USC finally decided on a Women’s Basketball Coach and it’s the WNBA LA Sparks Head Coach Michael Cooper. Wait, not yet, for now it is former Rhode Island Associate Head Coach Ervin Monier. Confused? Imagine how fans of Women’s Basketball must be.
Mark Trakh finally was forced to resign as the USC Coach six weeks after the season ended. Trakh’s five seasons as the Head Coach were certainly up and down, with great recruiting, a number of serious injuries to key players, and losses to teams that baffle the mind. However many felt that because of the injuries, Trakh deserved a couple more seasons to right the ship, as it were.
I think the deciding factor may have been the lack of Trojan fans in the new and beautiful Galen Center. USC averaged only 1,300 a game. It’s one thing not to live up to their promise, it’s another than so few care.
So enter Mr Cooper, Michael, who is entered his 8th season as Head Coach of the Sparks. He was also for a short time in 2005 the interim Head Coach of the NBA Denver Nuggets. So he has the coaching pedigree but can he relate to teens? Can he recruit? And can he even be involved?
Here we are 5 ½ weeks after the hiring of Cooper and what do we know? The May 1st Press Release stated that Cooper was hiring a great staff. Thus far USC has only Monier. Top recruit Monique Oliver (# 6 in the country) asked early for her release and with only Monier on the job, it was granted. Oliver then signed with Rutgers. Wing Kendall Hackney (# 55 in the country) asked for her release more recently, and it has not been granted. The clock is ticking on Hackney’s LOI as USC must respond yay or nay soon.
Thus far the other two recruits of USC’s once outstanding class seem set on attending USC. Wing Christina Marinacci (# 35 in the country) and PG Vicky Tagalicod (# 21 PG, not top 100) have not asked for their release.
However High School Jr Cassie Harberts (# 6 Center and # 48 overall in the country) committed to the Mark Trakh Trojans then decommitted from the Cooper/Monier Trojans. USC has no other commits from the 2010 class.
USC lost to graduation three starters, PG Camille LeNoir, Wing Brynn Cameron and Post Nadia Parker. Now they have lost top recruit Oliver and in danger of losing another highly rated recruit in Hackney. Probable offsets are the return from injury of Jackie Gemelos and Stefanie Gilbreath.
So we have the savior in Gemelos, trying to come back after missing three seasons, one Associate Head Coach, no Head Coach and no Assistants. I’m not sure all this will increase attendance or make USC a better team.
June 8, 2009
May 4, 2009
Shhh! USC has a new coach
Last Friday USC named Michael Cooper as the women's basketball head coach to replace Mark Trakh, who resigned in April. Two sports columnnists had interesting things to say about the announcement, which was very low-key, to say the least:
- Shhh! Don’t tell anyone … but USC has a new coach, by Mechelle Voepel in her blog.
- Coop's hire at USC doesn't spell co-op, by Ramona Shelburne in the L.A. Daily Breeze
March 19, 2009
A Peek at the San Diego Bracket
A Guest Column this week as FBC Member Sue Bair looks at the teams in the San Diego Regional. Thanks to Sue for this insight into our opponents and sharing it on our Site.
NCAA First Round, Saturday March 21st at approximately 7:30 PM in San Diego
Opponent – #15 seeded UC Santa Barbara
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are 22-9 overall and 15-1 in the Big West conference. They made the NCAA tournament by winning their conference tournament and earning the automatic bid. Former Cal assistant Lindsay Gottlieb was named Big West Coach of the Year in her first season as the head coach of the Gauchos.
UCSB has a Sagarin ranking of #102. They are 1-1 against Sagarin top 50 teams and have played no games against top 25 teams. The Gauchos are a very experienced team; they start 4 seniors. The Gauchos do not pack much offensive punch, however, and tend to play close games. They average 60.2 points and give up an average of 54.9. UCSB shoots 41.7% and allows opponents to shoot 34.4%. By contrast Stanford scores 76.0 points per game on 47.4% shooting and gives up 55.2 points per game on 34.8% shooting. The Gauchos out-rebound their opponents 38.2 to 33.4. They do not take particularly good care of the ball and have a negative assist to turnover ratio. The Gauchos are not very big, although they do have size and experience inside in 6’ 4” Sr C Jenna Green. Against Stanford, they will be at a serious size disadvantage at almost every position. This season UCSB played 3 Pac-10 teams and lost all three games: Arizona 54-47 in November, USC 62-53 in November, and Oregon State 70-51 in late February.
Best win: Gonzaga
Worst losses: Harvard, CSU Bakersfield, Pacific
Probably UCSB starters:
Sr G Lauren Pedersen (5’ 10”) – 13.0 ppg, 34.1% shooting, 32.1% three-point shooting, 5.1 rpg, 4.2 apg, 3.3 TOs
Sr C Jenna Green (6’ 4”) – 11.4 ppg, 54.0% shooting, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 blocks
Sr G Sha’Rae Gibbons (5’ 7”) – 8.1 ppg, 41.8%, 35.6% threes
So F Margaret Johnson (5’ 11”) – 3.6 ppg, 55.4%
Sr G-F Whitney Warren (5’ 8”) – 5.3 ppg, 46.8%
Reserves:
Jr G-F Jordan Franey (6’) – 6.4 ppg, 41.3%, 4.4 rpg
Fr G Emilie Johnson (5’ 6”) – 6.1 ppg, 34.5%, 39.2% threes
Sr F-C Kat Suderman (6’ 4”) – 3.9 ppg, 40%, 2.8 rpg
So G-F Christine Spencer (6’ 1”) – 2.9 ppg, 35.4%
NCAA second round, Monday March 23rd in San Diego
Possible Opponent – #7 seeded DePaul Blue Demons
The DePaul Blue Demons received an at-large bid after finishing 23-9 overall and 10-6 (tied with 2 others for 4th) in the tough Big East conference. Doug Bruno is the head coach. DePaul went 6-4 in their last 10 games. They bowed out of the Big East tournament in the quarterfinals to #16 (USA Today/ESPN poll) Pittsburgh.
The Blue Demons have a Sagarin ranking of #26 and went 2-6 against the Sagarin top 25 and 3-8 against the Sagarin top 50. They have a balanced attack featuring the inside play of 6’ 3” Sr F Natasha Williams (14.2 ppg) and the outside play of 5’ 10” Jr G Deirdre Naughton (15.5 ppg). DePaul scores an average of 71.3 points and gives up an average of 62.6. They shoot 42.6% to their opponents’ 38.6%. They are not a particularly good three-point shooting team (31.3%) or rebounding team (rebounding margin is only +2.4). Naughton and G Sam Quigley take around 5 three-pointers a game apiece but they do not hit that many (30.5% and 35.3% respectively). The Blue Demons do take good care of the ball (A/T ratio = 1.1 and 14.7 turnovers per game).
DePaul plays in the Big East so they are no strangers to top competition. In conference the Blue Demons lost to #1 Connecticut 77-62, #7 Louisville 78-60, #20 Notre Dame 86-62 and 62-59, unranked Villanova, and unranked South Florida. They did beat Rutgers 60-58 and #16 Pittsburgh 69-62. In non-conference games they lost to #23 Tennessee and unranked New Mexico. DePaul does not appear to be a very deep team but unlike the other two teams in Stanford’s bracket in San Diego, they have balance, size, and plenty of experience against top opponents.
Best wins: #16 Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida
Worst loss: Mew Mexico
Probable DePaul starters:
Jr G Deidre Naughton (5’ 10”) – 15.5 ppg, 37% shooting, 30.5% threes, 5.1 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.8 TO
Sr F Natasha Williams (6’ 3”) – 14.2 ppg, 61.6%, 6.7 rpg, 1.3 blocks
Fr F Keisha Hampton (6’ 2”) – 10.5 ppg, 41.2%, 32.1% threes, 4.7 rpg
So G Sam Quigley (5’ 6”) – 10.2 ppg, 40.4%, 35.3% threes, 3.6 apg, 2.2 TOs
So F Felicia Chester (6’ 3”) – 7.2 ppg, 52%, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 blocks
Reserves:
Jr G China Threatt (5’ 9”) – 5.3 ppg, 34.1%, 30.5% threes
Sr F Erin Cattell (6’ 1) – 3.0 ppg
Possible Opponent – #10 seeded San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are a young team coached by former Stanford strength and conditioning coach (2004-05) Beth Burns. The Aztecs’ record is 23-7 overall and 13-3 in the Mountain West Conference. They came in second to Utah in the Mountain West tournament but claimed an NCAA bid as an at-large team.
The Aztecs have a Sagarin ranking of #53. They did not play a difficult schedule and out of 3 games against top 50 teams, they won only one, but it was a whooper – an upset of then #4 Texas by a score of 60-55 in San Diego in late December. Since then Texas has struggled to 11 losses, so the win is not quite what it was cracked up to be at the time, but Texas is still a top 25 team and that victory is by far the Aztecs’ best.
San Diego State scores 64.6 points per game on 42.6% shooting and allows 57.4 points per game on 38.3% shooting. They shoot 32.4% from three-point range but for a guard-oriented team (they start 3 guards), they do not shoot all that many threes. Stanford has made 201 threes while the Aztecs have made 143. The Aztecs have been out-rebounded by an average of 2.5 rebounds per game. They do have quick guards including Jene Morris, who played for Cal as a freshman and then transferred, and they get a lot of steals. They have only one player with size who sees much playing time, 6’ 4” C Paris Johnson, who goes for 14.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Only one other regular tops six feet.
It may seem daunting to play any opponent on their home court and San Diego State has been great at home this season and did beat a ranked team there, but the Aztecs are not a particularly good shooting team, have little size or depth to combat all the bigs Stanford can throw at them, and don’t rebound very well. If given the choice between playing the Aztecs on their home court or a more balanced DePaul team that has been through the wars in a major conference, I’d take the Aztecs and my chances on the home court edge. The Card have dealt with quick guards before. Just ask Camille LeNoir of USC.
Best wins: Texas, New Mexico, Utah, TCU, BYU
Worst loss: San Diego
Probable San Diego State starters:
Jr G Jene Morris (5’ 9”) – 15.5 ppg, 41.6%, 31.7% threes, 2.4 apg, 2.9 TOs, 3.2 steals
So C Paris Johnson (6’ 4”) – 14.0 ppg, 53.8%, 8.5 rpg, 3.1 blocks
Jr G Quenese Davis (5’ 9”) – 11.4 ppg, 37.8%, 34.5% threes, 4.1 rpg, 6.0 Apg, 4.1 TOs, 2.5 steals
Jr F Jennifer Layton-Bailes (6’ 1”) – 9.3 ppg, 48.8%, 32.6% threes, 5.1 rpg
So G Coco Davis (5’ 9”) – 4.2 ppg, 29.6%, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.6 TOs, 1.4 steals
Reserves:
Jr G Jerica Williams (5’ 8”) – 4.9 ppg, 37.2%, 38.9% threes
Sr G LaSandra Dixon (5’ 7”)
Conclusions: My theory is when in doubt feel better facing smaller conference teams than BCS types because the latter have had plenty of experience playing top-level opponents and generally have more size and better athletes. By that theory, Stanford should prefer to face San Diego State in the second round, and by the seedings they should prefer the same.
