by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
South Carolina star Aliyah Boston was selected as the Naismith Women’s National Player of the Year on Wednesday as the country’s top overall player. She also took home the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award as well as The Athletic’s...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley sees the future of women’s basketball with the keen eyes of a Hall of Fame point guard. Much as she did during her college, Olympic and pro playing career, Staley is able to size up the entire field and spot openings to exploit with...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A year after glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA tournament and less than two weeks after sharp criticism from Congress, NCAA president Mark Emmert declared Wednesday that he was happy with the institution’s progress but said there had...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For decades, female athletes have had to fight for recognition and resources, and while that’s still obviously an ongoing struggle, women college athletes in particular have made some strides recently thanks to the NCAA’s new rule allowing student-athletes to profit...
by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Storm guard and former UConn standout Sue Bird knows the pedigree it takes to be an outstanding player in basketball. After watching UConn star Paige Bueckers explode for 27 points with 23 of them coming in the second half and extra periods in the Huskies’ 91-87...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Iowa State’s Ashley Joens announced Monday she will be back for a fifth season with the Cyclone women’s basketball team and won’t declare for April’s WNBA draft. The 6-foot-1 guard/forward has been projected as a first-round pick by most mock...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kiki Rice could give the Pac-12 another powerhouse women’s basketball team to compete against defending national champion and Final Four-bound Stanford. The 5-foot-11 guard is ranked No. 2 in the 2022 recruiting class and chose UCLA over UConn, Stanford, Arizona and...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
At long last, Felisha Legette-Jack has her dream job — coaching at her alma mater in the city where she grew up. Legette-Jack was introduced Monday as the women’s basketball coach at Syracuse after a decade at Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference. She replaces...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Technically, when it comes to seeding, there’s not much madness left. For years, the argument against women’s basketball has been that when it came to the postseason, the bracket was too predictable. And if one were to just glance at the 2022 Final Four, they’d...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
No one here could escape the symbolism. March Madness logos seemed to be everywhere in this small city last week, on posters, stickers, towels, electronic billboards and in hotel lobbies. The madness had come to this and the three other cities hosting the final 16...
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