Oregon State has had a tough time in Women’s Basketball. LaVonda Wagner is beginning her 4th season with the Beavers trying to turn the program around. With a below average, for the PAC 10, recruiting class and the loss through graduation of leading scorer Ashley Allen, this season does not appear to be what Wagner had hoped her 4th year would be. On the other hand, Oregon State under Wagner has usually been quite competitive and able to score points.
At Center will be the twosome of 6-2 Sr Tiffany Ducker and 6-4 Soph Alex Mitchell. They offer good scoring and rebounding but really need to step up their defense. Ducker (who really should be playing for the Ducks) averaged 8 points and 7 rebounds per game, Mitchell, 4 points and 4 rebounds. They played together at times last season.
At the 4 position could be 6-1 JR Stacey Nichols who started most of her games here. A bit of a mismatch as she is not a strong rebounder or scorer, averaging 2 points and 3 rebounds per game. And like last year it is likely Oregon State will play a 3 Guard line-up. Other candidates are JC transfer, 6-3 Anita Burdick, 6-3 Soph Brittany Eskridge or 6-1 frosh Kristen Tilleman.
Burdick averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds as a JC Soph and lesser numbers as a frosh, but in High School she was All State in Nevada. Burdick holds her High School records with 46 points and 26 rebounds in a single game. Eskridge played only 5 minutes per game as a Frosh. Tilleman was the Gatorade Player of the year the past two seasons, over Tinkle, so that speaks highly of her. Tilleman was also the State Triple Jump Champ for 2 years and a past Gatorade soccer Player of the Year.
The starting Point Guard will be returning 3rd team All League Mercedes Fox-Griffin. She’s a 5-7 SR who averaged 4.8 Assists per game last year, 2nd in the league and 6.4 the year before to lead the league. Mercedes averaged 8 points per game, without hitting a single three pointer. She’ll give strong leadership to a team that has only 3 Seniors.
The other two Guards in the Three Guard Line-up will be 5-10 Sr Brittney Davis and All Frosh 5-11 Soph Talisa Rhea. Davis averaged 13 points per game although hit only 22 three’s at a 32 % rate. Rhea on the other hand averaged 10 points per game, finishing 3rd in Three Points made, 67, and 5th in Three Point percentage, 37 %.
Only one other experienced back up Guard returns, 5-8 Jr Julie Futch who averaged almost 3 points per game. However two good Frosh will give the Beavers backcourt depth. Kassandra McAlister redshirted last year for family reasons. She’s from Mitty High School and was an outstanding scorer there. She teamed with Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson to form one of the Nations best backcourts in High School two years ago. 5-7 Frosh Brittany Kennedy will back up Fox-Griffin at the Point Guard position.
Arkansas and North Carolina are the toughest of the Beavers pre-season foes, otherwise a light schedule. However once the Conference season starts Oregon State will be in tough company, fighting to finish at the top of the PAC 10’s second division.
Stanford connections are Fox-Griffin who played in High School with Candice Wiggins, and Stacy Nichols, a High School teammate of JJ Hones.
September 22, 2008
September 17, 2008
PAC 10 preview of the new season
This is our first column on the 2008-09 season, and we’ll begin with the Arizona Wildcats. Lots of change in Tucson, where long time coach Joan B has been replaced by Niya Butts who had been the Assistant Head Coach at Kentucky. She was at Kentucky for 5 years, and an Assistant elsewhere for 3 more years. She graduated from Tennessee, where she played for 4 years, All Academic SEC for 3 of those years and has a Masters Degree. Butts has brought in a new staff, including former Arizona player Sue Darling who has more than 20 years of experience, including having been Head Coach at the Air Force Academy.
As for the Arizona team, well out with the old in with the new, as they are truly starting over. They only have 5 scholarship players returning this year. Their roster includes a walk-on, 5 new frosh and 2 JC transfers. They will be building this year and next, and they will have 6 scholarships to give for this year’s recruiting class. It’ll take time, and it won’t be pretty, but they certainly brought in a neat blend of coaches to try to work their way to the top half of the PAC 10.
Arizona actually had a decent recruiting class, but no one who projects to be a top PAC 10 performer.
At the Post will be Beatrice Bofia, who I believe will be the PAC 10’s tallest player, at 6-7. However in a reserve role last season she only averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds per game. She played two years of JC ball but had similar stats. Bofia will be backed up, or replaced by their top recruit, 6-5 Malia Nahinu, the # 89 recruit in the country. Nahinu averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds last year at a Hayward, CA High School.
At the 4 position will be the Wildcats best player from a year ago, Amina Njonkou. She’s a 6-1 Sr who last season averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds per game and earned Honorable Mention All PAC 10. She’s a tough and skillful player. At the other forward will be Ify Ibekwe, 6-1, who was All PAC 10 frosh a year ago. Ify had a fine frosh year averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds per game. Depending on how the two Centers play, Ify would be a bit out of position. It would not be surprising if Ify and Amina both play the Post positions.
The only back up post/Forward is 6-1 Sr Sarah Hays who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds last season. So a 3 Guard line up is also possible for the Wildcats.
At the 2 Guard will be Soph Tasha Dickey. She averaged 7 points per game while taking over the starting spot early in the season. Dickey will be challenged by frosh Jhakia McDonald, who was ranked approximately # 150 last season. Of interest to Stanford fans is the fact that her godbrother is former Card great Joss Childress.
At the Point will probably be incoming frosh, and CIF 2A Player of the Year, Amani Butler. Butler was # 103 in the Hoop Gurlz rankings last year. An interesting point on Butler, she turns 21 mid November. The back up may be JC transfer Ashley Frazier.
Three other players could well get playing time. 6-0 frosh Courtney Clements averaged 18 per game in a strong SoCal High School league. Frosh Reiko Thomas averaged 16 point per game at famed Narbonne High School in LA. Also JC transfer Ipek Turkyilmaz could help in the backcourt.
The pre-season schedule is not tough, Middle Tennessee State and Texas A&M being the highlights. However the PAC 10 season will be really hard for the first year staff, as Arizona may go into each game as the underdog.
In another story, we’ll review recruiting for each team. The Letter of Intent period is November 12-19.
As for the Arizona team, well out with the old in with the new, as they are truly starting over. They only have 5 scholarship players returning this year. Their roster includes a walk-on, 5 new frosh and 2 JC transfers. They will be building this year and next, and they will have 6 scholarships to give for this year’s recruiting class. It’ll take time, and it won’t be pretty, but they certainly brought in a neat blend of coaches to try to work their way to the top half of the PAC 10.
Arizona actually had a decent recruiting class, but no one who projects to be a top PAC 10 performer.
At the Post will be Beatrice Bofia, who I believe will be the PAC 10’s tallest player, at 6-7. However in a reserve role last season she only averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds per game. She played two years of JC ball but had similar stats. Bofia will be backed up, or replaced by their top recruit, 6-5 Malia Nahinu, the # 89 recruit in the country. Nahinu averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds last year at a Hayward, CA High School.