NCAA First Round, Saturday March 21st at approximately 7:30 PM in San Diego
Opponent – #15 seeded UC Santa Barbara
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are 22-9 overall and 15-1 in the Big West conference. They made the NCAA tournament by winning their conference tournament and earning the automatic bid. Former Cal assistant Lindsay Gottlieb was named Big West Coach of the Year in her first season as the head coach of the Gauchos.
UCSB has a Sagarin ranking of #102. They are 1-1 against Sagarin top 50 teams and have played no games against top 25 teams. The Gauchos are a very experienced team; they start 4 seniors. The Gauchos do not pack much offensive punch, however, and tend to play close games. They average 60.2 points and give up an average of 54.9. UCSB shoots 41.7% and allows opponents to shoot 34.4%. By contrast Stanford scores 76.0 points per game on 47.4% shooting and gives up 55.2 points per game on 34.8% shooting. The Gauchos out-rebound their opponents 38.2 to 33.4. They do not take particularly good care of the ball and have a negative assist to turnover ratio. The Gauchos are not very big, although they do have size and experience inside in 6’ 4” Sr C Jenna Green. Against Stanford, they will be at a serious size disadvantage at almost every position. This season UCSB played 3 Pac-10 teams and lost all three games: Arizona 54-47 in November, USC 62-53 in November, and Oregon State 70-51 in late February.
Best win: Gonzaga
Worst losses: Harvard, CSU Bakersfield, Pacific
Probably UCSB starters:
Sr G Lauren Pedersen (5’ 10”) – 13.0 ppg, 34.1% shooting, 32.1% three-point shooting, 5.1 rpg, 4.2 apg, 3.3 TOs
Sr C Jenna Green (6’ 4”) – 11.4 ppg, 54.0% shooting, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 blocks
Sr G Sha’Rae Gibbons (5’ 7”) – 8.1 ppg, 41.8%, 35.6% threes
So F Margaret Johnson (5’ 11”) – 3.6 ppg, 55.4%
Sr G-F Whitney Warren (5’ 8”) – 5.3 ppg, 46.8%
Reserves:
Jr G-F Jordan Franey (6’) – 6.4 ppg, 41.3%, 4.4 rpg
Fr G Emilie Johnson (5’ 6”) – 6.1 ppg, 34.5%, 39.2% threes
Sr F-C Kat Suderman (6’ 4”) – 3.9 ppg, 40%, 2.8 rpg
So G-F Christine Spencer (6’ 1”) – 2.9 ppg, 35.4%
NCAA second round, Monday March 23rd in San Diego
Possible Opponent – #7 seeded DePaul Blue Demons
The DePaul Blue Demons received an at-large bid after finishing 23-9 overall and 10-6 (tied with 2 others for 4th) in the tough Big East conference. Doug Bruno is the head coach. DePaul went 6-4 in their last 10 games. They bowed out of the Big East tournament in the quarterfinals to #16 (USA Today/ESPN poll) Pittsburgh.
The Blue Demons have a Sagarin ranking of #26 and went 2-6 against the Sagarin top 25 and 3-8 against the Sagarin top 50. They have a balanced attack featuring the inside play of 6’ 3” Sr F Natasha Williams (14.2 ppg) and the outside play of 5’ 10” Jr G Deirdre Naughton (15.5 ppg). DePaul scores an average of 71.3 points and gives up an average of 62.6. They shoot 42.6% to their opponents’ 38.6%. They are not a particularly good three-point shooting team (31.3%) or rebounding team (rebounding margin is only +2.4). Naughton and G Sam Quigley take around 5 three-pointers a game apiece but they do not hit that many (30.5% and 35.3% respectively). The Blue Demons do take good care of the ball (A/T ratio = 1.1 and 14.7 turnovers per game).
DePaul plays in the Big East so they are no strangers to top competition. In conference the Blue Demons lost to #1 Connecticut 77-62, #7 Louisville 78-60, #20 Notre Dame 86-62 and 62-59, unranked Villanova, and unranked South Florida. They did beat Rutgers 60-58 and #16 Pittsburgh 69-62. In non-conference games they lost to #23 Tennessee and unranked New Mexico. DePaul does not appear to be a very deep team but unlike the other two teams in Stanford’s bracket in San Diego, they have balance, size, and plenty of experience against top opponents.
Best wins: #16 Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida
Worst loss: Mew Mexico
Probable DePaul starters:
Jr G Deidre Naughton (5’ 10”) – 15.5 ppg, 37% shooting, 30.5% threes, 5.1 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.8 TO
Sr F Natasha Williams (6’ 3”) – 14.2 ppg, 61.6%, 6.7 rpg, 1.3 blocks
Fr F Keisha Hampton (6’ 2”) – 10.5 ppg, 41.2%, 32.1% threes, 4.7 rpg
So G Sam Quigley (5’ 6”) – 10.2 ppg, 40.4%, 35.3% threes, 3.6 apg, 2.2 TOs
So F Felicia Chester (6’ 3”) – 7.2 ppg, 52%, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 blocks
Reserves:
Jr G China Threatt (5’ 9”) – 5.3 ppg, 34.1%, 30.5% threes
Sr F Erin Cattell (6’ 1) – 3.0 ppg
Possible Opponent – #10 seeded San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are a young team coached by former Stanford strength and conditioning coach (2004-05) Beth Burns. The Aztecs’ record is 23-7 overall and 13-3 in the Mountain West Conference. They came in second to Utah in the Mountain West tournament but claimed an NCAA bid as an at-large team.
The Aztecs have a Sagarin ranking of #53. They did not play a difficult schedule and out of 3 games against top 50 teams, they won only one, but it was a whooper – an upset of then #4 Texas by a score of 60-55 in San Diego in late December. Since then Texas has struggled to 11 losses, so the win is not quite what it was cracked up to be at the time, but Texas is still a top 25 team and that victory is by far the Aztecs’ best.
San Diego State scores 64.6 points per game on 42.6% shooting and allows 57.4 points per game on 38.3% shooting. They shoot 32.4% from three-point range but for a guard-oriented team (they start 3 guards), they do not shoot all that many threes. Stanford has made 201 threes while the Aztecs have made 143. The Aztecs have been out-rebounded by an average of 2.5 rebounds per game. They do have quick guards including Jene Morris, who played for Cal as a freshman and then transferred, and they get a lot of steals. They have only one player with size who sees much playing time, 6’ 4” C Paris Johnson, who goes for 14.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Only one other regular tops six feet.
It may seem daunting to play any opponent on their home court and San Diego State has been great at home this season and did beat a ranked team there, but the Aztecs are not a particularly good shooting team, have little size or depth to combat all the bigs Stanford can throw at them, and don’t rebound very well. If given the choice between playing the Aztecs on their home court or a more balanced DePaul team that has been through the wars in a major conference, I’d take the Aztecs and my chances on the home court edge. The Card have dealt with quick guards before. Just ask Camille LeNoir of USC.
Best wins: Texas, New Mexico, Utah, TCU, BYU
Worst loss: San Diego
Probable San Diego State starters:
Jr G Jene Morris (5’ 9”) – 15.5 ppg, 41.6%, 31.7% threes, 2.4 apg, 2.9 TOs, 3.2 steals
So C Paris Johnson (6’ 4”) – 14.0 ppg, 53.8%, 8.5 rpg, 3.1 blocks
Jr G Quenese Davis (5’ 9”) – 11.4 ppg, 37.8%, 34.5% threes, 4.1 rpg, 6.0 Apg, 4.1 TOs, 2.5 steals
Jr F Jennifer Layton-Bailes (6’ 1”) – 9.3 ppg, 48.8%, 32.6% threes, 5.1 rpg
So G Coco Davis (5’ 9”) – 4.2 ppg, 29.6%, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.6 TOs, 1.4 steals
Reserves:
Jr G Jerica Williams (5’ 8”) – 4.9 ppg, 37.2%, 38.9% threes
Sr G LaSandra Dixon (5’ 7”)
Conclusions: My theory is when in doubt feel better facing smaller conference teams than BCS types because the latter have had plenty of experience playing top-level opponents and generally have more size and better athletes. By that theory, Stanford should prefer to face San Diego State in the second round, and by the seedings they should prefer the same.
March 10, 2009
Nine in a Row
Well another fantastic season in the books and we begin Friday in our quest for the Pac 10 Tournament Title, then the Big Dance.
With Cal losing to ASU and Stanford beating ASU, Stanford’s margin is suddenly 2 games. With Cal and ASU tied for 2nd/3rd. The big surprise was Oregon State defeating both USC and UCLA to move into a tie for 4th/5th in the Conference.
Here is the Pac 10 Tournament Schedule.
Pac-10 Tournament
Thu. - Sun., Mar. 12-15, Galen Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Looks like only Saturday and Sunday are on TV.
Thu., Mar. 12
1 #7 Oregon vs. #10 Washington 6:00 PM PT
2 #8 Washington State vs. #9 Arizona 8:15 PM PT
Fri., Mar. 13
3 #3 Arizona State vs. #6 USC 11:00 AM PT
4 #2 California vs. Game 1 Winner 1:15 PM PT
5 #1 Stanford vs. Game 2 Winner 5:00 PM PT
6 #4 UCLA vs. #5 Oregon State 7:15 PM PT
Sat., Mar. 14
7 Semifinal #1 6:00 PM PT
8 Semifinal #2 8:30 PM PT
Sun., Mar. 15
9 Championship Game 6:00 PM PT
My AWARD TIME:
Bob’s Frosh of the Year: Jazmine Perkins, WSU.
Bob’s All Frosh Team:
Perkins,
Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford,
Briana Gilbreath, USC,
Atonye Nyingifa, UCLA
April Cook, WSU
Bob’s Coach of the Year: Tara, 17-1, # 2 in the country, ‘nuff said.
Bob’s Player of the Year: Jayne Appel, Stanford. Who scored 29 points in the biggest game of the Year? On the final Day? When her team needed her to play the game of her life? All while ASU ran four 6-3 or taller post players at her.
