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Millan helps Main women win American East 74-65 (Mar 09, 2018)

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Blanca Millan scored 11 of her 22 points in the third quarter and top-seeded Maine used that one dominant quarter to win the American East Conference Tournament on Friday, 74-65 over Maine, and earn its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2004.

No. 5 Irish women have shot at No. 1 seed in women’s tourney

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Notre Dame still has a shot at being a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament after several knee injuries crippled the Fighting Irish this season.

Williams returns and No. 1 UConn beats South Florida 70-54

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Gabby Williams scored 19 points to lead No. 1 UConn to a 70-54 victory over 19th-ranked South Florida on Tuesday in the American Athletic Conference championship.

SDSU women win 8th Summit League tourney title in 10 years

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Summit League player of the year Macy Miller had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals and South Dakota State snapped rival South Dakota’s 20-game winning streak with a 65-50 victory on Tuesday for its eighth automatic NCAA Tournament bid in 10 seasons.

Mississippi State learns valuable lessons from 1st loss

Mississippi State guard Blair Schaefer said the Bulldogs didn’t need to lose a game to be properly motivated heading into the NCAA Tournament later this month.

Balanced scoring leads No. 7 Texas past West Virginia (Mar 04, 2018)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Jatarie White scored 11 points to help No. 7 Texas beat West Virginia 68-55 in a Big 12 semifinal on Sunday.

SEC 4-peat: Gamecocks snap Mississippi State's streak at 32 (Mar 04, 2018)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A’ja Wilson helped eighth-ranked South Carolina become the first Southeastern Conference women’s program to win four consecutive tournament titles Sunday, snapping the nation’s longest winning streak at 32 with a 62-51 upset of No. 2 Mississippi State.

No. 16 Stanford women beat Arizona State in Pac-12 tourney (Mar 04, 2018)

SEATTLE (AP) Freshman Kiana Williams scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including a season-high six 3-pointers, to help No. 16 Stanford beat Arizona State 58-46 on Saturday night in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.

No. 22 Belmont women rally to win OVC in OT, make NCAA (Mar 03, 2018)

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Julie McCabe had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 22 Belmont hit two 3-pointers in the last 15 seconds of regulation before pulling away in overtime to beat Tennessee-Martin 63-56 on Saturday to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and became the first team to qualify for the NCAA Women’s Tournament.

UConn's Samuelson player of year in American Conference

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) UConn forward Katie Lou Samuelson has been selected the American Athletic Conference player of the year for the second straight season.

No. 11 Florida State women beat Miami 73-69 in ACCs (Mar 02, 2018)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Imani Wright scored 20 points and No. 11 Florida State held off Miami’s late rally for a 73-69 victory on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.

No. 17 Maryland women beat Indiana 67-54 in Big Ten tourney (Mar 02, 2018)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Kaila Charles scored 24 points, the trio of Channise Lewis, Stephanie Jones and Brianna Fraser added 10 points each and No. 17 Maryland held Indiana scoreless over the final minute of play for a 67-54 win Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Canada leads No. 9 UCLA past California 77-74 (Mar 02, 2018)

SEATTLE (AP) Jordin Canada scored 27 points and No. 9 UCLA held California scoreless for more than two minutes down the stretch to escape with a 77-74 victory in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

Davis’ banked 3 lifts No. 12 Lady Vols by Auburn 64-61

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Rennia Davis scored 16 points and banked in a 3-pointer from the left wing with a half-second lift, lifting 12th-ranked Tennessee to a 64-61 win over Auburn on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Virginia women hold off Georgia Tech 60-58 in ACC (Mar 01, 2018)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Aliyah Huland El scored 19 points and seventh-seeded Virginia rallied to defeat 10th-seeded Georgia Tech 60-58 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Staley: Still unknown if Wilson will play in SEC Tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) While A’ja Wilson is heading to the Southeastern Conference Tournament with her team this week, coach Dawn Staley isn’t sure the three-time SEC player of the year will be able to play.

Louisville's Durr, Walz top list of ACC yearly honors

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Fourth-ranked Louisville ended up with the Atlantic Coast Conference’s player and coach of the year.

Louisville leads all-ACC women's basketball teams

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Top-seeded Louisville had two players selected to both all-Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball first teams.

Murray State's James named OVC women's player of the year

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) Murray State’s Ke’Shunan James is the Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball player of the year while Belmont’s Bart Brooks is coach of the year.

Louisville holds top seed at new-look ACC women's tourney

There’s a different look to the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s tournament this year.

No. 2 Mississippi State aims to stay unbeaten in SEC tourney

Mississippi State wants to follow the same postseason path as the last Southeastern Conference women’s basketball team to finish a regular season unbeaten.

South Carolina’s Wilson named SEC player of the year again

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson is the Associated Press’ Southeastern Conference women’s basketball player of the year for a third consecutive season.

Oregon State bars fan for 2 games for derogatory comments

Oregon State has banned a fan for two women’s home games because of derogatory comments directed toward a USC player following a women’s game on Feb. 18

No. 16 Stanford women win despite 40 from UW's Melgoza (Feb 24, 2018)

SEATTLE (AP) Brittany McPhee scored 25 points and No. 16 Stanford took an 86-79 win Friday night despite a career-high 40 points from Amber Melgoza and a stern test from last-place Washington.

No. 10 UCLA survives scare to beat Colorado 73-67 (Feb 23, 2018)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jordin Canada scored all of her 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 UCLA to a 73-67 victory over Colorado on Thursday night.

Oregon looks to hold off Stanford for regular-season title

As of late Monday night, Oregon coach Kelly Graves wasn’t even sure who the No. 8 Ducks were playing the final week of the regular season.

Ionescu lifts No. 8 Oregon to 101-94 OT win over No. 10 UCLA (Feb 20, 2018)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Sabrina Ionescu scored seven of her 23 points in overtime and No. 8 Oregon outlasted No. 10 UCLA 101-94 on Monday night.

Duke's fashionista forward designs coach's gameday outfit

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke women’s basketball player Erin Mathias is turning the sideline into a runway – and her coach is the model.

USC women's hoops player: Oregon St fans used racial slurs

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) A Southern California women’s basketball player says fans directed racial slurs at her and her black teammates as they left the court following a loss at Oregon State on Sunday night.

Gulich, No. 15 Oregon State women beat USC 69-63 (Feb 18, 2018)

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Marie Gulich had 25 points and nine rebounds, Kat Tudor scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half and No. 15 Oregon State beat USC 69-63 on Sunday.