LaVonda Wagner is no longer the Coach at Oregon State. It will be very interesting what happens next.
Here's is the story:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/06/oregon_state_fires_lavonda_wag.html
June 1, 2010
May 31, 2010
More going on in the Pac 10
The Oregon State story gets weirder and weirder. Here’s a link to the latest:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/05/osu_coach_lavonda_wagner_built.html
By my count they are down to 4 players from last year’s team and there is talk in the comments section that another will leave. They are also down to one Assistant and yes the one in the story. However they have signed 3 for the next year. Two signed in November but another committed at the end of April. She is Alexis Bostick, an unrated player from Oakland’s very strong Bishop O’Dowd team. She is a 5-9 Point Guard. I don’t know if she actually signed or not, as Oregon State stopped doing Press Releases on Women’s Basketball.
Another interesting case is Kirsten Tilleman who will not play and not transfer. She is ending her Soph year but on schedule to graduate after 3 years. She now plans to go to Grad school elsewhere and play there.
So will the 3 recruits show up and play for Wagner? If not they have 4 players and one has to wonder what happens then. Or if Wagner “moves on” will those who night be waiting for something to happen, and maybe Tilleman is in that group, come back to play. Stay tuned.
Shoni Schimmel has not signed and no rumors of a commitment.
Cal signed an Israeli player who played on their 18U team, G 6-0 Guard Avigiel Cohen. Cohen was born in LA by the way. She is now the 10th player on Cal’s 2010-2011 roster. Cohen is recovering from an injury so it’s not known if she will be enrolling at Cal this summer and playing at Kezar. However those of us who are Kezar junkies will be watching for her.
KiKi Moore, late of Washington State, will transfer to Fresno State. She had activity with most of the WCC Conference, including hometown USF before deciding on Fresno.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2010/05/osu_coach_lavonda_wagner_built.html
By my count they are down to 4 players from last year’s team and there is talk in the comments section that another will leave. They are also down to one Assistant and yes the one in the story. However they have signed 3 for the next year. Two signed in November but another committed at the end of April. She is Alexis Bostick, an unrated player from Oakland’s very strong Bishop O’Dowd team. She is a 5-9 Point Guard. I don’t know if she actually signed or not, as Oregon State stopped doing Press Releases on Women’s Basketball.
Another interesting case is Kirsten Tilleman who will not play and not transfer. She is ending her Soph year but on schedule to graduate after 3 years. She now plans to go to Grad school elsewhere and play there.
So will the 3 recruits show up and play for Wagner? If not they have 4 players and one has to wonder what happens then. Or if Wagner “moves on” will those who night be waiting for something to happen, and maybe Tilleman is in that group, come back to play. Stay tuned.
Shoni Schimmel has not signed and no rumors of a commitment.
Cal signed an Israeli player who played on their 18U team, G 6-0 Guard Avigiel Cohen. Cohen was born in LA by the way. She is now the 10th player on Cal’s 2010-2011 roster. Cohen is recovering from an injury so it’s not known if she will be enrolling at Cal this summer and playing at Kezar. However those of us who are Kezar junkies will be watching for her.
KiKi Moore, late of Washington State, will transfer to Fresno State. She had activity with most of the WCC Conference, including hometown USF before deciding on Fresno.
May 12, 2010
Coming and Going in the Pac 10, Part 2
Well I thought I could go on and on about other teams, but very sad to learn that we have lost one of our finest. My very best to JJ and her family and to the coaches who had to make what could have been one of the hardest and saddest decisions of their lives.
Arizona lost only one player off this year’s team, Guard Ashley Frazier. Point Guard Shanita Arnold sat out last season after transferring from Arkansas and will have 2 years at Arizona. Plus the Wildcats signed 4 new players, making 13 on their roster, their highest number in years.
Newcomers include 6-2 forward Erica Barnes from Sacramento. She is HoopGurlz # 34 forward and the # 11 player in Northern California. Candice Warthen is 5-5 guard from Georgia who averaged 25 points per game as a Jr and also won the state High Jump title that year. Kianta Ageous is a 5-9 guard from Texas who averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds as a High School Jr and is a top 100 guard per HoopGurlz. Signing this spring was Taylor Dalrymple, a 6-0 forward who is a JC transfer. Taylor is the # 3 JC power forward and the # 17 overall JC players. Plus she was a High School teammate of Maya Moore.
Overall Arizona welcomes 5 new players to offset their loss of a single player. Depth comes to Tucson.
Arizona State loses 3 players, guards Danielle Orsillo and Gabby Fage and post Kayli Murphy. Murphy and Orsillo and big losses, on the other hand ASU plays with 10“starters” and return a total of 11 players. This includes Dymond Simon an impact player who sat out last season with an ACL she tore in February of 2009. Also sitting out was JC transfer, 5-9 guard Markisha Patterson who will have a role in 2010/2011.
ASU adds 3 newcomers for the next season. Adrianne Thomas is a 5-9 guard from Southern California who signed in November. Thomas could be a sleeper as she had an outstanding travel ball season after her soph year then missed most of her Jr year with an injury. This season she bounced back to be the Inland Empire Valley Player of the Year.
This signing period the Sun Devils will add Olivia Major, a local JC transfer, a 5-7 guard who averaged 20 points a game as a JC soph. Major was All Arizona in High School, scoring 2300 points in her career, and turned down Arizona and Oregon. Another Olivia, this one Olivia Simmons is a 6-0 wing from Australia. Simmons has played with the Cal Stars Elite, an East Bay Club Team, home to a number of college prospects. These two additions have yet to be announced by ASU, so maybe there will be another.