At the 4 position will be the Wildcats best player from a year ago, Amina Njonkou. She’s a 6-1 Sr who last season averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds per game and earned Honorable Mention All PAC 10. She’s a tough and skillful player. At the other forward will be Ify Ibekwe, 6-1, who was All PAC 10 frosh a year ago. Ify had a fine frosh year averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds per game. Depending on how the two Centers play, Ify would be a bit out of position. It would not be surprising if Ify and Amina both play the Post positions.
The only back up post/Forward is 6-1 Sr Sarah Hays who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds last season. So a 3 Guard line up is also possible for the Wildcats.
At the 2 Guard will be Soph Tasha Dickey. She averaged 7 points per game while taking over the starting spot early in the season. Dickey will be challenged by frosh Jhakia McDonald, who was ranked approximately # 150 last season. Of interest to Stanford fans is the fact that her godbrother is former Card great Joss Childress.
At the Point will probably be incoming frosh, and CIF 2A Player of the Year, Amani Butler. Butler was # 103 in the Hoop Gurlz rankings last year. An interesting point on Butler, she turns 21 mid November. The back up may be JC transfer Ashley Frazier.
Three other players could well get playing time. 6-0 frosh Courtney Clements averaged 18 per game in a strong SoCal High School league. Frosh Reiko Thomas averaged 16 point per game at famed Narbonne High School in LA. Also JC transfer Ipek Turkyilmaz could help in the backcourt.
The pre-season schedule is not tough, Middle Tennessee State and Texas A&M being the highlights. However the PAC 10 season will be really hard for the first year staff, as Arizona may go into each game as the underdog.
In another story, we’ll review recruiting for each team. The Letter of Intent period is November 12-19.
April 24, 2008
Changes in the Pac 10
While Tara remains the Dean of Pac 10 Coaches, we have added two new faces to the programs of Arizona and UCLA. Turnover among the Head Coaches has been so great the past few years that only Tara, Charli Turner Thorne and Bev Smith at Oregon have held their positions more than four years.
Let’s look at the seven relatively new Coaches and the Oregon situation.
Niya Butts is the new Head Coach at Arizona, coming from the University of Kentucky where she was the Associate Head Coach. Niya is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where she played for Pat Summitt. She started coaching at Tennessee Tech, and in her two years there also received her Master Degree in Education. She then moved to Michigan State as an Assistant for one season, then on to Kentucky for the past five seasons, the last one as the Associate Head Coach. While at Tennessee as a player, she was Academic All SEC.
Several players were suspended this past season at Arizona, but they have either graduated or, with the recent announcement, won’t be back next season. No rumors of players wanting out of the November Letters of Intent either. So signs are that Niya is being accepted by many of the new and continuing players. Maybe Arizona will look to High School Srs who were not signed or a JC player as ASU just signed. In any case the young Coach will bring a new outlook to a rather stagnant program.
At UCLA, former Tennessee Assistant Nikki Caldwell was signed to a 5 year contract to be the Head Coach. Nikki played for Tennessee and graduated in 1994 with a degree in Public Relations. At a glance one might think Nikki jumped into coaching, but not so. Upon graduating she became the TV color analyst for Tennessee and then SEC games. She also hosted a local TV show, Shop at Home. She returned to Tennessee as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the 1999 season, then to Virginia as an Assistant for three seasons. Nikki then returned to Tennessee and was an Assistant there for the past six seasons.
Two newcomers to the Pac 10 and the West, let alone the West Coast, Butts and Caldwell represent hope to two programs that have missed the NCAA’s more often than not in the past few seasons.
Tia Jackson spent a year coaching for Tara, five years for UCLA and two years for Duke, before becoming the Head Coach at Washington. Her first season was 13-18, but 8-10 in the conference and 10-5 at home. This with a young team. However since the start of last season four of the frosh have left along with another who will graduate and move on.
June Daugherty just finished her first season at Washington State with a 5-25 record. However June has been a Head Coach for 19 seasons, including 11 at Washington. Her career record is 314-213. And she was once an Assistant to Tara. There was only one Senior last season for Washington State and they had their best recruiting class in years. Given the situation of this program for some time, it looks to be on its way up.
LaVonda Wagner has now coached three years at Oregon State. She came to Oregon State after a long time career as an Assistant Coach, including the previous years at Duke. Last season the Beavers were 12-18 and 4-14 in league play.
Joanne Boyle has been at Cal for three years and last year had her team in the Top 10 for much of the season. Cal finished 27-7, and Boyle has a record at Cal of 68-28 for her three years. She came to Cal from Richmond where in three seasons she won 70% of her games. She was a four year letter winner at Duke and has a Masters Degree. Boyle coached as an Assistant at Duke for nine seasons before becoming the Head Coach at Richmond.
Mark Trakh was the Head Coach for 11 seasons at Pepperdine before becoming the Head Coach at USC where he has been in charge for the past 4 seasons. His record at USC is 73-49, a 60% and his overall record at both USC and Pepperdine is 272-172, a 61% winning percentage for 15 seasons.
Bev Smith is a former Oregon All American and in the Oregon Hall of Fame. She became the head Coach at Oregon for the 2001-2002 season and will enter her 8th season next year. Oregon was 14-17 last season and the AD at Oregon has publicly said improvement is needed.
Let’s look at the seven relatively new Coaches and the Oregon situation.
Niya Butts is the new Head Coach at Arizona, coming from the University of Kentucky where she was the Associate Head Coach. Niya is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where she played for Pat Summitt. She started coaching at Tennessee Tech, and in her two years there also received her Master Degree in Education. She then moved to Michigan State as an Assistant for one season, then on to Kentucky for the past five seasons, the last one as the Associate Head Coach. While at Tennessee as a player, she was Academic All SEC.
Several players were suspended this past season at Arizona, but they have either graduated or, with the recent announcement, won’t be back next season. No rumors of players wanting out of the November Letters of Intent either. So signs are that Niya is being accepted by many of the new and continuing players. Maybe Arizona will look to High School Srs who were not signed or a JC player as ASU just signed. In any case the young Coach will bring a new outlook to a rather stagnant program.
At UCLA, former Tennessee Assistant Nikki Caldwell was signed to a 5 year contract to be the Head Coach. Nikki played for Tennessee and graduated in 1994 with a degree in Public Relations. At a glance one might think Nikki jumped into coaching, but not so. Upon graduating she became the TV color analyst for Tennessee and then SEC games. She also hosted a local TV show, Shop at Home. She returned to Tennessee as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the 1999 season, then to Virginia as an Assistant for three seasons. Nikki then returned to Tennessee and was an Assistant there for the past six seasons.
Two newcomers to the Pac 10 and the West, let alone the West Coast, Butts and Caldwell represent hope to two programs that have missed the NCAA’s more often than not in the past few seasons.