All Pac 10 Team:
Appel, Stanford
Ashley Walker, Cal
Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
Briann January, ASU
Camille LeNoir, USC
Kayla Pederson, Stanford
Doreena Campbell, UCLA
Alexis Gray-Lawson, Cal
Brittany Davis, Oregon State
Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
Honorable Mention:
Dymond Simon, ASU
Jill “The Trill” Harmon, Stanford
Micaela Cocks, Oregon
Jazmine Perkins, WSU
Sami Whitcomb, Washington
Most Improved: Jeanette Pohlen Stanford. Switches to the Point and still makes 71 Three’s with a number of games to go. Jeanette is currently tied for 9th place for most Three’s in a single Stanford season.
On to LA.
With Cal losing to ASU and Stanford beating ASU, Stanford’s margin is suddenly 2 games. With Cal and ASU tied for 2nd/3rd. The big surprise was Oregon State defeating both USC and UCLA to move into a tie for 4th/5th in the Conference.
Here is the Pac 10 Tournament Schedule.
Pac-10 Tournament
Thu. - Sun., Mar. 12-15, Galen Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Looks like only Saturday and Sunday are on TV.
Thu., Mar. 12
1 #7 Oregon vs. #10 Washington 6:00 PM PT
2 #8 Washington State vs. #9 Arizona 8:15 PM PT
Fri., Mar. 13
3 #3 Arizona State vs. #6 USC 11:00 AM PT
4 #2 California vs. Game 1 Winner 1:15 PM PT
5 #1 Stanford vs. Game 2 Winner 5:00 PM PT
6 #4 UCLA vs. #5 Oregon State 7:15 PM PT
Sat., Mar. 14
7 Semifinal #1 6:00 PM PT
8 Semifinal #2 8:30 PM PT
Sun., Mar. 15
9 Championship Game 6:00 PM PT
My AWARD TIME:
Bob’s Frosh of the Year: Jazmine Perkins, WSU.
Bob’s All Frosh Team:
Perkins,
Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford,
Briana Gilbreath, USC,
Atonye Nyingifa, UCLA
April Cook, WSU
Bob’s Coach of the Year: Tara, 17-1, # 2 in the country, ‘nuff said.
Bob’s Player of the Year: Jayne Appel, Stanford. Who scored 29 points in the biggest game of the Year? On the final Day? When her team needed her to play the game of her life? All while ASU ran four 6-3 or taller post players at her.
All Pac 10 Team:
Appel, Stanford
Ashley Walker, Cal
Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
Briann January, ASU
Camille LeNoir, USC
Kayla Pederson, Stanford
Doreena Campbell, UCLA
Alexis Gray-Lawson, Cal
Brittany Davis, Oregon State
Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
Honorable Mention:
Dymond Simon, ASU
Jill “The Trill” Harmon, Stanford
Micaela Cocks, Oregon
Jazmine Perkins, WSU
Sami Whitcomb, Washington
Most Improved: Jeanette Pohlen Stanford. Switches to the Point and still makes 71 Three’s with a number of games to go. Jeanette is currently tied for 9th place for most Three’s in a single Stanford season.
On to LA.
March 3, 2009
Stanford moves into First Place.
Stanford finds itself alone in first place, one game ahead of both Cal and ASU. Three teams now playing for both the Conference Championship and the # 1 seed in the Pac 10 Tournament.
A word about the Tournament, OK a couple of numbers and more words. 900 or so cared enough to attend each of the two games at USC’s Galen Center. What in the word was the Pac 10 thinking? Maybe that 4,000 in San Jose was too many fans? Now we can get it down to less than 2,000? Crazy.
1. Stanford 24-4, 15-1: Beat UCLA 69-58. Kayla Pederson with 20 points and 7 rebounds and 3 of 5 from three. Jeanette Pohlen was 4 of 5 from three and scored 19 points. Jayne Appel had 5 assists and with Kayla, 3 blocked shots.
Beat USC 85-74 with 65 points from our 4 post players. Pederson and Appel scored 20apiece, Nneka 17 and Boothe 8. Stanford out rebounded USC 41-26.
Next Games: March 5 Arizona, March 7 ASU, TV
2. Cal, 23-4, 14-2: Beat USC 66-64. Alexis Gray-Lawson was 4 for 6 from three and scored 22 points. Ashley Walker had 12 points on 1 for 10 shooting, 13 rebounds, but 8 turnovers.
Lost to UCLA 71-56. Gray-Lawson went down with a knee sprain in the first half and at half time the score was 30-27, UCLA. Ashley Walker had 17 points and 11 rebounds and went over 2,000 points for her career. Devanei Hampton scored 11 points and went over 1,500 points for her career. Cal was plagued again by turnovers with 22.
Next Games: March 5 ASU, March 7 Arizona
2. Arizona State, 22-6, 14-2: Beat Washington 55-32, holding the Huskies to 8 first half points. Danielle Orsillo had 10 points, Lauren Lacey 9 rebounds.
Beat Washington State 77-35, holding two Pac 10 teams in the 30’s for the weekend. Dymond Simon scored 17 points and Becca Tobin had 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Next Games: March 5 at Cal, March 7 at Stanford, TV
4. USC, 14-13, 8-8: Lost to Cal 66-64. USC had 26 turnovers and still that was one less than Cal. Nadia Parker had 13 points, Camille LeNoir had 12 points.
Lost to Stanford 85-74. LeNoir led the way with 17 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Nadia Parker added 15 points.
Next Games: March 5 at Oregon State, March 7 at Oregon
4. UCLA, 17-10, 8-8: Lost to Stanford 69-58. Darxia Morris scored 18 points to led the Bruins. Moniquee Alexander was tough on defense inside and had 8 rebounds. Doreena Campbell was held to 4 points, but did have 5 assists.
Beat Cal 71-56. Erica Tukiainen scored a career high 25 points on 11 for 16 from the floor including 3 for 5 for three. Morris added 18 points. UCLA shot 49% and out rebounded Cal by 9. Monquiee Alexander and Tierra Henderson were suspended prior to the game. I believe Alexander will be back and Henderson not. Yes it was to be Sr Day for Henderson.
Next Games: March 5 at Oregon, March 7 at Oregon State
6. Oregon State, 17-10, 7-9: Beat Oregon 70-41. Brittany Davis scored 21 points and Talisa Rhea 18 to lead the Beavers. They had only 10 team turnovers and shot 51%for the game.
Next Games: March 5 USC, March 7 UCLA
7. Oregon, 9-18, 5-11: Lost to Oregon State 70-41. The Ducks shot 15% in the
2nd half, had 20 turnovers and were out rebounded by 11.
Next Games: March 5 UCLA, March 7 USC
8. Arizona, 11-16, 4-12: Lost to Washington State 63-56. Ify Ibewke missed the game with a knee injury. Beatrice Bofia scored 11 points and had 12 rebounds. Amina Njonkou scored 16 points. The Wildcats shot only 30%.
Beat Washington 72-62. Ibewke also missed this game, but three frosh came up big. Courtney Clements scored 22 points followed by fellow frosh Reiko Thomas and Malia Nahinu with 13 points. Nahinu added 6 rebounds in only 16 minutes.
Next Games: March 5 at Stanford, March 7 at Cal
9. Washington State, 11-17, 4-13: Beat Arizona 63-56. Danielle LeNoir scored 15 points. Jazmine Perkins and April Cook each scored 12 and Cook had 5 assists.
Lost to ASU 77-35. April Cook scored 13 points. The Cougars committed 28 turnovers.
Next Games: March 6 Washington, TV
10. Washington, 6-21, 2-15: Lost to ASU 55-32, scoring only 8 first half points. The Huskies did have 11 steals.
Lost to Arizona 72-62. Laura McLennan scored 16 points on 8 of 9 shooting. WSU had 14 steals. MacKenzie Argens had 12 points and 6 rebounds and fouled out in 17 minutes.
Next Games: March 6 at Washington State, TV
A word about the Tournament, OK a couple of numbers and more words. 900 or so cared enough to attend each of the two games at USC’s Galen Center. What in the word was the Pac 10 thinking? Maybe that 4,000 in San Jose was too many fans? Now we can get it down to less than 2,000? Crazy.
1. Stanford 24-4, 15-1: Beat UCLA 69-58. Kayla Pederson with 20 points and 7 rebounds and 3 of 5 from three. Jeanette Pohlen was 4 of 5 from three and scored 19 points. Jayne Appel had 5 assists and with Kayla, 3 blocked shots.
Beat USC 85-74 with 65 points from our 4 post players. Pederson and Appel scored 20apiece, Nneka 17 and Boothe 8. Stanford out rebounded USC 41-26.
Next Games: March 5 Arizona, March 7 ASU, TV
2. Cal, 23-4, 14-2: Beat USC 66-64. Alexis Gray-Lawson was 4 for 6 from three and scored 22 points. Ashley Walker had 12 points on 1 for 10 shooting, 13 rebounds, but 8 turnovers.
Lost to UCLA 71-56. Gray-Lawson went down with a knee sprain in the first half and at half time the score was 30-27, UCLA. Ashley Walker had 17 points and 11 rebounds and went over 2,000 points for her career. Devanei Hampton scored 11 points and went over 1,500 points for her career. Cal was plagued again by turnovers with 22.
Next Games: March 5 ASU, March 7 Arizona
2. Arizona State, 22-6, 14-2: Beat Washington 55-32, holding the Huskies to 8 first half points. Danielle Orsillo had 10 points, Lauren Lacey 9 rebounds.
Beat Washington State 77-35, holding two Pac 10 teams in the 30’s for the weekend. Dymond Simon scored 17 points and Becca Tobin had 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Next Games: March 5 at Cal, March 7 at Stanford, TV
4. USC, 14-13, 8-8: Lost to Cal 66-64. USC had 26 turnovers and still that was one less than Cal. Nadia Parker had 13 points, Camille LeNoir had 12 points.
Lost to Stanford 85-74. LeNoir led the way with 17 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Nadia Parker added 15 points.
Next Games: March 5 at Oregon State, March 7 at Oregon
4. UCLA, 17-10, 8-8: Lost to Stanford 69-58. Darxia Morris scored 18 points to led the Bruins. Moniquee Alexander was tough on defense inside and had 8 rebounds. Doreena Campbell was held to 4 points, but did have 5 assists.
Beat Cal 71-56. Erica Tukiainen scored a career high 25 points on 11 for 16 from the floor including 3 for 5 for three. Morris added 18 points. UCLA shot 49% and out rebounded Cal by 9. Monquiee Alexander and Tierra Henderson were suspended prior to the game. I believe Alexander will be back and Henderson not. Yes it was to be Sr Day for Henderson.
Next Games: March 5 at Oregon, March 7 at Oregon State
6. Oregon State, 17-10, 7-9: Beat Oregon 70-41. Brittany Davis scored 21 points and Talisa Rhea 18 to lead the Beavers. They had only 10 team turnovers and shot 51%for the game.
