to lead the Beavers to the easy win.
Next Games, Jan 2 at UCLA, Jan 4 at USC.
7. Washington State, 7-4: Lost to an undefeated Kansas State 74-58. Heather Molzen had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jasmine Perkins led the Cougars with 18 points.
Lost to Hawaii 65-59. This loss came after spending several days in Hawaii, and after beating Hawaii last Friday. Jazmine Perkins had 14 points and 7 steals. The Cougars had 18 steals but were out rebounded by 12.
Next Games: Jan 3 at Washington.
8. Arizona, 7-4: Beat Boise State 53-48 behind their One Woman Band, Ify Ibekwe. Ify scored 28 points, had 20 rebounds, 12 offensive, and 4 steals.
Next Games: Jan 2, Cal, Jan 4, Stanford
9. Washington, 4-6: Lost to a 12-0 Kansas State team 73-60 at home. Kristi Kingma had 14 points and Sami Whitcomb had 13. Liz Lay, a highly touted frosh, made her debut after recovering from a High School ACL injury and scored 5 points and had 2 rebounds in 8 minutes.
Next Games: Jan 3, Washington State
10. Oregon, 3-7:
Oregon’s Game with Portland was cancelled due to heavy snow.
Lost to Utah 63-49. Taylor Lilley and Jasmin Holliday each had 10 points. Oregon, which lives by the Three, was only 4 for 20 from Three.
Next Games, Jan 2 at USC, Jan 4 at UCLA.
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