Alanna Smith had 23 points and 14 rebounds, helping second-seeded Stanford overcome a slow start and advance to the Sweet 16 for a 12th straight year by holding off No. 7 seed BYU 72-63 in a physical second-round NCAA Tournament matchup Monday night.
Brenna Chase had 19 points, seven assists and three blocked shots, and seventh-seeded BYU used an impressive third quarter to run away from No. 10 seed Auburn 73-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Brenna Chase scored 25 points, Shaylee Gonzales added 20 and Brigham Young beat No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 on Tuesday to win its third West Coast Conference tournament title.
Shaylee Gonzales scored 19 points, Sara Hamson blocked two shots in the last minute and BYU ended No. 13 Gonzaga's seven-game winning streak with a 66-64 victory on Saturday.
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Barbara Sitanggan added 16 points with six rebounds and five assists and Pepperdine handed No. 25 BYU its second-straight loss, 79-65 on Saturday.
Jasmine Jones scored 21 points, including a 3-point play with 9.6 seconds to play, and Loyola Marymount survived a fourth-quarter collapse to beat No. 25 BYU 61-58, handing the Cougars' their first West Coast Conference loss of the season and ending...
Baylor is No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll for the first time nearly six years.
Is Kalana Purcell the best player outside the major conferences? BYU coach Jeff Judkins has called her the college game's most complete player -- and that was before Breanna Stewart left Storrs.
UConn is the overwhelming favorite. But it's not the only defending champion in Bridgeport, a place where -- Mechelle Voepel reminds us -- the Huskies once lost in a regional.
During Louisville's win over BYU, Cardinals forward Mariya Moore got frustrated and decked Makenzi Morrison.
The NCAA would change the schedule of the women's basketball tournament if BYU reaches the national semifinals in Nashville, Tenn.
Gonzaga beat BYU to earn the West Coast Conference's automatic berth Tuesday, but both teams will still be playing -- and should be a headache for opponents -- when the NCAA tournament opens.
Why is Rutgers on the right side of the bubble? Why isn't Creighton? These eight teams have plenty of work to do before they can feel comfortable on Selection Monday.
Haley Steed, a seventh-year point guard, helped BYU beat in-state rivals Utah State and Utah, as well as overcome a season-ending injury to the Cougars' top scorer.
Sure, Baylor and Maryland suffered upsets. But the Lady Bears and Terps shouldn't give the losses a second thought -- nor should we.
The 2011-12 season is going to be a hard act to follow for the mid-major community. But Delaware starts out on top of the preseason top-10 rankings.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 29-5 |
| BYU | 15-3 | 1 | 26-7 |
| Pepperdine | 12-6 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Saint Mary'S | 12-6 | 4 | 21-12 |
| Pacific | 10-8 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 10-8 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Santa Clara | 6-12 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Portland | 5-13 | 11 | 13-17 |
| San Diego | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| San Francisco | 2-16 | 14 | 7-24 |