Next Games: March 5 USC, March 7 UCLA
7. Oregon, 9-18, 5-11: Lost to Oregon State 70-41. The Ducks shot 15% in the
2nd half, had 20 turnovers and were out rebounded by 11.
Next Games: March 5 UCLA, March 7 USC
8. Arizona, 11-16, 4-12: Lost to Washington State 63-56. Ify Ibewke missed the game with a knee injury. Beatrice Bofia scored 11 points and had 12 rebounds. Amina Njonkou scored 16 points. The Wildcats shot only 30%.
Beat Washington 72-62. Ibewke also missed this game, but three frosh came up big. Courtney Clements scored 22 points followed by fellow frosh Reiko Thomas and Malia Nahinu with 13 points. Nahinu added 6 rebounds in only 16 minutes.
Next Games: March 5 at Stanford, March 7 at Cal
9. Washington State, 11-17, 4-13: Beat Arizona 63-56. Danielle LeNoir scored 15 points. Jazmine Perkins and April Cook each scored 12 and Cook had 5 assists.
Lost to ASU 77-35. April Cook scored 13 points. The Cougars committed 28 turnovers.
Next Games: March 6 Washington, TV
10. Washington, 6-21, 2-15: Lost to ASU 55-32, scoring only 8 first half points. The Huskies did have 11 steals.
Lost to Arizona 72-62. Laura McLennan scored 16 points on 8 of 9 shooting. WSU had 14 steals. MacKenzie Argens had 12 points and 6 rebounds and fouled out in 17 minutes.
Next Games: March 6 at Washington State, TV
February 22, 2009
Off to Lala Land
Stanford and Cal travel to LA to play USC and UCLA and they continue to be tied for the Pac 10 lead. Right behind the two leaders is Arizona State, hoping for a NorCal slip in Lala land.
1. Stanford 22-4, 13-1: Beat Oregon State 72-43. Jayne Appel and Nneka Ogwumike each with 15 points. Appel also had 4 of Stanford’s 8 blocked shots. Jeanette Pohlen with 8 assists.
Beat Oregon 68-49 with Nneka Ogwumike scoring 13 points and gathered in 6 rebounds. Sarah Booth added 11 and Lindy LaRocque added 9 points. The Stanford reserves scored 35 points. Jeanette Pohlen scored 11 points and added 7 assists.
Next Games: Feb 27 at UCLA, March 1 at USC.
1. Cal, 22-3, 13-1 Beat Oregon 84-42. Ashley Walker scored 24 and had 11 rebounds. Four other players scored 10 or 11 points including Shantrell Sneed who had 10. Cal out rebounded Oregon by 16 and had 9 less turnovers, while shooting 54%
Beat Oregon State 62-40 as the Bears and Stanford stayed tied for first place. Ashley Walker broke the Cal career rebounding record in this game, and ended up with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Lauren Greif had 6 assists and Cal shot 51%.
Next Games: Feb 27 at USC, March 1 at UCLA. TV
3. Arizona State, 20-6, 12-2: Beat Arizona 60-53, coming from 14 points down to defeat the improving Wildcats. Dymond Simon scored 18 points, Danielle Orsillo added 11 points, Briann January had 5 assists and Becca Tobin had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26, Washington, Feb 28, Washington State
4. USC, 14-11, 8-6: Beat Washington State 68-57. Nadia Parker had a double, double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, although she was only 3 for 13 from the field. Camille LeNoir had 15 points, 6 assists but 5 turnovers. USC had 21 turnovers and shot only 40% in the win.
Beat Washington 77-53. Leading scorers were Brynn Cameron with 13, Parker with 12 and Brianna Gilbreath with 11 points. Kari LaPlante had 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. USC had a total of 7 blocked shots.
Next Games: Feb 27, Cal, March 1, Stanford
5. UCLA, 16-9, 7-7: Lost to Washington 59-49. Atonye Nyingifa had a double, double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Darxia Morris came off suspension to score 13 points. However no one else made more than 2 shots from the floor. The Bruins had 23 turnovers and shot 30%.
Beat Washington State 65-50 as Doreena Campbell returns with a passion and scored 24 points. No one else had more than 9 points and UCLA committed 25 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 27 Stanford, March 1, Cal, TV
6. Oregon State, 15-10, 6-9: lost to Stanford 72-43. Brittany Davis scored 12 points but Oregon State shot only 30% for the game.
Lost to Cal 62-40 while shooting only 32%. Brittany Davis scored 16 points but also had 6 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 28, Oregon
7. Oregon, 9-17, 5-10: Lost to Cal 84-42. Ellie Manou and Taylor Lilly both had 10 points, bet interestingly Manou, the Duck Center, had zero rebounds. The Ducks shot only 31%. Michaela Cocks, Oregon’s leading scored only had 3 points on 1 from 9 shooting.
Lost to Stanford 68-49. Manou had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Lilly scored 12 and Cocks 10. The Ducks shot 29% for the floor.
Next Games: Feb 28 at Oregon State
8. Arizona, 10-15, 3-11 Lost to ASU 60-53 at home before 4,100 fans. Arizona led by 14 at one point but couldn’t hold on. Ify Ibekwe led the Wildcats with 10 points and I believe a Pac 10 best for the season 20 rebounds. Both Ashley Frazier and Country Clements had 13 points, although Clements was 4 for 18.
Next Games: Feb 26, Washington State, Feb 28, Washington
9. Washington State, 10-16, 3-12: Lost to USC 68-57. The Cougars had 26 turnovers and shot only 35%. Jazmine Perkins scored 17 points, and had 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 turnovers, and 5 steals. April Cook scored 16 points. Elbonee Coates had 13 rebounds but 7 turnovers.
Lost to UCLA 65-50. While UCLA had 25 turnovers Washington outdid them with 28 of their own. Jazmine Perkins had 13 points and April Cook scored 12 points with 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26 at Arizona, Feb 28 at ASU
10. Washington, 6-19, 2-13: Beat UCLA 59-49 to break a school record 12 game losing streak. Laura McLennan came off the bench to lead all scorers with 16 points. The Huskies truly did it with mirrors as they had 22 turnovers and their two big scorers, Sami Whitcomb and Kristi Kingma were only 3 of 16 from the floor.
Lost to USC 77-53. Washington shot only 30% and had 8 players between 4 and the high of 8 points. Christina Rozier had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26 at ASU, Feb 28 at Arizona
1. Stanford 22-4, 13-1: Beat Oregon State 72-43. Jayne Appel and Nneka Ogwumike each with 15 points. Appel also had 4 of Stanford’s 8 blocked shots. Jeanette Pohlen with 8 assists.
Beat Oregon 68-49 with Nneka Ogwumike scoring 13 points and gathered in 6 rebounds. Sarah Booth added 11 and Lindy LaRocque added 9 points. The Stanford reserves scored 35 points. Jeanette Pohlen scored 11 points and added 7 assists.
Next Games: Feb 27 at UCLA, March 1 at USC.
1. Cal, 22-3, 13-1 Beat Oregon 84-42. Ashley Walker scored 24 and had 11 rebounds. Four other players scored 10 or 11 points including Shantrell Sneed who had 10. Cal out rebounded Oregon by 16 and had 9 less turnovers, while shooting 54%
Beat Oregon State 62-40 as the Bears and Stanford stayed tied for first place. Ashley Walker broke the Cal career rebounding record in this game, and ended up with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Lauren Greif had 6 assists and Cal shot 51%.
Next Games: Feb 27 at USC, March 1 at UCLA. TV
3. Arizona State, 20-6, 12-2: Beat Arizona 60-53, coming from 14 points down to defeat the improving Wildcats. Dymond Simon scored 18 points, Danielle Orsillo added 11 points, Briann January had 5 assists and Becca Tobin had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26, Washington, Feb 28, Washington State
4. USC, 14-11, 8-6: Beat Washington State 68-57. Nadia Parker had a double, double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, although she was only 3 for 13 from the field. Camille LeNoir had 15 points, 6 assists but 5 turnovers. USC had 21 turnovers and shot only 40% in the win.
Beat Washington 77-53. Leading scorers were Brynn Cameron with 13, Parker with 12 and Brianna Gilbreath with 11 points. Kari LaPlante had 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. USC had a total of 7 blocked shots.
Next Games: Feb 27, Cal, March 1, Stanford
5. UCLA, 16-9, 7-7: Lost to Washington 59-49. Atonye Nyingifa had a double, double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Darxia Morris came off suspension to score 13 points. However no one else made more than 2 shots from the floor. The Bruins had 23 turnovers and shot 30%.
Beat Washington State 65-50 as Doreena Campbell returns with a passion and scored 24 points. No one else had more than 9 points and UCLA committed 25 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 27 Stanford, March 1, Cal, TV
6. Oregon State, 15-10, 6-9: lost to Stanford 72-43. Brittany Davis scored 12 points but Oregon State shot only 30% for the game.
Lost to Cal 62-40 while shooting only 32%. Brittany Davis scored 16 points but also had 6 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 28, Oregon
7. Oregon, 9-17, 5-10: Lost to Cal 84-42. Ellie Manou and Taylor Lilly both had 10 points, bet interestingly Manou, the Duck Center, had zero rebounds. The Ducks shot only 31%. Michaela Cocks, Oregon’s leading scored only had 3 points on 1 from 9 shooting.
Lost to Stanford 68-49. Manou had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Lilly scored 12 and Cocks 10. The Ducks shot 29% for the floor.
Next Games: Feb 28 at Oregon State
8. Arizona, 10-15, 3-11 Lost to ASU 60-53 at home before 4,100 fans. Arizona led by 14 at one point but couldn’t hold on. Ify Ibekwe led the Wildcats with 10 points and I believe a Pac 10 best for the season 20 rebounds. Both Ashley Frazier and Country Clements had 13 points, although Clements was 4 for 18.
Next Games: Feb 26, Washington State, Feb 28, Washington
9. Washington State, 10-16, 3-12: Lost to USC 68-57. The Cougars had 26 turnovers and shot only 35%. Jazmine Perkins scored 17 points, and had 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 turnovers, and 5 steals. April Cook scored 16 points. Elbonee Coates had 13 rebounds but 7 turnovers.
Lost to UCLA 65-50. While UCLA had 25 turnovers Washington outdid them with 28 of their own. Jazmine Perkins had 13 points and April Cook scored 12 points with 8 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26 at Arizona, Feb 28 at ASU
10. Washington, 6-19, 2-13: Beat UCLA 59-49 to break a school record 12 game losing streak. Laura McLennan came off the bench to lead all scorers with 16 points. The Huskies truly did it with mirrors as they had 22 turnovers and their two big scorers, Sami Whitcomb and Kristi Kingma were only 3 of 16 from the floor.