Cal signed 3 in November of offset the loss of 3 guards, Gray-Lawson, Vital and Greif. Also post Brianna Heater left school towards the end of the season. That leaves the Bears at 10 players, only 3 more as Oregon State. Cal will have back 6-5post Rama N’diaye who sat out the past season recovering from an ACL.
Cal signed the second best class, only behind Stanford, this year, in the Pac 10.
6-0 guard Afure Jemerigbe is a High School All American, the # 15 player in the country per HoopGurlz and the # 2 player in Northern California. 6-1 wing Lindsay Sherbert is also an All American and the # 21 player per HoopGurlz in the country. 5-8 guard Mikayla Lyles is the # 6 player in Northern California and named the 2nd best shooter in the country by Hoop Gurlz off her summer play.
Oregon lost their outstanding guards, Taylor Lilley and Micaela Cocks along with Lindsey Safford to graduation. The Ducks have added 5 for next season, bringing their roster to 15. I believe the 15 are on scholarship, although I guess we’ll find out for sure if Shoni Schimmel chooses Oregon.
Signing in November were 5-7 Ariel Thomas of Sacramento, the # 29 guard on HoopGurlz and the # 8 player in NorCal. Deanna Weaver from Santa Clara’s Wilcox High School is a 5-11 wing who played travel with Sara James, who signed with Stanford. Weaver is the # 7 player in NorCal. Also signing was Danielle Love from the state of Washington. Love is a 6-2 forward, the # 54 forward on HoopGurlz.
The Ducks signed two more players this past month. Ashley Buis, is a 5-1l guard and a JC transfer from Indiana. She scored 14 points per game and hit 69 threes this past season. Chynna Miley is a 6-2 post from a Georgia High School.
Arizona lost only one player off this year’s team, Guard Ashley Frazier. Point Guard Shanita Arnold sat out last season after transferring from Arkansas and will have 2 years at Arizona. Plus the Wildcats signed 4 new players, making 13 on their roster, their highest number in years.
Newcomers include 6-2 forward Erica Barnes from Sacramento. She is HoopGurlz # 34 forward and the # 11 player in Northern California. Candice Warthen is 5-5 guard from Georgia who averaged 25 points per game as a Jr and also won the state High Jump title that year. Kianta Ageous is a 5-9 guard from Texas who averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds as a High School Jr and is a top 100 guard per HoopGurlz. Signing this spring was Taylor Dalrymple, a 6-0 forward who is a JC transfer. Taylor is the # 3 JC power forward and the # 17 overall JC players. Plus she was a High School teammate of Maya Moore.
Overall Arizona welcomes 5 new players to offset their loss of a single player. Depth comes to Tucson.
Arizona State loses 3 players, guards Danielle Orsillo and Gabby Fage and post Kayli Murphy. Murphy and Orsillo and big losses, on the other hand ASU plays with 10“starters” and return a total of 11 players. This includes Dymond Simon an impact player who sat out last season with an ACL she tore in February of 2009. Also sitting out was JC transfer, 5-9 guard Markisha Patterson who will have a role in 2010/2011.
ASU adds 3 newcomers for the next season. Adrianne Thomas is a 5-9 guard from Southern California who signed in November. Thomas could be a sleeper as she had an outstanding travel ball season after her soph year then missed most of her Jr year with an injury. This season she bounced back to be the Inland Empire Valley Player of the Year.
This signing period the Sun Devils will add Olivia Major, a local JC transfer, a 5-7 guard who averaged 20 points a game as a JC soph. Major was All Arizona in High School, scoring 2300 points in her career, and turned down Arizona and Oregon. Another Olivia, this one Olivia Simmons is a 6-0 wing from Australia. Simmons has played with the Cal Stars Elite, an East Bay Club Team, home to a number of college prospects. These two additions have yet to be announced by ASU, so maybe there will be another.
Cal signed 3 in November of offset the loss of 3 guards, Gray-Lawson, Vital and Greif. Also post Brianna Heater left school towards the end of the season. That leaves the Bears at 10 players, only 3 more as Oregon State. Cal will have back 6-5post Rama N’diaye who sat out the past season recovering from an ACL.
Cal signed the second best class, only behind Stanford, this year, in the Pac 10.
6-0 guard Afure Jemerigbe is a High School All American, the # 15 player in the country per HoopGurlz and the # 2 player in Northern California. 6-1 wing Lindsay Sherbert is also an All American and the # 21 player per HoopGurlz in the country. 5-8 guard Mikayla Lyles is the # 6 player in Northern California and named the 2nd best shooter in the country by Hoop Gurlz off her summer play.
Oregon lost their outstanding guards, Taylor Lilley and Micaela Cocks along with Lindsey Safford to graduation. The Ducks have added 5 for next season, bringing their roster to 15. I believe the 15 are on scholarship, although I guess we’ll find out for sure if Shoni Schimmel chooses Oregon.
Signing in November were 5-7 Ariel Thomas of Sacramento, the # 29 guard on HoopGurlz and the # 8 player in NorCal. Deanna Weaver from Santa Clara’s Wilcox High School is a 5-11 wing who played travel with Sara James, who signed with Stanford. Weaver is the # 7 player in NorCal. Also signing was Danielle Love from the state of Washington. Love is a 6-2 forward, the # 54 forward on HoopGurlz.
The Ducks signed two more players this past month. Ashley Buis, is a 5-1l guard and a JC transfer from Indiana. She scored 14 points per game and hit 69 threes this past season. Chynna Miley is a 6-2 post from a Georgia High School.
April 23, 2010
Coming and going in the Pac 10
I was going to write about who signed with what Pac 10 teams in the April signing period but then Oregon State had a mass exodus and several also left Washington State. So this will be two parts as we concentrate on the two Northwest schools.
