This week we’ll look at the Washington Huskies and their new Coach, Tia Jackson. When June Daugherty was fired after the past season, for a lack of buzz, Tia inherited a top 10 recruiting class. And quickly that some of this class, all of whom had signed binding Letter of Intent, started to have doubts. Katelan Redmon, an outstanding Wing from Spokane, had very serious doubts, as did New Zealand import Jess McCormack. In addition commit for the 2008 class, Krista Kingma also had doubts.
Fast forward to today, and all appears to be well at udub. Redmon and McCormack are practicing with the team and Kingma, an outstanding “1” or “2” has recommitted to the Huskies. And this turns out to be good news for Tia, as Kingma has a younger sister who could become a Division 1 prospect. Also Redmon’s father is a well known High School and Travel Girls Basketball Coach.
Now it’s up to Jackson to coach this team, and move them into the first Division of the Pac 10 and back into the NCAA’s. And this is Tia’s first Head Coaching job. Of course the actual coaching may be a welcome relief after her great re-recruiting effort.
Washington lost six players from last year’s team; well you have to lose some to bring in so many. Key losses include solid players Jill Bell and Cheri Craddock, and the outstanding Cameo Hicks. Hicks scored 17.2 points per game and wanted the ball in crunch time. However Washington brings in that outstanding class, Top 10 to be sure, and several will play key roles right away.
At the Center position and the “4” will be six players with a chance to play solid minutes. Returning is 6-2 Sr Andrea Plouffe. Andrea averaged 10 points per game last year. Also returning are 6-2 Soph Laura McLellan from the San Jose area, and 6-3 Jr Heidi McNeill. McLellan only scored 2 points per game, but based on her outstanding High School career, I think she will be a solid player for the Huskies.
The excitement comes from the three Frosh post players. Jess McCormack is on the New Zealand National team that recently qualified for the 2008 Olympics. She’s 6-5 and played on the New Zealand National team at ages 15, 16 and 17. Then there is incoming frosh, 6-5 Kali Bennett, ranked # 36 in her class by HoopGurlz. Fellow frosh MacKenzie Argens is 6-3 and also an outstanding prospect.
Katelan Redmon is a true wing, 6-1 and athletic. She is another incoming frosh and ranked # 102 by Hoop Gurlz. She and transfer Michelle Augustavo, a 6-0 JR who transferred from the University of San Diego could be the “3’s”. Michelle holds the single game scoring record at USD, 42 points. In that game she made 10 of 19 three pointers. However she was only 35 of 116 or 30% the rest of that season. Which Michelle will it be this season for the Huskies?
At the Point is the very good 5-5 Sr Emily Florence. OK, Emily’s not a good shooter, but the rest of her game? Wow. She has started all but 3 games during her three years, she led the Pac 10 in steals and was 2nd in assist to turnover ratio and for the 3rd year in a row was the Husky Defensive Player of the Year. In summary, Emily is the perfect Point Guard for this young team.
Off Guards, or “2’s”, are 5-8 Sr Dominique Banks, and 5-10 Soph Sami Whitcomb. . Banks had pre-season surgery a year ago for two stress fractures and came back to average 4.4 points per game. Banks scored over 7 points per game during her first two seasons at Washington. Whitcomb scored 4.3 points per game, and scored her career high of 13 against Stanford. Jr Stephanie Clark left the team at some point after late August. However this could open the door for Frosh Candice Nicholas, ranked # 83 by HoopGurlz. Nicholas cousin, and here’s a trivia question, is Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
The back up’s at Point for Florence have encountered injury problems. 5-9 Sara Mosiman is out for the 1st half of the season with stress fractures. Her back up is 5-8 Frosh Sarah Morton, # 66 ranked by HoopGurlz. Sarah is recovering from a leg injury, but could be back soon.
Washington doesn’t look to be a 3 point shooting team, but a team that pounds it inside for their talented post players. It will be interesting to witness Tia’s style of play. The former Stanford, UCLA and Duke Assistant is now in charge.
October 30, 2007
October 18, 2007
Preview of the Pac 10, Washington State
Each week we'll preview the other nine Pac 10 teams as we approach the pre season and continue toward the start of league play. The Pac 10 appears to have 3 Top 12 or so teams as practice starts in the world of College Basketball. Stanford, Cal and Arizona State will all be highly ranked, and USC and maybe UCLA have a chance at the Top 25. There are new Head Coaches at Washington State and Washington, and top recruits joining the Pac 10 as frosh.
We'll start with Washington State, with their old/new Coach June Daugherty. June and husband Mike have moved from Seattle to Pullman. Fired from Washington due to a lack of buzz in the Husky program, they are already creating a buzz at Washington State with a fine recruiting class who will sign their Letters of Intent next month. Change will come slowly in the Palouse, but it has started.
WSU returns their Center from last year, Ebonee Coates, a 6-4 Jr. Coates averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds a game. She will never be a scorer, her high is only 11, but she is a fine rebounder with a high of 14 and about 10 per 40 minutes last season. The back up will be 6-4 Jr Sabrina Shired. She has played little at WSU, but does provide size and some experience.
Outside of the two post players and Forward Heather Molzen a 6-3 Jr, WSU has no players with experience over 5-9. Molzen has played very little in her two years, but the opportunity has certainly presented itself. Fr Katie Calderwood at 6-0 has a chance to see a lot of playing time. She was a fine High School player in Colorado.
Another possibility at a Forward position is Gonzaga transfer Salena Dickerson. Salena is a 5-11 Frosh, not clear why a frosh after transferring from Gonzaga, where she did not play. She was the state of Washington's leading scorer as a High School Sr, averaging 26 points a game. She could add firepower to a team really looking for firepower.
The losses of Kate Benz to graduation and the transfer of top scorer Marisa Stotler of Boise State will ready hurt this year's team in the post area. Marisa transferred just before school started.
You can see why WSU will probably play a 3 guard line up. Returning is 5-8 Jr Katie Appleton who averaged 8 points per game and is a fine 3 point shooter. The other two starters should be 5-7 So Nakejia Kelly who averaged 7 points per game and 5-9 So Colleen Betteridge who averaged 5 points per game. Appleton shot 37% from 3, Kelly lettered 3 years at the famed Christ The King HS in New York City and Betteridge hit 33% from 3.
Other Guards include two frosh, 5-9 Jasmine Williams and 5-6 Kezia Kelly. Williams is a local Washington woman, and a good prospect. Kelly is a recent signee, coming from New Zealand. Kelly played for their National 19U team, and in HS played netball. A Hot Dog if you comment on what netball might be.
WSU suffered a major defection when Amanda DuRocher transferred to an NAIA school. She scored 8 points per game as a frosh last season. Dani Montgomery who scored 4 points per game last year also left the team.
June has a very young team, no Srs and 4 Jrs among the 11 player roster. But she has a fine class coming in next year, four solid players and she's on a mission to prove her past Athletic Director so very wrong. For this season however, the cellar looms for the Cougs.