Tia Jackson spent a year coaching for Tara, five years for UCLA and two years for Duke, before becoming the Head Coach at Washington. Her first season was 13-18, but 8-10 in the conference and 10-5 at home. This with a young team. However since the start of last season four of the frosh have left along with another who will graduate and move on.
June Daugherty just finished her first season at Washington State with a 5-25 record. However June has been a Head Coach for 19 seasons, including 11 at Washington. Her career record is 314-213. And she was once an Assistant to Tara. There was only one Senior last season for Washington State and they had their best recruiting class in years. Given the situation of this program for some time, it looks to be on its way up.
LaVonda Wagner has now coached three years at Oregon State. She came to Oregon State after a long time career as an Assistant Coach, including the previous years at Duke. Last season the Beavers were 12-18 and 4-14 in league play.
Joanne Boyle has been at Cal for three years and last year had her team in the Top 10 for much of the season. Cal finished 27-7, and Boyle has a record at Cal of 68-28 for her three years. She came to Cal from Richmond where in three seasons she won 70% of her games. She was a four year letter winner at Duke and has a Masters Degree. Boyle coached as an Assistant at Duke for nine seasons before becoming the Head Coach at Richmond.
Mark Trakh was the Head Coach for 11 seasons at Pepperdine before becoming the Head Coach at USC where he has been in charge for the past 4 seasons. His record at USC is 73-49, a 60% and his overall record at both USC and Pepperdine is 272-172, a 61% winning percentage for 15 seasons.
Bev Smith is a former Oregon All American and in the Oregon Hall of Fame. She became the head Coach at Oregon for the 2001-2002 season and will enter her 8th season next year. Oregon was 14-17 last season and the AD at Oregon has publicly said improvement is needed.
March 6, 2008
The Pac 10 Tournament
The Pac 10 Tournament begins Friday at 6PM with # 7 Oregon playing # 10 Washington State. Should be a romp in the park for Oregon.
At 8:15, # 8 Oregon State plays # 9 Arizona. I think Arizona will prevail in this one.
Four games on Saturday with the first at 11:00, matching # 3 Arizona State against # 6 Washington. Both teams have been playing well lately, the Huskies with their huge win over Cal and Charli’s Angels winning both of their LA games. I believe it will be a close game, and an ASU win.
At 1:15 # 2 Cal takes on # 7 Oregon, if Oregon wins on Friday. Cal will stay focused and win by 12.
After goodies for the Fast Break Club, Stanford, the # 1 seed, meets the winner of a close Arizona-Oregon State contest. This game starts at 5:00. I believe it will be Arizona, but no matter, Stanford should win.
At 7:15 the final Saturday game will match the # 4 seed USC Trojans against the # 5 seed UCLA Bruins. OK, I’ll be rooting for USC so why not just predict them as the winner? OK done.
Sunday at Noon, the winner of the ASU-Washington game takes on the winner of the
Cal – Oregon (I predict) game. This game is almost too close to call, except I’m here predicting, so I’ll take Hampton and Walker over Lacey and Dosty and a very close Cal win.
At 2:30 Stanford, if the Card beats the OSC-Arizona winner, they take on the winner of the USC-UCLA game. Stanford over USC it says here.
The Final, which I believe will be Game three this season of Stanford –Cal basketball, starts at 7:30. No jinxing allowed, I’ll pass on a prediction, but I’ll be loud at the game.
Both the Final and Sunday’s 2:30 game are on FSBA. Which on Sunday are two different Channels because of the Sharks game.
Jillian Harmon might return this weekend, how about a Standing O when she takes the floor.
A final fantastic remark, congrats to Candice, Pac 10 Player of the Year, Kayla, Pac 10 Frosh of the Year and Tara, Pac 10 Coach of the Year.
At 8:15, # 8 Oregon State plays # 9 Arizona. I think Arizona will prevail in this one.
Four games on Saturday with the first at 11:00, matching # 3 Arizona State against # 6 Washington. Both teams have been playing well lately, the Huskies with their huge win over Cal and Charli’s Angels winning both of their LA games. I believe it will be a close game, and an ASU win.
At 1:15 # 2 Cal takes on # 7 Oregon, if Oregon wins on Friday. Cal will stay focused and win by 12.
After goodies for the Fast Break Club, Stanford, the # 1 seed, meets the winner of a close Arizona-Oregon State contest. This game starts at 5:00. I believe it will be Arizona, but no matter, Stanford should win.
At 7:15 the final Saturday game will match the # 4 seed USC Trojans against the # 5 seed UCLA Bruins. OK, I’ll be rooting for USC so why not just predict them as the winner? OK done.
Sunday at Noon, the winner of the ASU-Washington game takes on the winner of the
Cal – Oregon (I predict) game. This game is almost too close to call, except I’m here predicting, so I’ll take Hampton and Walker over Lacey and Dosty and a very close Cal win.
At 2:30 Stanford, if the Card beats the OSC-Arizona winner, they take on the winner of the USC-UCLA game. Stanford over USC it says here.
The Final, which I believe will be Game three this season of Stanford –Cal basketball, starts at 7:30. No jinxing allowed, I’ll pass on a prediction, but I’ll be loud at the game.
Both the Final and Sunday’s 2:30 game are on FSBA. Which on Sunday are two different Channels because of the Sharks game.
Jillian Harmon might return this weekend, how about a Standing O when she takes the floor.
A final fantastic remark, congrats to Candice, Pac 10 Player of the Year, Kayla, Pac 10 Frosh of the Year and Tara, Pac 10 Coach of the Year.
March 2, 2008
The Pac 10: Stanford is the Champion
1. Stanford (27-3, 16-2) Won the Pac 10 Championship outright, Candice breaks the all time Pac 10 scoring record, not a bad weekend at all. Candice Wiggins broke Lisa Leslie’s Pac 10 scoring record as she had 46 points this weekend. She wrapped up what surely will be Player of the Year honors and for good measure had 6 assists against WSU. Jayne Appel had 7 assists in the win at Washington, where JJ Hones added 4 three’s. Stanford had 21 three’s in the two games.
2. Cal (24-5, 15-3) Lost to Washington to lose their share of the Pac 10 title. They now have the # 2 seed in the Pac 10 Tournament. Lauren Greif had 4 three’s against Washington, and Alexis Gray-Lawson had 17 points, 29 for the weekend. Ashley Walker had 21 points and 17 points and Devanei Hampton had 25 points and 14 rebounds in the two games.
3. Arizona State (20-9, 14-4) Swept the LA schools in LA to make the Dance and be the # 3 seed in the Pac 10 tournament. Lauren Lacy was the big scorer for the weekend with 25 points. Briann January scored 17 in the win at UCLA.
4. USC (17-12, 10-8) Playing without Nadia Parker, and for the NCAA’s, lost twice to the Arizona schools. Camille LaNoir scored 35 points in the two games, while Morghan Medlock had 16 points and 19 rebounds in the two games.
4. UCLA (15-14, 10-8) Beat Arizona and lost to ASU. Lindsey Pluimer led the Bruins again with 29 points in the two games.