Oregon State has now lost 9 players from this past year’s team. Three graduated, two left at mid year, and four have left the team since the season ended. Since Coach Wagner has only signed two recruits, that leaves a current roster of 7 players for next season.
Oregon State signed two players in the November signing period, Classye James, a possible Point Guard from Mitty High, and Alyssa Martin a combo Guard from Portland. Graduating were Anita Burdick, Stacey Nichols and Julie Futch. The three graduates combined for 10 points per game with Futch starting most games.
The two players who left mid year weren’t in the regular rotation.
However since the season ended four players have or will be transferring at the end of the current semester. Leading scorer Talisa Rhea, 15 points per game, has signed a Letter of Intent to play at Seattle University. She will sit out next season and then play her final year. She would have been a Sr at Oregon State next season.
Kate Lanz is a frosh who was the Washington State Player of the Year as a High School Sr and will transfer. She didn’t start any games but played in most. Kassandra McCalister is a Sophomore who missed her first year at Oregon State and played in 10 games this past year and is transferring. The latest to get a release was Kristin Tilleman who was the 3rd leading scorer, 8 points per games, and leading rebounder, 7.5 per game. She is just a sophomore and was the Montana Gatorade Player of the year in 2007. She is an excellent student, 4.0 as a frosh at Oregon State.
Oregon State seems to be in dire straits unless they can sign several prospects in this signing period. It’s going to be very hard to improve on their 2-16 Pac 10 record of this past season.
Here’s a link to the Press Release by the Oregon State AD:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/article_796e63de-4da7-11df-9281-001cc4c03286.html
Also at least one Assistant Coach has left Oregon State.
Washington State’s Kiki Moore was their 2nd leading scorer at 12 points per game and started every game at the Point Guard position and will transfer. Also Danielle LeNoir the back up and the previous season’s starting Point Guard will also transfer. LeNoir is a soph.
However unlike Oregon State, the Cougars have some talent coming in and getting healthy. 6-8 Jessica Oesreicher will come back from her knee injury and 5-9 Guard Ireti Amojo will come back from her injury that caused her to miss all but one game last year.
Newcomers are JC transfer Rosetta Adzasu a 5-5 Point Guard. She was signed this month. Signing in November was Sage Romberg from tiny McKinleyville in Northern California. Sage is a 6-2 Guard, ranked # 87 overall by HoopGurlz.
Hana Potter is a 6-2 Post from Mn, the # 43 Post named by HoopGurlz. She and 6-1 Guard Brandi Thomas were also signed in November. Thomas is listed as a Guard but had games last year with 23 rebounds and another with 12 blocks.
A lot of movement at Washington State and Oregon State, which leads to my final note, there are a number of interesting transfer available to a coach starting her career.
And… Congrats to the new USF Head Coach Jennifer Azzi who will start her career with a number of Pac 10 transfers to lure to the Hilltop in San Francisco.
Oregon State has now lost 9 players from this past year’s team. Three graduated, two left at mid year, and four have left the team since the season ended. Since Coach Wagner has only signed two recruits, that leaves a current roster of 7 players for next season.
Oregon State signed two players in the November signing period, Classye James, a possible Point Guard from Mitty High, and Alyssa Martin a combo Guard from Portland. Graduating were Anita Burdick, Stacey Nichols and Julie Futch. The three graduates combined for 10 points per game with Futch starting most games.
The two players who left mid year weren’t in the regular rotation.
However since the season ended four players have or will be transferring at the end of the current semester. Leading scorer Talisa Rhea, 15 points per game, has signed a Letter of Intent to play at Seattle University. She will sit out next season and then play her final year. She would have been a Sr at Oregon State next season.
Kate Lanz is a frosh who was the Washington State Player of the Year as a High School Sr and will transfer. She didn’t start any games but played in most. Kassandra McCalister is a Sophomore who missed her first year at Oregon State and played in 10 games this past year and is transferring. The latest to get a release was Kristin Tilleman who was the 3rd leading scorer, 8 points per games, and leading rebounder, 7.5 per game. She is just a sophomore and was the Montana Gatorade Player of the year in 2007. She is an excellent student, 4.0 as a frosh at Oregon State.
Oregon State seems to be in dire straits unless they can sign several prospects in this signing period. It’s going to be very hard to improve on their 2-16 Pac 10 record of this past season.
Here’s a link to the Press Release by the Oregon State AD:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/article_796e63de-4da7-11df-9281-001cc4c03286.html
Also at least one Assistant Coach has left Oregon State.
Washington State’s Kiki Moore was their 2nd leading scorer at 12 points per game and started every game at the Point Guard position and will transfer. Also Danielle LeNoir the back up and the previous season’s starting Point Guard will also transfer. LeNoir is a soph.
However unlike Oregon State, the Cougars have some talent coming in and getting healthy. 6-8 Jessica Oesreicher will come back from her knee injury and 5-9 Guard Ireti Amojo will come back from her injury that caused her to miss all but one game last year.
Newcomers are JC transfer Rosetta Adzasu a 5-5 Point Guard. She was signed this month. Signing in November was Sage Romberg from tiny McKinleyville in Northern California. Sage is a 6-2 Guard, ranked # 87 overall by HoopGurlz.
Hana Potter is a 6-2 Post from Mn, the # 43 Post named by HoopGurlz. She and 6-1 Guard Brandi Thomas were also signed in November. Thomas is listed as a Guard but had games last year with 23 rebounds and another with 12 blocks.
A lot of movement at Washington State and Oregon State, which leads to my final note, there are a number of interesting transfer available to a coach starting her career.
And… Congrats to the new USF Head Coach Jennifer Azzi who will start her career with a number of Pac 10 transfers to lure to the Hilltop in San Francisco.
