NCAA Women 2011

Coverage of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

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Graves repeats vow to stay with Gonzaga women’s basketball

Fri., April 1, 2011

Kelly Graves made it official – again. The Gonzaga women’s basketball coach said he was not interested in the same position at the University of Washington, although he was on the UW campus Wednesday.

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Texas A&M, Connecticut women advance to Final Four

Wed., March 30, 2011

Sydney Carter scored 22 points and Texas A&M finally beat Baylor – when it counted the most. The Aggies are going to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history after a 58-46 victory over the top-seeded Lady Bears on Tuesday night in the Dallas Regional final.

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Vandersloot lands on AP second team

Tue., March 29, 2011

Courtney Vandersloot achieved another milestone on Tuesday, becoming the first Gonzaga and West Coast Conference women’s basketball player to earn Associated Press second-team All-American honors.

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Graves compares Vandersloot to Stiles

Mon., March 28, 2011

It’s a credit to Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves that he can tell a tale so well his team understands what he’s talking about even if they don’t know what he’s talking about. On the 10th anniversary of Jackie Stiles leading Southwest Missouri State to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Final Four via the Spokane Regional, Graves thought, “Why not us?”

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GU women, Stanford get rematch in Elite Eight

Mon., March 28, 2011

The faces haven’t changed but the teams have. Though Stanford and Gonzaga played four months ago, the teams that square off tonight for a berth in the Final Four of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament bear little resemblance to the teams that put on a great show Nov. 21.

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Blanchette: Perfect storm draws big Arena crowds

Mon., March 28, 2011

I was ready to concede that the very concept of attending women’s basketball games was hatched right here in our city until I peeked into the Spokane Arena during the Stanford-North Carolina game the other night. Wow.

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Gonzaga women zoom to first Elite Eight

Sun., March 27, 2011

They are Elite. The magical season for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team continued Saturday night – to the delight of 10,717 fans at the Spokane Arena – as the Bulldogs earned a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament with a hard-fought 76-69 win over Louisville.

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Stanford slips past Tar Heels to set up final with Zags

Sun., March 27, 2011

A fourth straight trip to the Final Four is within Stanford’s reach. A national championship? That, too, is in sight.

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Blanchette: Bekkering steps up when Zags need new star

Sun., March 27, 2011

Say, that wasn’t entirely the Gonzaga group hug everyone began anticipating. For a few minutes there, throats couldn’t have been tighter if a drill sergeant with a toothbrush and latrines in need of a scrub had asked for volunteers. A 20-point lead had melted like hearts at a puppy sale. But then a drive, a steal, a foul drawn and some free throws made, and order was restored.

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Bekkering steps up when Gonzaga needs new star

Sat., March 26, 2011

Say this about the Bulldogs’ 76-69 victory over Louisville on Saturday night in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Routine went on vacation. But with the result putting Gonzaga in the women’s Elite Eight for the first time, it was as good a time as any.

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