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
January 11, 2009
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.
December 21, 2008
The Week before Christmas
1. Stanford 8-3:
2. Cal, 8-2: No games this week.
3. Arizona State, 8-3:
Lost to Texas 81-71. ASU outscored Texas by 14 from the floor, including going 9 for 19 from three. Texas made 30 of 33 free throws for the win. 21 points for Dymond Simon. Briann January made 3 three’s for 9 points and also had 7 assists and only 2 turnovers. Sybil Dosty added 12 rebounds for the Sun Devils. A tough game for ASU to lose, to the # 5 Texas Longhorns.
Beat Xavier 75-57 before 4,200 people in Tempe. Xavier is now 9-4. Briann January had 16 points and 9 assists. Both Becca Tobin and Sybil Dosty had 3 blocks. Lauren Lacey had 13 points in 11 minutes.
4. UCLA, 9-1:
Beat Rice 82-64. UCLA jumped off to a 20-0 lead. This is UCLA’s best start in 28 years. Doreena Campbell led the way with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Chinyere Ibekwe had 10 points, 12 rebounds and blocked 4 shots, but also had 6 turnovers.
Beat Kansas 67-64. Kansas came into the game with only one loss. Eight players had between 5 and 12 points. 1500 in attendance at UCLA.
5. Oregon State, 8-1:
Beat UC Irvine 71-42. Brittany Davis had 18 points, 6 assists, and 1 turnover. She was 4 of 8 from three. Alex Mitchell also had 18 points.
Beat Cal State Bakersfield 66-56. Talisa Rhea scored 23 points, and Cedes Fox-Griffin added 17 points and 6 assists.
6. USC, 6-4:
Lost to # 5 Duke in Overtime. Sadly USC led by 10 with under 4 minutes to go and couldn’t hold on. Hopefully they will use this performance, an outstanding one for 36 minutes to build on. Duke had 8 assists and 29 turnovers to 18 and 25 for USC. Kind of sloppy but really non stop hustle too.
Brynn Cameron hit 4of 9 three’s on her way to 16 points, and Ashley Corral also had 16 points with 6 assists and only a single turnover. Hailey Durham had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. 1,611 saw the game at USC.
Beat Harvard 95-74. Briana Gilbreath scored 22 points on 9 of 12 from the floor. USC shot 54% with a great stat, 28 assists.
7. Washington State, 7-2:
Beat Hawaii 66-48 in Hawaii. April Cook led the Cougars with 17 points. Jazmine Perkins and Katie Appleton each had 12 points. Appleton also had 7 assists and no turnovers. Rosie Tarnowski had 7 points and 10 rebounds. Frosh Jessica Oestreicher made her college debut with 3 points and 3 rebounds in 6 minutes. WSU was 11 for 37 from three.
8. Arizona, 6-4:
Beat UC Riverside 53-48. Ify Ibekwe with 23 points and 15 rebounds was almost the whole show for the Wildcats.
9. Washington, 4-5:
Lost to UConn 109-51. Not much to say as Washington shot 26% and UConn 64%. Tia Charles had 29 points on 13 of 15 in only 19 minutes for the East Coast Huskies.
Beat Florida State, a team that was 9-2 and getting Top 25 votes, 62-60. A huge win for the Huskies. 12 points for Sara Mosiman and 11 for Laura McClellan. Kristi Kingma and Christina Rozier each had 3 steals as the Huskies had 11 total steals.
Lost to Northern Colorado 65-63. Laura McClellan led the Huskies with a career high 22 points. Michelle Augustavo scored 12 points on 4 of 6 from three. The Huskies had only 8 assists and 20 turnovers.
10. Oregon, 3-6:
Lost to Marquette 69-39. The Ducks shot only 22%. Micaela Cocks made 4 of 10 three’s for 14 points, and that was it.
Lost to Baylor 81-71. A nice game and tough loss for the Ducks who were 9 for 18 from three. Taylor Lilly was 4 for 9 from three and 20 points. Cocks was an amazing 5 for 6 from three and scored 18 points. Things are looking up for the Ducks with Lilly back full time.
2. Cal, 8-2: No games this week.
3. Arizona State, 8-3:
Lost to Texas 81-71. ASU outscored Texas by 14 from the floor, including going 9 for 19 from three. Texas made 30 of 33 free throws for the win. 21 points for Dymond Simon. Briann January made 3 three’s for 9 points and also had 7 assists and only 2 turnovers. Sybil Dosty added 12 rebounds for the Sun Devils. A tough game for ASU to lose, to the # 5 Texas Longhorns.
Beat Xavier 75-57 before 4,200 people in Tempe. Xavier is now 9-4. Briann January had 16 points and 9 assists. Both Becca Tobin and Sybil Dosty had 3 blocks. Lauren Lacey had 13 points in 11 minutes.
4. UCLA, 9-1:
Beat Rice 82-64. UCLA jumped off to a 20-0 lead. This is UCLA’s best start in 28 years. Doreena Campbell led the way with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Chinyere Ibekwe had 10 points, 12 rebounds and blocked 4 shots, but also had 6 turnovers.
Beat Kansas 67-64. Kansas came into the game with only one loss. Eight players had between 5 and 12 points. 1500 in attendance at UCLA.
5. Oregon State, 8-1:
Beat UC Irvine 71-42. Brittany Davis had 18 points, 6 assists, and 1 turnover. She was 4 of 8 from three. Alex Mitchell also had 18 points.
Beat Cal State Bakersfield 66-56. Talisa Rhea scored 23 points, and Cedes Fox-Griffin added 17 points and 6 assists.
6. USC, 6-4:
Lost to # 5 Duke in Overtime. Sadly USC led by 10 with under 4 minutes to go and couldn’t hold on. Hopefully they will use this performance, an outstanding one for 36 minutes to build on. Duke had 8 assists and 29 turnovers to 18 and 25 for USC. Kind of sloppy but really non stop hustle too.
Brynn Cameron hit 4of 9 three’s on her way to 16 points, and Ashley Corral also had 16 points with 6 assists and only a single turnover. Hailey Durham had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. 1,611 saw the game at USC.
Beat Harvard 95-74. Briana Gilbreath scored 22 points on 9 of 12 from the floor. USC shot 54% with a great stat, 28 assists.
