by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Seimone Augustus, a two-time Naismith Player of the Year and four-time WNBA champion, will become the first female student-athlete in LSU history to receive her own statue, the university announced in a release Monday afternoon. Augustus, a Baton Rouge native and the...
by admin | Apr 17, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Alyssa Nakken of the SF Giants who became the first woman to coach on the field in an in season MLB game. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week once again to Russia who still has not released the WNBA’s...
by admin | Apr 15, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Training camps for the 2022 WNBA season begin Sunday, but dozens of players likely won’t be on hand when camps open. It’s an early start for a season that is compacted because the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup begins Sept. 21 in Australia. And...
by admin | Apr 14, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since February, when vape cartridges containing hashish oil were allegedly found in her luggage. “The reality is, she’s over there because of a gender issue — pay inequity,” said Nneka...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jade Melbourne will have two fellow Opals for company after being drafted by the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, while Perth product Amy Atwell has blazed a historic trail to land at the Los Angeles Sparks. The pair were taken with the 33rd and 27th picks respectively at...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
While hundreds of elite former women’s college basketball stars have heard their names called since the first WNBA draft in 1997, one program stands above the rest on the list of schools that have produced the most first-round draft picks. That’s UConn,...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
No player from a historically Black college or university has been drafted into the WNBA since 2002. On Monday night, that finally changed. Ameshya Williams-Holliday, a senior center out of Jackson State University, was selected in the third round, 25th overall, by...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Ahead of Monday’s WNBA draft, commissioner Cathy Engelbert reaffirmed the league’s commitment to helping bring Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner – who has been detained in Russia since mid-February – back home. “I did want to start by saying we continue to be...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The 2022 WNBA draft is in the books. After trading their No. 3 and No. 14 picks for the No. 1 selection ahead of the draft, the Atlanta Dream selected what could become their franchise player in Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard. Fever general manager Lin Dunn sought to restore...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Representation, SEW
As she slowly walked toward the Baylor logo on the court inside the Ferrell Center, Shakira Austin was overcome with emotion. Players from South Dakota, the first-round opponent for Ole Miss in the recent NCAA women’s basketball tournament, had begun to celebrate...
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