March 31, 2010
Jeanette makes the shot heard round the world
Jeanette raced end to end to hit the winning basket with .1 second left to send Stanford to the Final Four where we play Oklahoma at 4PM PST on Easter Sunday.
Oklahoma finished 3rd in the Big 12, and has a record of 27-10 overall. They started 10-2 after the graduation of the Paris Twins, and also lost sharp shooter Whitney Hand in game 5 to a season ending injury. The Sooners then went 13-8 before the NCAAs, where they are 4-0. Every loss has been to a team than just played or in the case of Baylor and UConn, are still playing in the NCAA tournament.
The Sooners are led by 5-9 Jr and former Mitty star Danielle Robinson who is averaging 16.6 points per game and 5.3 assists per game. She has only 2 threes on the year, but does shoot 46% from the floor. And a very key stat, Robinson is good for 87% from the free throw line.
Nyeshia Stevenson is the other guard, a 5-10 Sr. She is the only three point threat, 86 on the year, at 33%. She is averaging 14.5 points per game, so more than a three point shooter.
Amanda Thompson is a 6-1 Sr Forward scoring 13 points per game, shooting 41% from the floor. Thompson is the team’s leading rebounder, 10.6 per game.
Abi Olajuwon is the Center, a 6-4 Sr. She is averaging 11 points and 7 rebounds pr game. She is shooting 50% but plays just 22 minutes per game. 6-3 Frosh Joanna McFarland is the other Center, 4 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game.
At the wing are two players Carlee Roethlisberger, a 6-1 Jr and Jasmine Hartman a 5-10 Soph. Roethlisberger has started 18 games and averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds and 24 minutes per game. Hartman has started 14 games and averages 20 minutes, 2 points and 2 rebounds.
In the last 2 games, wins over Notre Dame and Kentucky, the Sooners produced the following stats:
Stevenson, 52 points
Thompson, 30 points and 25 rebounds
Olajuwon, 26 points and 17 rebounds
Robinson, 31 points, 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
Sheri Coale is in her 14th season as the coach, having come to restart the program after it had been dropped by the Administration.
Oklahoma finished 3rd in the Big 12, and has a record of 27-10 overall. They started 10-2 after the graduation of the Paris Twins, and also lost sharp shooter Whitney Hand in game 5 to a season ending injury. The Sooners then went 13-8 before the NCAAs, where they are 4-0. Every loss has been to a team than just played or in the case of Baylor and UConn, are still playing in the NCAA tournament.
The Sooners are led by 5-9 Jr and former Mitty star Danielle Robinson who is averaging 16.6 points per game and 5.3 assists per game. She has only 2 threes on the year, but does shoot 46% from the floor. And a very key stat, Robinson is good for 87% from the free throw line.
Nyeshia Stevenson is the other guard, a 5-10 Sr. She is the only three point threat, 86 on the year, at 33%. She is averaging 14.5 points per game, so more than a three point shooter.
Amanda Thompson is a 6-1 Sr Forward scoring 13 points per game, shooting 41% from the floor. Thompson is the team’s leading rebounder, 10.6 per game.
Abi Olajuwon is the Center, a 6-4 Sr. She is averaging 11 points and 7 rebounds pr game. She is shooting 50% but plays just 22 minutes per game. 6-3 Frosh Joanna McFarland is the other Center, 4 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game.
At the wing are two players Carlee Roethlisberger, a 6-1 Jr and Jasmine Hartman a 5-10 Soph. Roethlisberger has started 18 games and averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds and 24 minutes per game. Hartman has started 14 games and averages 20 minutes, 2 points and 2 rebounds.
In the last 2 games, wins over Notre Dame and Kentucky, the Sooners produced the following stats:
Stevenson, 52 points
Thompson, 30 points and 25 rebounds
Olajuwon, 26 points and 17 rebounds
Robinson, 31 points, 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
Sheri Coale is in her 14th season as the coach, having come to restart the program after it had been dropped by the Administration.
March 24, 2010
There’s Gold in River City
Ros “Good as GOLD”-Onwude hit 6 straight threes on her way to 26 points and 5 assists to lead Stanford to the Sweet 16 in Sacramento. We play Saturday at 6:05, or 6:04 or 6:07, love the NCAA. Nneka added 23 of her own, and 7 assists as Stanford scored 61 points in an amazing first half to beat Iowa.
We move to the Sweet Sixteen with the following seeds:
# 1 = all 4
# 2 = 2
# 3 = 3
# 4 = 1
# 5 = 1
# 7 = 2
#11 = 1
Stanford plays Georgia, and the other game at about 8:30 on Saturday will be 7 seed Gonzaga against 3 seed Xavier.
Georgia is 25-8 overall, earning them a # 5 seed. At one time they were 18-1 and # 6in the country, then they went 5-7 before their 2 tournament wins. Georgia holds wins over Oklahoma, Rutgers, Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee (at home). Three of those teams are still alive in the Tournament.
As a team on offense they are shooting 39% from the floor, 29% from three and 66% from the free throw line. They have an assist to turnover ratio of 1: 1.4 and on defense have 181 blocked shots.
As a comparison Stanford is shooting 47% from the floor, 35% from three and 73% from the free throw line. Our assist to turnover ratio is a great 1:.75 and we have blocked 148 shots.
An interesting stat, Georgia has outscored their opponents in the 2nd half by 4.4 points per game, Stanford has outscored their opponents by 9.7 points per game.
Georgia’s top two scorers are Sr Point Guard Ashley Houts and Frosh Guard Jasmine Jones, each with 12 points per game. Georgia doesn’t list a Center on their roster, but 6-2 Jr Porsha Phillips is averaging 9 points and leading the team with 8 rebounds per game. She is a transfer from LSU. 6-5 5th year Sr Angel Robinson is averaging 8 points and 8 rebounds. Rounding out the starting five, 6-1 Soph Meredith Mitchell is averaging 8 points per game.