WSU does have a pretty easy pre-season schedule with a game on the road against North Carolina State and a home against Texas Tech the only major opponents.
We'll start with Washington State, with their old/new Coach June Daugherty. June and husband Mike have moved from Seattle to Pullman. Fired from Washington due to a lack of buzz in the Husky program, they are already creating a buzz at Washington State with a fine recruiting class who will sign their Letters of Intent next month. Change will come slowly in the Palouse, but it has started.
WSU returns their Center from last year, Ebonee Coates, a 6-4 Jr. Coates averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds a game. She will never be a scorer, her high is only 11, but she is a fine rebounder with a high of 14 and about 10 per 40 minutes last season. The back up will be 6-4 Jr Sabrina Shired. She has played little at WSU, but does provide size and some experience.
Outside of the two post players and Forward Heather Molzen a 6-3 Jr, WSU has no players with experience over 5-9. Molzen has played very little in her two years, but the opportunity has certainly presented itself. Fr Katie Calderwood at 6-0 has a chance to see a lot of playing time. She was a fine High School player in Colorado.
Another possibility at a Forward position is Gonzaga transfer Salena Dickerson. Salena is a 5-11 Frosh, not clear why a frosh after transferring from Gonzaga, where she did not play. She was the state of Washington's leading scorer as a High School Sr, averaging 26 points a game. She could add firepower to a team really looking for firepower.
The losses of Kate Benz to graduation and the transfer of top scorer Marisa Stotler of Boise State will ready hurt this year's team in the post area. Marisa transferred just before school started.
You can see why WSU will probably play a 3 guard line up. Returning is 5-8 Jr Katie Appleton who averaged 8 points per game and is a fine 3 point shooter. The other two starters should be 5-7 So Nakejia Kelly who averaged 7 points per game and 5-9 So Colleen Betteridge who averaged 5 points per game. Appleton shot 37% from 3, Kelly lettered 3 years at the famed Christ The King HS in New York City and Betteridge hit 33% from 3.
Other Guards include two frosh, 5-9 Jasmine Williams and 5-6 Kezia Kelly. Williams is a local Washington woman, and a good prospect. Kelly is a recent signee, coming from New Zealand. Kelly played for their National 19U team, and in HS played netball. A Hot Dog if you comment on what netball might be.
WSU suffered a major defection when Amanda DuRocher transferred to an NAIA school. She scored 8 points per game as a frosh last season. Dani Montgomery who scored 4 points per game last year also left the team.
June has a very young team, no Srs and 4 Jrs among the 11 player roster. But she has a fine class coming in next year, four solid players and she's on a mission to prove her past Athletic Director so very wrong. For this season however, the cellar looms for the Cougs.
WSU does have a pretty easy pre-season schedule with a game on the road against North Carolina State and a home against Texas Tech the only major opponents.
October 2, 2007
Rating the Pac 10 Coaches
Our first article of the new season will be rating the other nine
Pac 10 Coaches. The other nine? Yep, you all know who is # 1. I have used an A, B, C grade to be polite, and to better make my point, without causing too much of an uproar.
The C's:
Tia Jackson is the newest Head Coach to the Pac 10 and the Washington job will be her first as a Head Coach. She does have Pac 10 experience, having been an Assistant at both Stanford and UCLA. She moved from UCLA to Duke as an Assistant before coming to Washington. The C grade has not been earned, but she simply hasn't been a Head Coach before. However her start in the recruiting area hasn't been great, as she has had to talk several commits into staying with their signed LOI and their verbal (Kingma). This year I believe she only has one Scholarship remaining, so we will see her recruiting impact with the 2009, next year, class.
Tia replaced June Daugherty in an effort to pump up fan interest in the program. With an outstanding incoming frosh class (recruited by June), Tia and the Huskies could get off to a good start toward building both excitement and a post season team. We'll see how she performs as a Head Coach.
Oregon's Bev Smith has been at Oregon for a while now and it's been pretty ho hum lately. This is a program with good fan interest, but the results the past two years have been disappointing. Oregon's recruiting over the past few years consists mostly of importing players from overseas. 8 of this year's 12 players are foreign. And Oregon has no players from the state of Oregon.
I appreciate that good players can come from abroad, but it hasn't produced results. So that's either suspect coaching or suspect recruiting methods. Neither lead me to believe Smith is above average as a Coach.
Kathy Olivier of UCLA is a Coach we fans often critize. She had a great players just 2 years ago and it fell way short of expections, and last year was even further away from what Bruin fans expect and hope for. But, and this is big, she can recruit. UCLA has an outstanding 6 player group coming in as frosh this season. The huge question is will they improve and will they play as a team and would playing as a team even be the plan. Kathy seems to use the star system, pleasing a few players. But it has not translated to post season wins.
LaVonda Wagner of Oregon State will be cause for debate here with her C grade. I base this on her lack of ability to retain 2 of her top 3 scorers from last season. After only one season at Oregon State, Smith and Lomax left. 7 of her 12 players will be new this year (one of the seven returns after a year off). Yes her players play hard and yes she seems to coach her team up. But she must recruit better and keep her recruits to move up a grade in my mind. The potential is there. But recruiting is a big part of Coaching, and she is not doing well there.
The B's:
June Dougherty was fired and I give her a B? Yep. It is de javu all over again. June has a great class coming in and gets fired, much like Caren at Cal 3 years ago. But the real ironic thing is that June is a good game coach. It will be very hard to do well at Washington State, so hard to recruit, and she's not off to a good start in that area. Too many players considering Gonzaga and not WSU.
June's Washington teams ranged from good to average. But they could always be counted on to play the tough teams tough. She should be a great addition to the Washington State program, and if anyone can recruit to Pullman, I suspect it's June. And hot off the press, she has 4 solid commits for the November Signing Period.
Joan Bonvicini seems to be only able to recruit the Top 100-200 players at Arizona, but she gets a number of those. He teams play hard, they stay in their game plan and they slightly over achieve. I'm being a bit inconsistant, but if Joan could land a Top 25 player they'd move to the top half of the Pac 10 immediately. Recruiting top players hasn't been her forte since Polk enrolled. Joan handles the in game coahing very well though, thus her B grade.
Joanne Boyle has done a fine job in her two years at Cal, but is really at a crossroads now. She recruited but couldn't keep Sanford, a Top 25 player, who has been by far her highest ranked recruit. With six weeks to go to Letter of Intent Period, Cal has only one committment. However Boyle proved her coaching and leadership ability last year when Cal lost Gray-Lawson in Dec and still advanced to the NCAA's with a very young team. Cal will have 10 openings this year and next, so the pressure will be on to sign several top players.
Mark Trakh has done a fantastic job recruiting, sadly injuries have struck heavily on USC. Last year he lost two and possibly a third player who would have been starters, and this year he has lost two starters already. However unlike last season when USC had to start a walk-on late in the season, this year he will have a solid group of 8-9 players. A 20 win season is very possible, and a trip to the Dance. In fact to keep his # 3 in the Conference rating, he had better reach the NCAA's.
