Archive | Basketball – Women’s
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Notre Dame’s McGraw joins 700-win club
Irish coach Muffet McGraw spent much of her pre-Notre Dame life either playing or coaching basketball in the Philadelphia area, so it was only fitting she record her 700th career win there Tuesday night. No. 2 Notre Dame held on to beat Villanova 59-52 at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pa.
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Griner breaks blocks record, scoring record to follow
Opposing teams fear her. She has become the face of women’s college basketball, and she is now an NCAA record holder.
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No. 1 Baylor women roll over No. 6 Kentucky 85-51
After senior Brittney Griner was fouled in the second half, making a move to the basket and fell, Baylor assistant coach Damion McKinney yelled, “Playin’ big girl basketball.” And she was, leading her No. 1 Lady Bear team to an 85-51 win over No. 6 Kentucky in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.
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Geno Auriemma wants to lower the rim in women’s basketball
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma believes that the nets should be lowered in women’s basketball in order to increase fan interest.
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Notre Dame moves to ACC
Notre Dame will leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in all sports except football and hockey, the University announced Wednesday. Notre Dame will remain independent in football.
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Baylor basketball teams face NCAA sanctions
Baylor could face NCAA sanctions after a three-year investigation revealed the men’s and women’s basketball programs made 738 impermissible text messages and 528 impermissible phone calls to recruits. The investigation was made public in an ESPN.
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40-0: Lady Bears are 2012 national champs with 80-61 win
DENVER — The Baylor Lady Bears took care of unfinished business, defeating Notre Dame 80-61. “Now you can see we did something,” sophomore Odyssey Sims said. Baylor is the first team in NCAA Division I history to finish the season with 40 wins, doing it with the top RPI in the nation.
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Title time for Notre Dame after outlasting UConn
DENVER — With 11 seconds to play in the second half, Connecticut guard Kelly Faris hit a free throw that would have ended Notre Dame’s season.
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Baylor knocks off Stanford 59-47 to reach title game
Stanford wanted its shot at No. 1 Baylor all season long, and they got it. The Lady Bears defeated the Cardinal 59-47 to advance to the National Championship. Senior Terran Condrey and junior Brittney Griner led Baylor with 13 points each.