Lost to USC 77-53. Washington shot only 30% and had 8 players between 4 and the high of 8 points. Christina Rozier had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 26 at ASU, Feb 28 at Arizona
February 15, 2009
A Tie for First Place
1. Stanford 20-4, 10-1: Beat Cal 58-41 before a sellout crowd. Jayne Appel with 22 points and 14 rebounds and Jillian Harmon with 18 points. Great D by Ros and Lindy LaRocque and the Play of the Year by Lindy. Stanford outscored Cal 30-4 at one point. 8 straight 20 win seasons by Stanford.
Next Games: Feb 19, Oregon State, Feb 21 Oregon
1. Cal, 20-3, 11-1: Lost to Stanford 58-41 as Lexi Gray-Lawson was held to 4 points. Cal shot 31% for the game, 13% from three and had only 7 assists to 17 turnovers. Ashley Walker and Lauren Greif both scored 11 to lead the Bears.
Next Games: Feb 19, Oregon, Feb 21, Oregon State, TV
3. Arizona State, 19-6, 11-2: Beat USC 72-69 at USC. Dymond Simon scored 15 points and three players, Kayli Murphy, Briann January and Danielle Orsillo all scored 10 points. Becca Tobin scored 6 and had 13 rebounds. ASU shot 46% but had 22 turnovers, 7 by Simon.
Beat UCLA, winning their 2nd game in a row on the road by 3, 69-66. This was a school record 11th straight win for the Sun Devils. Briann January hit 4 three’s and had 21 points, Dymond Simon scored 19 points. January added 5 assists and was one of three ASU players with 3 steals. ASU had 15 steals for the game.
Next Games: Feb 21 at Arizona
4. USC, 12-11, 6-6: Lost to ASU 72-69 as Camille LeNoir’s last second three attempt bounced off the rim. Ashley Coral hit 3 three’s and ended with 19 points. LeNoir scored 15 points and Brianna Gilbreath scored 13 points. USC had 14 steals, 4 each by Gilbreath and Brynn Cameron. Those of you worried about getting tickets for the LA weekend or the Pac 10, the “crowd” was 862.
Lost at home to 2 win Arizona 74-61. USC was 9 for 37 from three and shot 29% for the game. Heather Oliver scored 15 and Brynn Cameron 13. USC took 39 more shots than Arizona and lost.
Next Games: Feb 20 at Washington State, Feb 22 at Washington
4. UCLA, 15-8, 6-6: Beat Arizona 58-39. The Bruin defense held Arizona to 22% from the floor. Erica Tukiainen scored 21 points to lead the Bruins. Doreena Campbell scored 12 points and had 9 rebounds. Atonye Nyingifa scored 9 points and had 10 rebounds. Before the game, not sure when, Darxia Morris was suspended. Candice Brown is now out for the season with an injury.
Lost to ASU 69-66. UCLA our rebounded the Sun Devils by 9, but committed 22 turnovers and lost despite shooting 50% from the floor. Tukiainen had 17 points, Campbell 15 and Nyingifa 13 for the Bruins. This really hurts the Bruins NCAA chances.
Next Games: Feb 20 at Washington, Feb 22 at Washington State
6. Oregon State, 15-8, 6-7: Beat Washington 77-63. The Beavers had three big scorers, Brittany Davis with 20, Alex Mitchell with 19 and Talisa Rhea with 18 points. Kristen Tilleman had 10 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin had 11 points, 5 assists and only 1 turnover.
Beat Washington State 52-42. Tiffany Ducker had 12 points and maybe a Pac 10 high for the year 17 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin 10 points and 7 steals.
Next Games: Feb 19 at Stanford, Feb 21 at Cal, TV
7. Oregon, 9-15, 5-8: Lost to Washington State 58-45. Amanda Johnson had her first double, double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Lilly missed the game with a concussion suffered last week. Oregon shot only 29% and had only 5 assists.
Beat Washington 77-69. Michaela Cocks was 4 of 5 from three and scored 19 points. Amanda Johnson had a career high 18 points. Ellie Manou scored 18 points and gathered in 9 rebounds. Taylor Lilley returned to action and had 6 assists although also 7 turnovers. The Ducks won despite 26 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 19 at cal, Feb 21 at Stanford
8. Washington State, 10-14, 3-10: Beat Oregon 58-45 in Eugene. The Ducks shot only 29% and had 5 assists for the game. Jazmine Perkins had 17 points 8 rebounds, 4 (of the team’s total 10) assists and 6 (half the team’s total) turnovers. April Cook added 17 points, including 3 three’s.
Lost to Oregon State 52-42 as they scored only 12 first half points while shooting 14%. Jazmine Perkins led the Cougars with 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 20, USC, Feb 22, UCLA
8. Arizona, 10-14, 3-10: Lost to UCLA 58-39. 22% from the floor, only 4 assists and 19 turnovers resulted in only 38 points. Ify Ibekwe continues to lead with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals, however she was only 2 for 14 from the floor.
Beat USC in a shocker 74-61 at USC. Arizona shot 60% from the field. Despite 28 turnovers and losing the rebound battle by 10 the Wildcats won. Ibekwe scored 27 points and had 8 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
Next Games: Feb 21, ASU
10. Washington, 5-18, 1-12: Lost to Oregon State 77-63. Sami Whitcomb had a game high 23 points making 5 of 9 three’s. Technicals on Christina Rozier and Liz Lay didn’t help.
Lost to Oregon 77-69. Sami Whitcomb had 26 points and 5 steals, but 6 turnovers. Kristi Kingma added 14 points. Laura McLennan had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 20 UCLA, Feb 22, USC
Next Games: Feb 19, Oregon State, Feb 21 Oregon
1. Cal, 20-3, 11-1: Lost to Stanford 58-41 as Lexi Gray-Lawson was held to 4 points. Cal shot 31% for the game, 13% from three and had only 7 assists to 17 turnovers. Ashley Walker and Lauren Greif both scored 11 to lead the Bears.
Next Games: Feb 19, Oregon, Feb 21, Oregon State, TV
3. Arizona State, 19-6, 11-2: Beat USC 72-69 at USC. Dymond Simon scored 15 points and three players, Kayli Murphy, Briann January and Danielle Orsillo all scored 10 points. Becca Tobin scored 6 and had 13 rebounds. ASU shot 46% but had 22 turnovers, 7 by Simon.
Beat UCLA, winning their 2nd game in a row on the road by 3, 69-66. This was a school record 11th straight win for the Sun Devils. Briann January hit 4 three’s and had 21 points, Dymond Simon scored 19 points. January added 5 assists and was one of three ASU players with 3 steals. ASU had 15 steals for the game.
Next Games: Feb 21 at Arizona
4. USC, 12-11, 6-6: Lost to ASU 72-69 as Camille LeNoir’s last second three attempt bounced off the rim. Ashley Coral hit 3 three’s and ended with 19 points. LeNoir scored 15 points and Brianna Gilbreath scored 13 points. USC had 14 steals, 4 each by Gilbreath and Brynn Cameron. Those of you worried about getting tickets for the LA weekend or the Pac 10, the “crowd” was 862.
Lost at home to 2 win Arizona 74-61. USC was 9 for 37 from three and shot 29% for the game. Heather Oliver scored 15 and Brynn Cameron 13. USC took 39 more shots than Arizona and lost.
Next Games: Feb 20 at Washington State, Feb 22 at Washington
4. UCLA, 15-8, 6-6: Beat Arizona 58-39. The Bruin defense held Arizona to 22% from the floor. Erica Tukiainen scored 21 points to lead the Bruins. Doreena Campbell scored 12 points and had 9 rebounds. Atonye Nyingifa scored 9 points and had 10 rebounds. Before the game, not sure when, Darxia Morris was suspended. Candice Brown is now out for the season with an injury.
Lost to ASU 69-66. UCLA our rebounded the Sun Devils by 9, but committed 22 turnovers and lost despite shooting 50% from the floor. Tukiainen had 17 points, Campbell 15 and Nyingifa 13 for the Bruins. This really hurts the Bruins NCAA chances.
Next Games: Feb 20 at Washington, Feb 22 at Washington State
6. Oregon State, 15-8, 6-7: Beat Washington 77-63. The Beavers had three big scorers, Brittany Davis with 20, Alex Mitchell with 19 and Talisa Rhea with 18 points. Kristen Tilleman had 10 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin had 11 points, 5 assists and only 1 turnover.
Beat Washington State 52-42. Tiffany Ducker had 12 points and maybe a Pac 10 high for the year 17 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin 10 points and 7 steals.
Next Games: Feb 19 at Stanford, Feb 21 at Cal, TV
7. Oregon, 9-15, 5-8: Lost to Washington State 58-45. Amanda Johnson had her first double, double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Lilly missed the game with a concussion suffered last week. Oregon shot only 29% and had only 5 assists.
Beat Washington 77-69. Michaela Cocks was 4 of 5 from three and scored 19 points. Amanda Johnson had a career high 18 points. Ellie Manou scored 18 points and gathered in 9 rebounds. Taylor Lilley returned to action and had 6 assists although also 7 turnovers. The Ducks won despite 26 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 19 at cal, Feb 21 at Stanford
8. Washington State, 10-14, 3-10: Beat Oregon 58-45 in Eugene. The Ducks shot only 29% and had 5 assists for the game. Jazmine Perkins had 17 points 8 rebounds, 4 (of the team’s total 10) assists and 6 (half the team’s total) turnovers. April Cook added 17 points, including 3 three’s.
Lost to Oregon State 52-42 as they scored only 12 first half points while shooting 14%. Jazmine Perkins led the Cougars with 17 points and 7 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 20, USC, Feb 22, UCLA
8. Arizona, 10-14, 3-10: Lost to UCLA 58-39. 22% from the floor, only 4 assists and 19 turnovers resulted in only 38 points. Ify Ibekwe continues to lead with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals, however she was only 2 for 14 from the floor.
Beat USC in a shocker 74-61 at USC. Arizona shot 60% from the field. Despite 28 turnovers and losing the rebound battle by 10 the Wildcats won. Ibekwe scored 27 points and had 8 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
Next Games: Feb 21, ASU
10. Washington, 5-18, 1-12: Lost to Oregon State 77-63. Sami Whitcomb had a game high 23 points making 5 of 9 three’s. Technicals on Christina Rozier and Liz Lay didn’t help.
