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Huskies are unanimous No. 1; LSU unranked

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:14:49 GMT

The Huskies (1-0) are a unanimous pick this week after coming one first-place vote shy in the preseason poll. UConn received 44 first-place votes in the preseason, but garnered all 45 this week and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel.

LSU, meanwhile, had been ranked for 117 straight weeks. The Lady Tigers were 24th in the preseason poll, but a 56-50 loss to Notre Dame on Sunday dropped them from the rankings for the first time since February 25, 2002. It was the sixth-longest streak in the country behind Tennessee, Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina and Stanford.

NCAA announces women's Final Four sites from 2012-2016

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:26:12 GMT

Denver will host the women's Final Four in 2012, followed by New Orleans in 2013, Nashville in 2014, Tampa Bay in 2015, and Indianapolis in 2016. The five cities were chosen from an initial list of 12 that placed bids for the women's Final Four.

The list of 12 was trimmed to eight in August, and site visits were conducted in each of the cities. Final presentations were given this week.

UConn tops preseason women's poll

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:02:08 GMT

The Huskies received 44 of a possible 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,124 points from a nationwide media panel to earn the top spot in the preseason for the sixth time in school history.

Stanford, which beat UConn in last spring's Final Four, is second after earning one first-place vote and 1,018 points. The Cardinal lost to Tennessee in last year's national championship game.

Pittsburgh extends women's hoops coach Berenato

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:55:12 GMT

The move will make her Pitt's head coach through the 2015-16 season.

"We are very pleased to make this commitment to her and for her commitment to the University," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said of Berenato. "She has brought this program to heights never before achieved at Pitt and we are pleased to maintain the growth and stability of the program." Berenato went 6-20 in her first year with the school, but has since reeled off threeconsecutive 20-win seasons and last year advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

Tennessee head coach Summitt undergoes shoulder surgery

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:43:59 GMT

"Pat is doing well," said Jenny Moshak, Tennessee's associate athletics directorforsports medicine.

Moshak saidthat Summitt will begin rehabilitation on the shoulder in about a week.

Golden Gophers ink head coach Borton to six-year deal

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:52:02 GMT

The new deal, announced by director of athletics Joe Maturi, was announced on Tuesday.

"I am excited about this new contract because Minnesota is where I want to be for a long time," said Borton. "This is a special place and one of the best places to coach college women's basketball in the nation because of the support and our fans." Borton has led the Golden Gophers to five NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons on the bench. She is 132-61 with Minnesota and led the club to the 2004 Final Four.

Georgetown extends women's hoops coach Williams-Flournoy

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:29:57 GMT

Williams-Flournoy is starting her fifth season as head coach at Georgetown after spending four seasons as an assistant coach with the Hoyas in the 1990s.

"We're excited that Terri will continue to lead the women's basketball program," Georgetown director of athletics Bernard Muir said. "We've seen steady improvements and we look forward to more progressive success in the Big East standings." The Hoyas are coming off a 15-14 season in 2007-08.

UNC extends Hatchell four years

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:13:31 GMT

The contract will average $330,000 over the next seven years and will serve as a second amendment to a contract initially signed in 2002 and amended in 2006.

Hatchell led the Tar Heels to a fourth consecutive ACC title last season in her 22nd season at the helm. She led North Carolina to an NCAA championship in 1994 and two Final Four appearances in the last four years, having reached at least the NCAA regional final in the other two.

Temple names Cardoza women's basketball coach

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:13:55 GMT

Cardoza spent the past 14 years as an assistant at Connecticut under the highly-successful Geno Auriemma. She was a part of five national championship teams with the Huskies.

"Tonya Cardoza brings successful coaching experience from one of the premier programs in the history of intercollegiate athletics," said Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw.

Alcorn State names Edwards women's basketball coach

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:48 GMT

Director of Athletics, Dr, Darren J.

Hamilton announced the move would be effective July 7 of this year, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. A press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Fisher gets contract extension from San Diego

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:43:25 GMT

Fisher guided the Toreros back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 as USD earned the West Coast Conference's automatic bid by winning the WCC Championship Tournament this past season. The Toreros began conference play 0-5, but finished strong in the second half.

The Toreros' trip the NCAA Tournament marked the second consecutive season the Toreros have been in the post season under Fisher, which is a first in program history. The Toreros made the program's first appearance in the WNIT in 2007.

Auriemma signs five-year extension with UConn

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:53:06 GMT

Auriemma, who has spent all 23 of his head coaching years at UConn, owns a career record of 657-122 with four NCAA national championships (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003) and nine Final Four appearances, including one this past season.

The Huskies have also appeared in the Sweet 16 for the past 15 consecutive seasons and have made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1989.

Bozeman promoted to GW women's hoops head coach

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:38:16 GMT

Bozeman becomes the eighth head coach in the 34-year history of the program. He takes over for Joe McKeown, who resigned earlier in the month to take a similar position with Northwestern.

Over the last three seasons with Bozeman as an assistant, the Colonials have racked up a 78-20 overall mark with a 39-5 record in Atlantic 10 play and made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two years.