6. Washington (13-17, 8-10) Upset Cal to cap a pretty good record despite their youth, injuries and turmoil.
Sami Whitcomb made 5 of 9 three’s for 24 points in the upset of Cal. Emily Florence, the 5’5” guard had 17 rebounds, 8 assists and only 2 turnovers in the two games.
7. Oregon (13-16, 7-11) Ellie Manou had 18 points and Tamika Nurse had 16 points to lead the Ducks over the Beavers
8. Oregon State (11-18, 4-14) Alex Mitchell had her first double, double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to Oregon. Tiffany Ducker had 17 points in that game.
8. Arizona (10-19, 4-14) Beat USC for a big road win, then lost to UCLA. Ashley Whisonant scored 28 in the two games. Ify Ibekwe added 28 points and 20 rebounds and Amina Njonkou had 27 points and 16 rebounds for the weekend.
10. WSU (5-24, 2-16) Lost twice to Cal and Stanford. Katie Appleton had 29 points in the two games.
A note, the 4 games in LA drew and average of about 800 fans. Sad.
2. Cal (24-5, 15-3) Lost to Washington to lose their share of the Pac 10 title. They now have the # 2 seed in the Pac 10 Tournament. Lauren Greif had 4 three’s against Washington, and Alexis Gray-Lawson had 17 points, 29 for the weekend. Ashley Walker had 21 points and 17 points and Devanei Hampton had 25 points and 14 rebounds in the two games.
3. Arizona State (20-9, 14-4) Swept the LA schools in LA to make the Dance and be the # 3 seed in the Pac 10 tournament. Lauren Lacy was the big scorer for the weekend with 25 points. Briann January scored 17 in the win at UCLA.
4. USC (17-12, 10-8) Playing without Nadia Parker, and for the NCAA’s, lost twice to the Arizona schools. Camille LaNoir scored 35 points in the two games, while Morghan Medlock had 16 points and 19 rebounds in the two games.
4. UCLA (15-14, 10-8) Beat Arizona and lost to ASU. Lindsey Pluimer led the Bruins again with 29 points in the two games.
6. Washington (13-17, 8-10) Upset Cal to cap a pretty good record despite their youth, injuries and turmoil.
Sami Whitcomb made 5 of 9 three’s for 24 points in the upset of Cal. Emily Florence, the 5’5” guard had 17 rebounds, 8 assists and only 2 turnovers in the two games.
7. Oregon (13-16, 7-11) Ellie Manou had 18 points and Tamika Nurse had 16 points to lead the Ducks over the Beavers
8. Oregon State (11-18, 4-14) Alex Mitchell had her first double, double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to Oregon. Tiffany Ducker had 17 points in that game.
8. Arizona (10-19, 4-14) Beat USC for a big road win, then lost to UCLA. Ashley Whisonant scored 28 in the two games. Ify Ibekwe added 28 points and 20 rebounds and Amina Njonkou had 27 points and 16 rebounds for the weekend.
10. WSU (5-24, 2-16) Lost twice to Cal and Stanford. Katie Appleton had 29 points in the two games.
A note, the 4 games in LA drew and average of about 800 fans. Sad.
February 26, 2008
Pac 10 Review, The Final Week
1. Stanford (25-3, 14-2) Candice 4 for 19 and we beat Cal. That sums up a team win. JJ Hones 4 for 6 from three point land for 16 points, Jayne Appel with 16 points and 10 rebounds, Kayla Peterson with 10 and 10 and Candice scored the final 2 baskets for Stanford and ended with 13 points and 5 steals.
Friday @ Washington, Sunday @ Washington State
1. Cal (23-4, 14-2) Lost their first “Must Win” game in years, but what a game and what a crowd. 10,525, the most ever for a Pac 10 Women’s game. Hampton and Walker had double doubles. Hampton with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Walker with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Coming up, a big weekend for both Stanford and Cal in the state of Washington.
Friday @ Washington State, Sunday at Washington
3. Arizona State (18-9, 12-4) Lauren Lacy was the Pac 10 Player of the Week as she scored 37 points in the two wins over the Washington schools. She also had 11 rebounds in the win over Washington. 6th year player Jill Noe has had a rough year scoring, but had 9 assists vs Washington.
Thursday @ UCLA, Saturday @ USC. 11AM PT, TV
4. USC (17-10, 10-6) After beating Oregon the Trojans defy all odds and lose a one point game to Oregon State. I know in Corvallis, but this should be an NCAA team. There I said it out loud. Nadia Parker’s 37 points led the way for the week. USC now has some must win games if they want to Dance.
Thursday, Arizona, Saturday, ASU, 11Am PT TV
5. UCLA (14-13, 9-7) Edged Oregon State but lost to Oregon in the Northwest. Lindsey Pluimer, as usual, led the way with 32 points in the two games.
Thursday, ASU, Saturday, Arizona
6. Washington (12-16, 7-9) Split with the Arizona schools. Kali Bennett had 17 points in the loss to ASU. Katelan Redmon had 23 points for the week.
Friday, Stanford, Sunday, Cal
7. Oregon (12-16, 6-11) Split with the SoCal schools. Kaela Chapdelaine should have been Player of the Week for just the UCLA game as she scored 25 points, hitting 6 of 6 three point attempts. If that wasn’t enough, she had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Well, she gets my Player of the Week award.
Saturday, Oregon State
8. Oregon State (11-17, 4-13) Lost to UCLA but rose up to beat USC by one. Mercedes Fox-Griffin scored 11 points and had 6 assists and only one turnover in their win over USC. Against UCLA she scored 12.
Saturday @ Oregon
9. Arizona (9-18, 3-13) Lost a pair to the Washington schools. Ashley Whisonant had 33 points for the week, and against Washington State she tried gamely with 8 assists, but 5 turnovers.
Thursday @ USC, Saturday @ UCLA
10. WSU (5-22, 2-14) Had an up and down weekend, scoring only 30 in the loss to ASU then coming back to hit 13 three’s while handling Arizona. Alexa Price hit 4 of 5 three’s for 16 points against Arizona
Friday, Cal, Sunday, Stanford
Friday @ Washington, Sunday @ Washington State
1. Cal (23-4, 14-2) Lost their first “Must Win” game in years, but what a game and what a crowd. 10,525, the most ever for a Pac 10 Women’s game. Hampton and Walker had double doubles. Hampton with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Walker with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Coming up, a big weekend for both Stanford and Cal in the state of Washington.
Friday @ Washington State, Sunday at Washington
3. Arizona State (18-9, 12-4) Lauren Lacy was the Pac 10 Player of the Week as she scored 37 points in the two wins over the Washington schools. She also had 11 rebounds in the win over Washington. 6th year player Jill Noe has had a rough year scoring, but had 9 assists vs Washington.
Thursday @ UCLA, Saturday @ USC. 11AM PT, TV
4. USC (17-10, 10-6) After beating Oregon the Trojans defy all odds and lose a one point game to Oregon State. I know in Corvallis, but this should be an NCAA team. There I said it out loud. Nadia Parker’s 37 points led the way for the week. USC now has some must win games if they want to Dance.
