Eastern Kentucky Women’s Basketball Impressive Under First-Year Coach
Under first-year head coach Samantha Williams the Colonels fashioned an incredible turnaround from the 2018-19 season.
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Under first-year head coach Samantha Williams the Colonels fashioned an incredible turnaround from the 2018-19 season.
Entering the Big South conference as the 2 seed behind Radford, the Highlanders’ stunning loss to Hampton in the semis meant the Eagles hosted the Pirates in the Big South Championship game, handling Hampton 76-68 to capture its 12th Men’s Basketball title.
The kings of the Ohio Valley Conference maintained their familiar perch at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference as the 2019-20 regular season came to a close.
The final week of regular season play in the Ohio Valley Conference ended the same way it began: with UT Martin and Belmont sharing the top spot in the conference standings.
The confetti that rained down from the rafters of Worthington Arena on Feb. 22 may have been a harbinger of things to come for Montana State. At least that’s what the Bobcats are hoping for.
New Mexico State was pushed to the limit, but the Aggies responded in a big way to move to the brink of securing the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship by winning a pair of games last week to remain undefeated in conference play.
Austin Peay rose to the challenge on both ends of the court as the Governors moved into a tie atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings with Murray State with a 71-68 hair-raising triumph over the Racers on Feb. 13.
Eastern Washington’s bid to move into a tie for the lead in the Big Sky Conference standings took a major hit from the unlikeliest of sources Idaho held on for a 74-71 win over the Eagles on Feb. 13.
Tennessee Tech began the conference season by winning 10 straight games. Oh, how times can change.
Grand Canyon used a big fourth quarter to extend its winning streak to six games and along the way moved into first place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 62-56 win over Kansas City on Feb. 13.
UMKC has some company atop the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball standings.
Defense played a key role as New Mexico State remained undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play with a 61-57 win over a spirited Bakersfield team on Jan. 30.
Belmont did all it could to remain in the hunt for its fifth straight Ohio Valley Conference regular season title by defeating Tennessee Tech 59-47 on Jan. 30. The pursuit of that goal took a hit two days later when the Bruins’ share of the top spot proved to be short-lived when Jacksonville State stunned Belmont 60-41.
Five members of that stellar recruiting class, who are all in their final year with the Sun Devils, were honored prior the home finale on Jan. 31 when ASU played host to Stanford.
With just over one month remaining before the start of the Big Sky Conference tournament it appears to be a three-team race for the top spot in the league standings.
League leading Eastern Washington travels to Missoula to tangle with the Grizzlies with the top spot in the league standings going to the victor.
New Mexico State, which plays at Grand Canyon on Saturday, won its lone encounter a week ago by getting past UT Rio Grande Valley 76-75 in overtime.
Conference leader New Mexico State could only sit back and watch as the rest of the league looked to close the gap between the Aggies and themselves.
Ohio Valley Conference co-leaders Murray State and Austin Peay were pushed to the limit, but both came away with a pair of wins last week to remain atop the conference standings
New Mexico State remained perfect in Western Athletic Conference play by winning a pair of games last week to improve to 5-0 in the league and 14-6 on the season.
Murray State and Austin Peay continue to lead the way in the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball standings.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Jacori Teemer was looking for something new when he stepped on the mat for Arizona State in its dual against Oregon State. He fulfilled that goal in a big way to help spark Arizona State to a 26-12 win over Oregon State at Jan. 17 at Desert Financial Arena on the ASU campus. The.
Murray State and Austin Peay continue to lead the way in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Racers and Governors both swept a pair of games last week to improve to 4-0 in conference play.
New Mexico State looks to create some separation between itself and the rest of the pack when they tangle with Utah Valley and Seattle on the road this week in Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball action.
The first week of the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball season has proven several things. One, there’s a lot of basketball to be played. Two, anything can happen by the time the postseason begins. Oh, and preseason polls can sometimes be really off the mark. Bakersfield and Utah Valley both swept a pair of games.
Patriot League Women’s Basketball conference play continues this week with five games on Wednesday, January 8, four on Saturday, Jan. 11 and one on Sunday, January 12. This week features 10 women’s basketball games around the Patriot League with all 10 on the Patriot League Network (PLN).
Belmont, the preseason favorite to win the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball title, kicked off the conference season with a double-digit loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville while splitting the first two games on OVC play.
The preseason favorites in the Ohio Valley Conference are beginning to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack as the top three teams in the poll at the start of the season opened conference play with a pair of wins.
The following will be the schedule for the college bowl games involving Group of Five schools. As expected, Memphis was the ranked the top Group of Five school and will play in the New Year’s Six Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas against Penn State on Dec. 28. A total of 22 bowl games will involve.