Lost to Oregon 77-69. Sami Whitcomb had 26 points and 5 steals, but 6 turnovers. Kristi Kingma added 14 points. Laura McLennan had 10 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 20 UCLA, Feb 22, USC
February 9, 2009
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Maples vs Cal
1. Cal, 20-2, 11-0: Beat Washington 70-40 led by Ashley Walker’s 24 points and 9 rebounds. Devanei Hampton added 15 points and 9 rebounds, however she had 6 turnovers. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 14 points.
Beat Washington State 77-57. Ashley Walker with a double, double, 18 points and 11 rebounds. Walker also had 7 assists, although 5 turnovers. Devanei Hampton scored 15 points, as the Bears shot 53%.
Next Games: Feb 14 at Stanford, TV
2. Stanford 19-4, 10-1: Beat Washington State 76-46 behind Jayne Appel’s 25 points and 9 rebounds. Jillian Harmon scored 13 points and had 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Sarah Boothe also had 13 points, but 5 turnovers.
Beat Washington 76-54. Kayla Pederson with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Jane Appel with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Ros with 6 assists, and Jeanette Pohlen with 19 points with 4 of 7 from three. A downer, 21 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 14 Cal, TV
3. Arizona State, 17-6, 9-2: Beat Oregon 68-55. Briann January scored 14 points to lead 5 players with 9-14. Becca Tobin scored 11 points and had 6 rebounds. Dymond Simon had 5 assists against a single turnover.
Beat Oregon State 65-54. It was ASU’s 9th straight win, one shy of the school record and played before 3,413 Sun Devil fans. 19 points Dymond Simon and 15 for Briann January. Sybil Dosty had 10 rebounds. On the down side the Wildcats had 24 turnovers, on the plus side, forward Kayli Murphy’s brother signed a Letter of Intent to play Football at Stanford.
Next Games: Feb 12 at USC, Feb 14 at UCLA
4. USC, 12-9, 6-4: Beat UCLA 87-76 before 8,700 on a promotion day at the Galen Center. Camille LeNoir moved into 5th place all time in assists for USC, notable because she passed Cheryl Miller. Ironically Camille had 3 assists and 5 turnovers in this game. However she was one of 3 Trojans with 18/19 points as she scored 19 points including 3 three’s. Heather Oliver also scored 19 points and had 6 steals. Nadia Parker scored 18 points.
Next Games: Feb 12 ASU, Feb 15 Arizona, TV
5. UCLA, 14-7, 5-5: Lost to USC 87-76. Doreena Campbell led the Bruins with 20 points. Monquiee Alexander scored 8 points and had a game high 13 rebounds. Erica Tukiainen had 14 points and 4 steals. This loss really hurts UCLA’s NCAA chances.
Next Games: Feb 12 Arizona, Feb 14, ASU
6. Oregon, 8-14, 4-7: Lost to ASU 68-56. Michaela Cocks scored 16 points, the only Duck in double figures. Nicole Canepa returned to action after being out a month and scored 8 points. The Ducks committed 26 turnovers.
Lost to Arizona 68-44. 7 assists and 24 turnovers summed up the Ducks game. Jasmin Holliday led the Ducks with Michaela Cocks had 12 points and Ellie Manou had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 12 Washington State, Feb 14 Washington
6. Oregon State, 13-8, 4-7: Beat Arizona in Tucson 63-55. Brittany Davis was 5 for 7 from three and totaled 20 points. The Beavers were 8 for 16 from three. Alex Mitchell had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin had 6 assists.
Lost to ASU 65-54. Brittany Davis was once again high with 17 points. The Beavers had 21 turnovers, but that was 3 less than ASU. The Beavers had only 5 assists for the game.
Next Games: Feb 12, Washington, Feb 14 Washington State
8. Washington State, 9-13, 2-9: Lost to Stanford 76-56. April Cook had 11 points and Katie Appleton 10 as the Cougars shot only 25%. Cook had no assists and 5 turnovers. Elbonee Coates had 9 rebounds.
Lost to Cal 77-57. April Cook was the only player in double figures, but with an outstanding 22 points. Heather Molzen had 9 points and 8 rebounds for the Cougars who shot only 34%.
Next Games: Feb 12 at Oregon, Feb 14 at Oregon State
8. Arizona, 9-13, 2-9: Lost to Oregon State 63-55. Ify Ibewke with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Courtney Clements with 15 points on 3 of 4 from three. Guards Reiko Thomas scored 12 points and Ashley Frazier had 7 assists. The Wildcats made 5 for 9 from three.
Beat Oregon 68-44. Ibewke scored 12 points and had 7 rebounds but left late in the game with a sprained ankle. It didn’t look good. Clements scored 10 points. Frazier had 8 assists and only 1 turnover. Amina Njonkou scored 16 points and had 9 rebounds coming off the bench. 5 Wildcats scored in double figures and they also had 13 assists against only 11 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 12 at UCLA, Feb 15 at USC, TV
10. Washington, 5-16, 1-10: Lost to Cal 70-50. Christina Rozier led with 12 points and Liz Lay scored 10 points. The Huskies only had 4 assists, on 15 baskets, and shot 27%. Also they were out rebounded by 20.
Lost to Stanford 76-54. The Huskies have now lost a school record 10 in a row. A big loud crowd of over 4,800 attended the game. Sami Whitcomb was the only Husky with more than 6 points as she scored 16, despite being only 3 for 15 from the floor. Washington shot just 31%.
Next Games: Feb 12 at Oregon State, Feb 14 at Oregon
Beat Washington State 77-57. Ashley Walker with a double, double, 18 points and 11 rebounds. Walker also had 7 assists, although 5 turnovers. Devanei Hampton scored 15 points, as the Bears shot 53%.
Next Games: Feb 14 at Stanford, TV
2. Stanford 19-4, 10-1: Beat Washington State 76-46 behind Jayne Appel’s 25 points and 9 rebounds. Jillian Harmon scored 13 points and had 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Sarah Boothe also had 13 points, but 5 turnovers.
Beat Washington 76-54. Kayla Pederson with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Jane Appel with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Ros with 6 assists, and Jeanette Pohlen with 19 points with 4 of 7 from three. A downer, 21 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 14 Cal, TV
3. Arizona State, 17-6, 9-2: Beat Oregon 68-55. Briann January scored 14 points to lead 5 players with 9-14. Becca Tobin scored 11 points and had 6 rebounds. Dymond Simon had 5 assists against a single turnover.
Beat Oregon State 65-54. It was ASU’s 9th straight win, one shy of the school record and played before 3,413 Sun Devil fans. 19 points Dymond Simon and 15 for Briann January. Sybil Dosty had 10 rebounds. On the down side the Wildcats had 24 turnovers, on the plus side, forward Kayli Murphy’s brother signed a Letter of Intent to play Football at Stanford.
Next Games: Feb 12 at USC, Feb 14 at UCLA
4. USC, 12-9, 6-4: Beat UCLA 87-76 before 8,700 on a promotion day at the Galen Center. Camille LeNoir moved into 5th place all time in assists for USC, notable because she passed Cheryl Miller. Ironically Camille had 3 assists and 5 turnovers in this game. However she was one of 3 Trojans with 18/19 points as she scored 19 points including 3 three’s. Heather Oliver also scored 19 points and had 6 steals. Nadia Parker scored 18 points.
Next Games: Feb 12 ASU, Feb 15 Arizona, TV
5. UCLA, 14-7, 5-5: Lost to USC 87-76. Doreena Campbell led the Bruins with 20 points. Monquiee Alexander scored 8 points and had a game high 13 rebounds. Erica Tukiainen had 14 points and 4 steals. This loss really hurts UCLA’s NCAA chances.
Next Games: Feb 12 Arizona, Feb 14, ASU
6. Oregon, 8-14, 4-7: Lost to ASU 68-56. Michaela Cocks scored 16 points, the only Duck in double figures. Nicole Canepa returned to action after being out a month and scored 8 points. The Ducks committed 26 turnovers.
Lost to Arizona 68-44. 7 assists and 24 turnovers summed up the Ducks game. Jasmin Holliday led the Ducks with Michaela Cocks had 12 points and Ellie Manou had 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 12 Washington State, Feb 14 Washington
6. Oregon State, 13-8, 4-7: Beat Arizona in Tucson 63-55. Brittany Davis was 5 for 7 from three and totaled 20 points. The Beavers were 8 for 16 from three. Alex Mitchell had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Cedes Fox-Griffin had 6 assists.
Lost to ASU 65-54. Brittany Davis was once again high with 17 points. The Beavers had 21 turnovers, but that was 3 less than ASU. The Beavers had only 5 assists for the game.
Next Games: Feb 12, Washington, Feb 14 Washington State
8. Washington State, 9-13, 2-9: Lost to Stanford 76-56. April Cook had 11 points and Katie Appleton 10 as the Cougars shot only 25%. Cook had no assists and 5 turnovers. Elbonee Coates had 9 rebounds.
Lost to Cal 77-57. April Cook was the only player in double figures, but with an outstanding 22 points. Heather Molzen had 9 points and 8 rebounds for the Cougars who shot only 34%.
Next Games: Feb 12 at Oregon, Feb 14 at Oregon State
8. Arizona, 9-13, 2-9: Lost to Oregon State 63-55. Ify Ibewke with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Courtney Clements with 15 points on 3 of 4 from three. Guards Reiko Thomas scored 12 points and Ashley Frazier had 7 assists. The Wildcats made 5 for 9 from three.
Beat Oregon 68-44. Ibewke scored 12 points and had 7 rebounds but left late in the game with a sprained ankle. It didn’t look good. Clements scored 10 points. Frazier had 8 assists and only 1 turnover. Amina Njonkou scored 16 points and had 9 rebounds coming off the bench. 5 Wildcats scored in double figures and they also had 13 assists against only 11 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 12 at UCLA, Feb 15 at USC, TV
10. Washington, 5-16, 1-10: Lost to Cal 70-50. Christina Rozier led with 12 points and Liz Lay scored 10 points. The Huskies only had 4 assists, on 15 baskets, and shot 27%. Also they were out rebounded by 20.
Lost to Stanford 76-54. The Huskies have now lost a school record 10 in a row. A big loud crowd of over 4,800 attended the game. Sami Whitcomb was the only Husky with more than 6 points as she scored 16, despite being only 3 for 15 from the floor. Washington shot just 31%.
Next Games: Feb 12 at Oregon State, Feb 14 at Oregon
February 3, 2009
Half way there
1. Cal, 18-2, 9-0: Beat UCLA 64-48 as they start the conference with 8 straight wins for the second year in a row. Cal has also won a total of 9 in a row, one shy of the 27 year old school record. Rama made her 2009 debut for Cal, playing 3 minutes. Devanei Hampton had her first double, double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Natasha Vital scored 16 and Ashley Walker led the way with 17 points. Lexi Gray-Lawson went 0 for 8 from the floor, proving to be human after all, and it didn’t matter. A very good win for Cal, but sadly only 1,350 were in attendance.