Georgia plays 7 players. Off the bench are 6-2 frosh Jasmine Hassell, 6 points per game, and 6-3 frosh Anne Marie Armstrong, 5 points per game.
We move to the Sweet Sixteen with the following seeds:
# 1 = all 4
# 2 = 2
# 3 = 3
# 4 = 1
# 5 = 1
# 7 = 2
#11 = 1
Stanford plays Georgia, and the other game at about 8:30 on Saturday will be 7 seed Gonzaga against 3 seed Xavier.
Georgia is 25-8 overall, earning them a # 5 seed. At one time they were 18-1 and # 6in the country, then they went 5-7 before their 2 tournament wins. Georgia holds wins over Oklahoma, Rutgers, Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee (at home). Three of those teams are still alive in the Tournament.
As a team on offense they are shooting 39% from the floor, 29% from three and 66% from the free throw line. They have an assist to turnover ratio of 1: 1.4 and on defense have 181 blocked shots.
As a comparison Stanford is shooting 47% from the floor, 35% from three and 73% from the free throw line. Our assist to turnover ratio is a great 1:.75 and we have blocked 148 shots.
An interesting stat, Georgia has outscored their opponents in the 2nd half by 4.4 points per game, Stanford has outscored their opponents by 9.7 points per game.
Georgia’s top two scorers are Sr Point Guard Ashley Houts and Frosh Guard Jasmine Jones, each with 12 points per game. Georgia doesn’t list a Center on their roster, but 6-2 Jr Porsha Phillips is averaging 9 points and leading the team with 8 rebounds per game. She is a transfer from LSU. 6-5 5th year Sr Angel Robinson is averaging 8 points and 8 rebounds. Rounding out the starting five, 6-1 Soph Meredith Mitchell is averaging 8 points per game.
Georgia plays 7 players. Off the bench are 6-2 frosh Jasmine Hassell, 6 points per game, and 6-3 frosh Anne Marie Armstrong, 5 points per game.
March 16, 2010
Stanford starts Dancing
Stanford earned the # 1 seed, the # 2 seed overall and the NCAA, the Dance, begins at 7:30 Saturday at friendly Maples against UC Riverside.
First some Congratulations are in store:
1. Undefeated Pac 10 season
2. Won the Pac 10 Tourney, winning every game by 20 or more and holding every opponent to less than 50 points.
3. Becoming the first team in Pac 10 history to go undefeated through the league schedule and the Tournament.
4. Nneka named Pac 10 Player of the league
5. Joining Nneka on the all Pac 10 team, Jayne, Kayla and Jeanette.
6. Ros the co Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year
7. Jos honorable mention Al frosh team.
Stanford was named the # 1 seed in the West Bracket, the Sacramento bracket. We will play Riverside and if successful play the winner of # 8 seed Iowa vs #9 seed Rutgers. This game will start at 5:16 on Saturday.
The Other seeds in our Regional:
# 2: Texas A&M
# 3: Xavier
# 4: Oklahoma State (their star Andrea Riley has been suspended for their first game)
# 5: Georgia
# 6: Vanderbilt
# 7: Gonzaga
I’m sure we’ll all get a great preview of this weekend’s teams from the fantastic Cyd, but briefly here is some advance information.
Riverside features three players you may know. Rheya Neabors transferred from Arizona and is averaging 8 points and almost 5 assists per game. Her twin Rhaya also transferred from Arizona and is averaging 11 points per game. Marissa Rivera was teammate of Candice Wiggins at LaJolla Country Day and is now in her 6th year. She missed 2 years with injuries and another transferring. She has been at TCU, Vanguard and now UC Riverside. She is averaging 10 points per game.
A 4th player is Mitty’s Nicole Anderson who is sitting out this season after transferring to Riverside.
Iowa starts a 6-5 Center, frosh Morgan Johnson, but their scoring comes from three under 6’ players each averaging 15 points per game. Iowa has made 252 threes, shooting 37%. For a comparison, we have made 202 threes, 34%. Another comparison, we have held opponents to 127 threes and 25%.
Let the Dancing begin.
First some Congratulations are in store:
1. Undefeated Pac 10 season
2. Won the Pac 10 Tourney, winning every game by 20 or more and holding every opponent to less than 50 points.
3. Becoming the first team in Pac 10 history to go undefeated through the league schedule and the Tournament.
4. Nneka named Pac 10 Player of the league
5. Joining Nneka on the all Pac 10 team, Jayne, Kayla and Jeanette.
6. Ros the co Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year
7. Jos honorable mention Al frosh team.
Stanford was named the # 1 seed in the West Bracket, the Sacramento bracket. We will play Riverside and if successful play the winner of # 8 seed Iowa vs #9 seed Rutgers. This game will start at 5:16 on Saturday.
The Other seeds in our Regional:
# 2: Texas A&M
# 3: Xavier
# 4: Oklahoma State (their star Andrea Riley has been suspended for their first game)
# 5: Georgia
# 6: Vanderbilt
# 7: Gonzaga
I’m sure we’ll all get a great preview of this weekend’s teams from the fantastic Cyd, but briefly here is some advance information.
Riverside features three players you may know. Rheya Neabors transferred from Arizona and is averaging 8 points and almost 5 assists per game. Her twin Rhaya also transferred from Arizona and is averaging 11 points per game. Marissa Rivera was teammate of Candice Wiggins at LaJolla Country Day and is now in her 6th year. She missed 2 years with injuries and another transferring. She has been at TCU, Vanguard and now UC Riverside. She is averaging 10 points per game.