7. Washington State, 7-2:
Beat Hawaii 66-48 in Hawaii. April Cook led the Cougars with 17 points. Jazmine Perkins and Katie Appleton each had 12 points. Appleton also had 7 assists and no turnovers. Rosie Tarnowski had 7 points and 10 rebounds. Frosh Jessica Oestreicher made her college debut with 3 points and 3 rebounds in 6 minutes. WSU was 11 for 37 from three.
8. Arizona, 6-4:
Beat UC Riverside 53-48. Ify Ibekwe with 23 points and 15 rebounds was almost the whole show for the Wildcats.
9. Washington, 4-5:
Lost to UConn 109-51. Not much to say as Washington shot 26% and UConn 64%. Tia Charles had 29 points on 13 of 15 in only 19 minutes for the East Coast Huskies.
Beat Florida State, a team that was 9-2 and getting Top 25 votes, 62-60. A huge win for the Huskies. 12 points for Sara Mosiman and 11 for Laura McClellan. Kristi Kingma and Christina Rozier each had 3 steals as the Huskies had 11 total steals.
Lost to Northern Colorado 65-63. Laura McClellan led the Huskies with a career high 22 points. Michelle Augustavo scored 12 points on 4 of 6 from three. The Huskies had only 8 assists and 20 turnovers.
10. Oregon, 3-6:
Lost to Marquette 69-39. The Ducks shot only 22%. Micaela Cocks made 4 of 10 three’s for 14 points, and that was it.
Lost to Baylor 81-71. A nice game and tough loss for the Ducks who were 9 for 18 from three. Taylor Lilly was 4 for 9 from three and 20 points. Cocks was an amazing 5 for 6 from three and scored 18 points. Things are looking up for the Ducks with Lilly back full time.
December 16, 2008
Getting current on the Pac 10.
I have rated the Pac 10 teams, as we get closer to the start of League play.
1. Stanford 7-2: Five players averaging double figures with Pohlen right behind at 9.5.
2. Cal, 8-2:
Beat San Jose State 76-40. Ashley Walker led the way with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Kelsey Adrian hit 3 of 6 three’s for her 15 points. Cal out rebounded SJS 45 to 20.
Lost to Oklahoma 86-75, while being outscored at the end 36-4. The first half was all Cal and they played with intensity, while Oklahoma coasted. Walker had 22 in the first half and the whiling dervish Alexis Gray-Lawson had 13. In the second half the two combined for just 7 points. Lauren Greif had 18 points total, on 5 of 7from three. Watching the game from the 2nd row, my thoughts were that Cal just wore out. Hard to play a top team who plays with desire, as Oklahoma did in the 2dn half, when you stars are playing 38, 39 and 40 minutes. Gray-Lawson had 9 assists, but 5 turnovers, while Natasha Vital had 2 assists and 8 turnovers.
3. Arizona State, 7-2:
Beat UC Riverside 68-45. Briann January led the scoring for the Sun Devils with 16 points. 11 players had 11 or more minutes and 3 other between 6 and 8 minutes for the Sun Devils.
4. UCLA, 7-1 :
Beat the University of San Diego 95-58. Five players in double figures, led by Doreena Campbell with 18 points, Nina Earl with 17 and Darxia with 15 points. Campbell added 8 assists and no turnovers.
5. Oregon State, 6-1:
Beat UNLV 91-54. A very nice win by Oregon State with three players with 20 or more points. However an even better stat, 28 assists and 6, SIX, turnovers. Alex Mitchell led the scoring with 23 points, Brittany Davis had 22 points, 3 of 6 from three, and Talisa Rhea had 20 points, 4 of 12 from three. However that assist to turnover margin is just outstanding. Cedes Fox-Griffin, 9 assists and 1 turnover, Davis 6:0 and Rhea 6:1.
6. USC, 5-3:
Beat Montana State 82-61. Five players in double figures. Camille LeNoir had 12 points, 7 assists and one turnover. The rest of the team had 7 assists and 22 turnovers.
7. Washington State, 5-2:
Beat Idaho 53-50 while shooting 26% to Idaho’s 46%. However Idaho committed 27 turnovers to Washington State’s 11. Jazmine Perkins scored 14 points for the Cougars.
8. Arizona, 5-4:
Beat the University of San Diego 66-58. Ify Ibweke led five Wildcat players in double figures with 17 of her own points. Arizona starts three guards, who played all but four minutes of the game. The three had 11 assists to only 5 turnovers. This is an improving team, and the fans, 1,423 came, have been appreciative. San Diego is 6-4 and for reference beat Utah Valley State who beat USC.
Beat Long Beach State 56-47. Ify Ibweke was named the Pac 10 Player of the Week and in this game she had 15 points and 17 rebounds. Reiko Thomas had 23 points including making 11 of 12 Free Throws, many down the stretch.
9. Washington, 3-3: Did not play
10. Oregon, 3-4:
Lost to a good Georgia Tech team 74-59. This game was played in Portland’s Rose Garden before 8,374 people. Contrast that to our attendance or the Cal - Oklahoma game that had 2,640. Oregon shot 50% but had 27 turnovers. Oregon had 15 less shots than GaTech and 5 less free throws. Micaela Cocks had 17 points on 5 of 6 from three. Nicole Canepa had 13 points. Taylor Lilly, their great three point shooter, played for the first time this season.
1. Stanford 7-2: Five players averaging double figures with Pohlen right behind at 9.5.
2. Cal, 8-2:
Beat San Jose State 76-40. Ashley Walker led the way with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Kelsey Adrian hit 3 of 6 three’s for her 15 points. Cal out rebounded SJS 45 to 20.
Lost to Oklahoma 86-75, while being outscored at the end 36-4. The first half was all Cal and they played with intensity, while Oklahoma coasted. Walker had 22 in the first half and the whiling dervish Alexis Gray-Lawson had 13. In the second half the two combined for just 7 points. Lauren Greif had 18 points total, on 5 of 7from three. Watching the game from the 2nd row, my thoughts were that Cal just wore out. Hard to play a top team who plays with desire, as Oklahoma did in the 2dn half, when you stars are playing 38, 39 and 40 minutes. Gray-Lawson had 9 assists, but 5 turnovers, while Natasha Vital had 2 assists and 8 turnovers.
3. Arizona State, 7-2:
Beat UC Riverside 68-45. Briann January led the scoring for the Sun Devils with 16 points. 11 players had 11 or more minutes and 3 other between 6 and 8 minutes for the Sun Devils.