What I like most about Trakh is that he keeps his cool and the fact that a walk on was able to play a number of minutes demonstrates his coaching ability. I'm big on calm game coaches. I like those who do their coaching in practices and don't pace the sideline yelling instructions.
The A Coaches:
Of course that leads into Arizona State's Charli Turner Thorne. She's a pacer, she's a yeller, she's a hockey coach with hockey substitution patterns. But she can coach. Her teams are extremely competitive, very well coached and by goodness are they aggressive. Arizona State has been a very strong Pac 10 contender and competitive on the national level. Players develop well, of course they also know that if in the 10 deep they will play.
ASU is a team that will contend for the Pac 10 title for the foreseeable future, and could well advance deep in to the NCAA tournament. Charli has formed an excellent foundation for the Sun Devils.
Pac 10 Coaches. The other nine? Yep, you all know who is # 1. I have used an A, B, C grade to be polite, and to better make my point, without causing too much of an uproar.
The C's:
Tia Jackson is the newest Head Coach to the Pac 10 and the Washington job will be her first as a Head Coach. She does have Pac 10 experience, having been an Assistant at both Stanford and UCLA. She moved from UCLA to Duke as an Assistant before coming to Washington. The C grade has not been earned, but she simply hasn't been a Head Coach before. However her start in the recruiting area hasn't been great, as she has had to talk several commits into staying with their signed LOI and their verbal (Kingma). This year I believe she only has one Scholarship remaining, so we will see her recruiting impact with the 2009, next year, class.
Tia replaced June Daugherty in an effort to pump up fan interest in the program. With an outstanding incoming frosh class (recruited by June), Tia and the Huskies could get off to a good start toward building both excitement and a post season team. We'll see how she performs as a Head Coach.
Oregon's Bev Smith has been at Oregon for a while now and it's been pretty ho hum lately. This is a program with good fan interest, but the results the past two years have been disappointing. Oregon's recruiting over the past few years consists mostly of importing players from overseas. 8 of this year's 12 players are foreign. And Oregon has no players from the state of Oregon.
I appreciate that good players can come from abroad, but it hasn't produced results. So that's either suspect coaching or suspect recruiting methods. Neither lead me to believe Smith is above average as a Coach.
Kathy Olivier of UCLA is a Coach we fans often critize. She had a great players just 2 years ago and it fell way short of expections, and last year was even further away from what Bruin fans expect and hope for. But, and this is big, she can recruit. UCLA has an outstanding 6 player group coming in as frosh this season. The huge question is will they improve and will they play as a team and would playing as a team even be the plan. Kathy seems to use the star system, pleasing a few players. But it has not translated to post season wins.
LaVonda Wagner of Oregon State will be cause for debate here with her C grade. I base this on her lack of ability to retain 2 of her top 3 scorers from last season. After only one season at Oregon State, Smith and Lomax left. 7 of her 12 players will be new this year (one of the seven returns after a year off). Yes her players play hard and yes she seems to coach her team up. But she must recruit better and keep her recruits to move up a grade in my mind. The potential is there. But recruiting is a big part of Coaching, and she is not doing well there.
The B's:
June Dougherty was fired and I give her a B? Yep. It is de javu all over again. June has a great class coming in and gets fired, much like Caren at Cal 3 years ago. But the real ironic thing is that June is a good game coach. It will be very hard to do well at Washington State, so hard to recruit, and she's not off to a good start in that area. Too many players considering Gonzaga and not WSU.
June's Washington teams ranged from good to average. But they could always be counted on to play the tough teams tough. She should be a great addition to the Washington State program, and if anyone can recruit to Pullman, I suspect it's June. And hot off the press, she has 4 solid commits for the November Signing Period.
Joan Bonvicini seems to be only able to recruit the Top 100-200 players at Arizona, but she gets a number of those. He teams play hard, they stay in their game plan and they slightly over achieve. I'm being a bit inconsistant, but if Joan could land a Top 25 player they'd move to the top half of the Pac 10 immediately. Recruiting top players hasn't been her forte since Polk enrolled. Joan handles the in game coahing very well though, thus her B grade.
Joanne Boyle has done a fine job in her two years at Cal, but is really at a crossroads now. She recruited but couldn't keep Sanford, a Top 25 player, who has been by far her highest ranked recruit. With six weeks to go to Letter of Intent Period, Cal has only one committment. However Boyle proved her coaching and leadership ability last year when Cal lost Gray-Lawson in Dec and still advanced to the NCAA's with a very young team. Cal will have 10 openings this year and next, so the pressure will be on to sign several top players.
Mark Trakh has done a fantastic job recruiting, sadly injuries have struck heavily on USC. Last year he lost two and possibly a third player who would have been starters, and this year he has lost two starters already. However unlike last season when USC had to start a walk-on late in the season, this year he will have a solid group of 8-9 players. A 20 win season is very possible, and a trip to the Dance. In fact to keep his # 3 in the Conference rating, he had better reach the NCAA's.
What I like most about Trakh is that he keeps his cool and the fact that a walk on was able to play a number of minutes demonstrates his coaching ability. I'm big on calm game coaches. I like those who do their coaching in practices and don't pace the sideline yelling instructions.
The A Coaches:
Of course that leads into Arizona State's Charli Turner Thorne. She's a pacer, she's a yeller, she's a hockey coach with hockey substitution patterns. But she can coach. Her teams are extremely competitive, very well coached and by goodness are they aggressive. Arizona State has been a very strong Pac 10 contender and competitive on the national level. Players develop well, of course they also know that if in the 10 deep they will play.
ASU is a team that will contend for the Pac 10 title for the foreseeable future, and could well advance deep in to the NCAA tournament. Charli has formed an excellent foundation for the Sun Devils.
March 20, 2007
The Day the Music Died
And it's bye, bye, American Pie. I remember that day well in 1959. That surely dates me, but my picture is here for all to see. And it's a better title than
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", or the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame. Yeah I'm rambling, rolling over in self pity, saddened by the end of the season for the wonderful Stanford Women's Basketball team.
When I was a Little League President. I went to a new Manager's Team Meeting. He was managing a Major Boys team, ages 10-12. He said, "the season ends with a loss for every single team but one, so enjoy the ride, not thinking of that final loss". OK how about a 29-5 season, a Pac 10 Title going 17-1, the Pac 10 Tournament Championship. That's pretty heady stuff. Got us to # 5 in the country and a solid 2 seed. Quite a ride, indeed.
To our four great Srs, thank you for that ride, and the three Elite Eight's that preceeded it. To Tara and her coaches, to our support staff, thank you for the ride. To the parents of the 14 players who lead the ride. A rough night I'm sure, and some rough days ahead. Think about that one, the parents who are the biggest fans of all, who must give so much praise and encourgement while cancelling travel plans.
Good bye, Kish. From Manager to scholarship player, thank you.
To Bode, who gave an extra year of her life for the dream of playing in a Final Four.
And New, I'll remember that baseline drive at the end. Where did that come from? Shear desire.