Thursday, Arizona, Saturday, ASU, 11Am PT TV
5. UCLA (14-13, 9-7) Edged Oregon State but lost to Oregon in the Northwest. Lindsey Pluimer, as usual, led the way with 32 points in the two games.
Thursday, ASU, Saturday, Arizona
6. Washington (12-16, 7-9) Split with the Arizona schools. Kali Bennett had 17 points in the loss to ASU. Katelan Redmon had 23 points for the week.
Friday, Stanford, Sunday, Cal
7. Oregon (12-16, 6-11) Split with the SoCal schools. Kaela Chapdelaine should have been Player of the Week for just the UCLA game as she scored 25 points, hitting 6 of 6 three point attempts. If that wasn’t enough, she had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Well, she gets my Player of the Week award.
Saturday, Oregon State
8. Oregon State (11-17, 4-13) Lost to UCLA but rose up to beat USC by one. Mercedes Fox-Griffin scored 11 points and had 6 assists and only one turnover in their win over USC. Against UCLA she scored 12.
Saturday @ Oregon
9. Arizona (9-18, 3-13) Lost a pair to the Washington schools. Ashley Whisonant had 33 points for the week, and against Washington State she tried gamely with 8 assists, but 5 turnovers.
Thursday @ USC, Saturday @ UCLA
10. WSU (5-22, 2-14) Had an up and down weekend, scoring only 30 in the loss to ASU then coming back to hit 13 three’s while handling Arizona. Alexa Price hit 4 of 5 three’s for 16 points against Arizona
Friday, Cal, Sunday, Stanford
February 17, 2008
The Pac 10, The Showdown
With just 2 weeks to go it appears the Pac 10 Championship will be settled at Haas Pavilion when Stanford visits Cal. After that both Bay Area teams visit the Washington schools, where of course, anything can happen and has in the past. But for this week, all eyes are on Berkeley.
1. Cal (23-3, 14-1) Beat both Arizona schools to maintain their game lead over Stanford. Against ASU Cal had 22 turnovers then came back against Arizona to record only 10. Vital had an amazing 12 assists against Arizona. In the 2 games Hampton had 39 points and 22 rebounds while Walker also had 39 points and added 20 rebounds.
Saturday, Stanford, 1PM TV
2. Stanford (24-3, 13-2) Kept pace with Cal by also beating both Arizona schools. Candice Wiggins had 42 points for the two games. Ros Gold-Onwude had 17 points against ASU going 5 for 6 from three. Jayne Appel had a fine weekend with 29 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
Saturday @ Cal, 1PM TV
3. Arizona State (16-9, 10-4) Lost both games on their trip to the Bay Area. Dosty led the way for the 2 games with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Jill Noe had 16 points against Cal and Dymond Simon had 13 points against Stanford.
Thursday, Washington State, Sunday, Washington, 11:30 PST, TV
4. USC (16-9, 9-5) Beat UCLA before 8,000 fans at UCLA. Nadia Parker had 18 points and 10 rebounds while Camille LeNoir had 7 assists without turnover.
Thursday @ Oregon, Saturday @ Oregon State
5. UCLA (13-12, 8-6) Scored 36 points in their home loss to USC. “Nuff said.
Thursday @ Oregon State, Saturday @ Oregon, 2 PM TV
6. Washington (11-15,6-8)Won both games against the Oregon schools. Both games were very close and resulted in a huge weekend for Tia and the Huskies. Washington was so balanced, with so many contributors, that only Whitcomb with 21 and Plouffe with 20 points scored 20 in the two games.
Thursday @ Arizona, Sunday @ ASU, 11:30 PST, TV
7. Oregon (11-15, 5-10) Split a pair this week, losing to Washington by 1 and beating Washington State by 3. Oregon had 12 three’s in their win over WSU. Taylor Lilley scored 31 for the two games, Nicole Canepa 21 points.
Thursday, USC, Saturday, UCLA, 2PM, TV
8. Arizona (9-16, 3-11) Lost a pair in the Bay Area. Ibekwe had 16 points and 8 rebounds against Stanford. Njoukou had 24 points and 18 rebounds in the 2 games.
Thursday, Washington, Saturday, WSU
9 Oregon State (10-16, 3-12) Lost a pair to the Washington schools. Ashley Allen scored 25 in the loss to Washington State.
Thursday, UCLA, Saturday, USC
10. WSU (4-21, 1-13) Won their 1st conference game defeating Oregon State. Elbonee Coates is a top candidate for Player of the Week after scoring 27 points and pulling down 27 rebounds in the two games. Jasmine Williams had a big weekend also with 28 points in the two games.
Thursday @ ASU, Saturday @ Arizona
1. Cal (23-3, 14-1) Beat both Arizona schools to maintain their game lead over Stanford. Against ASU Cal had 22 turnovers then came back against Arizona to record only 10. Vital had an amazing 12 assists against Arizona. In the 2 games Hampton had 39 points and 22 rebounds while Walker also had 39 points and added 20 rebounds.
Saturday, Stanford, 1PM TV
2. Stanford (24-3, 13-2) Kept pace with Cal by also beating both Arizona schools. Candice Wiggins had 42 points for the two games. Ros Gold-Onwude had 17 points against ASU going 5 for 6 from three. Jayne Appel had a fine weekend with 29 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
Saturday @ Cal, 1PM TV
3. Arizona State (16-9, 10-4) Lost both games on their trip to the Bay Area. Dosty led the way for the 2 games with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Jill Noe had 16 points against Cal and Dymond Simon had 13 points against Stanford.
Thursday, Washington State, Sunday, Washington, 11:30 PST, TV
4. USC (16-9, 9-5) Beat UCLA before 8,000 fans at UCLA. Nadia Parker had 18 points and 10 rebounds while Camille LeNoir had 7 assists without turnover.
Thursday @ Oregon, Saturday @ Oregon State
5. UCLA (13-12, 8-6) Scored 36 points in their home loss to USC. “Nuff said.
Thursday @ Oregon State, Saturday @ Oregon, 2 PM TV
6. Washington (11-15,6-8)Won both games against the Oregon schools. Both games were very close and resulted in a huge weekend for Tia and the Huskies. Washington was so balanced, with so many contributors, that only Whitcomb with 21 and Plouffe with 20 points scored 20 in the two games.
Thursday @ Arizona, Sunday @ ASU, 11:30 PST, TV
7. Oregon (11-15, 5-10) Split a pair this week, losing to Washington by 1 and beating Washington State by 3. Oregon had 12 three’s in their win over WSU. Taylor Lilley scored 31 for the two games, Nicole Canepa 21 points.
Thursday, USC, Saturday, UCLA, 2PM, TV
8. Arizona (9-16, 3-11) Lost a pair in the Bay Area. Ibekwe had 16 points and 8 rebounds against Stanford. Njoukou had 24 points and 18 rebounds in the 2 games.
