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UA women’s basketball program building on 2010 success
It’s still too early in the basketball season to be able to judge whether the University of Arizona women’s basketball team is ready for the next big step in the rebuilding process. But there isn’t any question the Cats can put the points on the board. A squad that is laden with young talent has [...] -
GCU women’s cross country building depth with transfers
A group of talented transfers have arrived just in time to give the Grand Canyon University women’s cross country team some much-needed experience and depth, something the program has lacked in recent years. Two in that group are coming from local junior colleges. Julia Ward continued her track career at Mesa Community College after completing [...] -
Is Niya Butts turning around UA women’s basketball?
This may be the year Niya Butts turns the corner in Tucson. The third-year women’s basketball coach at University of Arizona has the Wildcats off to a great start and tomorrow will get a chance to test her rebuilding efforts against one of the country’s best teams. The Cats hit the road for their first [...] -
Nike hoops tourney held special interest for ASU coaches
The Arizona State coaching staff got a chance last week to check on the progress of one of their newest, and most prized, women’s basketball recruits. And they only had to drive to Chandler to do it. Karina Alofaituli is a six-foot guard/forward who plays for the No. 1 high school team in the country, [...] -
Corona del Sol goalie making impact on GCU program
The Grand Canyon University women’s soccer team found a ‘keeper that’s really a keeper. And the result was one of the best seasons in the program’s history. And the agile 5’7″ goal keeper that led the Antelopes to an 11-win season was a local recruit that eluded the GCU recruiting net, but returned this [...] -
GCU women’s hoops sets 5 school records in single game
Samantha Murphy was born the year Cindy Kinderknecht set the Grand Canyon University record for most points in a women’s basketball game by tossing in 46 points. It was the 1988-89 season, the first year the small Christian college in Phoenix had a women’s basketball program. Murphy is now a senior at GCU and over [...] -
Final two games are must-win for ASU women’s soccer
The Arizona State women’s soccer team rolled into its weekend games with the Pac-10 Oregon schools, with just four games left in the regular season and an NCAA Tournament berth a very real possibility. But losses to both schools, 1-0 to No. 15 Oregon State and 2-0 to Oregon, have put those post-season prospects squarely [...] -
GCU women’s No.12 golf team sets sights higher in 2011
The Grand Canyon University women’s golf team narrowly missed cracking the Top 10 last season. The Antelopes finished 12th in the nation and sent its first player ever to the NCAA championships. But the coming season may find them moving up the ladder, as a strong recruiting class arrives at the west Phoenix campus. Tiffany [...] -
Will an Arizona pitcher be the next Jennie Finch?
When the queen of softball retired last month, there was no successor to the throne in waiting. And that presents a problem for the sport. Jennie Finch’s retirement announcement was somewhat unexpected. She just decided she wanted to spend more time with her family. But she’s only 29 years old and has been the face [...] -
Jennie Finch, the face of women’s softball, retires at 29
As recently as 10 years ago, the retirement of a woman softball player wouldn’t have earned even a few lines of type in the back of a sports section. But when Jennie Finch, one of the most recognized athletes to come out of the University of Arizona, announced yesterday that she’s hanging up her cleats, [...]