4. UCLA, 7-1 :
Beat the University of San Diego 95-58. Five players in double figures, led by Doreena Campbell with 18 points, Nina Earl with 17 and Darxia with 15 points. Campbell added 8 assists and no turnovers.
5. Oregon State, 6-1:
Beat UNLV 91-54. A very nice win by Oregon State with three players with 20 or more points. However an even better stat, 28 assists and 6, SIX, turnovers. Alex Mitchell led the scoring with 23 points, Brittany Davis had 22 points, 3 of 6 from three, and Talisa Rhea had 20 points, 4 of 12 from three. However that assist to turnover margin is just outstanding. Cedes Fox-Griffin, 9 assists and 1 turnover, Davis 6:0 and Rhea 6:1.
6. USC, 5-3:
Beat Montana State 82-61. Five players in double figures. Camille LeNoir had 12 points, 7 assists and one turnover. The rest of the team had 7 assists and 22 turnovers.
7. Washington State, 5-2:
Beat Idaho 53-50 while shooting 26% to Idaho’s 46%. However Idaho committed 27 turnovers to Washington State’s 11. Jazmine Perkins scored 14 points for the Cougars.
8. Arizona, 5-4:
Beat the University of San Diego 66-58. Ify Ibweke led five Wildcat players in double figures with 17 of her own points. Arizona starts three guards, who played all but four minutes of the game. The three had 11 assists to only 5 turnovers. This is an improving team, and the fans, 1,423 came, have been appreciative. San Diego is 6-4 and for reference beat Utah Valley State who beat USC.
Beat Long Beach State 56-47. Ify Ibweke was named the Pac 10 Player of the Week and in this game she had 15 points and 17 rebounds. Reiko Thomas had 23 points including making 11 of 12 Free Throws, many down the stretch.
9. Washington, 3-3: Did not play
10. Oregon, 3-4:
Lost to a good Georgia Tech team 74-59. This game was played in Portland’s Rose Garden before 8,374 people. Contrast that to our attendance or the Cal - Oklahoma game that had 2,640. Oregon shot 50% but had 27 turnovers. Oregon had 15 less shots than GaTech and 5 less free throws. Micaela Cocks had 17 points on 5 of 6 from three. Nicole Canepa had 13 points. Taylor Lilly, their great three point shooter, played for the first time this season.
December 7, 2008
A review of games through Sunday, December 7th.
Cal, 7-1:
Beat Princeton 75-53. Ashley Walker led the way with 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting. 10 assists for Alexis Gray-Lawson and Cal was 9 for 18 from three.
Lost to TCU 82-73. Ashley Walker had a great night with 31 points and 12 rebounds in a game that was very close until under a minute to go. Natasha Vital added 21 points. Devanei Hampton could only score 2 points with 1 rebound in 16 minutes. TCU had been rated about # 22, but lost earlier this week to Stanford’s next opponent, Fresno State.
Arizona State, 6-2:
Beat UC Davis 73-59. Briann January had a career high 25 points, making 7 of 9 three’s. Dymond Simon make 3 of 7 three’s and scored 20 points. Danielle Orsillo had what I think is her best game, back from her ACL of last year, with 10 points on 3 of 4 from three. ASU made 14 of 23 three’s, but Davis out rebounded the Sun Devils by 5 and blocked 5 shots. Haylee Donaghe made both her 3’s, and scored 9 points. She also had 4 assists and 4 turnovers for Davis. Haylee is Hannah’s sister. ASU’s 14 three’s broke their school record of 10 set 3 seasons ago at….Stanford.
Beat UC Irvine, Molly Goodenbour’s new team 75-23. Sybil Dosty with 13 points and 10 rebounds lead the Sun Devils who had 6 players score between 8 and 13 points in the rout.
Beat Northern Arizona 91-65. Orsillo led the way with 16 points.
UCLA, 6-1 :
Beat Cal State Bakersfield 104-57. 12 players played between 11 and 22 minutes and 11 scored from 6 to 13 points for the Bruins.
Beat Nevada 62-47. UCLA out rebounded Nevada by 21. Darxia Morris had 10 points to lead the Bruins.
USC, 4-3:
Beat Michigan 81-53. Michigan is a good team with a win over # 16 Vanderbilt, and a 3 point loss to # 5 Texas A & M. Camille LaNoir led the way with 19 points. Nadia Parker with 12 points in 19 minutes and Briana Gilbreath with 13 points, 6 assists and no turnovers. Ten players played 11 or more minutes and 5 scored in double figures. USC also was 11 for 24 from three.
Lost to Utah Valley State, a huge disappointment, 66-64. USC shot 35 % to Utah Valley’s 45% but still this loss by SC is hard to fathom. USC took 13 more shots and 3 more FT attempts. Kari LaPlante had 8 points and 8 rebounds, while Nadia Parker had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Lost to BYU 65-64. Not much good to say about the Trojans, but here’s one: JJ’s HS teammates, Jenkins (4) and Hughes (10) Combined for 14 points. Hughes had 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Brynn Cameron made 3 of 4 three’s for 9 points.
Oregon State, 5-1:
Beat USF 83-66. Brittany Davis and Alex Mitchell both had 16 points and Kristen Tilleman had 9 rebounds. Redshirt frosh and Mitty Grad Kassandra McAlister had her first big night going 6 for 7 and 12 points.
Beat Portland State 58-24, setting a school record for fewest points allowed. Center Alex Mitchell had 13 points in the easy win. An interesting fact, the attendance was almost double UCLA’s last home game.
Washington State, 5-2:
Beat Long Beach State 68-50. Frosh Jasmine Perkins had 16 points with 7 assists, although 6 turnovers. Vets Heather Molzen had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Katie Appleton hit 3 of 6 three’s and had 14 points.
Beat Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 73-52. April Cook hit 4 of 6 three’s for 18 points. Perkins had 14 and Rosie Tarnowski also had 14 points. The Cougar frosh scored 50 points, almost more than their opponent.
Arizona, 3-4:
Lost to LATech 68-53. Ify Ibekwe had another double, double, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Courtney Clements had 21 points and Ashley Frazier had 8 assists and only 1 turnover. Frazier did miss all 7 of her shot attempts. Clements was making her first career start. She was 6 of 13 in the first half, while the other Wildcats were 2 for 22.