And to a truely special player, thank you Brooke. You gave so much of yourself, with so much skill. But your emotion is what made you special to us.
Thank you all. It was a great season, and your futures are so bright.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", or the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame. Yeah I'm rambling, rolling over in self pity, saddened by the end of the season for the wonderful Stanford Women's Basketball team.
When I was a Little League President. I went to a new Manager's Team Meeting. He was managing a Major Boys team, ages 10-12. He said, "the season ends with a loss for every single team but one, so enjoy the ride, not thinking of that final loss". OK how about a 29-5 season, a Pac 10 Title going 17-1, the Pac 10 Tournament Championship. That's pretty heady stuff. Got us to # 5 in the country and a solid 2 seed. Quite a ride, indeed.
To our four great Srs, thank you for that ride, and the three Elite Eight's that preceeded it. To Tara and her coaches, to our support staff, thank you for the ride. To the parents of the 14 players who lead the ride. A rough night I'm sure, and some rough days ahead. Think about that one, the parents who are the biggest fans of all, who must give so much praise and encourgement while cancelling travel plans.
Good bye, Kish. From Manager to scholarship player, thank you.
To Bode, who gave an extra year of her life for the dream of playing in a Final Four.
And New, I'll remember that baseline drive at the end. Where did that come from? Shear desire.
And to a truely special player, thank you Brooke. You gave so much of yourself, with so much skill. But your emotion is what made you special to us.
Thank you all. It was a great season, and your futures are so bright.
March 13, 2007
Let the Fun Begin
The Stanford Cardinal got the Seed they hoped for, and the Regional they hoped for, with a # 2 seed and the Fresno Regional. The stars are now aligned.
We start at Maples on Saturday, March 17th. The first game will be Old Dominion vs Florida State. ODU brings a 24-8 record and is the # 7 seed in the Fresno Section,. while Florida State is 22-9 on the season and the # 10 seed.
Our game against Idaho State will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Idaho State has a 17-13 record. If we win this game, we face the winner of the 11AM game on Monday.
The Fresno Sweet Sixteen will begin Saturday, March 24 and conclude Monday, March 26. LSU is the # 3 seed, and UConn is the # 1 seed. No need to talk about Fresno anymore, we need two wins at Maples first.
Other Pac 10 teams in the Dance are Arizona State, Cal and Washington.
ASU is the # 3 seed in the Greensboro Region. They will start in LA against UC Riverside, the # 14 seed with a 21-10 record. If the Sun Devils win, they face the winner of the Louisville- BYU game. Louisville is the # 6 seed with a 26-7 record, while BYU at 23-9 is the # 11 Seed. The top seeds in this Regional are Duke at # 1 and Vanderbuilt at # 2. If ASU wins in LA and Vandy is not upset, I believe ASU has a great chance to advance to the Elite Eight.
Cal is the # 8 seed in the Dallas Region. They start with # 9 seed Notre Dame with a 19-11 record. Of course, as we know, the winner of the 8 vs 9 game gets the Regional's # 1 seed, in this case North Carolina. Hopefully Cal can at least face the Tar Heels.
The 4th Pac 10 team is # 11 seed Washington who are in the Dallas Region with Cal. Washington starts with # 6 seed Iowa State at 25-8. That's going to be a very tough game for the Huskies but if they succeed, then it's most likey # 3 seed Georgia.
With the Pod System, there will be 2 more games at Maples on Saturday with # 5 seed Middle Tennessee State against # 12 Gonzaga. This will be followed by # 4 Ohio State vs # 13 Marist.
I'm feeling for USC who went 17-13, had some tough close games with top 10 teams, hosts a 1st Round, and wasn't selected. On the Men's side, it appears the league tournament meant quite a bit. On the Women's side, USC beats Washington in the Tournament and Washington gets the bid. Of course more to it than that, but we know the Trojans are thinking just that.
Here's a link to the Women's NIT:
http://womensnit.com/index.htm
Only Oregon from the Pac 10 made it, maybe USC declined.
We start at Maples on Saturday, March 17th. The first game will be Old Dominion vs Florida State. ODU brings a 24-8 record and is the # 7 seed in the Fresno Section,. while Florida State is 22-9 on the season and the # 10 seed.
Our game against Idaho State will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Idaho State has a 17-13 record. If we win this game, we face the winner of the 11AM game on Monday.
The Fresno Sweet Sixteen will begin Saturday, March 24 and conclude Monday, March 26. LSU is the # 3 seed, and UConn is the # 1 seed. No need to talk about Fresno anymore, we need two wins at Maples first.
Other Pac 10 teams in the Dance are Arizona State, Cal and Washington.
ASU is the # 3 seed in the Greensboro Region. They will start in LA against UC Riverside, the # 14 seed with a 21-10 record. If the Sun Devils win, they face the winner of the Louisville- BYU game. Louisville is the # 6 seed with a 26-7 record, while BYU at 23-9 is the # 11 Seed. The top seeds in this Regional are Duke at # 1 and Vanderbuilt at # 2. If ASU wins in LA and Vandy is not upset, I believe ASU has a great chance to advance to the Elite Eight.
Cal is the # 8 seed in the Dallas Region. They start with # 9 seed Notre Dame with a 19-11 record. Of course, as we know, the winner of the 8 vs 9 game gets the Regional's # 1 seed, in this case North Carolina. Hopefully Cal can at least face the Tar Heels.
The 4th Pac 10 team is # 11 seed Washington who are in the Dallas Region with Cal. Washington starts with # 6 seed Iowa State at 25-8. That's going to be a very tough game for the Huskies but if they succeed, then it's most likey # 3 seed Georgia.
With the Pod System, there will be 2 more games at Maples on Saturday with # 5 seed Middle Tennessee State against # 12 Gonzaga. This will be followed by # 4 Ohio State vs # 13 Marist.
I'm feeling for USC who went 17-13, had some tough close games with top 10 teams, hosts a 1st Round, and wasn't selected. On the Men's side, it appears the league tournament meant quite a bit. On the Women's side, USC beats Washington in the Tournament and Washington gets the bid. Of course more to it than that, but we know the Trojans are thinking just that.
Here's a link to the Women's NIT:
http://womensnit.com/index.htm
Only Oregon from the Pac 10 made it, maybe USC declined.
March 6, 2007
PAC 10, Take a Dance Card
After all the "we may hold Candice out" talk, we win the Pac 10 Tournament because of Candice and almost certainly go in as a # 2 seed and should be the # 6 overall. We will join USC and Cal in the Dance, and maybe, they do host, USC. Washington? Will the Huskies lose out because USC is hosting? I think they will, but it depends on how the Conference Tournaments all play out. If the seeded teams win their Tournament, the Huskies have a chance. If a League that would normally send a single team to the Dance sends two, then it's NIT for the Huskies, and maybe Oregon gets into the NIT also.
Before the Dance two Coaches who have been on the Hot Seat could know their fate. Karen Olivier may have her contract extended once again, or their Fans could win out and UCLA starts looking for a replacement. I would guess no Cal tricks here, that a great recruiting class gives Kathy more years as the Bruin Head Coach.