Cal keeps winning the close games and ended the first half undefeated in league play, beating USC 73-71. Ashley Walker scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds as two Cal players posted double, double. Devanei Hampton had 17 points and also added 11 rebounds. On the downside, Cal had 22 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 6 at Washington, Feb 8 at Washington State
2. Stanford 17-4, 8-1: Beat USC 81-53 with Jayne Appel and Sarah Boothe combining for 35 points in 41 minutes. Kayla Pederson with 13 rebounds and great Defense, Jill Harmon and Jeanette Pohlen with 10 points each.
Beat UCLA 68-51 behind the great play of Jillian Harmon who scored 17 points and had 9 rebounds. Kayla Pederson hit 3 of 4 three’s for 13 points and 9 rebounds and Nneka Ogwumike did hit a double, double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Both Jeanette Pohlen and Jayne Appel had 6 assists.
Next Games: Feb 6 at Washington State, Feb 8 at Washington, TV
3. Arizona State, 15-6, 7-2: Beat Washington State 66-47. Dymond Simon led the scoring with 14 points and Becca Tobin once again had a fine game off the bench with 13 points. Both Tobin and Sybil Dosty had 4 blocked shots.
Beat Washington 80-64. 11 players scored led by Dymond Simon with 17 points. Simon also had 6 assists. Sybil Dosty added 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 5 Oregon, Feb 7, Oregon State
4. UCLA, 14-6, 5-4: Lost to Cal 64-48. Doreena Campbell once again led the Bruins with 13 points, although she did have only 1 assist and 5 turnovers.
Lost to Stanford 68-51. Doreena Campbell scored 11 points and had 5 assists. Christina Nzekwe, the Bruins big post player, hit 3 of 4 three’s for 9 points to go with 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 8, USC
4. USC, 11-9, 5-4: Lost to Stanford 81-53. Camille LeNoir was a one person show with 18 points, the only player with more than 8.
Lost to Cal 73-71. Brianna Gilbreath had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Trojans. Camille LeNoir hit 3 three’s on her way to 19 points but she also had 7 turnovers, half of USC’s total.
Next Games: Feb 8, UCLA
6. Oregon, 8-12, 4-5: Beat Portland in a game that had been postponed due to heavy show last month, 64-55. Micaela Cocks sang an incredible 6 of 7 three’s and ended with 22 points to seal the victory for the Ducks. Amanda Johnson started at Center and had 12 points with 8 rebounds. Ellie Manou played only 15 minutes, she had started most games at Center, and had 6 turnovers. Taylor Lilly did not play the second half as she hurt her ankle in the 1st half.
Lost to Oregon State 61-42. Ellie Manou had 12 points, the only highlight for the Ducks. Lilly played most of the game.
Next Games: Feb 5 at Arizona State, Feb 7 at Arizona
7. Oregon State, 12-7, 3-6: Beat Oregon 61-42, outrebounding the Ducks 38-19 at the game in Eugene before over 3,100 fans. Tiffany Duck(er) double, doubled the Ducks, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Alex Mitchell came close to Ducker with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Brittany Davis was high for the Beavers with 16 points. Cedes Fox-Griffin added 13 points and 6 assists.
Next Games: Feb 5 at Arizona, Feb 7 at Arizona State
8. Washington State, 9-11, 2-7: Lost to Arizona State 66-47. 27 turnovers eliminated any chance the Cougars might have had. Jazmine Perkins scored 15 points and 6-8 frosh Jessica Oestreicher made her first career start. Elbonee Coates had 9 rebounds as the Cougars out rebounded the Sun Devils.
Beat Arizona 68-58 behind Jazmine Perkins’ double, double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Cougars hit 11 of 23 three’s. Perkins hit 3 three’s. Katie Appleton hit 3 and had 15 points. Rosie Tarnowski was 4 for 4 from three and scored 12 points, and added 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 6, Stanford, Feb 8, Cal
9. Washington, 5-14, 1-8: Lost to Arizona at home 65-51. Christina Rozier had a breakout game with 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also had 4 steals and 5 assists. Laura McLennan had 4 blocked shots. Sami Whitcomb and Kristi Kingma combined for only 4 of 18 from three.
Lost to Arizona State 80-64. Sami Whitcomb had a huge day hitting 5 three’s on her way to 29 points. However it was not enough for the huskies who suffered a school record 8th straight loss. Kristi Kingma added 14 points. The Huskies still managed to draw 2,931 people to their home game.
Next Games: Feb 6, Cal, Feb 8, Stanford, TV
9. Arizona, 8-12, 1-8: Beat Washington in Seattle 65-51. Amina Njonkou led the way with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Ify Ibewke had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Faihza Hill was 3 for 3 from three for 11 points. The Wildcats held the Huskies to 28% from the floor.
Lost to Washington State 68-58. Ify Ibekwe once again led the Wildcats as she scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Ashley Frazier had 8 assists. Courtney Clements came off the bench to hit 3 three’s and had 15 points.
Next Games: Feb 5, Oregon State, Feb 7, Oregon
Cal keeps winning the close games and ended the first half undefeated in league play, beating USC 73-71. Ashley Walker scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds as two Cal players posted double, double. Devanei Hampton had 17 points and also added 11 rebounds. On the downside, Cal had 22 turnovers.
Next Games: Feb 6 at Washington, Feb 8 at Washington State
2. Stanford 17-4, 8-1: Beat USC 81-53 with Jayne Appel and Sarah Boothe combining for 35 points in 41 minutes. Kayla Pederson with 13 rebounds and great Defense, Jill Harmon and Jeanette Pohlen with 10 points each.
Beat UCLA 68-51 behind the great play of Jillian Harmon who scored 17 points and had 9 rebounds. Kayla Pederson hit 3 of 4 three’s for 13 points and 9 rebounds and Nneka Ogwumike did hit a double, double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Both Jeanette Pohlen and Jayne Appel had 6 assists.
Next Games: Feb 6 at Washington State, Feb 8 at Washington, TV
3. Arizona State, 15-6, 7-2: Beat Washington State 66-47. Dymond Simon led the scoring with 14 points and Becca Tobin once again had a fine game off the bench with 13 points. Both Tobin and Sybil Dosty had 4 blocked shots.
Beat Washington 80-64. 11 players scored led by Dymond Simon with 17 points. Simon also had 6 assists. Sybil Dosty added 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 5 Oregon, Feb 7, Oregon State
4. UCLA, 14-6, 5-4: Lost to Cal 64-48. Doreena Campbell once again led the Bruins with 13 points, although she did have only 1 assist and 5 turnovers.
Lost to Stanford 68-51. Doreena Campbell scored 11 points and had 5 assists. Christina Nzekwe, the Bruins big post player, hit 3 of 4 three’s for 9 points to go with 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 8, USC
4. USC, 11-9, 5-4: Lost to Stanford 81-53. Camille LeNoir was a one person show with 18 points, the only player with more than 8.
Lost to Cal 73-71. Brianna Gilbreath had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Trojans. Camille LeNoir hit 3 three’s on her way to 19 points but she also had 7 turnovers, half of USC’s total.
Next Games: Feb 8, UCLA
6. Oregon, 8-12, 4-5: Beat Portland in a game that had been postponed due to heavy show last month, 64-55. Micaela Cocks sang an incredible 6 of 7 three’s and ended with 22 points to seal the victory for the Ducks. Amanda Johnson started at Center and had 12 points with 8 rebounds. Ellie Manou played only 15 minutes, she had started most games at Center, and had 6 turnovers. Taylor Lilly did not play the second half as she hurt her ankle in the 1st half.
Lost to Oregon State 61-42. Ellie Manou had 12 points, the only highlight for the Ducks. Lilly played most of the game.
Next Games: Feb 5 at Arizona State, Feb 7 at Arizona
7. Oregon State, 12-7, 3-6: Beat Oregon 61-42, outrebounding the Ducks 38-19 at the game in Eugene before over 3,100 fans. Tiffany Duck(er) double, doubled the Ducks, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Alex Mitchell came close to Ducker with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Brittany Davis was high for the Beavers with 16 points. Cedes Fox-Griffin added 13 points and 6 assists.
Next Games: Feb 5 at Arizona, Feb 7 at Arizona State
8. Washington State, 9-11, 2-7: Lost to Arizona State 66-47. 27 turnovers eliminated any chance the Cougars might have had. Jazmine Perkins scored 15 points and 6-8 frosh Jessica Oestreicher made her first career start. Elbonee Coates had 9 rebounds as the Cougars out rebounded the Sun Devils.
Beat Arizona 68-58 behind Jazmine Perkins’ double, double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Cougars hit 11 of 23 three’s. Perkins hit 3 three’s. Katie Appleton hit 3 and had 15 points. Rosie Tarnowski was 4 for 4 from three and scored 12 points, and added 9 rebounds.
Next Games: Feb 6, Stanford, Feb 8, Cal
9. Washington, 5-14, 1-8: Lost to Arizona at home 65-51. Christina Rozier had a breakout game with 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also had 4 steals and 5 assists. Laura McLennan had 4 blocked shots. Sami Whitcomb and Kristi Kingma combined for only 4 of 18 from three.
Lost to Arizona State 80-64. Sami Whitcomb had a huge day hitting 5 three’s on her way to 29 points. However it was not enough for the huskies who suffered a school record 8th straight loss. Kristi Kingma added 14 points. The Huskies still managed to draw 2,931 people to their home game.
Next Games: Feb 6, Cal, Feb 8, Stanford, TV
9. Arizona, 8-12, 1-8: Beat Washington in Seattle 65-51. Amina Njonkou led the way with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Ify Ibewke had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Faihza Hill was 3 for 3 from three for 11 points. The Wildcats held the Huskies to 28% from the floor.
Lost to Washington State 68-58. Ify Ibekwe once again led the Wildcats as she scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Ashley Frazier had 8 assists. Courtney Clements came off the bench to hit 3 three’s and had 15 points.
Next Games: Feb 5, Oregon State, Feb 7, Oregon
January 25, 2009
Almost half way though the Pac 10 Race
1. Cal, 16-2, 7-0: Beat Oregon State in a tight one 77-72. Ashley Walker scored 20 and had 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Natasha Vital scored 18 points but had 6 turnovers. Alexis Gary-Lawson was 4 of 5 from three on her way to 19 points.
Beat Oregon 65-50, leading 31-10 at the half and coasting to the victory. Ashley Walker scored 23 and had 7 rebounds to lead the Bears. Alexis Gray-Lawson added 17 and Natasha Vital 13 points for the Bears.