Thursday, Washington, Saturday, WSU
9 Oregon State (10-16, 3-12) Lost a pair to the Washington schools. Ashley Allen scored 25 in the loss to Washington State.
Thursday, UCLA, Saturday, USC
10. WSU (4-21, 1-13) Won their 1st conference game defeating Oregon State. Elbonee Coates is a top candidate for Player of the Week after scoring 27 points and pulling down 27 rebounds in the two games. Jasmine Williams had a big weekend also with 28 points in the two games.
Thursday @ ASU, Saturday @ Arizona
February 12, 2008
The Pac 10: Senior Day on The Farm
The Pac 10, Senior Day on The Farm
Hard to believe but that day we never wanted is here. Saturday is Senior Day at Stanford, the last home regular season game for Cissy Pierce and the greatest Stanford Women’s Player ever, Candice Wiggins. Yes we’ll see Candice at Cal, and at the Pac 10 and at Maples in the NCAA’s, but we will celebrate Cissy and Candice this Saturday against ASU.
1. Cal (21-3, 12-1) Won their first game in Eugene in 15 years to cap another winning weekend for Cal. Vital had 17 in the win at Oregon State, and Gray-Lawson had 16 against Oregon. Hampton had 23 points and 15 rebounds while Walker had 21 points and 20 rebounds for the week.
Thursday, ASU, Saturday, Arizona, 1PM, TV
2. Stanford (22-3, 11-2) Kept pace with Cal, one game behind, with their sweep in Oregon. Candice with 50 points and 12 rebounds in the two league games. The 2 game totals for Appel, 26 points, 19 rebounds, NINE blocked shots, and for Pederson, 38 points,17 rebounds. And not to be forgotten, Stanford beat Santa Clara on Tuesday with JJ Hones scoring 20 points on 5 of 6 three’s.
Thursday, Arizona, Saturday, ASU, 1PM, TV
2. Arizona State (16-7, 10-2) Played only one game this week and beat Arizona in a very close game in Tempe. January with 16 points and 6 assists, but an uncharacteristic 5 turnovers.
Thursday @ Cal, Saturday @ Stanford 1PM, TV
4. USC (15-9, 8-5) Swept the Washington schools at home. Nadia Parker had a big weekend with 37 points and 17 rebounds. Dunham had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to go with 6 turnovers against Washington and Jelks made 3 of 4 three’s against Washington. Heather Oliver had 21 points and 8 rebounds against WSU. Neither Hughes nor LaPlante played last weekend and both are doubtful for UCLA.
Sunday @ UCLA
4. UCLA (13-11, 8-5) Beat the Washington schools twice, behind Pac 10 Player of the Week Lindsey Pluimer. Lindsey had 38 points and 13 rebounds for the week, but her honor was surely due to passing famed Stanford Women’s Volleyball Assistant Coach Denise Corlett to move into 10th place on the UCLA all time rebounding list.
Sunday, USC
6. Washington (9-15, 4-8) Lost twice in LA, although played a very tough game against UCLA. Katelan Redmon scored 16 against USC. Sami Whitcomb scored 27 with 5 three’s against UCLA to almost pull off an upset.
Friday, Oregon, Sunday, Oregon State
7. Oregon (10-14, 4-9) Blown out twice at home to Stanford and Cal. The Ducks shot only 20% against Cal. Canepa scored 12 against Stanford, but that 20% shooting left no highlights against Cal.
Friday @ Washington, Sunday @ Washington State
8. Arizona (9-14, 3-9) Lost to ASU in Tempe but it was close and Arizona played the Sun Devils tough. Ashley Whisonant led the Wildcats with 16 points, 6 assists although 6 turnovers.
Thursday @ Stanford, Saturday @ Cal, 1:00, TV
9 Oregon State (10-14, 3-10) Lost twice to the Bay Area schools but played tough both games. Mitchell had 13 against Cal, and Allen had 17 against Stanford.
Friday @ Washington State, Sunday @ Washington
10. WSU (3-20, 0-12) Katie Appleton had 18 points and 8 rebounds against UCLA, then only played 8 minutes against USC as WSU lost 2 in LA.
Friday, Oregon State, Sunday, Oregon
Hard to believe but that day we never wanted is here. Saturday is Senior Day at Stanford, the last home regular season game for Cissy Pierce and the greatest Stanford Women’s Player ever, Candice Wiggins. Yes we’ll see Candice at Cal, and at the Pac 10 and at Maples in the NCAA’s, but we will celebrate Cissy and Candice this Saturday against ASU.
1. Cal (21-3, 12-1) Won their first game in Eugene in 15 years to cap another winning weekend for Cal. Vital had 17 in the win at Oregon State, and Gray-Lawson had 16 against Oregon. Hampton had 23 points and 15 rebounds while Walker had 21 points and 20 rebounds for the week.
Thursday, ASU, Saturday, Arizona, 1PM, TV
2. Stanford (22-3, 11-2) Kept pace with Cal, one game behind, with their sweep in Oregon. Candice with 50 points and 12 rebounds in the two league games. The 2 game totals for Appel, 26 points, 19 rebounds, NINE blocked shots, and for Pederson, 38 points,17 rebounds. And not to be forgotten, Stanford beat Santa Clara on Tuesday with JJ Hones scoring 20 points on 5 of 6 three’s.
Thursday, Arizona, Saturday, ASU, 1PM, TV
2. Arizona State (16-7, 10-2) Played only one game this week and beat Arizona in a very close game in Tempe. January with 16 points and 6 assists, but an uncharacteristic 5 turnovers.
Thursday @ Cal, Saturday @ Stanford 1PM, TV
4. USC (15-9, 8-5) Swept the Washington schools at home. Nadia Parker had a big weekend with 37 points and 17 rebounds. Dunham had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to go with 6 turnovers against Washington and Jelks made 3 of 4 three’s against Washington. Heather Oliver had 21 points and 8 rebounds against WSU. Neither Hughes nor LaPlante played last weekend and both are doubtful for UCLA.
Sunday @ UCLA
4. UCLA (13-11, 8-5) Beat the Washington schools twice, behind Pac 10 Player of the Week Lindsey Pluimer. Lindsey had 38 points and 13 rebounds for the week, but her honor was surely due to passing famed Stanford Women’s Volleyball Assistant Coach Denise Corlett to move into 10th place on the UCLA all time rebounding list.
Sunday, USC
6. Washington (9-15, 4-8) Lost twice in LA, although played a very tough game against UCLA. Katelan Redmon scored 16 against USC. Sami Whitcomb scored 27 with 5 three’s against UCLA to almost pull off an upset.
Friday, Oregon, Sunday, Oregon State
7. Oregon (10-14, 4-9) Blown out twice at home to Stanford and Cal. The Ducks shot only 20% against Cal. Canepa scored 12 against Stanford, but that 20% shooting left no highlights against Cal.
Friday @ Washington, Sunday @ Washington State
8. Arizona (9-14, 3-9) Lost to ASU in Tempe but it was close and Arizona played the Sun Devils tough. Ashley Whisonant led the Wildcats with 16 points, 6 assists although 6 turnovers.