A 4th player is Mitty’s Nicole Anderson who is sitting out this season after transferring to Riverside.
Iowa starts a 6-5 Center, frosh Morgan Johnson, but their scoring comes from three under 6’ players each averaging 15 points per game. Iowa has made 252 threes, shooting 37%. For a comparison, we have made 202 threes, 34%. Another comparison, we have held opponents to 127 threes and 25%.
Let the Dancing begin.
March 9, 2010
Nneka Named Pac 10 Media Player of the Year
... by a panel of local and national media members who cover the Pac 10.
Joining Nneka on the 15 person All Pac 10 team are Jayne, Kayla and Jeanette. Ros was named to the All Defensive Team.
You can read all about it here:
http://www.pac-10.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aae.html
The awards voted on by the league coaches will be announced tomorrow.
Joining Nneka on the 15 person All Pac 10 team are Jayne, Kayla and Jeanette. Ros was named to the All Defensive Team.
You can read all about it here:
http://www.pac-10.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aae.html
The awards voted on by the league coaches will be announced tomorrow.
March 8, 2010
Stanford 18-0
Stanford is the first team since 2002 to go through the Pac 10 undefeated. Stanford did it then too.
We start play in the Pac 10 tournament Friday at 1:15PM against the winner of Thursday’s Arizona vs Washington State game.
Here is the Bracket:
http://www.pac-10.org/w-baskbl-tourney/
1. Stanford 18-0, 28-1.
Beat Cal at Cal 63-45. The Card held Cal to 28% shooting with Jos filling in for the injured Jayne. Jos had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Nneka had 22 points and 14 rebounds while Kayla had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Ros had 6 assists and held Gray-Lawson to 4 of 13 from the floor.
2. UCLA 15-3, 22-7
Beat ASU 63-59. The Bruins had 22 turnovers, still one less than ASU. Jasmine Dixon once again led the Bruins with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. UCLA shot 51% and had three other players with 10 or 12 points.
Beat Arizona 70-61. Nikki Caldwell started her 3 Seniors and Erica Tukiainan responded with 20 points. Jasmine Dixon scored 17 and had 9 rebounds.
3. USC 12-6, 18-11
Beat Arizona 55-53. USC was up 12 at the half and barely held on to win. Kari Laplante led with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Brianna Gilbreath scored on 10 shooting 4 of 15 from the floor, but had 8 assists.
Beat ASU 62-52. Ashley Corral had 20 points although committed 7 turnovers. Like Caldwell, Mr Cooper started his Seniors. This is the most wins for USC in4 years and the most conference wins in 5 years.
4. Cal 11-7, 17-12
Lost to Stanford 63-45. Alexis Gary-Lawson scored 15 and DeNesha Stallworth had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
5. ASU 9-9, 17-12
Lost at UCLA 63-59. Danielle Orsillo scored 14 points and had 5 steals. Alex Earl scored 11 points, 3 of 5 from three.
Lost to USC 62-52. Danielle Orsillo led with 13 points.
6. Oregon 7-11, 16-14 (has the tie breaker over Washington)
Lost at WSU 67-53 by shooting 27%. They were only 9 of 36 from three. Taylor Lilley was only 4 for 15 from three, but did lead the way with 16 points. Lilley now needs 5 threes to crack the NCAA top 10 season list. Amanda Johnson had 10 points, 4 blocks and 11 rebounds.
Lost to Washington 62-53. Looks like the Paul Westhead style of play just ran out of gas at the end of the season. Taylor Lilly scored 14 points, Amanda Johnson scored 10 and had 9 rebounds. Lilly needs 3 threes Friday to hit the NCAA top 10 in a season list.
6. Washington: 7-11, 12-16
Beat Oregon State 67-49, outscoring the Beavers 35-19 in the second half. Sami Whitcomb had 14 points and 3 steals, while Kristi Kingma added 11 points and led the team with 6 rebounds. The Huskies shot 48% from the floor.
Beat Oregon 62-53. Regina Rogers had 15 points and 8 rebounds in 16 minutes. Sami Whitcomb went 0 for 10 and only scored 1 point in her last home game for the Huskies.
8. Arizona 6-12, 13-16
Lost at USC 55-53. Ify Ibekwe scored 18 points and had 7 rebounds. The Wildcats had only 5 assists and 21 turnovers.
Lost at UCLA 70-61. Davelynn Whyte had 17 points and Reiko Thomas scored 20.
9. Washington State 3-15, 8-21
Beat Oregon 67 -53 as Jasmine Perkins hit 5 for 9 from three for 19 points and also had 10 rebounds. April Cook scored 16 points and Rosie Tarnowski had 10 rebounds. The Cougars out rebounded the Ducks by 17.
Lost to Oregon State 50-46 shooting only 25% from the floor. Perkins and Kiki Moore combined for a 3 for 20. April Cook, 5 for 17, scored 13 points. Katie Madison scored 13 points on just 5 shots, 7 of 8 from the free throw line, and had 11 rebounds.
10. Oregon State 2-16, 10-19
Lost at Washington 67-49. Talisa Rhea scored 12 points but was 0 for 8 from three.
Beat WSU 50-46. Kristen Tilleman scored 10 points and had 14 rebounds, Julie Futch scored 13 points and had 3 steals.
We start play in the Pac 10 tournament Friday at 1:15PM against the winner of Thursday’s Arizona vs Washington State game.
Here is the Bracket:
http://www.pac-10.org/w-baskbl-tourney/
1. Stanford 18-0, 28-1.
Beat Cal at Cal 63-45. The Card held Cal to 28% shooting with Jos filling in for the injured Jayne. Jos had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Nneka had 22 points and 14 rebounds while Kayla had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Ros had 6 assists and held Gray-Lawson to 4 of 13 from the floor.
