GREENSBORO COLISEUM Wake Forest has never won an ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, but the Deacons have a nice streak going. Photo courtesy WFU athleticsWake guard Lakevia Boykin They are the only team coming into the event looking to win its fifth straight first-round game. Tonight’s opponent for the No. 10 seed Deacons (12-18) is No. […]
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Kastanek, Wolfpack dodge a bullet; face Blue Devils next
GREENSBORO COLISEUM N.C. State finds itself in a must-win situation as the Wolfpack starts ACC Tournament play. The No. 8 seed Wolfpack (15-15) takes on No. 9 Clemson (9-20) for the chance to meet No. 1 seed Duke in the second round. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState guard Marissa Kastanek State will almost certainly get a […]
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Cold Miami ousts Hokies to strengthen case for NCAA bid
GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s the Opening Game of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and as is always the case for the 11 a.m. starts the screaming young fans are out in force. Photo courtesy Miami athleticsMiami center Shawnice “Pepper” Wilson No. 5 seed Miami (20-9) may or may not be on the NCAA bubble heading into […]
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Duke’s Gray, McCallie pick up ACC yearly honors
Regular-season champion Duke chalked up some more ACC women’s basketball awards on Thursday. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Chelsea Gray And once again, the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league coaches have different ideas. Blue Devil mentor Joanne P. McCallie was named coach of the year by the Blue Ribbon panel, while Maryland’s Brenda Frese […]
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Wolfpack faces a must win; Duke and UNC will wait a day
N.C. State is badly in need of a victory Thursday afternoon. If the Wolfpack wants to play in the post season, it definitely needs to complete a three-game sweep of Clemson in the first round of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState coach Kellie Harper Top-seeded Duke (27-2) and […]
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Duke’s Williams again ACC defensive player of year
Duke sophomore center Elizabeth Williams has been named the ACC’s defensive player of the year for the second time. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke center Elizabeth Williams The all-defensive team is chosen in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Joining Williams on the five-player unit are teammate Chelsea Gray, UNC center Waltiea Rolle, Miami’s Morgan […]
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McDaniel, Jones lead ACC’s all-freshman teams
UNC’s Xylina McDaniel has been named the ACC’s rookie of the year both by the conference’s Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting largely of media members, as well as by a vote of the head coaches. UNC forward Xylina McDaniel McDaniel had also been named to the 12-player first all-conference team by the coaches and to the […]
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Gray, Williams, Ruffin-Pratt lead All-ACC selections
The ACC released its all-conference women’s basketball teams today, and it looks like maybe the coaches and media don’t get along as well as we thought. The Blue Ribbon Panel’s All-ACC First Team, which was supposed to have 10 players has 11 because of a tie. Then there was the separate coaches’ team, which has […]
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Jones’ 22 lead Duke over Tar Heels in defensive struggle
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It’s the regular-season finale. The Battle of the Blues. Throw out all the records because it’s for all the marbles – at least for a few days. Photo by Chris BairdDuke guard Alexis Jones drives as UNC’s Krista Gross defends. The classic old building will be packed to the gills this afternoon, […]
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Wolfpack drubs Virginia to give Kastanek happy Senior Night
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State will hold its annual Senior Night, and while there’s only one player to be honored she’s going to be a very hard one to replace. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState guard Marissa Kastanek Guard Marissa Kastanek, the academic All-American from Nebraska who was once the conference’s rookie of the year, will play […]