Thursday @ Stanford, Saturday @ Cal, 1:00, TV
9 Oregon State (10-14, 3-10) Lost twice to the Bay Area schools but played tough both games. Mitchell had 13 against Cal, and Allen had 17 against Stanford.
Friday @ Washington State, Sunday @ Washington
10. WSU (3-20, 0-12) Katie Appleton had 18 points and 8 rebounds against UCLA, then only played 8 minutes against USC as WSU lost 2 in LA.
Friday, Oregon State, Sunday, Oregon
February 5, 2008
Pac 10 review, the action moves to Oregon
Two of the three leaders, Cal and Stanford head to Oregon for two games. ASU should come to the Bay Area next week at 10-2, and still in the race. So a bit of a lull before the storm, assuming Cal and Stanford keep there wits about them. OK, enough with the clichés
1. Cal (19-3, 10-1) Cal came so close to disaster against USC, or they came up big to win an extremely close game. Your call. But whatever your thoughts, two big wins for the Bears. Hampton was outstanding again, 29 points and 25 rebounds in the two games. Walker also big with 29 points and 17 rebounds. In the win over UCLA, Vital had 16 points.
Thursday @ Oregon State, Saturday @ Oregon, 1:00, TV
2. Stanford (19-3, 9-2) Player Of the Week Candice Wiggins had 48 points. Kayla Pederson scored 28 points, a career high, with 10 rebounds against USC. In her two games this past week, Jayne Appel scored 27 points, had 24 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocked shots.
Tuesday @ Santa Clara, Thursday @ Oregon, Saturday @ Oregon State
2. Arizona State (15-7, 9-2) Like Cal, nearly the victim of a major upset, this to Oregon, or they got tough at the end of the game. Against Oregon State, ASU’s four post players scored 46 points on 19 of 25 shooting. Against Oregon those same four scored 24 points on 10 of 24 shooting.
Friday, Arizona
4. USC (13-9, 6-5) Lost twice in their trip to the Bay Area, although it was close against Cal. But the Stanford game was not close at all. LaNoir, who was scoreless against Stanford, hit for 21 against Cal, but took 25 shots.
Friday, Washington, Sunday, Washington State
4. UCLA (11-11, 6-5) Lost a pair like USC while in the Bay Area. Lindsey Pluimer continues to be a rock with 30 points and 12 rebounds in the two games. With an 11-11 record and only 8-10 games left before the Tournament selections, UCLA will be hard pressed to make the NCAA’s. They are now at a crossroads, and really have to step it up.
Friday, Washington State, Sunday, Washington, 1:30 TV
6. Washington (9-13, 4-6) Routed Washington State. 10 of 22 three’s, Redmon with 20 points.
Friday @ USC, Sunday @ UCLA, 1:30 TV
7. Oregon (10-12, 4-7) Lost two in the desert, although almost pulled off a huge upset in Tempe. Taylor Lilley had 22 points against Arizona, Nurse 15 against ASU, but missed the winning shot at the end.
Thursday , Stanford, Saturday, Cal, 1:00 TV
8. Oregon State (10-12, 3-8) They too lost a pair in the desert. Frosh Talisa Rhea continues to play well with 29 points in the two games.
Thursday, Cal, Saturday, Stanford
9. Arizona (9-13, 3-8) Two big wins for the Wildcats. Beating Oregon was huge for their program, and then kept it up to beat Oregon State. Ify Ibekwe was no longer Ify as she had her best week in college with 30 points and 19 rebounds in the two games. Ashley Whisonant had 39 points, the 2nd best two game total in the Pac 10.
Friday @ ASU
10. WSU (3-18, 0-10) Lost huge in June’s return to Seattle. The bright spot, 4,129 people who cared enough to see the return. One of them was not the recent AD.
Friday @ UCLA, Sunday @ USC
1. Cal (19-3, 10-1) Cal came so close to disaster against USC, or they came up big to win an extremely close game. Your call. But whatever your thoughts, two big wins for the Bears. Hampton was outstanding again, 29 points and 25 rebounds in the two games. Walker also big with 29 points and 17 rebounds. In the win over UCLA, Vital had 16 points.
Thursday @ Oregon State, Saturday @ Oregon, 1:00, TV
2. Stanford (19-3, 9-2) Player Of the Week Candice Wiggins had 48 points. Kayla Pederson scored 28 points, a career high, with 10 rebounds against USC. In her two games this past week, Jayne Appel scored 27 points, had 24 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocked shots.
Tuesday @ Santa Clara, Thursday @ Oregon, Saturday @ Oregon State
2. Arizona State (15-7, 9-2) Like Cal, nearly the victim of a major upset, this to Oregon, or they got tough at the end of the game. Against Oregon State, ASU’s four post players scored 46 points on 19 of 25 shooting. Against Oregon those same four scored 24 points on 10 of 24 shooting.
Friday, Arizona
4. USC (13-9, 6-5) Lost twice in their trip to the Bay Area, although it was close against Cal. But the Stanford game was not close at all. LaNoir, who was scoreless against Stanford, hit for 21 against Cal, but took 25 shots.
Friday, Washington, Sunday, Washington State
4. UCLA (11-11, 6-5) Lost a pair like USC while in the Bay Area. Lindsey Pluimer continues to be a rock with 30 points and 12 rebounds in the two games. With an 11-11 record and only 8-10 games left before the Tournament selections, UCLA will be hard pressed to make the NCAA’s. They are now at a crossroads, and really have to step it up.
Friday, Washington State, Sunday, Washington, 1:30 TV
6. Washington (9-13, 4-6) Routed Washington State. 10 of 22 three’s, Redmon with 20 points.
Friday @ USC, Sunday @ UCLA, 1:30 TV
7. Oregon (10-12, 4-7) Lost two in the desert, although almost pulled off a huge upset in Tempe. Taylor Lilley had 22 points against Arizona, Nurse 15 against ASU, but missed the winning shot at the end.
Thursday , Stanford, Saturday, Cal, 1:00 TV
8. Oregon State (10-12, 3-8) They too lost a pair in the desert. Frosh Talisa Rhea continues to play well with 29 points in the two games.
Thursday, Cal, Saturday, Stanford
9. Arizona (9-13, 3-8) Two big wins for the Wildcats. Beating Oregon was huge for their program, and then kept it up to beat Oregon State. Ify Ibekwe was no longer Ify as she had her best week in college with 30 points and 19 rebounds in the two games. Ashley Whisonant had 39 points, the 2nd best two game total in the Pac 10.
Friday @ ASU
10. WSU (3-18, 0-10) Lost huge in June’s return to Seattle. The bright spot, 4,129 people who cared enough to see the return. One of them was not the recent AD.
Friday @ UCLA, Sunday @ USC
January 27, 2008
The Pac 10, Half Way Home
Stanford’s huge win at home against Cal has tightened up the Pac 10 race, and a big weekend in the Bay Area is coming up, once again. USC and UCLA visit Cal with Stanford trailing Cal by 2 games in the Pac 10 race and trailing Stanford by 1 game.