Washington, 3-3:
Beat Pepperdine 67-53. Sami Whitcomb with 18 points and 5 assists, including 3 of 5 from three. Frosh Kristi Kingma with 14 points. However Washington did have 26 turnovers. On the plus side, the Huskies had 15 steals.
The Washington at Pepperdine and Bakersfield at UCLA games on Wednesday drew less than 1,000 fans combined. Sad.
Oregon, 3-3.
Lost to Montana 60-52. Oregon has been playing without leading scorer Taylor Lilly this year, out with a stress fracture. Also yet to play has been Guard Rita Kolla, broken foot. Oregon shot only 30%.
Beat Princeton 75-53. Ashley Walker led the way with 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting. 10 assists for Alexis Gray-Lawson and Cal was 9 for 18 from three.
Lost to TCU 82-73. Ashley Walker had a great night with 31 points and 12 rebounds in a game that was very close until under a minute to go. Natasha Vital added 21 points. Devanei Hampton could only score 2 points with 1 rebound in 16 minutes. TCU had been rated about # 22, but lost earlier this week to Stanford’s next opponent, Fresno State.
Arizona State, 6-2:
Beat UC Davis 73-59. Briann January had a career high 25 points, making 7 of 9 three’s. Dymond Simon make 3 of 7 three’s and scored 20 points. Danielle Orsillo had what I think is her best game, back from her ACL of last year, with 10 points on 3 of 4 from three. ASU made 14 of 23 three’s, but Davis out rebounded the Sun Devils by 5 and blocked 5 shots. Haylee Donaghe made both her 3’s, and scored 9 points. She also had 4 assists and 4 turnovers for Davis. Haylee is Hannah’s sister. ASU’s 14 three’s broke their school record of 10 set 3 seasons ago at….Stanford.
Beat UC Irvine, Molly Goodenbour’s new team 75-23. Sybil Dosty with 13 points and 10 rebounds lead the Sun Devils who had 6 players score between 8 and 13 points in the rout.
Beat Northern Arizona 91-65. Orsillo led the way with 16 points.
UCLA, 6-1 :
Beat Cal State Bakersfield 104-57. 12 players played between 11 and 22 minutes and 11 scored from 6 to 13 points for the Bruins.
Beat Nevada 62-47. UCLA out rebounded Nevada by 21. Darxia Morris had 10 points to lead the Bruins.
USC, 4-3:
Beat Michigan 81-53. Michigan is a good team with a win over # 16 Vanderbilt, and a 3 point loss to # 5 Texas A & M. Camille LaNoir led the way with 19 points. Nadia Parker with 12 points in 19 minutes and Briana Gilbreath with 13 points, 6 assists and no turnovers. Ten players played 11 or more minutes and 5 scored in double figures. USC also was 11 for 24 from three.
Lost to Utah Valley State, a huge disappointment, 66-64. USC shot 35 % to Utah Valley’s 45% but still this loss by SC is hard to fathom. USC took 13 more shots and 3 more FT attempts. Kari LaPlante had 8 points and 8 rebounds, while Nadia Parker had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Lost to BYU 65-64. Not much good to say about the Trojans, but here’s one: JJ’s HS teammates, Jenkins (4) and Hughes (10) Combined for 14 points. Hughes had 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Brynn Cameron made 3 of 4 three’s for 9 points.
Oregon State, 5-1:
Beat USF 83-66. Brittany Davis and Alex Mitchell both had 16 points and Kristen Tilleman had 9 rebounds. Redshirt frosh and Mitty Grad Kassandra McAlister had her first big night going 6 for 7 and 12 points.
Beat Portland State 58-24, setting a school record for fewest points allowed. Center Alex Mitchell had 13 points in the easy win. An interesting fact, the attendance was almost double UCLA’s last home game.
Washington State, 5-2:
Beat Long Beach State 68-50. Frosh Jasmine Perkins had 16 points with 7 assists, although 6 turnovers. Vets Heather Molzen had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Katie Appleton hit 3 of 6 three’s and had 14 points.
Beat Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 73-52. April Cook hit 4 of 6 three’s for 18 points. Perkins had 14 and Rosie Tarnowski also had 14 points. The Cougar frosh scored 50 points, almost more than their opponent.
Arizona, 3-4:
Lost to LATech 68-53. Ify Ibekwe had another double, double, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Courtney Clements had 21 points and Ashley Frazier had 8 assists and only 1 turnover. Frazier did miss all 7 of her shot attempts. Clements was making her first career start. She was 6 of 13 in the first half, while the other Wildcats were 2 for 22.
Washington, 3-3:
Beat Pepperdine 67-53. Sami Whitcomb with 18 points and 5 assists, including 3 of 5 from three. Frosh Kristi Kingma with 14 points. However Washington did have 26 turnovers. On the plus side, the Huskies had 15 steals.
The Washington at Pepperdine and Bakersfield at UCLA games on Wednesday drew less than 1,000 fans combined. Sad.
Oregon, 3-3.
Lost to Montana 60-52. Oregon has been playing without leading scorer Taylor Lilly this year, out with a stress fracture. Also yet to play has been Guard Rita Kolla, broken foot. Oregon shot only 30%.
November 30, 2008
A review of games through Sunday, November 30
Cal, 6-0:
Beat South Florida 85-55. Devanei Hampton back with 9 points and 6 rebounds in just 10 minutes. Natasha Vital with 22 points on 5 of 6 from three. Lauren Greif with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Former Bear Jessica Lawson had 2 points and 4 fouls in 11 minutes.
Beat Texas Tech 68-54. Ashley Walker had a huge game with 30 points and Lexi Gray-Lawson added 19 points.
Beat Iowa 76-43. Ashley Walker with her 2nd straight game of 30 or more points, with 32 in this game. 16 assists to only 8 turnovers for the Bears.
Arizona State, 3-2:
Beat Hofstra 80-54. Briann January had 19 points, Dymond Simon had 15 points hitting 3 of her 4 three attempts, but had 7 of ASU’s 28 turnovers
Lost to Florida 65-60. Florida is 6-1 but their loss was to….Florida Gulf Coast. A bad loss for the Sun Devils. In fairness Florida did beat Florida State when they were ranked # 21. January 16 points, 4 of 6 from three. Also 9 assists to only 2 turnovers and had 6 steals.
UCLA, 4-1:
Beat Cal Poly 57-48. Nina Earl had 12 points. UCLA was 0 for 5 from three.
