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Update on Area Teams in Conference Tournaments
A few days ago, I wrote college teams in and around the Houston area were beginning championship week in their respective conferences.Here's an update:Rice Owls: lost to UTEP, 62-61, Monday, March 8, in the first round of the C-USA Championship.Houston Cougars: defeated UTEP, 57-55, March 9, in the quarterfinals of the C-USA; lost to UAB, 70-65, March 10, in the C-USA semi-finals...
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March 11, 2010
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SWAC Quarterfinals available on SWAC.org
BOSSIER CITY, LA - The Southwestern Athletic Conference will video stream the first two days of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live free of charge at http://www.swac.org/.All eight quarterfinal games (four women's, four men's) will be streamed live on the official Conference website. Audio will be provided by the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN), which...
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March 10, 2010
Big 12 Announces 2009-2010 Regular Season Awards
Nebraska's perfect regular season (29-0) was rewarded today by the Big 12 as head coach Connie Yori earned Big 12 Coach of the Year and senior forward Kelsey Griffin was named Big 12 Player of the Year.The Huskers enter the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship with a 29-0 mark and finished Big 12 play at 16-0. Griffin is one of two Big 12 players averaging a...
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March 08, 2010
Houston's Taylor named C-USA Player of the Year
Though one of her goals is to win the Conference USA Championship, Courtney Taylor, University of Houston junior forward earned a very high honor today. Taylor was named the C-USA Player of the Year.The Player of the Year award tops off Taylor's achievements over the last few days as Taylor was named to the C-USA All-Conference First Team and also the C-USA All-Defensive Team...
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March 08, 2010
Area teams set for conference Championships
Championship Week has been in full swing across the country for a few days; however, for the teams in Houston and the surrounding area, Championship Week starts Monday, March 8, with the Rice Owls (7th seed) facing the UTEP Miners (10th seed) at 8:30 p.m. in the opening round of the 2010 C-USA Championship in Tulsa, OK.The Houston Cougars (the number 2-seed) will play the winner...
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March 07, 2010
UH's Taylor Repeats on C-USA All-Defensive Team
For the second straight season, Courtney Taylor, University of Houston junior forward, earned a spot on Conference USA's All-Defensive (doesn't 'All-Defense' sound better) First Team.Taylor's 10.1 rebounds ranked second in C-USA; and, her 32 blocked shots were second on Houston's squad.The other members of the All-Defensive Team were Tulsa forward Larissa...
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March 07, 2010
Two Rice and Two UH players Named C-USA All-Conference
Conference USA announced the members its 2009-2010 C-USA All-Conference Teams today; and, four players from the Houston area member schools earned the honor.Houston's junior forward Courtney Taylor earned the C-USA First Team honor for the second consecutive season while teammate Brittney Scott earned her first C-USA team honor. Rice sophomore point guard D'Frantz Smart...
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March 06, 2010
Big 12 Awards Announcement
The women’s basketball All-Big 12 awards will be released on Big12Sports.com individually in 10-minute increments on Monday, March 8, beginning at 2:00 p.m. CST. Schedule of All-Big 12 Women’s Basketball Awards on Big12Sports.com(All Times Central)2:00 p.m. Coach of the Year2:10 p.m. Newcomer of the Year2:20 p.m. Sixth Man of the Year2:30 p.m. Freshman of the Year2:40 p.m. Defensive...
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March 06, 2010
Cougars Rout Rice
HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Cougards made short work of the Rice Owls Thursday night. The Cougars defeated the Owls 81-58 in front of an announced crowd of 459 fans.Houston (16-13 overall, 10-6 in C-USA) never trailed in the ball game and led Rice (13-16, 7-9) by as many as 37 points.The victory clinched the 2nd-seed and a first-round bye in next week's C-USA Championship...
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March 05, 2010
Baylor Suspends Griner Additional Game
Baylor freshman Brittney Griner will be suspended two games for her swing / punch Wednesday night which broke Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle's nose.In addition to a one-game suspension mandated by NCAA basketball playing rules, Baylor University freshman post Brittney Griner has been suspended for an additional game by Lady Bears' head coach Kim Mulkey, following Griner...
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March 04, 2010
Thoughts on Griner's Re-Action
Let me add my two cents to what happened Wednesday night in Lubbock, TX, between the Baylor Lady Bears and the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. In the second half of the ball game, Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle and Baylor's Brittney Griner were tangled arm and arm near the low block in the painted area. Barncastle separated herself from Griner by flinging Griner away; and, Griner...
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March 04, 2010
Kevin Cook Named Winner of Carol Eckman Award
Yet another reason for me to be in San Antonio in four weeks...The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced Kevin Cook of Gallaudet University as the 2010 winner of the Carol Eckman Award. The Carol Eckman Award is presented annually to an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Eckman’s spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student...