On the other hand, June Daugherty at the University of Washington, has received no encouragement on her future, and she may be relieved of her duties at any time. That would be sad, not only is June a former Stanford Ass't, but a fine Head Coach. San Jose State is looking for a Head Coach and June would be an ideal person to build a program, if she would be willing to take a lessor job. She and husband Mike are a team, and some program will scoop them up if the new AD at Washington decides on another Head Coach.
For those who missed the All Pac 10 Tournament team, MVP was Candice, with Jayne Appel and Brooke Smith joining her on the honored team.
The announcement of the NCAA Dance Cards will be televised on ESPN on Monday, March 12 at 5PM. Maybe it's Old Pro time. At 6PM the Old Pro has the live Stanford Monday Night Show. Might have a player or two and coach or two. Learn we're going to who know's where and then Tara's reaction? Sounds like a great way to spend the evening. The show's guests have not been announced, but what could be better? I'll be there for the Selections.
Before the Dance two Coaches who have been on the Hot Seat could know their fate. Karen Olivier may have her contract extended once again, or their Fans could win out and UCLA starts looking for a replacement. I would guess no Cal tricks here, that a great recruiting class gives Kathy more years as the Bruin Head Coach.
On the other hand, June Daugherty at the University of Washington, has received no encouragement on her future, and she may be relieved of her duties at any time. That would be sad, not only is June a former Stanford Ass't, but a fine Head Coach. San Jose State is looking for a Head Coach and June would be an ideal person to build a program, if she would be willing to take a lessor job. She and husband Mike are a team, and some program will scoop them up if the new AD at Washington decides on another Head Coach.
For those who missed the All Pac 10 Tournament team, MVP was Candice, with Jayne Appel and Brooke Smith joining her on the honored team.
The announcement of the NCAA Dance Cards will be televised on ESPN on Monday, March 12 at 5PM. Maybe it's Old Pro time. At 6PM the Old Pro has the live Stanford Monday Night Show. Might have a player or two and coach or two. Learn we're going to who know's where and then Tara's reaction? Sounds like a great way to spend the evening. The show's guests have not been announced, but what could be better? I'll be there for the Selections.
February 25, 2007
We Are The Champions
Once again Stanford is the Pac 10 Women's Basketball Champion. The 7th straight season of at least tying for the Championship, and this year, thanks to the gritty win over USC, we are the sole first place finisher. Today's victory was a tribute to togetherness, grittiness, and a team that is tougher than nails.
USC played very hard. They pressed thoughout the game, and almost pulled off the upset. But Brooke Smith's 2 pressure FT's sealed the victory and the Championship.
Cutting down the net after winning the league crown is always fun, but to accomplish it without Candice this week was really great for all the members of the Stanford team.
Rather than discuss how the league finished, let's move right in to the next round of fun, the Pac 10 Tournament in San Jose. Here are the Final Standings:
1. Stanford: 17-1
2. ASU: 16-2
3. Cal 12-6
4. Washington: 11-7
5. USC: 10-8
6. Oregon: 8-10
7. UCLA: 7-11
8. OSU: 4-14
9. Arizona: 4-14
10. WSU: 1-17
The Pac 10 Tourney:
Friday:
6 PM: WSU(10) vs. UCLA(7)
8:15PM: OSU(8) vs. Arizona(9)
Saturday:
11AM: Cal(3) vs. Oregon(6)
1:15: ASU(2) vs UCLA or Washingron State
5:00PM: Stanford(1) vs. Oregon State or Arizona
7:15PM: USC(5) vs. Washington(4)
Sunday:
2:00PM: Winner of the 11AM game vs the winner of the 1:15 game
4:30PM: Winner of the 5PM game vs the winner of the 7:15 game
Monday:
7:30PM; Sunday's winners.
The biggest question for Stanford fans is will we have Candice back for the Tourney? Huge question. She looked great climbing that ladder, if that means anything. :)
So do you know the way to San Jose?
USC played very hard. They pressed thoughout the game, and almost pulled off the upset. But Brooke Smith's 2 pressure FT's sealed the victory and the Championship.
Cutting down the net after winning the league crown is always fun, but to accomplish it without Candice this week was really great for all the members of the Stanford team.
Rather than discuss how the league finished, let's move right in to the next round of fun, the Pac 10 Tournament in San Jose. Here are the Final Standings:
1. Stanford: 17-1
2. ASU: 16-2
3. Cal 12-6
4. Washington: 11-7
5. USC: 10-8
6. Oregon: 8-10
7. UCLA: 7-11
8. OSU: 4-14
9. Arizona: 4-14
10. WSU: 1-17
The Pac 10 Tourney:
Friday:
6 PM: WSU(10) vs. UCLA(7)
8:15PM: OSU(8) vs. Arizona(9)
Saturday:
11AM: Cal(3) vs. Oregon(6)
1:15: ASU(2) vs UCLA or Washingron State
5:00PM: Stanford(1) vs. Oregon State or Arizona
7:15PM: USC(5) vs. Washington(4)
Sunday:
2:00PM: Winner of the 11AM game vs the winner of the 1:15 game
4:30PM: Winner of the 5PM game vs the winner of the 7:15 game
Monday:
7:30PM; Sunday's winners.
The biggest question for Stanford fans is will we have Candice back for the Tourney? Huge question. She looked great climbing that ladder, if that means anything. :)
So do you know the way to San Jose?
February 19, 2007
MY ALL LEAGUE TEAM
You can vote on your own All League Team on the front page of the FBC Site, but here's my team:
Appel, Jayne - Stanford
Hampton, Devanei - Cal
Hicks, Cameo - Washington
January, Briann - ASU
Johnson, Aubree - ASU
Nash, Casey - OSU
Quinn, Noelle - UCLA
Smith, Brooke - Stanford
Walker, Ashley - Cal
Wiggins, Candice - Stanford
Where is USC's Shay Murphy? Too many sub 33% shooting nights. ASU's Westerberg, or Noe, or Orsillo? To be honest when I thought about this for the FBC Web Site, I didn't have Aubree Johnson. But the more I thought about it the more I thought Johnson isn't even the 10th player on this list. She was glue for the Sun Devils. I thought in the pre season that Amanda Thompson would become the Center for ASU, but it was Johnson who rose up to be "the post" for her team. Johnson was a solid rebounder, defender, and scored more than anyone predicted.
We move into the final week of league play. The top six teams start with byes in the Pac 10 Tournament, so both UCLA and Oregon are playing for that Friday bye.
1. Stanford: 15-1, 23-4
Stanford is now # 8 in the nation, and needs one win this week to be the Regular season Champions. ASU has only one game, against in state rival Arizona, so two Stanford wins would keep Charli from ignoring the tie breaker, that is we beat ASU twice. It's also SR Day on Sunday for 4 Cardinal, Bode, Brooke, New and Kish. Please make sure you're at Maples for this emotional, rousing, uplifting and sad at the same time, occasion. From a class of one, New was the only scholarship player 4 years ago, comes four players who have made their mark at Stanford University.