Beat Cal State-Northridge 96-53. It was UCLA’s biggest margin of victory in 6 years, and the Bruins had 22 steals. All this thrilled the UCLA crowd of 626. Erica Tukiainen led the balanced scoring with 16 points.
USC, 3-1:
Beat Santa Barbara 62-53. Nadia Parker is really back with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Briana Gilbreath hit for 18 points.
Oregon State, 3-1:
Beat Arkansas 69-56, a darn good win for the Beavers, defeating an SEC team. Four of the five starters scored 12-14 points. Talisa Rhea, who averaged 30 points in the first two games only had 5 points in 32 minutes.
Lost to North Carolina 82-78. Great game for the Beavers against a very highly ranked team. Brittany avis scored 22 points and Rhea had 18. Another sign of improvement, the Beavers had 3 less turnovers than the Tar Heels.
Washington State, 3-2:
Lost to Northern Colorado 86-79. Frosh Jazmine Perkins had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Her point total was the highest for any WSU frosh since they starting playing NCAA Basketball. Heather Molzen and April Cook both scored 18 points. Northern Colorado hit 65% to lead by 20 at half time. Only 8 turnovers for the young Cougars.
Beat USF 83-71. April Cook led the way with 22 points, 4 assists and 0 turnovers.
Arizona, 3-3:
Lost to Texas A & M 54-44 at home. A decent turnout of 1,600 for the Wildcats home game. It was a 4 point game with a minute and a half left. Arizona shot only 24% and had 5 assists to 22 turnovers, but the A & M numbers weren’t much better. Still a good game for Arizona against the # 8 team in the country.
Lost to Middle Tennessee State 77-57. Ify Ibekwe had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 turnovers. Arizona had 29 turnovers for the game. Reiko Thomas had 19 points for the Wildcats.
Washington, 2-3:
Beat Seattle 82-56. Four players with 10 or 11 points, plus Michelle Augustavo with 15 points on 5 of 7 from three. The young Guards, Kristi Kingma and Sarah Morton combined for 10 assists, although had 8 turnovers between them.
Lost to Clemson 85-67. Sami Whitcomb with 18 points and Augustavo with 15, including 3 three’s.
Oregon, 3-2.
Beat Wyoming in their only game of the week, 51-45. Frosh Amanda Johnson had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Micaela Cocks had 12 points, including 2 three’s.
Beat South Florida 85-55. Devanei Hampton back with 9 points and 6 rebounds in just 10 minutes. Natasha Vital with 22 points on 5 of 6 from three. Lauren Greif with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Former Bear Jessica Lawson had 2 points and 4 fouls in 11 minutes.
Beat Texas Tech 68-54. Ashley Walker had a huge game with 30 points and Lexi Gray-Lawson added 19 points.
Beat Iowa 76-43. Ashley Walker with her 2nd straight game of 30 or more points, with 32 in this game. 16 assists to only 8 turnovers for the Bears.
Arizona State, 3-2:
Beat Hofstra 80-54. Briann January had 19 points, Dymond Simon had 15 points hitting 3 of her 4 three attempts, but had 7 of ASU’s 28 turnovers
Lost to Florida 65-60. Florida is 6-1 but their loss was to….Florida Gulf Coast. A bad loss for the Sun Devils. In fairness Florida did beat Florida State when they were ranked # 21. January 16 points, 4 of 6 from three. Also 9 assists to only 2 turnovers and had 6 steals.
UCLA, 4-1:
Beat Cal Poly 57-48. Nina Earl had 12 points. UCLA was 0 for 5 from three.
Beat Cal State-Northridge 96-53. It was UCLA’s biggest margin of victory in 6 years, and the Bruins had 22 steals. All this thrilled the UCLA crowd of 626. Erica Tukiainen led the balanced scoring with 16 points.
USC, 3-1:
Beat Santa Barbara 62-53. Nadia Parker is really back with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Briana Gilbreath hit for 18 points.
Oregon State, 3-1:
Beat Arkansas 69-56, a darn good win for the Beavers, defeating an SEC team. Four of the five starters scored 12-14 points. Talisa Rhea, who averaged 30 points in the first two games only had 5 points in 32 minutes.
Lost to North Carolina 82-78. Great game for the Beavers against a very highly ranked team. Brittany avis scored 22 points and Rhea had 18. Another sign of improvement, the Beavers had 3 less turnovers than the Tar Heels.
Washington State, 3-2:
Lost to Northern Colorado 86-79. Frosh Jazmine Perkins had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Her point total was the highest for any WSU frosh since they starting playing NCAA Basketball. Heather Molzen and April Cook both scored 18 points. Northern Colorado hit 65% to lead by 20 at half time. Only 8 turnovers for the young Cougars.
Beat USF 83-71. April Cook led the way with 22 points, 4 assists and 0 turnovers.
Arizona, 3-3:
Lost to Texas A & M 54-44 at home. A decent turnout of 1,600 for the Wildcats home game. It was a 4 point game with a minute and a half left. Arizona shot only 24% and had 5 assists to 22 turnovers, but the A & M numbers weren’t much better. Still a good game for Arizona against the # 8 team in the country.
Lost to Middle Tennessee State 77-57. Ify Ibekwe had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 turnovers. Arizona had 29 turnovers for the game. Reiko Thomas had 19 points for the Wildcats.
Washington, 2-3:
Beat Seattle 82-56. Four players with 10 or 11 points, plus Michelle Augustavo with 15 points on 5 of 7 from three. The young Guards, Kristi Kingma and Sarah Morton combined for 10 assists, although had 8 turnovers between them.
Lost to Clemson 85-67. Sami Whitcomb with 18 points and Augustavo with 15, including 3 three’s.
Oregon, 3-2.
Beat Wyoming in their only game of the week, 51-45. Frosh Amanda Johnson had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Micaela Cocks had 12 points, including 2 three’s.
November 25, 2008
The First 10 Days
Here’s a rundown on Pac 10 teams during their first 10 days of play this season.
Cal, 3-0:
Beat Albany 63-39. Ashley Walker led the way with 23 points.
Beat Nevada 67-53. 27 points and 17 rebounds by Walker. Only 1 for 14 from 3, but only 7 turnovers.
Beat Rutgers 66-52 with Lexi Gray-Lawson leading the way with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and only 1 turnover. Cal was 7 for 16 from three.