2. UCLA 15-3, 22-7
Beat ASU 63-59. The Bruins had 22 turnovers, still one less than ASU. Jasmine Dixon once again led the Bruins with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. UCLA shot 51% and had three other players with 10 or 12 points.
Beat Arizona 70-61. Nikki Caldwell started her 3 Seniors and Erica Tukiainan responded with 20 points. Jasmine Dixon scored 17 and had 9 rebounds.
3. USC 12-6, 18-11
Beat Arizona 55-53. USC was up 12 at the half and barely held on to win. Kari Laplante led with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Brianna Gilbreath scored on 10 shooting 4 of 15 from the floor, but had 8 assists.
Beat ASU 62-52. Ashley Corral had 20 points although committed 7 turnovers. Like Caldwell, Mr Cooper started his Seniors. This is the most wins for USC in4 years and the most conference wins in 5 years.
4. Cal 11-7, 17-12
Lost to Stanford 63-45. Alexis Gary-Lawson scored 15 and DeNesha Stallworth had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
5. ASU 9-9, 17-12
Lost at UCLA 63-59. Danielle Orsillo scored 14 points and had 5 steals. Alex Earl scored 11 points, 3 of 5 from three.
Lost to USC 62-52. Danielle Orsillo led with 13 points.
6. Oregon 7-11, 16-14 (has the tie breaker over Washington)
Lost at WSU 67-53 by shooting 27%. They were only 9 of 36 from three. Taylor Lilley was only 4 for 15 from three, but did lead the way with 16 points. Lilley now needs 5 threes to crack the NCAA top 10 season list. Amanda Johnson had 10 points, 4 blocks and 11 rebounds.
Lost to Washington 62-53. Looks like the Paul Westhead style of play just ran out of gas at the end of the season. Taylor Lilly scored 14 points, Amanda Johnson scored 10 and had 9 rebounds. Lilly needs 3 threes Friday to hit the NCAA top 10 in a season list.
6. Washington: 7-11, 12-16
Beat Oregon State 67-49, outscoring the Beavers 35-19 in the second half. Sami Whitcomb had 14 points and 3 steals, while Kristi Kingma added 11 points and led the team with 6 rebounds. The Huskies shot 48% from the floor.
Beat Oregon 62-53. Regina Rogers had 15 points and 8 rebounds in 16 minutes. Sami Whitcomb went 0 for 10 and only scored 1 point in her last home game for the Huskies.
8. Arizona 6-12, 13-16
Lost at USC 55-53. Ify Ibekwe scored 18 points and had 7 rebounds. The Wildcats had only 5 assists and 21 turnovers.
Lost at UCLA 70-61. Davelynn Whyte had 17 points and Reiko Thomas scored 20.
9. Washington State 3-15, 8-21
Beat Oregon 67 -53 as Jasmine Perkins hit 5 for 9 from three for 19 points and also had 10 rebounds. April Cook scored 16 points and Rosie Tarnowski had 10 rebounds. The Cougars out rebounded the Ducks by 17.
Lost to Oregon State 50-46 shooting only 25% from the floor. Perkins and Kiki Moore combined for a 3 for 20. April Cook, 5 for 17, scored 13 points. Katie Madison scored 13 points on just 5 shots, 7 of 8 from the free throw line, and had 11 rebounds.
10. Oregon State 2-16, 10-19
Lost at Washington 67-49. Talisa Rhea scored 12 points but was 0 for 8 from three.
Beat WSU 50-46. Kristen Tilleman scored 10 points and had 14 rebounds, Julie Futch scored 13 points and had 3 steals.
March 1, 2010
Moving into the final week
Looking ahead to the Pac 10 Tournament. Stanford will be the # 1 seed and UCLA the # 2 seed. Washington State, Oregon State and Washington will definitely be in the two play in games, and given this week's schedule it appears Arizona will be the 4th play in team. The winners of the play in games play UCLA and Stanford.
1. Stanford 17-0, 27-1.
Beat ASU 63-42. Jayne with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kayla had 12 points and 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Beat Arizona 75-48. Jayne broke the all time Pac 10 rebounding record. She had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Kayla, Jeanette and JJ had an incredible 16 assists and 2 turnovers combined. Nneka scored 15 points and had 9 rebounds. Kayla led all with 26 points and added 8 rebounds. Stanford made 10 threes, Kayla 4 of those.
Next Games: March 6 at Cal
2. UCLA 13-3, 20-7
Beat Oregon State 72-53. Markel Walker scored 19 points and 7 had rebounds. The Bruins played 10 players 14 or more minutes. Darxia Morris had 10 assists. Jasmine Dixon score 17 points.
Beat Oregon 91-75. Dixon scored 31 points and had 20 rebounds in one of the top performances of the year. Dorenna Campbell added 21 points. The Bruins out rebounded the Ducks by 27 and on the Offensive Boards by 16.
Next Games: March 4 ASU, March 6 Arizona
3. Cal 11-6, 17-11
Beat Arizona 58-52. Gennifer Brandon had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bears.
Lost to ASU 57-50. Cal shot only 36% and were out rebounded by 11. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 16 points and had 7 rebounds, but took 23 shots.
Next Games: March 6 at Stanford
4. USC 10-6, 16-11
Beat Oregon in Eugene 87-84. Ashley Corral scored 23 points with 5 threes and dished out 12 assists to lead the Trojans. Brianna Gilbreath scored 20 points, Jackie Gemelos and Christina Marinacci 13 each.