Feb 22: UCLA
Feb 25: USC-SR Day at Noon, be early.
2. ASU: 15-2, 25-3
The # 10 Sun Devils beat both USC and UCLA. Briann January had a career high 22 points to go with 9 assists and 6 steals in the win over UCLA. Aubree Johnson had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win over USC.
Feb 24: @ Arizona
3. Cal: 10-6, 20-7
A stunning loss to Oregon low lighted the week. During that game the outstanding Devanei Hampton scored 27 of her team's 42 points. Imagine a team, minus one, scoring 15 points in a college basketball game? For the week, Hampton had 44 points and 21 rebounds. Cal came back tough to beat Oregon State in double overtime. The Bears have 20 wins, the first time with 20 or more since 1992.
Feb 22: USC
Feb 24: UCLA
3. USC: 10-6, 16-10
USC split with the Arizona schools, and they probably need four wins to reach the NCAA's. They are about 20 behind Washington in RPI. USC played ASU very close until the end, missing out on a huge opportunity. But ASU would not let that happen. Shay Murphy had 26 points and 20 rebounds, but was only 8 for 29 from the floor, in the two games.
Feb 22: @ Cal
Feb 25: @ Stanford
5. Washington: 9-7, 16-11
Despite having the same # of wins as USC, Washington seems to be closer to the NCAA's than the Trojans. The Huskies really contol their own destiny, playing the Oregon schools at home. Their one game this past week was a 32 point victory over Washington State.
Feb 22: Oregon State
Feb 24: Oregon
6. UCLA: 7-9, 13-15
The Bruins lost to both Arizona schools to take themselves out of NCAA consideration and unless they win 4 more, probably out of post season, read NIT, entirely. A sad way for the great Noelle Quinn to end her career. Quinn, as usual, did it all with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the losses to Arizona and ASU.
Feb 22: @ Stanford
Feb 24: @ Cal
6. Oregon: 7-9, 15-11
The Ducks beat Cal and lost to Stanford, but keept alive their post season, NIT, hopes. Eleanor Haring had a fine week with 36 points.
Feb 22: @ Washington State
Feb 24: @ Washington
8. Arizona: 4-13, 10-19
The Wildcats had a huge win at UCLA. Joy Hollingsworth had 18 points in that game and Malia O'Neal had 11 assists.
Feb 24: ASU
9. Oregon State: 3-13, 8-17
Played very tough against both Cal and Stanford but came up just short in both games. Casey Nash scored 36 points and continues to led the Pac 10 in scoring.
Feb 22: @ Washington
Feb 24: @ Washington State
10: Washington State: 1-15, 5-21
Washington State lost by 32 to Washington.
Feb 22: Oregon
Feb 24: Oregon State
Appel, Jayne - Stanford
Hampton, Devanei - Cal
Hicks, Cameo - Washington
January, Briann - ASU
Johnson, Aubree - ASU
Nash, Casey - OSU
Quinn, Noelle - UCLA
Smith, Brooke - Stanford
Walker, Ashley - Cal
Wiggins, Candice - Stanford
Where is USC's Shay Murphy? Too many sub 33% shooting nights. ASU's Westerberg, or Noe, or Orsillo? To be honest when I thought about this for the FBC Web Site, I didn't have Aubree Johnson. But the more I thought about it the more I thought Johnson isn't even the 10th player on this list. She was glue for the Sun Devils. I thought in the pre season that Amanda Thompson would become the Center for ASU, but it was Johnson who rose up to be "the post" for her team. Johnson was a solid rebounder, defender, and scored more than anyone predicted.
We move into the final week of league play. The top six teams start with byes in the Pac 10 Tournament, so both UCLA and Oregon are playing for that Friday bye.
1. Stanford: 15-1, 23-4
Stanford is now # 8 in the nation, and needs one win this week to be the Regular season Champions. ASU has only one game, against in state rival Arizona, so two Stanford wins would keep Charli from ignoring the tie breaker, that is we beat ASU twice. It's also SR Day on Sunday for 4 Cardinal, Bode, Brooke, New and Kish. Please make sure you're at Maples for this emotional, rousing, uplifting and sad at the same time, occasion. From a class of one, New was the only scholarship player 4 years ago, comes four players who have made their mark at Stanford University.
Feb 22: UCLA
Feb 25: USC-SR Day at Noon, be early.
2. ASU: 15-2, 25-3
The # 10 Sun Devils beat both USC and UCLA. Briann January had a career high 22 points to go with 9 assists and 6 steals in the win over UCLA. Aubree Johnson had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win over USC.
Feb 24: @ Arizona
3. Cal: 10-6, 20-7
A stunning loss to Oregon low lighted the week. During that game the outstanding Devanei Hampton scored 27 of her team's 42 points. Imagine a team, minus one, scoring 15 points in a college basketball game? For the week, Hampton had 44 points and 21 rebounds. Cal came back tough to beat Oregon State in double overtime. The Bears have 20 wins, the first time with 20 or more since 1992.
Feb 22: USC
Feb 24: UCLA
3. USC: 10-6, 16-10
USC split with the Arizona schools, and they probably need four wins to reach the NCAA's. They are about 20 behind Washington in RPI. USC played ASU very close until the end, missing out on a huge opportunity. But ASU would not let that happen. Shay Murphy had 26 points and 20 rebounds, but was only 8 for 29 from the floor, in the two games.
Feb 22: @ Cal
Feb 25: @ Stanford
5. Washington: 9-7, 16-11
Despite having the same # of wins as USC, Washington seems to be closer to the NCAA's than the Trojans. The Huskies really contol their own destiny, playing the Oregon schools at home. Their one game this past week was a 32 point victory over Washington State.
Feb 22: Oregon State
Feb 24: Oregon
6. UCLA: 7-9, 13-15
The Bruins lost to both Arizona schools to take themselves out of NCAA consideration and unless they win 4 more, probably out of post season, read NIT, entirely. A sad way for the great Noelle Quinn to end her career. Quinn, as usual, did it all with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the losses to Arizona and ASU.
Feb 22: @ Stanford
Feb 24: @ Cal
6. Oregon: 7-9, 15-11
The Ducks beat Cal and lost to Stanford, but keept alive their post season, NIT, hopes. Eleanor Haring had a fine week with 36 points.
Feb 22: @ Washington State
Feb 24: @ Washington
8. Arizona: 4-13, 10-19
The Wildcats had a huge win at UCLA. Joy Hollingsworth had 18 points in that game and Malia O'Neal had 11 assists.
Feb 24: ASU
9. Oregon State: 3-13, 8-17
Played very tough against both Cal and Stanford but came up just short in both games. Casey Nash scored 36 points and continues to led the Pac 10 in scoring.
Feb 22: @ Washington
Feb 24: @ Washington State
10: Washington State: 1-15, 5-21
Washington State lost by 32 to Washington.