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March 03, 2010
Championship Week on ESPN's Family of Networks
Here are a few tidbits from ESPN regarding Championship Week -- pertaining to women's college basketball:Times listed are CST.A network record 21 women’s conference tournament games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be highlighted by telecasts of the SEC semifinals (Saturday, March 6, at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.) and Sun Belt Conference championship (Tuesday, March 9, at ...
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March 03, 2010
Aggies Stuff Sooners
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Texas A&M Aggies out muscled and out hustled the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night and picked up a 78-55 victory over the Sooners on Senior Night in front of an announced crowd of 5,205 fans.The Sooners scored the first two points of the game and actually led three times in the ball game; however, OU's last lead was 8 to 6 at the 15:22 mark of the...
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March 02, 2010
Oklahoma's Sherri Coale after loss to Aggies - with Video
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Oklahoma Sooners simply could not put the basketball in the hoop Tuesday night versus the Texas A&M Aggies; and, as a result of 29.8% (17 for 57) shooting, the Sooners lost to the Aggies 78-55.After the ball game, Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale said, "You don't beat anyone shooting 29 percent from the field and zero from the three. I think...
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March 02, 2010
Coach Curl to Return to Bench
HOUSTON, TX -- I'm surprised by this announcement; however, the University of Houston states:After a five-game absence from the Cougar sideline due to heart-related health concerns, University of Houston women’s basketball head coach Joe Curl will return to the team this week and coach the team in its regular season finale against Rice at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Hofheinz...
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March 01, 2010
Cougars Top Tulane - with Video
HOUSTON, TX -- Six Houston Cougars scored in double figures versus the Tulane Green Wave Saturday afternoon; and, the Cougars picked up a hard fought 74-62 victory in front of an announced crowd of 523 fans.Porsche Landry led the Cougars with 16 points and four assists.Brittney Scott scored 12 points; Roxana Button added 11; while Courtney Taylor, Lesslee Mason, and Jasmine Johnson...
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February 27, 2010
Cougars Blast Miners
HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Cougars started slowly Thursday night versus Texas-El Paso; but, the Cougars quickly recovered and rolled to a 30 point victory, 84-54, in front of an embarassingly low attendance of 285 fans (that number must include the band, the cheerleaders, and the Cougar Dolls).Houston (14-13 overall, 8-6) trailed UTEP (15-13, 6-8) 13 to 7 with 15:31 left in the first...
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February 25, 2010
Aggies edged by Baylor -- with Video
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Aggies fought hard; but, came up two points short Monday night versus the Baylor Lady Bears. Baylor defeated Texas A&M 65-63 in front of an announced crowd of 7233 fans.The Aggies were led by senior Tanisha Smith's 21 points and seven assists. Smith shot 9 for 19; but, she got late during the second half which negatively impacted her jump shots...
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February 23, 2010
Baylor Edges Aggies -- with Video
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- Baylor and Texas A&M battled and competed in a hard fought game Monday night in front of 7233 fans inside Reed Arena; and, highly touted freshman Brittney Griner proved the difference in the game as the Lady Bears edged the Aggies 65-63.Griner scored what proved to be the game winning basket with 16 seconds left in the ball game. After a missed jumper by...
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February 23, 2010
Aggies host Lady Bears on Big Monday
Big 12 South rivals will go head-to-head Monday night inside Reed Arena on the campus of Texas A&M University as the Texas A&M Aggies (19-6 overall, 7-5 in Big 12) host the Baylor Lady Bears (19-7, 6-6). Tip is set for 8 p.m. (CST) and the game will air on ESPN2 as part of "Big Monday".Baylor defeated the Aggies 61-53 last month (Jan. 21) in Waco. In that game,...
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February 22, 2010
Coach Curl Update
Joe Curl, head coach of the UH women's basketball team, will be discharged from the hospital (in Dallas, TX) and returning to Houston today.Coach Curl has been in the hospital since Saturday, February 13, when he complained of chest pains. He was unable to coach in Houston's game on Sunday, February 14, versus SMU.According to his daughter, Angela, Coach Curl "has congestive...
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February 17, 2010
Houston's Curl Misses SMU Game
Joe Curl, head coach of the University of Houston's women's basketball team, missed today's game versus the SMU game (a 73-67 UH win) after being admitted to a Dallas area hospital Saturday evening due to chest pains.Coach Curl had significant heart failure and fluid around his lungs; however, he's now resting comfortably.Coach Curl missed the entire 2007-08...
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February 14, 2010
Vote for Senior CLASS Award
Twenty NCAA® women’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were tabbed as finalists for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the two basketball divisions. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, character, community...
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February 11, 2010
Coogs Top Memphis -- w/ Video
HOUSTON, TX (Hofheinz Pavilion) -- The Houston Cougars dominated the first-place Memphis Tigers for nearly 36 minutes of basketball; however, the Coogs wouldn't be the Coogs if they didn't add some interest and excitement in the final four minutes of the game. Houston held on to defeat Memphis 68-62 in front of an announced crowd of 373 fans Sunday afternoon.Houston played...
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February 07, 2010
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