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Pac-10 women’s golf titles stay in AZ – at different schools
The rain and chilly weather in Washington wasn’t enough to keep Arizona State’s women golfers from successfully defending their team conference title. But a little virus bug was. The Sun Devils led the Pac-10 tournament after the first day of play, but fell behind when two on the team, Jennifer Johnson and Giulia Molinaro, picked [...] -
NAU basketball coaches take their turn at running
Kudos to the coaches who made a trip to the women’s Final Four a little more rewarding. Pink t-shirts replaced coaching attire when the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball coaches jumped into the 4Kay Run that was held during the NCAA women’s tournament at San Antonio, Texas. The run is held in remembrance of Kay [...] -
ASU women increase lead in PING/ASU Golf Invitational
The Sun Devil women’s golf team widened the gap today at the prestigious PING/ASU Invitational, which includes seven of the top 10 teams in the country. ASU started the three-day event yesterday in the lead, shooting a 9-under 279, which put them two shots ahead of University of Southern California. As the sun set on [...] -
Amanda Beard’s UA swim record falls during Nationals
Annie Chandler worked toward one goal through her four years at University of Arizona. She wanted a national title in the 100 Breaststroke event. Chandler, an All-American swimmer and NCAA relay champion, finally captured the individual NCAA title in the 100 Breast and broke the NCAA and NCAA meet record in the process with an [...] -
Been there, done that. ASU women face familiar foe in WNIT
Should the ASU women’s basketball team struggle in its WNIT opener tomorrow night, the ladies won’t be able to blame it on being out of their comfort zone. The Sun Devils will be playing on their home court at Wells Fargo Arena. They will be making their 11th consecutive post-season appearance, the fourth time in [...] -
NAU has top Big Sky freshman, but women’s hoops struggle
Laurie Kelly knew what she was getting when she recruited Amy Patton out of McClintock High School in Tempe. She led McClintock to the state finals last year and was named the Arizona Republic Player of the Year. But the head women’s basketball coach at Northern Arizona University could not have anticipated the extent to [...] -
Thoughts of John Wooden and UCLA hang over ACCAC play
Futile. Webster’s Dictionary defines the word as “pointless, trifling, worrisome.” That might also define life in women’s college basketball in Arizona. At least, if your team is a member of the Arizona Community College Athletic Association (ACCAC). “It was great to get to this point two years in a row,” Arizona Western College coach, Patrick [...]