Feb 22: Oregon
Feb 24: Oregon State
February 12, 2007
WITHOUT CANDICE
Two great wins for Stanford, two great wins for ASU, USC catches Cal for 3rd. Candice sprains her ankle, could be out for, well, the good news is with Candice who knows. She is a tough person.
We head into the final 2 weeks of the season with three NCAA teams,
Stanford, ASU and Cal, and a bubble team , USC.
1. Stanford: 13-1, 21-4.
Last week we lost JJ for the season, and this week Candice for 2-3 or so
weeks, it appears. Melanie Murphy really stepped up replaced JJ, now who
will step up and replace Candice? Both Oregon games become tough now, is
Stanford tuff enough? However when we play OSU, we should pound it inside
forever. See the ASU summary.
Feb 15: @ Oregon State
Feb 17: @ Oregon (11AM on FSBA)
2. Arizona State: 12-2, 23-3
Aubree Johnson could be POW. Against OSU, she scored 27 points on 12 for
15. Fellow Center Kristen Thompson scored 17. Both career highs. They did play 6 minutes together, a total of 46 for the Post duo. Johnson also
scored 17 points against Oregon, on 6 for 10. ASU Had two easy home wins
against the Oregon schools.
Feb 15: @ USC
Feb 18: @ UCLA (1PM, FSBA)
3. Cal: 9-5, 19-6
Cal just choked against a very average Washington team, no excuses. Boyle
wore out the 2 frosh guards, and it cost them. But they came back with a
lot of determination and easily beat WSU. Cal is now tied with USC, who
still has to play ASU. Hampton with 51 points and 23 rebounds in the two
games. Walker with 44 and 19.
Feb 15: @ Oregon
Feb 17: @ Oregon State
4. USC: 9-5, 15-9
Beat UCLA at the Galen Center before 9,749 fans. Not a pretty game with
Shay Murphy high with 13 points, on 2 for 16. Egads. And they won.
Feb 15: ASU
Feb 17: Arizona
5. Washington: 8-7, 15-11
A huge come from behind win at Cal, then a huge loss to Stanford. Hicks had 27 points against Cal, and Plouffe and 17 points and 13 rebounds. Against Stanford the same duo had 17 points. And how tough is Stanford inside, Plouffe had a single rebound against Stanford. In the Cal game, Washington came from 19 down with 13+ to play to win in OT.
Feb 17: @ WSU
6. UCLA: 7-7, 13-13
Going nowhere, this formally great program awaits some loving care from the AD, without which the program seemingly will stay around .500 basketball. In their only game UCLA lost to USC.
Feb 15: Arizona
Feb 18: Arizona State (1PM, FSBA)
7. Oregon: 6-8, 14-10
Only averaged 53.5 points in their two games last weekend, one a loss to ASU and the other a close win over Arizona. Both but games were in Arizona and we all know the Ducks play very well at home. Not much to report on stats, as no player scored more than 10 in either game.
Feb 15: Cal
Feb 17: Stanford (11AM, FSBA)
8. Oregon State: 3-11, 8-15
The Beavers played well in Arizona, losing to ASU by 15, and to Arizona by just 4. But the hard luck continues for this team that really lacks post play and depth. Frosh Judie Lomax does a great job for a sub 6 footer. She had 14 points against Arizona. Casey Nash continues to lead the Pac 10 is scoring, she had 39 in the two games. However she was only 16 for 39, 41%.
Feb 15: Stanford
Feb 17: Cal
9. Arizona: 3-12, 9-18
Won their 3rd Pac 10 game of the season, beating Oregon State, and also lost to Oregon. Ashley Whisonant had 29 points on the weekend, Joy Hollingsworth, 26.
Feb 15: @ UCLA
Feb 17: @ USC
10. Washington State: 1-14, 5-20
Lost badly in the Bay area to Stanford and then Cal.
Feb 17: Washington
We head into the final 2 weeks of the season with three NCAA teams,
Stanford, ASU and Cal, and a bubble team , USC.
1. Stanford: 13-1, 21-4.
Last week we lost JJ for the season, and this week Candice for 2-3 or so
weeks, it appears. Melanie Murphy really stepped up replaced JJ, now who
will step up and replace Candice? Both Oregon games become tough now, is
Stanford tuff enough? However when we play OSU, we should pound it inside
forever. See the ASU summary.
Feb 15: @ Oregon State
Feb 17: @ Oregon (11AM on FSBA)
2. Arizona State: 12-2, 23-3
Aubree Johnson could be POW. Against OSU, she scored 27 points on 12 for
15. Fellow Center Kristen Thompson scored 17. Both career highs. They did play 6 minutes together, a total of 46 for the Post duo. Johnson also
scored 17 points against Oregon, on 6 for 10. ASU Had two easy home wins
against the Oregon schools.
Feb 15: @ USC
Feb 18: @ UCLA (1PM, FSBA)
3. Cal: 9-5, 19-6
Cal just choked against a very average Washington team, no excuses. Boyle
wore out the 2 frosh guards, and it cost them. But they came back with a
lot of determination and easily beat WSU. Cal is now tied with USC, who
still has to play ASU. Hampton with 51 points and 23 rebounds in the two
games. Walker with 44 and 19.
Feb 15: @ Oregon
Feb 17: @ Oregon State
4. USC: 9-5, 15-9
Beat UCLA at the Galen Center before 9,749 fans. Not a pretty game with
Shay Murphy high with 13 points, on 2 for 16. Egads. And they won.
Feb 15: ASU
Feb 17: Arizona
5. Washington: 8-7, 15-11
A huge come from behind win at Cal, then a huge loss to Stanford. Hicks had 27 points against Cal, and Plouffe and 17 points and 13 rebounds. Against Stanford the same duo had 17 points. And how tough is Stanford inside, Plouffe had a single rebound against Stanford. In the Cal game, Washington came from 19 down with 13+ to play to win in OT.
Feb 17: @ WSU
6. UCLA: 7-7, 13-13
Going nowhere, this formally great program awaits some loving care from the AD, without which the program seemingly will stay around .500 basketball. In their only game UCLA lost to USC.
Feb 15: Arizona
Feb 18: Arizona State (1PM, FSBA)
7. Oregon: 6-8, 14-10
Only averaged 53.5 points in their two games last weekend, one a loss to ASU and the other a close win over Arizona. Both but games were in Arizona and we all know the Ducks play very well at home. Not much to report on stats, as no player scored more than 10 in either game.
Feb 15: Cal
Feb 17: Stanford (11AM, FSBA)
8. Oregon State: 3-11, 8-15
The Beavers played well in Arizona, losing to ASU by 15, and to Arizona by just 4. But the hard luck continues for this team that really lacks post play and depth. Frosh Judie Lomax does a great job for a sub 6 footer. She had 14 points against Arizona. Casey Nash continues to lead the Pac 10 is scoring, she had 39 in the two games. However she was only 16 for 39, 41%.
Feb 15: Stanford
Feb 17: Cal
9. Arizona: 3-12, 9-18
Won their 3rd Pac 10 game of the season, beating Oregon State, and also lost to Oregon. Ashley Whisonant had 29 points on the weekend, Joy Hollingsworth, 26.
