565 - (6) UC Riverside women vs. (3) UC Irvine
Big West quarterfinals
March 7 at Titan Gym in Fullerton, CA
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It had been almost a year since we watched Michelle Curry try her best to get Riverside into the Big West semis. Curry's 22 points weren't enough that day, but Wednesday, she dropped a career-high 40 in the Highlanders' 86-74 win.
Curry was 11-of-23 from the field and hit 18 of her 21 free throw attempts (there were a silly 59 fouls called, the teams went a combined 53-of-74 from the stripe and six (!) players fouled out of a regulation game). The senior Curry is averaging 30 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two tournament games.
Riverside, just 9-21 during the regular season, is two wins from the tournament & will play top seed UC Davis in Friday's semifinals.
564 - (9) Florida A&M vs. (1) Hampton
MEAC quarterfinals
March 7 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA
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It got much tighter than I thought it would towards the end as A&M cut an 18-point deficit to one with 36 seconds left, but the top seed hung on, 75-71.
Jermaine Marrow was outstanding for Hampton (18-14), just missing a triple-double - he had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Marrow is top-50 nationally in both scoring and assists and though he really struggled with his shot (4-of-18) he did everything else to help the Pirates reach the semifinals. Hampton is looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
Malique Trent Scott led Hampton with 22 points on an efficient 8-of-13 from the field.
Desmond Williams, A&M's leading scorer, poured in a game-high 27 points, 24 of which came in the second half.
563 - (9) Louisville vs. (8) Florida State
ACC second round
March 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
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Excellent shooting afternoon for Louisville, which made 62% of its threes & 51% of its shots overall in an 82-74 win.
The Florida State bench (40 points) out-scored the starters (34), which is never a good thing.
It would be some story if Louisville, under interim coach David Padgett and with all the controversy surrounding the program this season, made a run in the ACC Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Cardinals have top seed and projected No. 1 overall in the NCAAs, Virginia next in Thursday's quarterfinals.
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Games 357-358: Talent all over the floor
358 - (5) UC Riverside women vs. (4) UC Santa Barbara
Big West quarterfinals
March 8 at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA
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So many great individual performances in this 81-71 UCSB win I'm just going to list them:
- UCSB guard Sarah Porter had her jumper working from the tip as she hit her first five 3-pointers, made 9-of-11 from behind the arc for the game, and led everyone with a career-high 31 points. Porter's third three of the game put the Gauchos ahead for good with just under six minutes left in the opening quarter.
According to ucsbgauchos.com, Porter's nine threes are not only a new school record - Erin Alexander hit eight at USC in December, 1996 - but also a Big West Tournament record.
- Porter's teammate Drew Edelman was all over the glass (10 of her 14 rebounds on the offensive end), and also poured in 22 points. Those point and rebound totals tied a career-best for the redshirt-junior.
- Michelle Curry tried her best to lead the fifth-seeded Highlanders into the semifinals, but her team-high 22 points weren't enough.
- Drea Toler came off the UCSB bench to hand out eight assists and join Porter and Edelman in double figures with 13 points.
357 - (4) Kennesaw State women vs. (1) Stetson
Atlantic Sun semifinals
March 8 at Edmunds Center in DeLand, FL
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It was fairly evident from the start that Stetson just had a superior team athletically and after holding KSU to seven first-quarter points and leading by 17 at the break, the host Hatters ran away over the final 20 minutes to win 78-48.
KSU made just seven field goals over the final 25 1/2 minutes and was out-rebounded by a 49-28 margin against a strong Stetson defense (top 25 nationally in scoring average & top 35 in field goal percentage allowed). Meanwhile, the Hatters, now winners of 15 consecutive games, had five score in double figures & six with at least nine points, led by McKenna Beach's 17 points.
Great night for KSU senior guard Deandrea Sawyers, who in her final collegiate game became the program's Division I scoring leader. Sawyers collected a game-high 20 points and finished her career with 1,380 points.
Big West quarterfinals
March 8 at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA
espn3.com
So many great individual performances in this 81-71 UCSB win I'm just going to list them:
- UCSB guard Sarah Porter had her jumper working from the tip as she hit her first five 3-pointers, made 9-of-11 from behind the arc for the game, and led everyone with a career-high 31 points. Porter's third three of the game put the Gauchos ahead for good with just under six minutes left in the opening quarter.
According to ucsbgauchos.com, Porter's nine threes are not only a new school record - Erin Alexander hit eight at USC in December, 1996 - but also a Big West Tournament record.
- Porter's teammate Drew Edelman was all over the glass (10 of her 14 rebounds on the offensive end), and also poured in 22 points. Those point and rebound totals tied a career-best for the redshirt-junior.
- Michelle Curry tried her best to lead the fifth-seeded Highlanders into the semifinals, but her team-high 22 points weren't enough.
- Drea Toler came off the UCSB bench to hand out eight assists and join Porter and Edelman in double figures with 13 points.
357 - (4) Kennesaw State women vs. (1) Stetson
Atlantic Sun semifinals
March 8 at Edmunds Center in DeLand, FL
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It was fairly evident from the start that Stetson just had a superior team athletically and after holding KSU to seven first-quarter points and leading by 17 at the break, the host Hatters ran away over the final 20 minutes to win 78-48.
KSU made just seven field goals over the final 25 1/2 minutes and was out-rebounded by a 49-28 margin against a strong Stetson defense (top 25 nationally in scoring average & top 35 in field goal percentage allowed). Meanwhile, the Hatters, now winners of 15 consecutive games, had five score in double figures & six with at least nine points, led by McKenna Beach's 17 points.
Great night for KSU senior guard Deandrea Sawyers, who in her final collegiate game became the program's Division I scoring leader. Sawyers collected a game-high 20 points and finished her career with 1,380 points.
Game 105 - Cal State Northridge at UC Riverside
February 3 at Student Recreation Center in Riverside, CA
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We've got a pair of UC Riverside players who deserve to be Scoochie Smith All Stars in freshman guard Koh Flippin & freshman center Menno Dijkstra.
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We've got a pair of UC Riverside players who deserve to be Scoochie Smith All Stars in freshman guard Koh Flippin & freshman center Menno Dijkstra.
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