1. Cal (17-3, 8-1) Despite a 20 point loss to Stanford, Cal remains atop the Pac 10 race, in the leader’s position and waiting to bounce back against the SoCal schools.
Thursday, UCLA, Saturday, USC
2. Stanford (17-3, 7-2) Basking in the spotlight after beating Cal by 20, it’s time to meet their SoCal rivals who each beat the Cardinal in LA. My pick for Player of the Week, Candice Wiggins scored 28 points against Cal. Jayne Appel had 9 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and JJ Hones had a career high 4 three pointers.
Thursday, USC, Saturday, UCLA
2. Arizona State (13-7, 7-2) ASU remains just a game back of Cal and tied with Stanford. The Sun Devils had a close win in Seattle and an easy win in Pullman. For the second straight week they will play second division teams so should stay close to Cal in the Pac 10 race. Lauren Lacey led ASU with 31 points and 12 rebounds in their two wins.
Thursday Oregon State, Saturday Oregon
4. USC (13-7, 6-3) Beat both the Oregon schools to stay in the Pac 10 race and in the process unleashed Frosh Kari LaPlante. Kari scored 23 points in the 2 games. Bryn Cameron made 3 three’s against Oregon State and none against Oregon. The Trojans made only one three pointer against Oregon in their 4 point 46-42 win. Nadia Parker had 9 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State, but only played 10 minutes against Oregon.
Thursday @ Stanford, Saturday @ Cal
4. UCLA (11-9, 6-3) The Bruins trailed Oregon and Oregon State by 14 and 15 points in their games this weekend and still pulled out very close victories in LA. Lindsey Pluimer again was the UCLA leader with 37 points in the two games. Darxia Morris is back playing for UCLA and had 10 points against Oregon State. A note, after their attendance of 8,000+ last week against USC, the Bruins drew 800 against Oregon State.
Thursday @ Cal, Saturday @ Stanford
6. Oregon (10-10, 4-5) Lost two close games in LA. Kaela Chapdelaine continued her fine play with 23 points and 22 rebounds for the 5-10 player in the two games. Taylor Lilley scored 13 in each game and had 3 three’s in each game to boot.
Thursday @ Arizona, Saturday @ ASU
7. Oregon State (10-10, 3-6) Lost a pair in LA, losing a large lead in one of the games. Brittany Davis had 30 points in the two games. Talisa Rhea had 25 for the weekend, hitting 5 of 6 three’s against UCLA.
Thursday @ ASU, Saturday @ Arizona
8. Washington (8-13, 3-6) Split with the Arizona schools in Seattle. Andrea Plouffe scored 31 points in the two games and Frosh Jess McCormack returned from an injury to score 15 and grab 8 rebounds against Arizona.
Sunday, Washington State, TV
9. Arizona (7-13, 1-8) Won their first league game of the season in Pullman against WSU. Amina Njonkou was the top scorer in the league for the week with 40 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Ashley Whisonant continued her fine scoring with 35 points in the two games.
Thursday, Oregon, Saturday, Oregon State
10. WSU (3-17, 0-9) Lost a pair to remain winless in league play. Consistent Katie Appleton led the Cougars again with 37 points in the two games.
Sunday @ Washington, TV
A note on the Post Season. Stanford hosts a Regional, which will once again bring 8 teams to Stanford. There will be 4 games, Saturday, March 22, in two pods. Then the following Monday there will be 2 games with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16Keep your calendar clear for this fantastic weekend of basketball.
1. Cal (17-3, 8-1) Despite a 20 point loss to Stanford, Cal remains atop the Pac 10 race, in the leader’s position and waiting to bounce back against the SoCal schools.
Thursday, UCLA, Saturday, USC
2. Stanford (17-3, 7-2) Basking in the spotlight after beating Cal by 20, it’s time to meet their SoCal rivals who each beat the Cardinal in LA. My pick for Player of the Week, Candice Wiggins scored 28 points against Cal. Jayne Appel had 9 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and JJ Hones had a career high 4 three pointers.
Thursday, USC, Saturday, UCLA
2. Arizona State (13-7, 7-2) ASU remains just a game back of Cal and tied with Stanford. The Sun Devils had a close win in Seattle and an easy win in Pullman. For the second straight week they will play second division teams so should stay close to Cal in the Pac 10 race. Lauren Lacey led ASU with 31 points and 12 rebounds in their two wins.
Thursday Oregon State, Saturday Oregon
4. USC (13-7, 6-3) Beat both the Oregon schools to stay in the Pac 10 race and in the process unleashed Frosh Kari LaPlante. Kari scored 23 points in the 2 games. Bryn Cameron made 3 three’s against Oregon State and none against Oregon. The Trojans made only one three pointer against Oregon in their 4 point 46-42 win. Nadia Parker had 9 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State, but only played 10 minutes against Oregon.
Thursday @ Stanford, Saturday @ Cal
4. UCLA (11-9, 6-3) The Bruins trailed Oregon and Oregon State by 14 and 15 points in their games this weekend and still pulled out very close victories in LA. Lindsey Pluimer again was the UCLA leader with 37 points in the two games. Darxia Morris is back playing for UCLA and had 10 points against Oregon State. A note, after their attendance of 8,000+ last week against USC, the Bruins drew 800 against Oregon State.
Thursday @ Cal, Saturday @ Stanford
6. Oregon (10-10, 4-5) Lost two close games in LA. Kaela Chapdelaine continued her fine play with 23 points and 22 rebounds for the 5-10 player in the two games. Taylor Lilley scored 13 in each game and had 3 three’s in each game to boot.
Thursday @ Arizona, Saturday @ ASU
7. Oregon State (10-10, 3-6) Lost a pair in LA, losing a large lead in one of the games. Brittany Davis had 30 points in the two games. Talisa Rhea had 25 for the weekend, hitting 5 of 6 three’s against UCLA.
Thursday @ ASU, Saturday @ Arizona
8. Washington (8-13, 3-6) Split with the Arizona schools in Seattle. Andrea Plouffe scored 31 points in the two games and Frosh Jess McCormack returned from an injury to score 15 and grab 8 rebounds against Arizona.
Sunday, Washington State, TV
9. Arizona (7-13, 1-8) Won their first league game of the season in Pullman against WSU. Amina Njonkou was the top scorer in the league for the week with 40 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Ashley Whisonant continued her fine scoring with 35 points in the two games.
Thursday, Oregon, Saturday, Oregon State
10. WSU (3-17, 0-9) Lost a pair to remain winless in league play. Consistent Katie Appleton led the Cougars again with 37 points in the two games.
Sunday @ Washington, TV
A note on the Post Season. Stanford hosts a Regional, which will once again bring 8 teams to Stanford. There will be 4 games, Saturday, March 22, in two pods. Then the following Monday there will be 2 games with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16Keep your calendar clear for this fantastic weekend of basketball.
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