Cal is now # 3 in the country.
Arizona State, 2-1:
Beat Cleveland State 76-59. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Briann January had 9 assists.
Beat Tulane 86-53. 15 points for Dymond Simon. Becca Tobin had 8 points and 10 rebounds. January had 6 assists and only 1 turnover, but ASU had 21 total turnovers.
Lost to Oklahoma 70-57. 14 points for Simon but she also had 5 turnovers. However suspect she was guarding Danielle Robinson who had 8 turnovers. That must have been fun to watch. ASU down to 14 turnovers.
ASU is now ranked # 21.
UCLA, 2-1:
Beat Fullerton is Caldwell’s debut, 78-62. After all the complaining about the previous coach, only 871 fans bothered to show for the game. Monquiee Alexander led all scorers with 12 and Chinyere Ibekwe had 14 rebounds. UCLA committed 29 turnovers.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. 15 points and 15 rebounds for Ibekwe. 14 points for Nina Earl. 23 turnovers and only one three.
Lost at Maryland 88-65. Again 23 turnovers and only one three. Doreen Campbell 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
USC, 2-1:
Lost to Charlotte 62-60: 15 points for Ashley Corral with 3 three’s. 13 points for Camille LeNoir. JJ Hones’ former teammate Aarika Hughes had 11 rebounds. USC had 26 turnovers.
Beat Milwaukee 77-65. 7 three’s and 16 assists with 21 turnovers. 14 points for Brianna Gilbreath and 13 rebounds for Hughes. Another former JJ teammate, Michelle Jenkins had 6 points.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. Frosh Ashley Corral had 6 three’s on her way to 20 points and was high with 7 rebounds. Nadia Parker scored 8 in her debut after being hit by a car while riding her bike.
Oregon State, 2-0:
Beat Sacramento State 100-45. Sharpshooter Talisa Rhea was 10 for 19 from three and scored 42 points. She also had 5 assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes of play.
Beat Houston 69-47. Rhea with 18 points, 4 three’s. Tiffany Ducker with 13 rebounds.
Washington State, 2-1:
Lost at Texas Tech, 82-69. The Cougars were 10 for 23 from three, and had 15 assists to 16 turnovers while starting 3 frosh. Katie Appleton led with 17 points.
Beat Boise State 85-76. April Cook with 18 points and Appleton with 16 points.
Beat Montana State 77-66. Cook with 20 points, Appleton with 17 points.
Arizona, 3-1:
Lost to Toledo in the last second to start the season at a tournament in Hawaii. Ify Ibekwe lead the way with 23 points and 18 rebounds. The Wildcats hit one three and had 21 turnovers.
Beat Loyola Marymount in 3 overtimes the next day. Amina Njonkou led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Beatrice Bofia had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Only 4 three’s and 28 turnovers, of course in 3 overtimes.
Beat Hawaii 62-50. Njonkou with 16 points, Bofia with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Turnovers still high with 21.
Beat Santa Barbara 54-47. Njonkou with 15 points and 19 rebounds. Bofia only played 6 minutes. Down to 13 turnovers. This was their first home game, 1200 fans.
Now 3-1 and playing Texas A & M tonight.
Washington, 1-2:
Lost to Gonzaga 64-59 before 4,052 in Seattle. 16 points and 11 rebounds for Laura McLellan. 31 turnovers for the Huskies.
Lost to Weber State 77-66. 17 points for McLellan and 11 points, 12 rebounds for Heidi McNeill. Down to 16 turnovers. Only 1 for 15 from three.
Beat Boise State 74-51. 3,365 to see the home game for the Huskies. Washington was 6 for 14 from three. 15 points for McLellan. Outstanding recruit Liz Lay has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury that occurred in High School.
Oregon, 2-2.
Beat a bad San Jose State team in San Jose, 69-68. Tall Fern Micaela Cocks had 22 points including 3 three’s. Ellie Manou had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Beat UOP 76-71. Manou will 23 points and 11 rebounds. Cocks with 25 points including 3 three’s, again. PG Tatianna Thomas had 9 assists but 7 turnovers. 2,100 people for their first home game.
Lost at BYU 67-45. Shot 25% and had 3 assists and 21 turnovers. WOW!! Frosh Amanda Johnson had her second 10 point and 8 rebound game of the season.
Lost at South Dakota State 80-63. 26 turnovers for the Ducks. Cocks with 20 points.
Cal, 3-0:
Beat Albany 63-39. Ashley Walker led the way with 23 points.
Beat Nevada 67-53. 27 points and 17 rebounds by Walker. Only 1 for 14 from 3, but only 7 turnovers.
Beat Rutgers 66-52 with Lexi Gray-Lawson leading the way with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and only 1 turnover. Cal was 7 for 16 from three.
Cal is now # 3 in the country.
Arizona State, 2-1:
Beat Cleveland State 76-59. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Briann January had 9 assists.
Beat Tulane 86-53. 15 points for Dymond Simon. Becca Tobin had 8 points and 10 rebounds. January had 6 assists and only 1 turnover, but ASU had 21 total turnovers.
Lost to Oklahoma 70-57. 14 points for Simon but she also had 5 turnovers. However suspect she was guarding Danielle Robinson who had 8 turnovers. That must have been fun to watch. ASU down to 14 turnovers.
ASU is now ranked # 21.
UCLA, 2-1:
Beat Fullerton is Caldwell’s debut, 78-62. After all the complaining about the previous coach, only 871 fans bothered to show for the game. Monquiee Alexander led all scorers with 12 and Chinyere Ibekwe had 14 rebounds. UCLA committed 29 turnovers.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. 15 points and 15 rebounds for Ibekwe. 14 points for Nina Earl. 23 turnovers and only one three.
Lost at Maryland 88-65. Again 23 turnovers and only one three. Doreen Campbell 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
USC, 2-1:
Lost to Charlotte 62-60: 15 points for Ashley Corral with 3 three’s. 13 points for Camille LeNoir. JJ Hones’ former teammate Aarika Hughes had 11 rebounds. USC had 26 turnovers.
Beat Milwaukee 77-65. 7 three’s and 16 assists with 21 turnovers. 14 points for Brianna Gilbreath and 13 rebounds for Hughes. Another former JJ teammate, Michelle Jenkins had 6 points.