Beat Oregon State 53-50. Heather Oliver hit 4 of 5 threes for 18 points. Ashley Corral had 7 assists but also 6 turnovers. Kari LaPlante had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: March 4 Arizona, March 6 ASU
5. ASU 9-7, 17-10
Lost to Stanford 63-42. Danielle Orsillo scored 12 to lead the Sun Devils. Becca Tobin had 10 rebounds.
Beat Cal 57-50. Orsillo scored 17 and Tobin scored 10 with 10 rebounds. Kayli Murphy also had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: March 4 at UCLA, March 6 at USC
6. Oregon 7-9, 16-12
Lost at home to USC 87-84. Taylor Lilley hit 4 threes, scored 22 points and had 5 assists. Micaela Cocks scored 16 points and had 4 assists.
Lost to UCLA 91-75. The Ducks were out rebounded by 27. They did hit 11 of 30 from three. Cocks had 24 points, 4 of 6 from three. Lilly scored 17, 5 of 13 from three. Amanda Johnson scored 13 and had 5 blocks and 3 steals.
Next Games: March 5 at Washington State, March 7 at Washington
7. Arizona 6-10, 13-14
Lost to Cal 58-52. Ify Ibekwe had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Lost to Stanford 75-48. Ibekwe had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Davellyn Whyte scored 13 points.
Next Games: March 4 at USC, March 6 at UCLA
8. Washington: 5-11, 10-16
Beat WSU 70-54. Regina Rogers had a season best 23 points for the Huskies who played before 5,510 fans. Sami Whitcomb had 12 points, 13 rebounds and 6 steals.
Next Games: March 5 Oregon State, March 7 Oregon
9. Washington State 2-14, 7-20
Lost to Washington 70-54. April cook scored 14.
Next Games: March 5 Oregon, March 7 Oregon State
10. Oregon State 1-15, 9-18
Lost to UCLA 74-53. Talisa Rhea scored 15 points and Brittany Kennedy had 7 assists. Kristen Tilleman had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Lost to USC 53-50. The Beavers only had 10 turnovers, but shot a poor 24%.
Next Games: March 5 at Washington, March 7 at Washington State
1. Stanford 17-0, 27-1.
Beat ASU 63-42. Jayne with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Kayla had 12 points and 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Beat Arizona 75-48. Jayne broke the all time Pac 10 rebounding record. She had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Kayla, Jeanette and JJ had an incredible 16 assists and 2 turnovers combined. Nneka scored 15 points and had 9 rebounds. Kayla led all with 26 points and added 8 rebounds. Stanford made 10 threes, Kayla 4 of those.
Next Games: March 6 at Cal
2. UCLA 13-3, 20-7
Beat Oregon State 72-53. Markel Walker scored 19 points and 7 had rebounds. The Bruins played 10 players 14 or more minutes. Darxia Morris had 10 assists. Jasmine Dixon score 17 points.
Beat Oregon 91-75. Dixon scored 31 points and had 20 rebounds in one of the top performances of the year. Dorenna Campbell added 21 points. The Bruins out rebounded the Ducks by 27 and on the Offensive Boards by 16.
Next Games: March 4 ASU, March 6 Arizona
3. Cal 11-6, 17-11
Beat Arizona 58-52. Gennifer Brandon had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bears.
Lost to ASU 57-50. Cal shot only 36% and were out rebounded by 11. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 16 points and had 7 rebounds, but took 23 shots.
Next Games: March 6 at Stanford
4. USC 10-6, 16-11
Beat Oregon in Eugene 87-84. Ashley Corral scored 23 points with 5 threes and dished out 12 assists to lead the Trojans. Brianna Gilbreath scored 20 points, Jackie Gemelos and Christina Marinacci 13 each.
Beat Oregon State 53-50. Heather Oliver hit 4 of 5 threes for 18 points. Ashley Corral had 7 assists but also 6 turnovers. Kari LaPlante had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: March 4 Arizona, March 6 ASU
5. ASU 9-7, 17-10
Lost to Stanford 63-42. Danielle Orsillo scored 12 to lead the Sun Devils. Becca Tobin had 10 rebounds.
Beat Cal 57-50. Orsillo scored 17 and Tobin scored 10 with 10 rebounds. Kayli Murphy also had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: March 4 at UCLA, March 6 at USC
6. Oregon 7-9, 16-12
Lost at home to USC 87-84. Taylor Lilley hit 4 threes, scored 22 points and had 5 assists. Micaela Cocks scored 16 points and had 4 assists.
Lost to UCLA 91-75. The Ducks were out rebounded by 27. They did hit 11 of 30 from three. Cocks had 24 points, 4 of 6 from three. Lilly scored 17, 5 of 13 from three. Amanda Johnson scored 13 and had 5 blocks and 3 steals.
Next Games: March 5 at Washington State, March 7 at Washington
7. Arizona 6-10, 13-14
Lost to Cal 58-52. Ify Ibekwe had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Lost to Stanford 75-48. Ibekwe had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Davellyn Whyte scored 13 points.
Next Games: March 4 at USC, March 6 at UCLA
8. Washington: 5-11, 10-16
Beat WSU 70-54. Regina Rogers had a season best 23 points for the Huskies who played before 5,510 fans. Sami Whitcomb had 12 points, 13 rebounds and 6 steals.
Next Games: March 5 Oregon State, March 7 Oregon
9. Washington State 2-14, 7-20
Lost to Washington 70-54. April cook scored 14.
Next Games: March 5 Oregon, March 7 Oregon State
10. Oregon State 1-15, 9-18
Lost to UCLA 74-53. Talisa Rhea scored 15 points and Brittany Kennedy had 7 assists. Kristen Tilleman had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Lost to USC 53-50. The Beavers only had 10 turnovers, but shot a poor 24%.
Next Games: March 5 at Washington, March 7 at Washington State
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