Next Games: Jan 29 UCLA, Jan 31, USC
2. Stanford 15-4, 6-1: Beat Oregon in Eugene 85-57. Jayne Appel scored 22 points and added 10 rebounds while Kayla Pederson scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds. Sarah Boothe and Nneka Ogwumike combined for 20 points on 10 of 13 from the floor. Jeanette Pohlen went 5 for 7 from the floor for 14 points.
Beat Oregon State 69-54, shooting 54% from the floor. Jayne with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Card, who had 5 players in double figures.
Next Games: Jan 29, USC, Feb 1, UCLA, TV
3. Arizona State, 13-6, 5-2: Best Arizona 75-38. Dymond Simon hit 3 of 4 three’s for 19 points, and Briann January 4 of 5 three’s for 16 points to pace the Sun Devils. Attendance was over 3,500. Sybil Dosty had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Missy Barlow was a ref. 11 players scored.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington State, Jan 31 at Washington, TV
3. UCLA, 14-4, 5-2: Beat Washington State 83-48 in a game that “featured” 53 turnovers. No wonder only 678 bothered to attend the game at UCLA. Lots of playing time for all as the UCLA Bench almost outscored the Cougars. Dorenna Campbell scored 15 to lead the Bruins. The UCLA scored bench scored 43 on 18 of 31 from the floor. They also had 15 of the Bruin’s 24 turnovers.
Beat Washington 74-66. The Bruins shot 48% and out rebounded Washington by 16, but committed 23 turnovers. Campbell led again with 20 points and contributed 6 assists. The Bruins had 5 players in double figures. Frosh Atonye Nyingifa made what I believe was her first start, scoring 10 points, and pulling down 9 rebounds and she also had 4 steals. Christina Nzewbe had 10 rebounds to go with her 10 points. Darxia Morris scored 10 points in a row, but just 12 for the game.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Cal, Feb 1 at Stanford, TV
3. USC, 11-7, 5-2: Beat Washington 90-82. Nadia Parker had two career highs, 26 points and 5 blocked shots. She also led with 9 rebounds. Brynn Cameron had 18 points as five players scored in double figures. Alas only 723 attended the game.
Beat Washington State 78-57. Heather Oliver hit 5 of 6 three’s for 18 points to lead the Trojans. Nadia Parker did not play in this game, a leg injury, so Kari LaPlante and Michelle Jenkins combined for 13 points and 7 rebounds. Hailey Dunham also sat out the game. 5 players scored 9 or more points. USC had an amazing 20 steals, 6 by Brynn Cameron.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Stanford, Jan 31 at Cal
6. Oregon, 7-11, 4-4: Lost to Stanford 85-57. Only Jasmin Holliday scored in double figures with 12 points. The Ducks had a season low 8 turnovers. However, Oregon was out rebounded by 25 and shot only 32% from the floor, while Stanford shot 57%.
Lost to Cal 65-50, although the Ducks did not give up, outscoring Cal 40-34 in the second half. Oregon was 0 for 10 from three in the first half and 8 for 14 in the second half. Taylor Lilly and Micaela Cocks led the Ducks with 17 and 13 points respectively.
Next Games: Jan 31, Oregon State
7. Oregon State, 11-7, 2-6: Lost to cal in a hard fought home game, 77-72. The starting guards led the way as usual for the Beavers. Talisa Rhea scored 20 points and Brittany Davis had 24 points.
Lost to Stanford 69-54 before their largest crowd of the season, 1,664. Alex Mitchell scored 14 and Brittany Davis 10 to lead the Beavers. Oregon State did lead at the half by one point, but Stanford held the Ducks to 32% shooting in the second half.
Next Games: Jan 31 at Oregon
8. Washington, 5-12, 1-6: Lost at USC 90-82. The Huskies made 12 three’s in 26 attempts. Sami Whitcomb made 5 of 9 three’s on her way to 26 points. Kristi Kingma returned full time and hit 4 of 7 three’s and scored 19 points. Michelle Augustavo is normally a fine three point shooter but was only 1 for 9 from the floor, however she turned rebounder with a team leading 11 boards.
For those who took the bus to Cal last Sunday, at the end of the movie the Roosevelt coach put in his tallest player, a frosh. That player was McKenzie Argens who scored 10 points in the USC game.
Lost to UCLA 74-66. Kristi Kingma went off with 6 three’s on her way to 25 points for the Huskies.
Next Games: Jan 29 Arizona, Jan 31 ASU TV
8. Washington State, 8-10, 1-6: Lost to UCLA 83-48. Katie Appleton made 4 three’s to set a new school career record for three point shots made. She scored 13 points and Jazmine Perkins scored 14. 29 turnovers and 31% shooting while allowing the Bruins to shot 55% tuned this game into a rout.
Lost to USC 78-57. April Cook had 16 points but 6 turnovers and Jazmine Perkins scored 9 points but had 8 turnovers. Both players received technical fouls. Jessica Oestreicher, the tallest player in the league at 6-8, played 15 minutes and scored 7 points.
Next Games: Jan 29 ASU, Jan 31 Arizona
10. Arizona, 7-11, 0-7: Lost to ASU 75-38. Ify Ibekwe was the sole highlight with 13 points and 6 rebounds. The Wildcats had 4 assists and 26 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington. Jan 31 at Washington State
Beat Oregon 65-50, leading 31-10 at the half and coasting to the victory. Ashley Walker scored 23 and had 7 rebounds to lead the Bears. Alexis Gray-Lawson added 17 and Natasha Vital 13 points for the Bears.
Next Games: Jan 29 UCLA, Jan 31, USC
2. Stanford 15-4, 6-1: Beat Oregon in Eugene 85-57. Jayne Appel scored 22 points and added 10 rebounds while Kayla Pederson scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds. Sarah Boothe and Nneka Ogwumike combined for 20 points on 10 of 13 from the floor. Jeanette Pohlen went 5 for 7 from the floor for 14 points.
Beat Oregon State 69-54, shooting 54% from the floor. Jayne with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Card, who had 5 players in double figures.
Next Games: Jan 29, USC, Feb 1, UCLA, TV
3. Arizona State, 13-6, 5-2: Best Arizona 75-38. Dymond Simon hit 3 of 4 three’s for 19 points, and Briann January 4 of 5 three’s for 16 points to pace the Sun Devils. Attendance was over 3,500. Sybil Dosty had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Missy Barlow was a ref. 11 players scored.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington State, Jan 31 at Washington, TV
3. UCLA, 14-4, 5-2: Beat Washington State 83-48 in a game that “featured” 53 turnovers. No wonder only 678 bothered to attend the game at UCLA. Lots of playing time for all as the UCLA Bench almost outscored the Cougars. Dorenna Campbell scored 15 to lead the Bruins. The UCLA scored bench scored 43 on 18 of 31 from the floor. They also had 15 of the Bruin’s 24 turnovers.
Beat Washington 74-66. The Bruins shot 48% and out rebounded Washington by 16, but committed 23 turnovers. Campbell led again with 20 points and contributed 6 assists. The Bruins had 5 players in double figures. Frosh Atonye Nyingifa made what I believe was her first start, scoring 10 points, and pulling down 9 rebounds and she also had 4 steals. Christina Nzewbe had 10 rebounds to go with her 10 points. Darxia Morris scored 10 points in a row, but just 12 for the game.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Cal, Feb 1 at Stanford, TV
3. USC, 11-7, 5-2: Beat Washington 90-82. Nadia Parker had two career highs, 26 points and 5 blocked shots. She also led with 9 rebounds. Brynn Cameron had 18 points as five players scored in double figures. Alas only 723 attended the game.
Beat Washington State 78-57. Heather Oliver hit 5 of 6 three’s for 18 points to lead the Trojans. Nadia Parker did not play in this game, a leg injury, so Kari LaPlante and Michelle Jenkins combined for 13 points and 7 rebounds. Hailey Dunham also sat out the game. 5 players scored 9 or more points. USC had an amazing 20 steals, 6 by Brynn Cameron.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Stanford, Jan 31 at Cal
6. Oregon, 7-11, 4-4: Lost to Stanford 85-57. Only Jasmin Holliday scored in double figures with 12 points. The Ducks had a season low 8 turnovers. However, Oregon was out rebounded by 25 and shot only 32% from the floor, while Stanford shot 57%.
Lost to Cal 65-50, although the Ducks did not give up, outscoring Cal 40-34 in the second half. Oregon was 0 for 10 from three in the first half and 8 for 14 in the second half. Taylor Lilly and Micaela Cocks led the Ducks with 17 and 13 points respectively.
Next Games: Jan 31, Oregon State
7. Oregon State, 11-7, 2-6: Lost to cal in a hard fought home game, 77-72. The starting guards led the way as usual for the Beavers. Talisa Rhea scored 20 points and Brittany Davis had 24 points.
Lost to Stanford 69-54 before their largest crowd of the season, 1,664. Alex Mitchell scored 14 and Brittany Davis 10 to lead the Beavers. Oregon State did lead at the half by one point, but Stanford held the Ducks to 32% shooting in the second half.
Next Games: Jan 31 at Oregon
8. Washington, 5-12, 1-6: Lost at USC 90-82. The Huskies made 12 three’s in 26 attempts. Sami Whitcomb made 5 of 9 three’s on her way to 26 points. Kristi Kingma returned full time and hit 4 of 7 three’s and scored 19 points. Michelle Augustavo is normally a fine three point shooter but was only 1 for 9 from the floor, however she turned rebounder with a team leading 11 boards.
For those who took the bus to Cal last Sunday, at the end of the movie the Roosevelt coach put in his tallest player, a frosh. That player was McKenzie Argens who scored 10 points in the USC game.
Lost to UCLA 74-66. Kristi Kingma went off with 6 three’s on her way to 25 points for the Huskies.
Next Games: Jan 29 Arizona, Jan 31 ASU TV
8. Washington State, 8-10, 1-6: Lost to UCLA 83-48. Katie Appleton made 4 three’s to set a new school career record for three point shots made. She scored 13 points and Jazmine Perkins scored 14. 29 turnovers and 31% shooting while allowing the Bruins to shot 55% tuned this game into a rout.
Lost to USC 78-57. April Cook had 16 points but 6 turnovers and Jazmine Perkins scored 9 points but had 8 turnovers. Both players received technical fouls. Jessica Oestreicher, the tallest player in the league at 6-8, played 15 minutes and scored 7 points.
Next Games: Jan 29 ASU, Jan 31 Arizona
10. Arizona, 7-11, 0-7: Lost to ASU 75-38. Ify Ibekwe was the sole highlight with 13 points and 6 rebounds. The Wildcats had 4 assists and 26 turnovers.
Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington. Jan 31 at Washington State
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