Beat Pepperdine 66-55. Frosh Ashley Corral had 6 three’s on her way to 20 points and was high with 7 rebounds. Nadia Parker scored 8 in her debut after being hit by a car while riding her bike.
Oregon State, 2-0:
Beat Sacramento State 100-45. Sharpshooter Talisa Rhea was 10 for 19 from three and scored 42 points. She also had 5 assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes of play.
Beat Houston 69-47. Rhea with 18 points, 4 three’s. Tiffany Ducker with 13 rebounds.
Washington State, 2-1:
Lost at Texas Tech, 82-69. The Cougars were 10 for 23 from three, and had 15 assists to 16 turnovers while starting 3 frosh. Katie Appleton led with 17 points.
Beat Boise State 85-76. April Cook with 18 points and Appleton with 16 points.
Beat Montana State 77-66. Cook with 20 points, Appleton with 17 points.
Arizona, 3-1:
Lost to Toledo in the last second to start the season at a tournament in Hawaii. Ify Ibekwe lead the way with 23 points and 18 rebounds. The Wildcats hit one three and had 21 turnovers.
Beat Loyola Marymount in 3 overtimes the next day. Amina Njonkou led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Beatrice Bofia had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Only 4 three’s and 28 turnovers, of course in 3 overtimes.
Beat Hawaii 62-50. Njonkou with 16 points, Bofia with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Turnovers still high with 21.
Beat Santa Barbara 54-47. Njonkou with 15 points and 19 rebounds. Bofia only played 6 minutes. Down to 13 turnovers. This was their first home game, 1200 fans.
Now 3-1 and playing Texas A & M tonight.
Washington, 1-2:
Lost to Gonzaga 64-59 before 4,052 in Seattle. 16 points and 11 rebounds for Laura McLellan. 31 turnovers for the Huskies.
Lost to Weber State 77-66. 17 points for McLellan and 11 points, 12 rebounds for Heidi McNeill. Down to 16 turnovers. Only 1 for 15 from three.
Beat Boise State 74-51. 3,365 to see the home game for the Huskies. Washington was 6 for 14 from three. 15 points for McLellan. Outstanding recruit Liz Lay has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury that occurred in High School.
Oregon, 2-2.
Beat a bad San Jose State team in San Jose, 69-68. Tall Fern Micaela Cocks had 22 points including 3 three’s. Ellie Manou had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Beat UOP 76-71. Manou will 23 points and 11 rebounds. Cocks with 25 points including 3 three’s, again. PG Tatianna Thomas had 9 assists but 7 turnovers. 2,100 people for their first home game.
Lost at BYU 67-45. Shot 25% and had 3 assists and 21 turnovers. WOW!! Frosh Amanda Johnson had her second 10 point and 8 rebound game of the season.
Lost at South Dakota State 80-63. 26 turnovers for the Ducks. Cocks with 20 points.
November 9, 2008
New Leadership at UCLA
Nikki Caldwell is the new Coach at UCLA and can really be summed up in these words: 6 years Assistant at Tennessee, 5 Final Fours and two NCAA Championships. Now what can she do on her own, great question, but there is no question that the background is there for success.
Caldwell's first task to make her four big post players productive. The loss of Regina Rogers, who transferred to Washington might hurt, but the talent is there, just waiting for coaching. Several of the UCLA post players are very aggressive, so that doesn’t have to be taught.
Chinyere “Ray Ray” Ibekwe is a 6-4 Sr who patterns her play after Dennis Rodman. And to be fair, her hobbies include modeling. Back to basketball, she had a poor season last year, but as a Soph averaged just short of 8 points and 7 rebounds a game. New coach, SR season, could well mean breakout year. Moniquee Alexander is a 6-6 Jr who started 15 games last year. However she only averaged 12 minutes, 4 points and 3 rebounds a game. Her high game? Against her new coach, last vs Tennessee. Christina Nzekwe is a 6-4 Soph who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds a game. Candice Brown is 6-3, a Soph, who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds a game.
These four post players hold the key to a successful season. If they can rebound, score and stay healthy, UCLA, with their good Guards could have a fine season.
The Point Guard is Darxia Morris, a 5-8 Soph who had a huge game against Stanford last season. She averaged 8 points a game, but must improve her assist total, she has a career high of only 5. 5-10 Sr Tierra Henderson will also play the Point, after averaging 8 points per game last year. Henderson is an outstanding defensive player, and will probably also see playing time at the off guard position.
Wings include 5-10 Soph Dorenna Campbell. Doreena averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ½ assists in her frosh season. She also shot 43% from three, although only taking 53 shots from beyond the line. 6-1 Soph Nina Earl started half the games last year, averaging almost 9 points per game. If Morris, Campbell and Earl all start, that’ll give the Bruins 3 very good and young, backcourt athletes.
UCLA has three more fine wings in JR Erica Tukiainen, who averaged 4 ½ points per game last season. The recruiting class yielded two outstanding incoming frosh. Atonye Nyingifa is 5-11 but a very strong player who could play any of several positions. She was the # 19 High School player last year. Nyingifa is a strong slasher with a nice shot and a very strong rebounder despite being under 6 foot. Rebekah Gardner is 6-0 and was the # 66 player last season in High School. Any of these three could start, and they give the young UCLA team six solid rising backcourt players.
Morris is not playing yet, recovering from March knee surgery. UCLA edged Love and Basketball 86-80 in their first exhibition game and then beat Team SRP 107-63 on Sunday. Earl with 23 and Gardner with 19 led the scoring.
If the four post players can play good defense, and rebound well, UCLA has a shot at post season.
Caldwell's first task to make her four big post players productive. The loss of Regina Rogers, who transferred to Washington might hurt, but the talent is there, just waiting for coaching. Several of the UCLA post players are very aggressive, so that doesn’t have to be taught.
Chinyere “Ray Ray” Ibekwe is a 6-4 Sr who patterns her play after Dennis Rodman. And to be fair, her hobbies include modeling. Back to basketball, she had a poor season last year, but as a Soph averaged just short of 8 points and 7 rebounds a game. New coach, SR season, could well mean breakout year. Moniquee Alexander is a 6-6 Jr who started 15 games last year. However she only averaged 12 minutes, 4 points and 3 rebounds a game. Her high game? Against her new coach, last vs Tennessee. Christina Nzekwe is a 6-4 Soph who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds a game. Candice Brown is 6-3, a Soph, who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds a game.
