NEW YORK — At halftime of a game against then-No. 24 Princeton on Friday, Columbia head coach Megan Griffith told junior star Riley Weiss to get out. More specifically, “I told her to leave the locker room and come back in when she left her ego outside,” Griffith told reporters postgame. So Weiss left briefly […]
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CAA notebook: Towson’s India Johnston made loyalty her legacy
When asked about India Johnston Towson’s fourth-year head coach Laura Harper didn’t hesitate. She responded with a smile, but there was a firmness in her voice, the kind a schoolteacher uses to stop side conversations cold. Harper leaned her 6-foot-4 frame forward, lowered her head and made her position clear. Forget diplomacy. “Let’s be clear, […]
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How Malia ‘Pitt’ Samuels sparks defensive chaos for USC
Malia Samuels’ coaches and teammates often refer to her as “Pitt,” short for pitbull. She got the name at 14, when she was going head-to-head with 17-year-olds, fearless and feisty. It stuck. Now, she’s bringing that effort and intensity to a short-handed USC team, as a leader who has been on the court at the […]
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BIG EAST notebook: The march to March, key storylines
UConn can clinch conference title this week
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South Carolina’s composure, LSU’s missed chances define primetime showdown
Kim Mulkey: ‘We missed nine [free throws]. There’s the difference in the ballgame’
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HBCU notebook: Paris McBride’s return fueling Coppin State surge
Plus a look inside of North Carolina Central’s Aysia Hinton’s 12 3-pointers, Alcorn State’s Maya Hunkin-Claytor & Texas Southern’s Daeja Holmes.
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Shea Ralph continues a legacy, Vic Schaefer sounds off and Mikayla Blakes for NPOY: Takeaways from Vanderbilt vs. Texas
The Commodores dominated the Longhorns from start to finish for an 86-70 win
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140-27: How Carla Berube has been so dominant at Princeton
For Berube, little details help achieve big dreams — like four straight NCAA Tournaments and counting
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ACC notebook: Nyla Harris and North Carolina are a perfect match, plus bad news for Duke and Pittsburgh
Injuries and lawsuits abound as the conference heads into its final month of games
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Hannah Hidalgo, UConn and evaluating overmatched prospects
How a lopsided matchup can help determine future stardom