SE Missouri State basketball programs sanctioned

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:39:04 GMT

Thepenaltiesin thewomen's program involve impermissible housing, transportation and meals. Also included is a lack of institutional control for the university and a failure to monitor by former head coach of the women's basketball team, B.J. Smith.

The case included violations for impermissible travel expenses in the men's basketball program. Three student-athletes traveled with the team and received travel expenses even though they were ineligible to compete because they were serving a year in residence.

Northwestern names McKeown new women's hoops coach

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:05:07 GMT

"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joe, his wife Laura, and their children to the Northwestern family," Phillips said. "There is no question that he is one of the best and most accomplished coaches in college basketball right now. Joe's experience and commitment is unmatched. His team's academic successes speak very clearly to his unwavering commitment to the most critical element of the student-athlete experience.

In addition to that, Joe is just a tremendous individual who has an incredible passion for coaching student- athletes and helping them reach their potential, both as players and young adults." McKeown had been the head women's basketball coach at George Washington University the past 19 years and brings a wealth of experience to the

UC Irvine women's coach Tuter resigns

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:33:51 GMT

"I thank Molly for the passion and commitment she has shown to UC Irvine and wish her well in her future endeavors," said UC Irvine athletic director Mike Izzi.

Tuter posted a record of 30-81 in four years at UC Irvine, including a 7-24 mark last season.

Idaho State hires women's hoops coach

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:28:18 GMT

The 30-year-old Sobolewski had spent the last six seasons as an assistant at UC-Riverside. During his time there, Sobolewski recruited and coached Big West Conference player of the year Kemie Nkele.

"We are excited to have Seton as our new head women's basketball coach," said ISU acting director of athletics Jeff Tingey. "Seton is one of the game's bright young minds. His knowledge of the motion offense should make for a very smooth transition." The Bengals ended 20-10 in 2007-08 and lost in the second round of the WNIT.

Evansville women's basketball program tabs Murphy as head coach

Wed, 28 May 2008 01:25:38 GMT

Murphy, who was an associate head coach at Rice University for the past three years, replaces Tricia Cullop, who resigned after eight years of leading the Purple Aces to take over at the women's program at the University of Toledo.

Murphy takes over for the co-Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, who finished with a 21-12 record a season ago.

Nevada women's hoops coach Gervasoni resigns

Fri, 23 May 2008 01:35:59 GMT

Gervasoni improved her wins total every season in her five years as the head coach of the Wolf Pack program. Her 2007-08 team recorded 18 wins, the best season under Gervasoni and the most victories for the team since 1999-2000.

"I would like to thank Cary Groth, Cindy Fox and Chris Ault for giving me this opportunity to be the head women's basketball coach at the University of Nevada for the past five years," Gervasoni said. "I appreciate the support from the administration, support staff, my coaching staff, the players, my friends, family and the community. I'm grateful for my experience here and I am excited about my future."

Corkery named new head women's basketball coach at AU

Mon, 19 May 2008 19:33:04 GMT

Corkery has been on the staff for four seasons and served as an associate head coach last season.

"We are especially pleased to keep Matt in the American family and be able to give him the chance to lead our women's basketball program," Gill said. "He is a great teacher of the game and his passion for this team will translate into continued success for this program."

Packard tabbed to lead Ball State women's hoops

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:29 GMT

Packard had been serving as the executive director of the WNBA expansion team for Colorado and was most recently a head coach for two seasons with the Colorado Chill of the National Women's Basketball League. She guided the Chill to a record of 34-12 with league championships in 2005 and 2006.

A 1990 graduate of Indiana's Anderson University, Packard has also served as an assistant on the collegiate level for five years at Colorado State.

Staley selected to South Carolina post

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:49:02 GMT

Staley will be officially introduced Saturday after the school's Board of Trustees approves the contract.

The University of Virginia graduate spent the past eight seasons at Temple in her hometown of Philadelphia and led the Owls to a record of 172-80. She guided the school to six NCAA Tournament appearances and four Atlantic 10 Tournament titles.

Navy names Pemper women's hoops coach

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:42:16 GMT

Pemper spent the past 10 seasons at Division III Bowdoin, where she posted a record of 235-48 with nine NCAA Tournament appearances. The school reached the D-III title game in 2004.

"Stefanie is a perfect fit for the Academy," said Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk.

Boston College names Crawley women's basketball coach

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:51:53 GMT

Crawley was the head coach at Ohio University. She replaces Cathy Inglese, who resigned earlier this month.

The head coach at Ohio since 2006, Crawley has signed a five-year contract, becoming the sixth head coach in the history of Boston College women's basketball.

UNLV names Olivier coach

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:25:27 GMT

"We are very excited that Kathy is joining us here as our new women's basketball coach," said athletic director Mike Hamrick. "She is a former Lady Rebel and a successful coach that is coming to us from a high-caliber program. We feel that with her in charge of our women's basketball team, the future looks great for the program." Olivier spent the past 15 years as head coach at UCLA and posted a record of 232-208.

She guided the Bruins to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 1999.