These four post players hold the key to a successful season. If they can rebound, score and stay healthy, UCLA, with their good Guards could have a fine season.
The Point Guard is Darxia Morris, a 5-8 Soph who had a huge game against Stanford last season. She averaged 8 points a game, but must improve her assist total, she has a career high of only 5. 5-10 Sr Tierra Henderson will also play the Point, after averaging 8 points per game last year. Henderson is an outstanding defensive player, and will probably also see playing time at the off guard position.
Wings include 5-10 Soph Dorenna Campbell. Doreena averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ½ assists in her frosh season. She also shot 43% from three, although only taking 53 shots from beyond the line. 6-1 Soph Nina Earl started half the games last year, averaging almost 9 points per game. If Morris, Campbell and Earl all start, that’ll give the Bruins 3 very good and young, backcourt athletes.
UCLA has three more fine wings in JR Erica Tukiainen, who averaged 4 ½ points per game last season. The recruiting class yielded two outstanding incoming frosh. Atonye Nyingifa is 5-11 but a very strong player who could play any of several positions. She was the # 19 High School player last year. Nyingifa is a strong slasher with a nice shot and a very strong rebounder despite being under 6 foot. Rebekah Gardner is 6-0 and was the # 66 player last season in High School. Any of these three could start, and they give the young UCLA team six solid rising backcourt players.
Morris is not playing yet, recovering from March knee surgery. UCLA edged Love and Basketball 86-80 in their first exhibition game and then beat Team SRP 107-63 on Sunday. Earl with 23 and Gardner with 19 led the scoring.
If the four post players can play good defense, and rebound well, UCLA has a shot at post season.
November 6, 2008
First Week in the Pac 10
Exhibition play has started in the Pac 10 and here are the highlights and lowlights.
Arizona: Their first exhibition game was against their Male practice players, ‘nuff said. Then they played Oklahoma Panhandle and won 85-33. Rieko Thomas hit 16 of 18 FT’s for 20 points, PG Ashley Frazier had 7 assists and only 3 turnovers and also hit 3 of 4 three point shots, Amina Njonkou had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Arizona had only 10 turnovers.
First game is Nov 14 against Toledo.
Arizona State: Beat a Travel team from Houston in their only exhibition. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Lauren Lacey had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Orsillo returned after missing last season and scored 8 points in 15 minutes, Alex Earl, teammate of JJ Hones in High School, scored 4 points in her debut.
First game is in the WNIT against Cleveland State on Nov 14.
USC: Beat Love and Basketball 79-63 despite 32 turnovers. 32!!! Ashley Corral hit 5 of 10 Three’s and Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
First game is Nov 15 against Charlotte.
UCLA: Beat Love and Basketball 86-80. Dorenna Campbell led with 16 points. 3 of their 4 Posts had 4 fouls each . They play another exhibition on Sunday.
First game is Nov 16 against Fullerton.
Cal: Beat Chico State 95-51 without Hampton. They play another exhibition on Sunday. Against Chico, now Sr Gray-Lawson had 17 points. But the big news was Sr Shantrell Sneed scoring 15 points in a big step up game.
First game is Nov14 against Albany.
Oregon: Defeated Northwest Christian University 87-40. And had 2,247 people in attendance. Frosh Amanda Johnson, from Santa Rosa, began her career with a team leading 18 points. Forward Rita Kolla had NINE!! assists. They play an exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 15 against San Jose State.
Oregon State: Beat Lewis and Clark 98-36. Brittany Davis was high with 18 points and Talisa Rhea hit 3 of 4 three’s on her way to 17 points. They play another exhibition on Tuesday.
First game is Nov 16 against Sacramento State.
Washington: Beat Love and Basketball 77-73. Heidi McNeil had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Michelle Ausgustavo hit 4 of 8 three’s. On the down side, Washington had 27 turnovers. Liz Lay did not play. They play another exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 16 against Gonzaga.
Washington State: Beat Showtime 101-64. The frosh scored 53 points and the team only had 12 turnovers. They have another exhibition Sunday.
Arizona: Their first exhibition game was against their Male practice players, ‘nuff said. Then they played Oklahoma Panhandle and won 85-33. Rieko Thomas hit 16 of 18 FT’s for 20 points, PG Ashley Frazier had 7 assists and only 3 turnovers and also hit 3 of 4 three point shots, Amina Njonkou had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Arizona had only 10 turnovers.
First game is Nov 14 against Toledo.
Arizona State: Beat a Travel team from Houston in their only exhibition. Sybil Dosty had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Lauren Lacey had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Orsillo returned after missing last season and scored 8 points in 15 minutes, Alex Earl, teammate of JJ Hones in High School, scored 4 points in her debut.
First game is in the WNIT against Cleveland State on Nov 14.
USC: Beat Love and Basketball 79-63 despite 32 turnovers. 32!!! Ashley Corral hit 5 of 10 Three’s and Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
First game is Nov 15 against Charlotte.
UCLA: Beat Love and Basketball 86-80. Dorenna Campbell led with 16 points. 3 of their 4 Posts had 4 fouls each . They play another exhibition on Sunday.
First game is Nov 16 against Fullerton.
Cal: Beat Chico State 95-51 without Hampton. They play another exhibition on Sunday. Against Chico, now Sr Gray-Lawson had 17 points. But the big news was Sr Shantrell Sneed scoring 15 points in a big step up game.
First game is Nov14 against Albany.
Oregon: Defeated Northwest Christian University 87-40. And had 2,247 people in attendance. Frosh Amanda Johnson, from Santa Rosa, began her career with a team leading 18 points. Forward Rita Kolla had NINE!! assists. They play an exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 15 against San Jose State.
Oregon State: Beat Lewis and Clark 98-36. Brittany Davis was high with 18 points and Talisa Rhea hit 3 of 4 three’s on her way to 17 points. They play another exhibition on Tuesday.
First game is Nov 16 against Sacramento State.
Washington: Beat Love and Basketball 77-73. Heidi McNeil had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Michelle Ausgustavo hit 4 of 8 three’s. On the down side, Washington had 27 turnovers. Liz Lay did not play. They play another exhibition on Monday.
First game is Nov 16 against Gonzaga.
Washington State: Beat Showtime 101-64. The frosh scored 53 points and the team only had 12 turnovers. They have another exhibition Sunday.
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