womens-college-basketball – Page 24

Pro day: Peyton, Eli Manning crash Lexie Brown's draft prep

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A week before Lexie Brown goes to the pros, the pros came to her at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Mississippi hires McPhee-McCuin as women's basketball coach

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi has hired Yolett McPhee-McCuin to be its next women’s basketball coach.

Tough ending for Mississippi State's stellar senior class

Mississippi State faces the difficult challenge of sustaining the success it has had during the brilliant careers of four Bulldog seniors, who transformed the women’s basketball program from a Southeastern Conference also-ran to a national powerhouse in a few short years.

UConn's Azura Stevens skipping final year to enter WNBA

STORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn forward Azura Stevens is giving up her last year of eligibility and entering the WNBA draft.

Bulldogs inconsolable after coming up short again in final

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer walked away from the team’s locker room with one arm around the shoulder of his weeping daughter Blair and the other arm draped over guard Morgan William. Both players were inconsolable after losing the national championship to Notre Dame on a desperation 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left.

Mississippi State and Notre Dame set for women’s title game

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mississippi State and Notre Dame have arrived in style, walking the red carpet into the arena a few hours before the women’s basketball NCAA championship game.

Katie Smith thrilled to be part of Hall of Fame class

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Katie Smith has been running around the women’s Final Four all weekend, serving as the unofficial hostess of the sport’s biggest event.

Notre Dame, Mississippi State refocus on title game (Mar 31, 2018)

Coming off two epic Final Four games that felt like a grand finale in their own right, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Mississippi State Bulldogs have to regroup in a hurry.

Miss State earns second straight trip to women's final (Mar 30, 2018)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Teaira McCowan had 21 points and 25 rebounds to help Mississippi State reach the national championship game for the second straight year with a 73-63 overtime win over Louisville on Friday night.

Mississippi St-Louisville, UConn-Notre Dame in Final Four

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mississippi State’s Vic Schaefer took time out to accept an award a few hours before the women’s Final Four tipped off with his team facing Louisville. It became a family moment.

Avery Marz accepts courage award with Lauren Hill’s parents

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Avery Marz had just returned from her latest rehab session during her recovery from a stroke. The Saint Joseph’s freshman turned on the television and watched Lauren Hill – another college basketball player dealing with an unthinkable setback – receive an award for her courage.

Duke coach McCallie breaks down women's Final Four

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie faced three of the four women’s Final Four participants this season. Here, she breaks down the matchups for the NCAA Tournament semifinal games:

A’ja Wilson is AP women’s college hoops Player of the Year

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A’ja Wilson of South Carolina is The Associated Press women’s college basketball player of the year.

McGraw wins AP women’s college hoops coach of the year

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw is The Associated Press women’s college basketball Coach of the Year for the fourth time.

Bulldogs, Cards eager to make their own mark on Final Four

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mississippi State wants to write some more history in the women’s college basketball world.

UConn, Notre Dame square off in Final Four (Mar 28, 2018)

Coming off a season in which it was revealed that Geno Auriemma and the Connecticut women’s basketball team is, yes, human, the Huskies enter their record 11th straight Final Four looking to heal a year-old wound: A stunning 64-62 overtime loss to Mississippi State in the Final Four that erased any chances of what would have been a fifth straight championship.

Most black coaches in women's hoops don't get second chance

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Buffalo coach Felisha Legette-Jack was thankful for the second chance.

Top seeds Mississippi State, Louisville meet in Final Four (Mar 28, 2018)

Last season, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team shocked the world by upsetting Connecticut in the Final Four, 64-62, in an overtime thriller.

Notre Dame’s Westbeld returns home to Ohio for Final Four

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) About five hours after returning to Notre Dame after winning the Spokane Regional , Kathryn Westbeld limped Tuesday into her business class at Notre Dame – quantitative decision modeling.

Clemson parts ways with women's basketball coach Audra Smith

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Audra Smith is out as Clemson’s women’s basketball coach after five struggling seasons.

South Carolina seeks to keep winning without A'ja Wilson

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Dawn Staley believes South Carolina can continue to build on the success the women’s basketball program has had because of the foundation that All-American A’ja Wilson leaves behind.

Irish dancing back to Final Four after beating Oregon 84-74 (Mar 26, 2018)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Kathryn Westbeld scored 20 points, Jessica Shepard added 18 and Notre Dame reached the Final Four for the eighth time in school history by defeating Oregon 84-74 on Monday night.

South Carolina and UConn to square off for Final Four berth

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Geno Auriemma has built a program at UConn over the past two decades where anything less than winning a national championship is considered a failure.

Louisville routs Oregon State 76-43 to reach Final Four (Mar 25, 2018)

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Asia Durr scored 18 points, Myisha Hines-Allen added 16 and top-seeded Louisville earned its first Final Four berth since 2013 with a 76-43 rout of No. 6 seed Oregon State on Sunday in the women’s NCAA Tournament Lexington Region final.

Top seeds advance in Spokane and Albany in women's tourney

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) It was a good day for the top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Hebard leads Oregon to 83-69 win over Central Michigan (Mar 24, 2018)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Ruthy Hebard had 23 points and 14 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu just missed another triple-double with 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and second-seeded Oregon beat No. 11 seed Central Michigan 83-69 on Saturday in the Spokane Region semifinal of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

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