Feb 15: @ UCLA
Feb 17: @ USC
10. Washington State: 1-14, 5-20
Lost badly in the Bay area to Stanford and then Cal.
Feb 17: Washington
February 4, 2007
After 50 in a row
Stanford suffered it's first loss after 50 straight conference wins to lowlight the week for the Cardinal. And to compound matters, starting Point Guard, JJ Hones suffered a knee injury at the start of the contest and could not return. Stanford remains # 1 in the conference, but they are back in a race with ASU who won twice. Stanford does own the tie breaker with ASU, having defeated the Sun Devils twice.
1. Stanford: 11-1, 19-4
The loss of JJ Hones will really affect the Cardinal. Will Candice become the full time Point Guard, as she was on Sunday? And does that mean the outside shooting must come from Cissy Pierce and Clare Bodensteiner who went a combined 1 for 19 Sunday? Or will Stanford revert to what has made them so successful over the years and pound the ball inside? Big questions and big adjustments if JJ is out for a period of time.
Feb 8: WSU
Feb 10: Washington
2. ASU: 11-2, 21-3
ASU won both their games this week, against the Washington schools. Jill Noe was 7 for 7 with 4 three pointers in an easy win over WSU. The Sun Devils had to come from behind to beat Washington in Seattle. Noe was high scorer there also, but 7 women scored between 8 and 13 points for the Sun Devils in a very balanced attack.
Feb 8: Oregon
Feb 10: Oregon State
3. Cal: 8-4, 18-5
Cal barely edged Richmond on Wednesday, then played their hearts out to defeat Stanford at Maples. Stanford had not lost a home conference game for 5+ seasons. Hampton had 22 points and 14 rebounds for Cal against Stanford. The huge games by the Frosh Guards Vital and Greif might have been even bigger as they played every minute and combined for 34 points.
Feb 8: Washington
Feb 10: Washington State
4. USC: 8-5, 14-9
USC barely beat Oregon State, then lost to Oregon, on the road. Shay Murphy, who else, scored 24 points in the 3 point win over Oregon State, then went 3 for 16 in the loss to Oregon.
Feb 10: UCLA
5. Washington: 7-6, 14-10
The Huskies lost a close one at home against ASU, then easily beat Arizona. Cameo Hicks led the Huskies with 41 points in the two games, 25 against Arizona.
Feb 8: @ Cal
Feb 10: @ Stanford
5. UCLA: 7-6, 13-12
Lost badly to Oregon but came back to defeat Oregon State. Noelle Quinn had her typical week with 38 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists.
Feb 10: @ USC
7. Oregon: 5-7, 13-9
The Ducks quacked up two big home wins against the LA schools to jump back into the first division race. Both wins were by 10 or more points. Tamika Nurse had a career high 22 points against UCLA then she followed with 16 against USC. How to have two wins home wins like this? Oregon made 49 of it's 53 Free Throw attempts.
Feb 8: @ ASU
Feb 10: @ Arizona
8. Oregon State: 3-9, 8-13
The Beavers lost both games at home to the LA schools, the USC game being close. Casey Nash will continue to lead the conference in scoring, as she had 44 points for the week.
Feb 8: @ Arizona
Feb 10: @ ASU
9. Arizona: 2-11, 8-17
The Wildcats got a win this week, beating WSU. Joy Hollingsworth scored 20 points in that game, including 5 for 10 from three. Arizona lost to Washington, Hollingsworth scoring 26 points.
Feb 8: Oregon State
Feb 10: Oregon
10. Washington State: 1-12, 5-18
Washington State lost both their games to the visiting Arizona schools, although their game against the Wildcats was only a 4 point loss. Frosh Marisa Stotler scored 16 points in Arizona game.
Feb 8: @ Stanford
Feb 10: @ Cal
1. Stanford: 11-1, 19-4
The loss of JJ Hones will really affect the Cardinal. Will Candice become the full time Point Guard, as she was on Sunday? And does that mean the outside shooting must come from Cissy Pierce and Clare Bodensteiner who went a combined 1 for 19 Sunday? Or will Stanford revert to what has made them so successful over the years and pound the ball inside? Big questions and big adjustments if JJ is out for a period of time.
Feb 8: WSU
Feb 10: Washington
2. ASU: 11-2, 21-3
ASU won both their games this week, against the Washington schools. Jill Noe was 7 for 7 with 4 three pointers in an easy win over WSU. The Sun Devils had to come from behind to beat Washington in Seattle. Noe was high scorer there also, but 7 women scored between 8 and 13 points for the Sun Devils in a very balanced attack.
Feb 8: Oregon
Feb 10: Oregon State
3. Cal: 8-4, 18-5
Cal barely edged Richmond on Wednesday, then played their hearts out to defeat Stanford at Maples. Stanford had not lost a home conference game for 5+ seasons. Hampton had 22 points and 14 rebounds for Cal against Stanford. The huge games by the Frosh Guards Vital and Greif might have been even bigger as they played every minute and combined for 34 points.
Feb 8: Washington
Feb 10: Washington State
4. USC: 8-5, 14-9
USC barely beat Oregon State, then lost to Oregon, on the road. Shay Murphy, who else, scored 24 points in the 3 point win over Oregon State, then went 3 for 16 in the loss to Oregon.
Feb 10: UCLA
5. Washington: 7-6, 14-10
The Huskies lost a close one at home against ASU, then easily beat Arizona. Cameo Hicks led the Huskies with 41 points in the two games, 25 against Arizona.
Feb 8: @ Cal
Feb 10: @ Stanford
5. UCLA: 7-6, 13-12
Lost badly to Oregon but came back to defeat Oregon State. Noelle Quinn had her typical week with 38 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists.
Feb 10: @ USC
7. Oregon: 5-7, 13-9
The Ducks quacked up two big home wins against the LA schools to jump back into the first division race. Both wins were by 10 or more points. Tamika Nurse had a career high 22 points against UCLA then she followed with 16 against USC. How to have two wins home wins like this? Oregon made 49 of it's 53 Free Throw attempts.
Feb 8: @ ASU
Feb 10: @ Arizona
8. Oregon State: 3-9, 8-13
The Beavers lost both games at home to the LA schools, the USC game being close. Casey Nash will continue to lead the conference in scoring, as she had 44 points for the week.
Feb 8: @ Arizona
Feb 10: @ ASU
9. Arizona: 2-11, 8-17
The Wildcats got a win this week, beating WSU. Joy Hollingsworth scored 20 points in that game, including 5 for 10 from three. Arizona lost to Washington, Hollingsworth scoring 26 points.
Feb 8: Oregon State
Feb 10: Oregon
10. Washington State: 1-12, 5-18
Washington State lost both their games to the visiting Arizona schools, although their game against the Wildcats was only a 4 point loss. Frosh Marisa Stotler scored 16 points in Arizona game.
Feb 8: @ Stanford
Feb 10: @ Cal
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